Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
09-15-2009, 05:10 AM
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
09-14-2009, 05:50 AM
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Re: .45 is .410 is 10.414MM?
the 40S&W is the same caliber as 10mm.
And the real measurements on a 45 cal would either be .451 or .452 (I just learned that on this forum) Not .410
Good Luck!
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
09-10-2009, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 725
.451 or .452 ?
when you pickup a box of .45acp FMJ from wally world, are they loaded with 451 or 452? If I understand correctly, 452 is for cast lead boolits, and 451 is factory FMJ bullets.
Same question for...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
08-21-2009, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 9,176
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
08-20-2009, 04:19 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,503
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
08-18-2009, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,040
Re: What is a TMJ bullet?
Fully encased in copper, so there is no exposure to lead. Advertised as being safer to shoot indoors, because of the lack of burnt lead vapor. Hope this helps.
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
08-03-2009, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,896
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
08-01-2009, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,896
Re: Sawdust as Case Tumbling Media?
Thanks ARCHIE, yeah I've heard about ammonia before. That's why I tumble the brasso and corncob for 5 minutes before I add the brass. Thinking that gives it time to air out... maybe I'm wrong on this.
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
08-01-2009, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,896
Re: Sawdust as Case Tumbling Media?
GRIFFON, Why do you say not to use Brasso? I have been using it with my corncob. It has been working. I tumble the brasso and corncob together for 5minutes before I add the brass cases to tumble.
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
07-30-2009, 05:33 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 10,858
Re: 308 vs 7.62 Nato
Slightly off topic, but related: I have always heard and read that a 5.56 will chamber into a .223 rifle, (because they are the same size cartridge) but the 5.56 will eventually blow blow up the...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
07-29-2009, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,342
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
07-27-2009, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 985
Re: Ammo: Dead by Date?
I read after somebody that was concerned about the shelf life of their ammo. So they took nail polish and put around the primer and bullet to seal the powder and primer from humidity. It's worth a...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
07-18-2009, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,289
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
07-18-2009, 09:13 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,289
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
07-09-2009, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 631
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
07-09-2009, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 631
Re: Anybody "Swage" their own bullets?
LDBennett, you can even swage your own copper jackets from tubing. So you can make the whole Bullet, once you have the right dies for the job... Some people even swage jackets for .223 made from...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
07-08-2009, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 631
Anybody "Swage" their own bullets?
I know there is a lot of experience on this forum and i just wonder how popular swaging is. Looks to be a lot safer than casting hot lead into molds, but the swage press and dies are Very expensive....
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
07-03-2009, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,392
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
07-03-2009, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,392
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
07-02-2009, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 751
storing in humid climates
i know what dessicants are, but i cant find them now that i am looking for them. "Dessicant" ...that word blew the minds of the home-depot boys. I called it "Damp Rid" at ace hardware and found it,...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-30-2009, 08:19 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 536
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-30-2009, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 955
Re: Instead of casting LEAD...
"...they dont foul the bore near as bad..." That was the goal when I began to grow this idea. I thought about punching gas-checks out of scrap copper, then i thought... Just make the whole thing...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-29-2009, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 955
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-25-2009, 05:50 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 955
Re: Instead of casting LEAD...
Isn't one of the top arguments for using a 9mm instead of a .45 the fact that a 9mm travels faster, and hence it is supposed to expand greatly upon impact? I know that a .45 will never shrink... but...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-22-2009, 05:52 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 955
Re: Instead of casting LEAD...
occasionally i have some junk aluminum around. since it melts at 1200 instead of 2000, maybe i'll cast aluminum... but i just have this feeling that aluminum boolits would mess up the barrel....
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-21-2009, 08:31 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 955
Instead of casting LEAD...
I have an ample supply of scrap copper. It melts at a balmy 2000degrees... Do any of you think the aluminum molds from Lee could withstand such abuse?
What's the highest temp that the Lee melting...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-19-2009, 05:56 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,484
Re: Pro's and Con's of using lead bullets?
"I wouldn't recommend loading for it at all. .40S&W in Glocks and XDs have really given the pistols bad reputations." said bntyhntr6975
ut-ohh... i have a brand new subcompact XD .40 i have been...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-15-2009, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 601
Re: New Addition !
FREEBORE, i see your 9/11 Florida Terrorist hunting permit on the clock. What part of Fl? or was that just a souvenir...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-15-2009, 05:37 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 768
Re: storing cartridges in fire resistant safe
i store my powder and primers and surplus ammo in a small fire safe. i keep the safe out in a garage where the temperature routinely gets to 95-100. I imagine if the safe can keep 1000 degree heat at...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-09-2009, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,852
Re: Winchester Ammo, never again
Not long ago, I was shooting .38 specials through a wonderful S&W 357. I had a few hundred shots of Winchester White Box ammo. (150 grain I think.) Had one dud. I examined the dud and the primer was...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
05-24-2009, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 672
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
05-24-2009, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 672
Lee "Deluxe" carbide dies my A...
Two weeks ago I finally got some of my lee reloading equipment order. While I'm waiting on the rest, I went ahead and set it up. Yesterday I returned to find the dies RUSTing in a hurry. I brushed...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
05-16-2009, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 686
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
05-03-2009, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,553
Re: Ever get bored and really wonder?...
Is the primer in a .22long the same compound as a regular centerfire pistol primer? The primer in my 22longs (3 different brands) is yellowish green. The primer in my small and large pistol primers...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
05-02-2009, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,021
Re: You guys that cast your own bullets...
Like JLA, I also have all the equipment and cast them myself, but if I were a Real Caster I would have known the answers to my own questions. So I hope that one day I can grow up to be a REAL Caster...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
04-28-2009, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,021
You guys that cast your own bullets...
When you go to a tire shop for Wheel Weights, do they readily hand the stuff over, do you have to pay for it, are there legal regulations that they use as an excuse to not give it out, do you just...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
04-09-2009, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 944
Re: Which tumbler media works best?
I thought about the quartz damaging the dies, however, i ordered carbide dies so that might not be a problem.
Which one's better, Corncob or Walnut? Why?
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
04-09-2009, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 944
Which tumbler media works best?
While i'm waiting for Midway to ship my press and dies, at least i have received my tumbler. On the first run, i used corncob and Brasso. After an hour it looked okay. On the second run, i used "pool...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
04-03-2009, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,016
Re: loading used primers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs9VI4ylEAY
Here is another video, showing some of the chemicals involved in strike-anywhere matches. Watch how the matches light when simply dropped on the ground....
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
03-28-2009, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,016
loading used primers
there is a youtube video that shows scraping the white tip off of kitchen matches and putting it into a spent primer, then putting the anvil back in and BINGO! it wasn't very high tech, obviously,...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
03-18-2009, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 672
Re: casting pistol rounds
Alpo, thank you Very much for everything you shared, especially for the link to the pictures of gas crimp bullets and non-gas crimp bullets. that really helped me understand why some bullets need...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
03-18-2009, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 672
casting pistol rounds
I've been doing alot of research on casting lead. I still haven't found the info i'm looking for though. I've noticed that most cast bullets have colored wax "Lube" when they're finished. Is it...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
03-09-2009, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,292
Re: one powder for .38 9mm .40 and .45
talked with Winchester today. told them i was using Unique. they said their MAGNUM small pistol primers are a "hotter mix" and that will cause "higher pressures." i asked if there was a way to use...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
03-07-2009, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,292
Re: one powder for .38 9mm .40 and .45
went to the gun show this morning and got 2lbs of unique and Winchester primers. And when i got home i saw that the small pistol primers were MAGNUMs, just a stupid beginners mistake i made. Is there...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
03-06-2009, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,292
one powder for .38 9mm .40 and .45
i need help from some of you old pros out there. i've done a lot of internet research and still have gotten nowhere. i see that Ramshot Zip works for all four, but the nearest retailer is two hours...
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