Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
03-11-2013, 01:51 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 286
Re: Question Related To Load Testing
Cwbys4evr,
I would say 10 rounds would be enough to check and see if the powder load shoots well in the gun and if accurantcy (sp) is good. If you make 100 and the load sucks then you either have...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
01-19-2013, 05:28 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 700
Re: commercial 3006 safe for my garand
Soundguy,
I have been told that any commercial ammo not stating it is for a Garand can cause over pressure and damage the op rod. I reload my own at pressures designed for the Garand and have had...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
01-02-2013, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 442
Re: Trimmer recommendation?
JT,
I have the WFT in 30-06, once set up it works great, with that being said I am not happy that you need to buy one for every calibur you want to trim. (Price is high) I bought the sinclair...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
10-28-2012, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 899
Re: Beginners and Dillon progressive press....
B27,
I totally agree with gdmoody. I started with the RL550B using it as a single stage until I understood all the different operations. Now,if I am making rounds for a known load, I will use the...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
08-16-2012, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 951
Re: BERRYS 9MM
JPG.
I have never used them myself, but have a friend at the range that uses them all the time. He is quite happy with them and has no problems relaoding with them. I have shot a few of his rounds...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
07-11-2012, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 413
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
07-11-2012, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 7,822
Re: Load Development: Ladder Test
JLA, Todd51,
Thank you for your feed back and insite. JLA I am shooting a Beretta M9 that has no railing for a scope, I have tried looking for a rail adaptor but have not had any success, One more...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
07-10-2012, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 7,822
Re: Load Development: Ladder Test
JLA and Others,
I have done ladder tests with my rifles and have had good results The PROBLEM is when I try to do the tests with my pistols. Long story short, Because of my eye sight (age) I can...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
07-10-2012, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 413
Case prep question
Hi Guys
A quick question on case prep. If the cases were completely prepped before being reloaded, and then loaded and fired. If the cases do not need to be trimmed, do they need to be deburred and...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
04-07-2012, 02:29 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 721
Re: Midway USA codes
Crracer,
THANKS for the heads up, just applied the code and got $15 off my $150 order. Paid for shipping and a little more. :) :)
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
03-29-2012, 02:17 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 761
Re: Nato 5.56 Questions
USMC,
My rifle is chambered for 5.56, I also happened to meet a old friend of mine that has also been relaoding for many many years and he told be the same thing that you have. Again I appreciate...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
03-27-2012, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 761
Re: Nato 5.56 Questions
Steve,
Thanks for the reply, I was using my Hornady reloading guide and for the 5.56 shell it had no info for the 55grn bullet. So I was using the load info from the .223 section. I was trying to...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
03-23-2012, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 761
Nato 5.56 Questions
Hey Guys,
Awhile back, with the help of this forum and all ther great people here, I started reloading .223 brass for my AR-15. Did my ladder tests using Varget powder and 55 grn bullets. My powder...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
01-14-2012, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,157
Re: 223 reload question
Steve4102,
Thanks for the input, no I did not inspect the inside of the case. I usually do a inpection before I start reloading and did not think about it when the problem came up. I will...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
01-13-2012, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,157
Re: 223 reload question
jhanhart,
Are you sure that you have .223 rem casings and not 5.56 Nato cases?(the Nato cases have a + with a circle around it on the head.) I ask this as I was loading for .223 and in one instance...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
12-20-2011, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 444
Re: Question for Big Blue owners.
Hi guys,
First of all thanks for all the input, I now have a better understanding of what I am trying to achieve.
1- I was measuring form the head to the tip of the bullet, instead of to the...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
12-19-2011, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 444
Question for Big Blue owners.
Hi Guys,
I own a dillon RL 550B, I have used it to reload 9mm, 30-06, and .223 ammo. All works fine except the bullet seating station, No matter what I load, I will setup the die for a certian AOL...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
12-05-2011, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 382
Re: .223 questions.
Guys,
THANKS for all your inputs, you guys have helped me immensely over the last few months. This has got to be the best reloading forum I know of.:D:D
Chuck
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
12-05-2011, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 824
Chamfering and deburring question
Hi guys,
Sorry to be asking so many questions lately, but there is no one around me that reloads. Also I checked the back post and have not found this asked before. After trimming the cases, they...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
12-04-2011, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 382
.223 questions.
Hi guys,
I have a question on loading .223 soft tip bullets. First, I have reloaded 9mm, 30-06 and .223 FMJ without seeing this problem. But when I am reloading, using a FMJ soft point bullet, I...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
12-04-2011, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 529
Re: New ladder test (JLA)
Thanks to all who answered, Woolly and JLA thanks, for helping me read the tests. I was confused a little in chart A as I did not think you could have 2 sweet spots, but JLA straighten me out, and I...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
11-28-2011, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 529
New ladder test (JLA)
Hi Guys,
In my last post I did a ladder test with my AR15 at 50 yards, Had trouble reading the results and was told here that I needed to do it at 100 yards minimum and 200 yards was better. I did...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
11-06-2011, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 275
JLA- results of todays ladder test.
WELL!!!! todays latter test did not go as expected.
I made up the 20 target chart just like JLA did in his thread, but I used 1" black adhesive circles for the bullseye. No problem I thought as I...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
10-31-2011, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 392
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
10-30-2011, 07:48 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 392
Re: Help with ladder test.
Thanks guys,
After posting, I read some more on ladder testing in JLAs site, I figured I was shooting to close to make sense of what really was happening. So I will make up another set of test...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
10-30-2011, 03:27 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 392
Re: Help with ladder test.
The fist pic is 1st rounf of FMJ
The 2nd pic is the 2nd round od FMJ
The 3rd pic is 1st rounf of Soft tip bullet
The 4th pic is the 2nd round of Soft tip bullet.
Sorry for second post, I can not...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
10-30-2011, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 392
Help with ladder test.
Hi guys,
Taking the advice from this forum, I did a ladder test for my AR15 shooting .223 bullets. Here is the criteria that I followed.
1- All shooting was done at 50 yards.
2- The 2 bullets I...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
10-03-2011, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,036
Re: Lubeing rifle brass question
Thanks guys for the replys, I reloaded 200 rounds of 30-06 for my M1 garrand without any problems. LDB I will try your method next time I do a bunch of cases, thanks for the info.
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
10-02-2011, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,036
Lubeing rifle brass question
Hi guys,
I'm here with another question, I have deprimed, sized, reprimed a couple of hundred casings. Since I was not going to reload them at that time, I cleaned off the lube and stored them....
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
09-18-2011, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 542
Re: Case question
Guys,
Thanks so much for the feedback, I was strongly leaning towards what you guys do. I do inspect my brass closely several times during the reloading process. So now I will not worry how many...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
09-18-2011, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 542
Case question
Hi Guys,
I have looked to see if this has been asked before, but did not find anything and I hope this is not a totally stupid question. I am reloading 9mm brass only, I am haveing a hard time...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
09-03-2011, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 398
Questions from a new reloader.
Hi Guys,
I have been reading this forum for awhile, but this is my first post. I have been reloading only for a couple of months now and am using a Dillon RL-550B. I have a couple of questions...
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