Reloaded some .380 this morning - The Firearms Forum

RandyP · 01-31-2009, 09:38 AM

One of the reasons the Lee 50th Anniv single stage kit is NICE for a rookie like me is it kinda forces you to inspect every component again and again.

That is how I found THIS case (brand new Starline brass) right before I was ready to prime.

Also, here are 2 pics of my use of a Wilson Case Gage (and yes that's how THEY spell it) to confirm my reloads will indeed chamber in any SAMMI spec'd barrel.

Haligan · 01-31-2009, 11:01 AM

I've used starline before, never had a mouse bite mark in any of mine though.

Oneida Steve · 01-31-2009, 03:58 PM

Those case gauges are very useful. I have a set from MidwayUSA that includes 9mm, .38/.357, .44 and .45 ACP.

I "gauge" all my semi-auto reloads before they go into the box. I also gauge any revolver round that didn't feel right when the bullet was seated.

Works for me.

01-31-2009, 09:38 AM	#1
RandyP V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 439	Reloaded some .380 this morning One of the reasons the Lee 50th Anniv single stage kit is NICE for a rookie like me is it kinda forces you to inspect every component again and again. That is how I found THIS case (brand new Starline brass) right before I was ready to prime. Also, here are 2 pics of my use of a Wilson Case Gage (and yes that's how THEY spell it) to confirm my reloads will indeed chamber in any SAMMI spec'd barrel. Attached Images --> Last edited by RandyP; 01-31-2009 at 09:40 AM..

01-31-2009, 11:01 AM	#2
Haligan Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: FEMA Region II Posts: 1,900	Re: Reloaded some .380 this morning I've used starline before, never had a mouse bite mark in any of mine though. __________________ "He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falshoods and errors." - Thomas Jefferson

01-31-2009, 03:58 PM	#3
Oneida Steve Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 1,029	Re: Reloaded some .380 this morning Those case gauges are very useful. I have a set from MidwayUSA that includes 9mm, .38/.357, .44 and .45 ACP. I "gauge" all my semi-auto reloads before they go into the box. I also gauge any revolver round that didn't feel right when the bullet was seated. Works for me.