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I like the Lee Collet die for sizing 22Hornet. Size once, the rotate the shell 180 degrees and size again. I found I was less likely to crush the brass with the collet dies. Since it's not a full...

QC dept miss the paint?

I prefer the Hornady dies.

In pistol dies, the Titanium Nitride (TiNi) coated ring is harder and has less resistance than the straight carbide sizing ring that Lee uses. The TiNi is also less...

You can wet tumble without the pins. Brass will come out clean; but pins speed the process along. FART includes instructions for cleaning without pins. Tried it, it works. Certainly easier not to...

I like clean brass. I deprime on a cheap Lee C press with a universal decapping die. I don't want all the primer smutz on the 550. I SS pin wash, dry, then put the clean brass up. Then I run the...

300 Whisper dies should be a two die set. Place the sizing die, then the powder dump (lee with a smaller nut?), then the sizing die. Then a Lee crimp if you are using one. You don't have to put...

I find the dies and brass are better aligned if I run brass up into the die/powder dump, THEN tighten down the lock rings.

A lot of nasty stuff on the press (primer debris comes to mind). I would personally not leave that in easy reach of kids (your daughter and her friends) probing fingers (which always seem to end up...

I'm on well water (with a softener). I use the FART with 1/4 tsp of Lemishine plus one capful of Blue Coral car wash and wax.

Brass comes out shiny, and seems to stay that way (at least until I...

In 380, Amerc, Tula, and any crippled brass.

No problem with Federal though, all take all of that I can find.

I wouldn't use particle board. No real strength in any direction.

I built mine from 2x12s, then covered it in 3/4" plywood to give it a smooth top. I gave mine a coat of white Krylon to...

Good stuff. No problems at all with it. It's also available in 20 round boxes loaded. Normally one of the least expensive loaded 223 out there. It what I bought for new brass.

I wouldn't worry too much about moisture in powder. There is a picture from Aliant/Hercules that shows a reference sample of Unique that is stored under water. It's brought out periodically and a...

Did some experiments with that in 357 Mag/Max a few years ago. I took some lead round ball, and squeezed it in a vise, then ran the result through a Lee push thru boolit sizing die. The result...

If you'll re read my post, you'll see that those comments were directed to the OP. I listed some of those options in earlier posts.

1) order online (lots of options there)
2) trade with other...

All well and good. Do you recommend the practice for newly minted reloaded (as the OP posted); because I don't. He asked for an opinion, I and several others told him it was not a great idea....

Straight wall cases tend to shrink, bottleneck cases tend to stretch.

When I use the single stage, I mount the Dillon on it. I move the case from the block to the shellholder, dump powder and move the case back to the loading block. Consistent activation of the...

Now you're overthinking it!

Do what 5river suggested. A clean hole means it stabilized, a non round hole indicates keyholing or instability.

Make sure you have good fill and no voids. You...

It's a bit dirty with low power loads. Load above medium, and it cleans up quite a bit. A very useful and flexible powder.

AJG.

I grew up in Latin America (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Venezuela, Guatemala to name some). I know the difficulty of getting things down there. When I lived in Argentina, there were...

The only time I've salvaged shotgun components was when I was making shotshell for 38Spl. I wanted some #9 shot, and didn't need a 25# bag. I bought some shells with #9 shot, and salvaged the shot...

I have one of the older Lee decapper rods. The pin broke off flush with the rod. I saved it because I hoped to salvage it. The new machined rods are larger.

I've got all 1000 (actually 1050) Speer cases deprimed yesterday. About 400 of them have been drilled out with a small jig I made for the drill press.

I noticed I have three distinct Speer head...

Was tempted to force them through, but I'm on my last Lee decapping rod. Also worried that I would push the primer pocket outward and make primer seating/ignition unreliable.

As Shiloh and others...