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how in the world do you accomplish that COL, either I have an awful tight chamber or the rest of them are really loose, that bullet, in my mold at least drops 309 forward of the crimp ( that's about...

here's an odd discovery, today I done some casting, and threw those 3 squibs in there, and guess what, they floated, didn't melt, not sure what temp I had but my Lee 10 lbs was at about 4, all the...

the squibs were plated boolits, I think I am on to something there but every time I question published data I get **** for it, the hodgdon data I used appears to be a bit funky, same charge for a...

I must have been casting cold as most of mine are oversized, heavier than advertised too, not to rule out the lee mold isn't perfect but this was the first time, I remember seeing them frost up and...

well I had a chance to do a bit of target practice today, had 18 of those rounds, lee 358-125 rf, about 130gr actually, 3.6 gr of titegroup, pretty good combo, I like them, also had some of those...

I understand thet just with the 38 caliber its an animal in itself, a 38 apecial 125 gr with titegroup for example, I believe it calls for 3.2-3.8 gr, same bullet +P calls for 5 gr, same bullet in a...

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yeah I'm done with those rounds, I got 10 more, I'm just going to pull those, they were my first loads figured I'd start low and avoid blowing up, got some 42 more HP with a smidge more powder, I...

a note on the equipment, it may seem overwhelming when you look at what other people are doing, keep in mind they have been at it for a while and accumulated this stuff over time, you don't need all...

thanks for the tip, I have yet to load any of the ones I made but I will look for those streaks, is that pretty much an indication of PC fouling? any other signs?

I have been watching them as they...

oh and about the baking, I got impatient I did not have a oven thermometer, I did the first batch at 400 they worked fine but I noticed the PC started melting a good while before the oven temp was...

I use the powderthru expanding die with the autodrum on top and yes I expand the case while throwing a charge at the same time, I weigh the case prior, zero out the scale and verify every charge...

I have to concur with the previous post, #5 container and black bbs, first time did pretty good, had some imprefections but mostly due to me being clumsy, one thing I noticed in that first pic, the...

I use a single stage with a lee auto drum, I weigh the case first, zero it out and charge than weigh again using a cheap Hornady digital scale, if I am off by a tenth of a grain I dump it and throw...

I have lots of titegroup on hand, matter of fact it is all I used so far, I weigh all of my charges and make sure they are consistent to a tenth of a grain,I previously loaded some berrys plated 125...

for whatever reason I can't post a picture, may be something wrong on my end, anyways, I got my 358 sizing die, pushed some through and they came out to about 357-357.5, then I powdercoated them HF...

000, it went fairly easy, the 9mm .355 was a little hard to pound through, the .380 went right through, .358 barely even left an impression

yeah I read about the dowel and sandpaper method, I have access to mills and lathes, just for $20 figured I'll just get one, plus it comes with a bottle of allox

can you elaborate a bit on this, for example one of my projects is loading for a 357 revolver, I slugged it right at 357, I have previously loaded plated bullets for it using cast data, for the most...

oh wait, .356 , 357, .358 are the only Lee options, guess .358 it is, wont it be a little too big for the .355? especially with the powder coat, considering the sizing is done after.

how much does the PC add to the diameter? the .002 oversize still applies, does not shave the PC?

I should probably ask this question here, how do you treat PC boolits? as cast, jacketed or somewhere in between?

I loaded jacketed and plated, never cast, read about flaring the case mouth a bit...

do you run them in a 9mm that slugs .355? I love the idea of one size does all but Lee dies are cheap, I can afford a couple just figured there are 4 sizes avail, I believe, what would be a better...

I'm a little compulsive about shooting cast, my first experience with cast bullets were the PPU 38 specials, I bought 500 rounds, still have most of them, they lead the snot out of my revolver in a...

nope, all clipons