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As with many others I picked up 3 bricks of the SyA primers and made up some 40 S&W ammo. Made it to the range for the first time this year. No excuses. Anyway, I brought 2 of my 40s with me for testing. My Springfield EMP and my new Taurus TH40C. The test rounds were really good, accurate, very...

Gents, I hope this is helpful to some of you. I found it to provide the answers that I needed, but I'm also pretty new to this environment. I asked Starline for guidance on using their Basic Grendel Brass to be form 6mm ARC. My follow-up question was answered. The included file is attached...

I need some 6mm ARC brass. My initial source, aside from expensive 6mm ARC ammo, was 6.5 Grendel, which forms easily to 6mm ARC, but that is nearly as rare. Starline has 6.5 Grendel "Basic" brass, meaning it's the right head size and length, but isn't final 6.5 Grendel brass - and no headstamp...

Did a search for Federal 150 LP Primers to get a feel for how well I did this weekend ($75/brick). My search returned a web retailer Federal Primer Shop. The site makes a close approximation of the Federal Premium website, including their logo, but with the addition of Primer to it, rather than...

I picked this up at FedEx Home Delivery yesterday…yeah, ironic! Anyway…so joyous to have 5 bricks of Remington 7 1/2 primers…a first for me. So sad that I paid 307% more for these 5 bricks than I paid for 5 bricks of CCI 500 primers 3 years ago. On balance, the hurt will fade as my loading...

I just completed a 224 Valkyrie AR project. Now I'm looking at loads. Ammo is scarce and rather pricy, while I have nearly everything needed to load except powders. The slowest powders I have, which aren't slow powders, are VV N130 and IMR 3031. Naturally, I don't see any Valk loads with these...

Bought the newest load manual from Nosler, Nosler 9, wanted to see what they have in the way of 380ACP loads. To my surprise, they only list one load, and it's for a 115gr JHP. I was intrigued, as I've long wondered about the reason that 380ACP generally runs from 88gr to 100gr, a mere 12 gr...

I recently purchased a used Hornady Case Prep Center from a guy getting out of reloading. I had a significant savings, so I couldn't really complain about the state of the equipment, but it was a bit disappointing. All of the exposed steel components were rusted far worse than I like (I hate...

So...I ordered my first Hi-Tek coated lead from Summit City Bullets - 124gr RN. High praise from 76 Highboy Reloading on the tube, so I gave it a go. I have always loaded and shot jacketed or plated, and recently, Frangible. Neve lead, powder coated lead or Hi-Tek coated lead. First...

Don’t know if they were saving anything just for me, but lately I take my wife with me to LGSs. Today, we scored 4 boxes of 380 target ammo, 2 boxes of 380 self defense ammo, 4 boxes of 9mm target ammo, and 2 bricks of CCI Small Pistol Magnum primers. The target ammo ran 38 cents a round, high...

I just checked and orders can be placed for a carton of 5,000 Small Pistol Boxer Primers, Fort Smith label. Don’t be fooled by the very low price...shipping and other charges bring the cost up to $170 delivered. Think $34/brick. Charges appear on card immediately. Each case runs the same $170...

Came across a possible deal that comes with a caveat. https://www.evergladesammo.com/brass/40-cal-new-primed-brass-clearance-1000ct.html The brass is new, the primers are installed, the primers may be 90% effective. With a primer there's no way to know which may be defective. Everglades...

So I missed a chance to discuss the merits of Hi-Skor 700- X when I stopped at a LGS and bought a big jug of it. I normally do research first, gathering information, and then making a test purchase of a 1 lb (14 oz) bottle. In this, get what’s available, environment I cut straight to the happy...

It wasn't my fault...honest! My Frankford Arsenal Perfect Seat Hand Primer fell off my loading bench while I loading the just primed cases. Just like buttered bread, it fell where the most damage would occur. Right on the priming tray. It didn't break it, but the feed neck was bent. I could...

First ladder test shots: Okay, so I checked out all of the load data I could find for Sinterfire bullets. The two 40 S&W bullets with load data are 105gr and 125gr...nothing for 135gr. The data lists Universal w/125gr Sinterfire bullets, starting 4.7gr and up to 5.3gr. COL of 1.125” I started...

New I woke up this morning, scrolled through Facebook and saw a post “SMALL PISTOL PRIMERS BACK IN STOCK!!!!!!!!!” Thought they were probably sold out by now. Called, grabbed my wife and granddaughter and lit out. Would you believe...no limit...and...they gave me a veteran’s discount without me...

I broke off the tip of my 9mm sizing tip while trying to remove the die from my Lyman All American 8 Turret press. Neither the pin, not the decapping rod are replaceable. The rod is captive in the knurled knob that tightens the pin to the die. I really wish I'd broke it in operation rather than...

So I thought I was ordering the new Hellcat FDE, but what I received is definitely NOT FDE. In fact, OD Green is more like it. Just possibly, I have a collector’s item that wasn’t supposed to get out.

I’ve been interested in an auto-dispensing powder measure since my challenges with Universal began. With 16 lbs (maybe 15 1/2 now) on hand, and dozens of advocates of the powder on varying forums, it is a powder that I’m growing to love to shoot, but absolutely hate loading it. On one hand, I’ve...

I dropped in to Cabela’s last night to pick up some 40 S&W ammo for my soon to arrive Springfield EMP 40. I try to stay away from there so as not to cry when I see the dregs or reloading components, or the 6, now 2 aisles dedicated to the passion. To my surprise I found...