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I guess my molds are getting old (they've cast thousands...), and I'm starting to get larger and larger casting marks on my bullets. Most just have a noticeable seam, some have very small extrusions like wings, most come off during lubing, how much effect does this abnormality have on accuracy...

It's the HOT and NEW thing for the AR's. Personally I see little benefit in it other than heavier bullets and slower speed. Convince me in 30 words or less I need a conversion kit!!!! Oh, and I almost forgot, very expensive ammo!

After years of reloading I have a lot of 45acp and 38spl cases which I've disassembled that have primers installed. Some the primers are sideways or upside down, some simply deformed from one or more grains of powder being on the plunger, some installed correctly but there must have been some...

Hi Guys, Just got in a box of Berry's FMJ 158 gn bullets to load for .357 Mag. These are the heaviest bullets I've ever loaded for .357, I use cast 158 gn for 38 special exclusively. Loaded a small batch with 9.3 grains HS-6 and magnum primer, getting average of 1100 fps out of a Ruger GP-100...

Hi Guys, been out of circulation a while, but I'm back. Last few years I haven't bothered reloading .223's because I could buy them at a little over 30 cents each in bulk, but NOW..... I spend hours trimming cases to below 1.760 inches, very tedious. Is this really the necessary length, or will...

This may be a naive question on my part, but I've noticed some posters will pixelate or otherwise obscure the serial numbers on pics they post of their firearms. Is this common sense, government paranoia, or something else? Just wondering if it's something I should do if I post pics. Thanks...

I've been hitting the target fairly good with my GP-100 with homeload 38 specials for quite a while at 10 yards (157 gn home-cast bullet, 3.5 gn Bullseye powder) but with my SA 45, I was all over paper plate size with 230 gn LRN home-cast and 5.0 gn of Bullseye, same awful pattern with...

I go out today and fire 100 rounds through a SA XD-45, home loaded and home cast lead/tin/antimony bullets (92/4/4). I know I'll be shooting it again tomorrow, about the same but STILL I feel the need to completely clean it tonight. Does everyone do this? Or am I too anal about it, would all be...

Just cleaned-out my home-made bullet trap again for the umpteenth time, I only use it for .38spl and .45acp's with my own cast bullets, usually 92/4/4 mixed w/wheel weights. This time I recovered and recast into ingots about 30 lbs. of good alloy to be re-cast into bullets again.

I own a lot of Lee stuff, three presses, dies, testers, etc., and have been very happy with them for years. About two years ago I bought their Pro 4-20 bottom pour melting pot through Midway. Then the shoulder screw on the pour handle stripped, I sent it back to them and they repaired it with...

Just as the title, I'm always curious how some websites pay their bills, I've never been exposed to an ad, etc. here, and as far as I know, nobody pays to post! So why do they do it? Thanks! Steve W.

OK, I'm ready for the scathing replies, the "thou shalt nots", safety warnings about lead dust,etc., etc., BUT..... I'm seriously considering, at least for the cold Missouri winter, moving my 1/2 inch plate steel bullet trap into the basement, putting a double sheet of 3/4 plywood behind it...

Hello All, I've never been to a range, only shoot in my back yard, so I have little to compare to except my non-shooting friends who usually shoot the concrete blocks out from under my targets and scare the hell out of the neighbor's cows and my dogs. With my GP-100, at ten yards, I can normally...

Searched the forums and couldn't find anything on this. I cast my own bullets for .45acp, 38spl, 40s&w, etc. using a 92/4/4 alloy of lead/antimony/tin with Lee microgroove moulds. My moulds are getting old and even when new left small lines on the bullet at the seam of the molds, now they're...

I'm pretty happy with what I got here, but I'm never satisfied until someone gives me an "atta boy" or "NO, do this!" And I know from experience, this is the place for either or both! After months of experimentation, I'm loading .223 remington brass with 55 grain Dogtown bullets. Mainly for...

I know this sounds simple, but sometimes things seem too easy, so here goes! I worked up a good load for my 5.56 ar-15 using .223 Remington brass, a cci magnum primer, 23.5 gns of H-335, a Hornady v-max 55 gn. bullet w/ an OAL of 2.225, avg. speed of 2735 fps and good enough accuracy for my...

Just bought a 'new' Rock River AR-15 in .223 Remington from a local dealer who claims to have a factory certified guy (armorer?) build them on-site. I was in-store to order my rifle, waited, and it was ready an hour later. I know they couldn't have 'test-fired' it there 'cause the business is in...

Been working on this for a while, a LOT of initial information from a guy screen named Horseman almost two years ago. All first attempts were a mess. This has not been easy or cheap, but I'm finally putting a .005+ copper coating on 158 grain cast bullets swaged down to .351, then resizing to...

After reloading pistol ammo for many years, I'm finally delving in to reloading for the .223 Remington Rock River AR-15 I recently bought. It's a 5.56 upper and lower. I'm loading 55gn V-Max flat base in once used Remington brass with CCI magnum primers and H-335 powder. Lee dies, and FCD...

I'm sure I'm not the first person to figure-out a foam earplug fits perfectly into a .45 acp case with just a primer, and will fire across the living room very admirably. Oh yeah, some of you will yell at me, but dammit, it's fun! Steve W.