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I was just pondering this and couldn't find squat on the net. How many reloading cycles are you folks getting from LC brass used in an AR15?

They were $5.99/100 at Sportsman's Warehouse so I picked up 500 to try out - new to me. I used them to light 24gr of TAC pushing a 70gr Speer Soft Point. Ran them over the chronograph and was a bit disappointed with the wide ES (150fps). I inadvertently made a squib and the Fed 205 didn't have...

Kimber 5", stock barrel. I've been thinking of reaming just the throat to increase the freebore (0.4525" dia) - the goal being to be able to use WFN bullets seated reasonably. I was thinking of lengthening the freebore to about 0.150". I'm assuming the reamer will cut some sort of leade, so I'm...

I had about 250 155gr Hitek-coated lswc that were leading a bit at the muzzle of my 4" 40sw. So I decided to tumble lube them with Alox(Lee) as that would help me know if the coating wasn't doing it's job (and it wasn't, Hitek coating isn't the best lube). Anyways I decided to clean the alox off...

I don't want to spend a $1000. I do want remote display capability, memory for at least 1 string of 10 shots, and auto calculate high, low, average, extreme spread, standard deviation. I'm currently using a 20 year old Crony Alpha Master and the near death experiences are catching up with it.

So I shoot nothing but HiTek coated bullets nowadays. One supplier's bullets never shoot that clean, depositing gunk and lead - but it isn't more than annoying. I measure their product and it is exactly as it should - as best my calipers can resolve. My question has to do with the coating...

I was wondering what the various baked on coatings do to bullet hardness. Specifically the 400°f bake cycles, which seems very close to what you would do to air-cool or water quench for increasing hardness.

I was wondering if folks can agree on the top 3 variables to control to achieve the lowest possible velocity spreads.

So please don't beat me up too bad as I'm just trying to understand. I've plenty of Small Pistol but no small rifle primers. I took some 5.56 cases (new Starline and once-fired Lake City)and seated small Pistol primers in them (CCI500 & WSP). I then dropped each case into the chamber of my...

I like Ramshot Enforcer (AA 4100) and I use it a lot in my 44 mag loadings. Enforcer also has a place for producing high velocities at safe pressures in other cartridges - in this case the 40SW. I have published load data showing a 4" barrel velocity of 1300+fps with a 165gr Montana Gold FMJ...

Looking for some ideas here. I've had shotgun loads pressure tested, but I don't know where to go to get handgun loads tested. Does anyone have a recommendation for a testing service?

I reload 9mm for a Glock 19 - I run 125 LCN at 1150fps through it. I'm going to load up some fodder for a Kel Tec PF-9, both 124gr XTP and 125 LCN and I'm wondering if I should tone them down a bit. Will be using Longshot. What say ye?

I'm pondering parting with my Stainless Guide Gun in 45-70. I have a lot of reloading components for that cartridge, and I'm wondering if I should load up 300 rounds to sell with the rifle, or sell the components separately.

Not trying to be funny. Hodgdon makes money be relabling powders for US consumption. Since I haven't seen Hodgdon products available for some time, I've got to assume that they are hurting big time. I see IMR, Accurate and Alliant products - but not Hodgdon. So is Hodgdon out of business?

OK, I've been shooting since the days of covered wagons and dinosaurs :D I had a strange occurrence the other day while shooting my peep sight equipped, (WRGS receiver with green fibre-optic front bead), Marlin Gun in 45-70. As is my norm, I did some close-range shooting offhand just to get...

I was perusing some old 30-30 load data and I ran across a load that I suspect is too close or slightly over the 42K psi for a 30-30 winchester. So if somebody would run this through Quickload, I would appreciate it. Powder is H335 Primer is WLR Case is Remington Brass Bullet is Speer 130gr...

Hodgdons Superperformance and Leverevolution powders look interesting. I'll be loading 270Win and 30-30. Just wondering if anyone has some experience to share using these powders.

Anybody here have some thoughts on neck sizing for a levergun?

My local FFL said they couldn't order it even though it still shows in the catalog.

I gave my perfectly good Alpha Master Chrony to my son and bought another. This new is going back to Midway for exchange. It won't read copper-colored bullets. It won't consistently read shiny hard-cast. It does good with alox-lubed cast and back carbon arrows. I tried it with and without the...