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A friend just gave me a mixed lot of once fired 45 ACP brass containing a few hundred A-MERC casings. I have heard folks saying they simply toss this stuff away. I have a lot of mixed brass that I re-use over and over for light plinking loads. I have noticed in the past that there were a few...

Have a friend who was offered some of this ammunition for a good price. He is wondering if this will be safe to use as general plinking ammunition. I do not have the luxury of viewing the headstamps at this time. His, and my concern is that this may be SMG ammunition or may be highly corrosive...

I know this has likely been discussed before, but I need a refresher. I am using Dillon polish and it works great, but lets face it, it is just procured somewhere else at minimal cost and marked up to oblivion. Mike drives a nice car. Having went to the store the other day, I opened a few...

Ramped up the 550 last night to begin loading some .38 Special loads. Everything went great and I am confident about each stage except for the crimp at station four. Although it looks good, the instructions say to refer to a loading manual for the correct measurement. For the life of me, I...

So, what's the deal? A lot of people seem to like theirs. Did GT get a bad one, or are the problems they had typical? Pretty rough when they give the Taurus PT111 the thumbs up alongside it.

Are hand loads a no-no for self-defense? You hear it from the top “experts” on down to the guy standing next to you at the gun shop counter. “You shouldn’t use hand loads for self defense. You could be charged criminally or sued civilly if you do”. Despite the fervent ardor of this undying...

Each of us has likely made a decision to carry one of these two common types of firearm for self-defense. What is most interesting are the reason(s) why each of us have chosen one or the other. Being an "out of the box" kind of guy, I find the truest enjoyment in acquiring a 'stock' version of...