Marine Corps red lipsticks
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What did you reload today?
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ships; 40 grain running 4100 fps over the chrono!
ships; 40 grain running 4100 fps over the chrono!
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Marine Corps red lipsticks
Sadly, I've gone through the whole 500 of those. Need mo' boolits!
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Everything is available again, but the components sure do cost a lot more.
Need mo' boolits!
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100 230g FMJRN over 5g of Bullseye and 100 230g Hornady XTP over 4.7g of Bullseye. These are the last of the āoldā profile XTP that I have. They donāt feed as reliably in my TRP but feed flawlessly in my Range Officer. The newer profile XTPs feed flawlessly in everything.
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Was browsing Cabelaās reloading aisle yesterday. They had several Hornady bench components and a single stage press but that was it. I think I saw an RCBS tumbler but that was it. No brass, powder or primers.
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You will do a little better online for equipment.
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nothing lately. summer in full swing have far too much going on to be stuck inside at the press.
but, since I am new here I will introduce myself.
I load .38SPL, 9MM, .40SW, .45GAP and 10MM AUTO on a Dillon 550B. I used to load for .223 and still have all the equip but quit once trump got in. hate rifle brass and it was cheap enough factory it wasn't worth my time. I rarely shoot my ARs anyway. now, not so much and will probably get back to it.
I also used to reload for .357SIG but that was my problem child and I had to give that round up.
I am a Glock nut with more than I can even remember, and have another one on the way. .40 is my favorite round.
but, since I am new here I will introduce myself.
I load .38SPL, 9MM, .40SW, .45GAP and 10MM AUTO on a Dillon 550B. I used to load for .223 and still have all the equip but quit once trump got in. hate rifle brass and it was cheap enough factory it wasn't worth my time. I rarely shoot my ARs anyway. now, not so much and will probably get back to it.
I also used to reload for .357SIG but that was my problem child and I had to give that round up.
I am a Glock nut with more than I can even remember, and have another one on the way. .40 is my favorite round.
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Welcome to B&B and the Shooting forum!
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nothing lately. summer in full swing have far too much going on to be stuck inside at the press.
but, since I am new here I will introduce myself.
I load .38SPL, 9MM, .40SW, .45GAP and 10MM AUTO on a Dillon 550B. I used to load for .223 and still have all the equip but quit once trump got in. hate rifle brass and it was cheap enough factory it wasn't worth my time. I rarely shoot my ARs anyway. now, not so much and will probably get back to it.
I also used to reload for .357SIG but that was my problem child and I had to give that round up.
I am a Glock nut with more than I can even remember, and have another one on the way. .40 is my favorite round.
Welcome! We are kindred spirits you and I!
I have too many Glocks to count. I believe the .40 S&W is by far, a more effective and efficient round than the 9mm or .45 ACP. (thatās right folks, I said it!). *gets popcorn*.
And I would love to reload the .357 Sig. What was your problems with it and why did you give up on it?
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my issues with the sig were numerous. due to the bottle neck, you need to run the brass thru a 40 die to size and decap it. then, you need to do it again on your regular .357 dies to actually size the neck. crimping was a nightmare, too little or too much can both be enourmously problematic. there is just so little brass for the bullet to actually bite it becomes very difficult to get proper neck tension. there are very few bullets specifically designed for the sig, not any old 9 bullet were work. it needs to be "long" to allow the most contact area with the tiny neck. the amount of flare needed is way more sensitive that any straight walled round. I would crush so many case necks on the seating step because the mouth can only be flared a hair. but due to some bullet tolerances not being perfect, if it was just a touch oversized, you have a ruined case (and usually a mangled unusable bullet too). all that to say I love the round and believe it to be the finest semi auto round every produced. it is just a pain for every day reloader.Welcome! We are kindred spirits you and I!
I have too many Glocks to count. I believe the .40 S&W is by far, a more effective and efficient round than the 9mm or .45 ACP. (thatās right folks, I said it!). *gets popcorn*.
And I would love to reload the .357 Sig. What was your problems with it and why did you give up on it?
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I love shooting the .357 Sig. This makes me sad. Too much trouble to reload and too expensive to buy.
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Agree. A spectacular round. Glad I have the extra barrel/springs. And a few boxes salted away.
Anything bottlenecked in an autopistol is a great idea, IMO. Such as 7.62 x25 Tok, or ...
.400 Cor-Bon - Wikipedia
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Agree. A spectacular round. Glad I have the extra barrel/springs. And a few boxes salted away.
Anything bottlenecked in an autopistol is a great idea, IMO. Such as 7.62 x25 Tok, or ...
.400 Cor-Bon - Wikipedia
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My kind of cartridge!
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I've been resizing 9 mm brass a little at a time. I have a large Akro bin full of clean brass and resize a few at a time whenever I pass by the reloading bench and toss the sized brass into a plastic ammo can marked "ready for reloading". In a few days I'll have several hundred 9 mm brass ready for the next step.
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200 rounds 9 mm, 100 rounds .223.
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Confess I am back to buying the stuff. Reloading in the cool weather and time restrictions figure.
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shoelessjoe
"I took out a Chihuahua!"
One manās trash is another manās treasure ā¦ while discarding 22LR cases into the recycle bucket @ the club, I spied a boatload (200-plus) of discarded, spent 30-06 military cases - most all are circa-WW2, but a handful are pre-WW2 & one, a Frankford Arsenal dates back to WW1 (5-16).
Among the numerous Denver (DEN) & Lake City Ordnance Plant (LC) cases are some from the Utah (U), Eau Claire (EW) & Des Moines (DM) Ordnance Plants and The Frankford Arsenal (FA).
The 1942 & ā43 Denver brass are my faves, as they were fabricated in Lakewood, a mere 10-miles from the house. At itās zenith (1943), the Remington Arms-run Denver plant was churning out 6.25 million M2 30-06 rounds every 24 hours.
All the serviceable cases will be reloaded to Garand 150gr specs & discharged via a 1943 M1 & ā43 O3-A3
Among the numerous Denver (DEN) & Lake City Ordnance Plant (LC) cases are some from the Utah (U), Eau Claire (EW) & Des Moines (DM) Ordnance Plants and The Frankford Arsenal (FA).
The 1942 & ā43 Denver brass are my faves, as they were fabricated in Lakewood, a mere 10-miles from the house. At itās zenith (1943), the Remington Arms-run Denver plant was churning out 6.25 million M2 30-06 rounds every 24 hours.
All the serviceable cases will be reloaded to Garand 150gr specs & discharged via a 1943 M1 & ā43 O3-A3
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^ Very cool!
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