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Great summation, I'm bookmarking it. I will add that the micro bands of the TL design are particularly susceptible to case swaging (been working with the 158 TL SWC).

A trick I've used (not...

Tight barrel and chamber is outside my experience, maybe some help in the 9mm sticky: http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?121737-Setting-up-for-boolits-in-a-new-9mm

.355 seems a bit small, most folks have best results at .357+. Hard to say for sure without casting/slugging your barrel/throat. Generally, best accuracy comes from fitting bullet size to throat. Do...

Just finishing up testing a few hundred Lee 158 TL SWCs in my STI Ranger II (commander sized 1911) which has a relatively generous throat that tapers nicely from .358 to .355. Sized .358, I was able...

How low you can go depends on the recoil spring in your gun. With the Lee TL 124 T in my STI Ranger II 9mm with a factory spec spring I've been able to drop published starting loads as much as 30%...

That's great news, I'm also using a .358 and about to set up my Dillon for 9mm.
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It's been my experience that 1911s that will reliably feed hollow points have no trouble with SWCs. Even my old Gold Cup which chokes on some HPs will merrily chug along with 160-200 gr SWCs. Most...

After being away from shooting, reloading and casting for nearly 20 years, I'm getting back into it. Shot a lot of lead back in the 80's in IHMSA (handgun silhouette) and CBA. These days my main...