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+1 to that. Using a Lee .45 compression plug in a powder through expander die for compression, works perfectly. About $16 for both.

Slip fitting won't work for me unfortunately, these rounds are mainly for hunting use.

I'm not getting any bullet distortion either, pulled bullets measure exactly the same as fresh ones, .460,...

I tried it with thin airmail paper, and got no difference. Maybe it was too thin. I'll give the filter media a try!

And I'm thinking that's it. The annealing is right on the edge of being too soft, and some cases it's just a bit too annealed.

Will poking the wad allow the air to escape from under the bullet...

Michael, that was my thought exactly. .003 is .001 more than I use for j words and they take a fair whack to unseat with an inertia puller. It just doesn't make any sense they could have any play at...

I'll try that Lumpy. Yes, a .030 card. Tried a thin paper card over the primer and between bullet and over powder card, but there was no noticeable difference so I discontinued. Compression is on a...

Sorry, when I say "on the nose" I mean precisely. As in not .4565 or .4575, etc. It's. 457 all the way to the bell section.

I definitely found the Starline hard out of the bag, they annealed...

Lumpy, I'm not tracking there brother... Measuring case wall thickness, x2, then subtracting from OD, and using pin gauges are the only two accurate methods of measurement. Using a case mouth dial...

Well, I guess really it's both... I was working up a load to hunt with, and target shooting as a secondary use. So, you know, is a load that you can use for target shooting but mainly hunt with a...

Here's a pulled one out of the melt box...
https://preview.ibb.co/nco5e5/20170821_211319.jpg

I do, make sure there's no lube on the base before seating, those hollow bases sure like to pick it up.

Thank you sirs...

I realized I omitted a lot of detail there... I'm using a Lee loader, all my presses and dies are 1000 miles away in my old province.
Neck ID was determined by measuring case...

For sure. But the intent here isn't for target shooting, it's for moose shooting... So I need to know how it performs with no control. The answer appears to be good enough.

For target shooting,...

Started with a wipe every shot, one damp, one dry.

Went down to a wipe every three shots.

Still have to make myself a blow tube.

It'd be nice to revisit on a day where I can be sure if...

Welp, here I sit at the range, waiting a few minutes for the next shooters, figure they might like a go with the Sharps... er, Sharpses?

Loaded up another 100 of the 535 Postell last night. Didn't...

This must surely have come up before, but I can't find anything that relates?

I'm loading the Lee 405 gr HB into Starline cases. Bullets mic at .460 just like they should. Case is .457 neck. 1/5...

Good eye Bruce... I'm chalking it up to the angle of the backer; a piece of drywall at a 30 deg angle. We have some austere ranges here in NS.

Nice BAW! Wow. Mine's only 3 into .73, it would have opened up for sure at 10 rounds. Just waiting for the pan lube to harden and I'll get some more loaded up to fine tune things tomorrow.

I had...

Huh. Well, first load I tried, 535 Postell over 70 grains Goex 2F did this, first three rounds at 100 yards getting sighted in. Seems to work ok.

https://preview.ibb.co/jeZqcQ/20170820_171748.jpg

First outing today with my new Pedersoli Silhouette, topped with a 6x Malcolm.

Loaded up a bunch of test rounds with the Lyman 535 Postell, home made beeswax and olive oil lube, over 70 grains of...

Necro post I know, but I was searching and it came up.

A soup ladle. Drill a 1/16" hole in the bottom. Scoop a bit out of your pot, and slide the mold under it. Works a treat, actually I'm torn...

For sure, that's the fun part! I've got a couple of molds en route, 2F and 3F at hand and a plan to try the different combinations of them to find out. Just waiting on primers too, all the other...

This is a video made about my friends. Omer was my CO, a backwoods northern Canadian boy who grew up hunting and shooting, and one of the crustiest soldiers I ever met. If losing his RSM makes a guy...

My friend, firstly, I'm sorry you had to go through that. I'm not a religious person, I just popped my head in to check out this forum and saw your post.

But...

I'm a (Canadian) army veteran,...

Thanks gents.

I googled up and down but didn't find anything answering this specific question. Obviously I'm 99% sure that fired brass will have clearance to not shave lead, but I've never...