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Just...what if. Say I take the Lee 312-155-2r I use in my CZ carbine, size it down to 308, powder coat it and use it in my Garand at normal velocities. What would happen? Profile too blunt for the feed ramp?

I've decided the AR platform just isn't for me. Having owned an AK and Garand a few years, I just like the fixed, drop stock and bolt handle better. It's a plus I can still mount a scope and it comes with peep sights, which I adore. I understand Ruger beefed up the barrel a bit in 2006(?)...

Anyone know why Lee doesn't make a .224 mold? Is it a special order item I'm not aware of?

I don't think I've ever seen this addressed before. The primer fires, and a jet of flame shoots into the powder. Pressure builds and the brass expands, sealing the chamber. Now, does powder gas flow back through the flash hole and expand the primer, sealing against the case primer 'cup' (for...

I always get a hitch in my neck after using my AR. No other rifle I have does that. It's a standard Sport with 4x scope on a riser. Remedy?

I use a GC Lee 155 over 16gr of 4227 in my CZ carbine. It chrono's about 1550fps. Hundreds fired with no issues, but yesterday one fired and I felt my hair blow back as if I was standing next to someone with a muzzle brake. Checked the cartridge... When I extracted it there was substantial...

I use the Lee 155gr gas checked mold in my CZ carbine and thought I'd post some data. Reloder 7 18gr 1575fps...Mild and fun plinker round 19gr 1625fps...I expected a bit more velocity 20gr 1725fps...somewhat stout but no signs of over pressure, visible muzzle flash I also use 16gr of 4227...

Occasionally I get a misfeed in my 1945 CMP Garand using my reloads. The round gets jammed and comes out bent, with the case having a sizeable dent and the bullet bent in the case neck. Today I had one that bent so bad it split the neck. I follow all standard reloading specs for the M1, 47gr...

I've been using 4227 under the Lee 155gr for about 1550fps in my CZ 527. I just picked up some Reloder 7, any low/mid range recipes?

I have a 1" Millett dot on my CX4 that cowitnesses with the irons. The gun store didn't have any scope rings to raise it up a bit, any recommendations that won't break the bank?

I normally use 4.1gr 7625 using a Lee 125gr LRN seated 1.07oal for my CZ. It clocks at 975fps. Stupidly, I set the scale at 4.6gr instead. First time I've done this since I started reloading a few years ago. Unfortunately I loaded about 100 of these. Now IMR shows a Berrys 124gr at 4.2-4.9...

I reload using range pick-up brass. With ammo prices going up, I'm seeing 'interesting' case head stamps lately. Ammoload, GFL, Aguila, 1940's surplus etc. Curious, S&B is by far the toughest to resize. It feels exactly like steel, but it's not attracted to a magnet (like the older 'fake'...

I usually load semiauto calibers so this is a bit new to me. I'm using a Lee 125gr RN lead bullet normally in my 9mm reloads. The Lyman manual shows I can use 700x and 7625 which is all I can obtain in pistol powders. As the case is much larger than 9mm, am I supposed to be using a bit of...

I bought a can for my x39's and realize its a bit fast for 223, but any chance at all it can be used for 55gr in my AR? Rifle powder is pretty scarce here.

I really wasn't feeling my carbine much. It had a red dot on it but just didn't fill a 'need' in my collection. On a whim I put the iron sight back on and swapped in a smaller peep. Now it's fun again hitting a small steel at 150 yards. Go figure.

I've had my AR a while now and just see no reason to keep it. I adore my CZ carbine in X39 and came to the realization a handy bolt in 5.56 would suit my interests better and am considering another CZ Carbine or the Mossberg MVP Patrol. The main thing I don't like about the CZ is the 5rd mag...

On occasion I'm 'forced' to watch various cheesy Lifetime movies. There seems to be a sea change in handgun portrayal. The more recent movies show handguns being used for honorable purposes, and the one I saw today had a store clerk use one to stop a kidnapping. Of course it was right before...

I've been shooting lead through my CX4 for a few months with few accuracy issues...until today. It started with laser accuracy for a couple mags then I started getting buckshot patterns. Thinking my red dot worked loose I flipped up the irons with similar results. At that point I quit...

I have bad luck with firearms. Somehow my 2 month old CX4 9mm developed a crack in the trigger group chassis. I noticed a similar fingernail shaped 'hole' on the opposite side. I wonder if its a defect that spread into a crack?

I bought it used a few years ago at Gander Mountain. Doesn't matter the shell manufacturer, once or twice a box the primer has a very slight dimple and doesn't fire. It's been doing this since I bought it. Short of sending it in to Mossberg which would take weeks, is there something in the...