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I have reloaded too long to mess with any but the simplest systems that captures the vital info. I print one form for the caliber, one date/load per row, and all the vitals in columns, to include...

Ah yes, I recall, I got rid of every single 38 Special case in the shop, re-adjusted my dies to 357 for the last time, and happily ever after shot any level of load I wanted, without ever once...

Didn't the original HiVel company sell some super high velocity handgun ammo with light-for-caliber zinc bullets ?

The Lee Carbide FCD is really designed for auto pistols; they need to have perfectly sized cartridges to work. Sometimes seating a bullet will bulge a case. Removing that bulge is what the die is...

i keep square ratchets on hand at all times. Also the clamp too, maybe ? I just consider the square ratchets to be disposable parts that wear out and have to be replaced, OK.
It is possible to...

I tumble lube, size, tumble lube again, and load.
Casting just isn't as much fun any more...

What my Marlin 1894 really doesn't like is a semi-wadcutter boolit. The sharp shoulder hangs up while feeding. I use a Lee .430/200 RNFP, which feeds and shoots fine. My Blackhawk hates that boolit !

My 783 is nicely accurate, due in part to the very nice trigger. The "free" scope was good enough until I bought a Leupold for it; it deserved a good scope. I don't like the trigger guard molded into...

I bought a box of Speer 38 capsules, and then realized I couldn't find data. I bought a Speer manual to get it. Then I opened the box of capsules and found the small slip of paper in the bottom with...

Why do people get so mixed up about H110 ? The first thing new handloaders need to hear is "use the data published by the manufacturer, and follow it closely". Shooting/reloading is full of legends...

Maybe I'm just a cranky old man, but I actually went to the old school, so I can't help it. I was taught that shotshell loads must be used exactly as given: shell, wad, primer, shot, everything....

The problem that arose for me was miserable accuracy.

The relatively new Lee Carbide Factory Crimp die is great. I think the idea was actually from Dillon or someone, don't remember, but they called it a post-sizing die. Lee's die has a carbide sizing...

The only weighing I do is to sort 41 from 44 boolits when I have cast both during a session and water-dropped both into the same bucket of water.

same as bobthenailer.

I had this tumbler. It needed a push start, and I always kept a small fan blowing cooling air on it. I had to replace a motor, and find belts...The good part was that the lid was watertight, so...

Yep, I get a secret thrill out of using "dirty" powders myself !

I have been trying this out. Richard Lee says his TL boolits often shoot better without sizing. (probably won't apply to any GC boolit)
Today I seated some TL-358-158 SWCs over a prudent amount of...

I got a Wildview EZ-Cam for $49.99. It is very basic, but it works fine. It is also the least expensive one I've seen.
It needs 4 "C" cells, and up to 2 GB SD card.

2 weeks ago I ordered 2 items from " the world's foremost outfitter". This week I placed 3 orders for small parts for my turret press (should have been 1 order, but I get ahead of myself !)...

My now-35 year old son loved that money he earned from bucking hay. He didn't mind it either that he got so muscular and strong, potential fight challenges faded away once they realized they were...

Let's say I have good data for a 240gr LSWC using Unique in the 44 magnum caliber, but I only have 210 grain cast RNFPs. Is it safe to use the data with the lighter bullet ? Will it generate more or...

Thanks for all the widely divergent responses. I also thank those who expressed concern about my safety, due to my virtually complete ignorance about casting bullets.
I suspected (sorta remembered)...

For a given bullet weight and powder charge, which will cause higher pressure, a cast boolit, or a jacketed bullet ?
Put another way, if I have good data for a jacketed bullet load, can I substitute...

I have 2 Lee melters; the new one for casting, the old one for smelting. They are pretty much the same, both bottom pour, except one is higher. In the older (lower) one, it had a pretty good clog,...