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A friend, who is new to reloading, is now loading 9mm. He is finding flash holes of different sizes for 9mm cases. While prepping Norma cases, he could not extract the decap pin. I have some range cases I've been collecting for him so this morning, I compared Norma, Blazer and Winchester...

I have a few handgun accessories I want to sell for a friend. Three years ago I had a good experience selling brass on this site. Any suggestions for a positive selling experience?

Recently, a past memory came to me. While working the booth for the Colorado State Shooting Association at a gun show, a number of years ago, a gentleman came to the booth to look at the M-1 we were auctioning. He pulled out a small magnifying glass which he used to look at the serial number...

I have the following information posted in my reloading area. Is this information valid? W231 same as HP38 W296 same as H110 W760 same as H414 I also have HS6 same as 540. I do not have a letter designation for the 540. Is this a Vihtavouri powder or other?

A friend has what appears to be a Browning A-5, 12 ga shotgun. It looks like an A-5 with the hump back. He is in Colorado and I am in Arizona so I can't look at the gun. There is a serial number and Browning on the gun but nothing to indicate it is an A-5. He wants to sell it. I am doing...

What ever happened to the 327 magnum?

There are a lot of beautifully modified semi-auto 1911A1 pistols to include the matched and mirrored pair made from a metal meteorite. Kimber and other firms do wonderful work on modifying 1911s but for me, I will take a parkerized plain jane Colt 1911A1 any day. It's the most beautiful...

1. I am finding non-military .223 brass with what looks like sealed primers (purple coloring around primer). Two headstamps are PSD and Wolf. Are these primers also crimped? 2. Does tdhe military require 9mm primers to be crimped?

While engaged in a texting conversation with an acquaintance in the New Orleans area, I asked him if all the guns confiscated during hurricane Katrina were returned. This turned out to be a very, very hot button for him. But it made me think. By way of texts, I know a retired highway patrol...

While tackling the problem of finding the photo of the shortened bulge removing die, I tried an experiment. As I said, I sold my 300 Weatherby loading equipment/brass but, I have the outer barrel of a 300 sizing die. I retrieved one of the few un-prepped cases I kept and full length sized...

A short story here. Many years ago, I began loading for Weatherby 300. Through trial by error, I learned about possible sizing problems with belted cases. I found the tool to do the job from a manufacturer in Florida (name slips my mind). In posting a thread about this tool, someone sent...

My loaded ammunition, primers and powder are stored in separate places. It wasn't planned this way, just happened to work out this way. Any problems with storing loaded ammo with powder?

Recently, on a shooting trip, I collected several hundred 9mm cases. I gave them to a friend who will be loading for 9mm. He removed primers and found the Maxxtech primers difficult to remove. Also, there are signs of too much pressure. Some cases are split from top to bottom while others...

While TV channel surfing recently, I found an old black and white cops and robbers movie. I cannot give you the name but can tell you one of the stars is Edmund O'Brien. I watched for about one minute, which was long enough to see part of a scene where the cops cornered a bad guy. One cop...

About 4.5 years ago, I moved to the Valley of the Sun (Phoenix area) from Colorado. Before moving, I posted a question about storing powder in 100 degree plus temperatures. I cannot find my post to read replies. What I didn't know before moving is that not only are the summer temperatures...

Do any of you clean the flash holes on any cases? I clean the primer pockets but not flash holes.

I have a one pound container of Hodgdon Hybrid 100. I see recipes showing Hybrid 100v. Are the "100" and "100v" the same?

I have a lot of (for me it's a lot) 160 grain, .357 LSWC bullets. I looked for recipes and could only find one for a 160 grain linotype round nose bullets. Other than the difference in the shape of the two bullets and that linotype bullets are probably harder, what's the difference in loading...

Sometime in the past, I primed 50 .357 cases. I did not complete the loading process; instead, I set them aside for completion at a later date. I did not annotate whether the primers are magnum or standard. I don't want to toss the cases and waste them and the primers. The question is, can...

I am resizing 45ACP cases. I use a case gauge to periodically check for proper fit. I have two cases, one by S&B and the other a Federal that are not flush with the top of the gauge. They are below about 1/16". Head space on semi-autos is determined by the mouth of the cartridge touching a...