My name is mike....and i'm a reload-a-holic :-(

[mozeppa]

i just ordered yet another mold.

from accurate ....40-145-Z

i have one from hardlines that is simular in the fact that it is a powder coat style boolet without lube grooves and weighs in at 175 ish grains.

but the difference is there is a truncated ridge between the ogive and the boolits diameter.

i have no real proof that the ridge is the cause of cartridge jam .......but i had a few boolits like the new mold i just ordered that i loaded with #5
powder (8.1 grains) and they shot perfect!

i then loaded some of the hardlines boolits ,adjusted for boolit weight in regards to powder load , and they jam.

all other aspects of the finished cartridges are the exact same.....with the exception of that ridge line, which seems to hang on the feed ramp.

so now i've got a new mold on the way to try!

[Rcmaveric]

Hiya Mike, I am Ryan. Lol

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[onelight]

That looks like a good idea to me.
Let us know how it works .
As much as I like flat bases and Keith style boolits I do find when casting the fewer hard corners I have on a boolit the fewer culls I have and for autos they feed in more of my guns for the rounds I load in large quantities .

[Petander]

Hello Mike,I'm Markku and I'm a reload-a-holic ,a cast-a-holic and a coat-a-holic.

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You have tried different OAL:s for that Hardline boolit,right?

[mozeppa]

You have tried different OAL:s for that Hardline boolit,right?

went with the commonly accepted o.a.l. of 1.125"

[Pressman]

[QUOTE=Petander;4761822]Hello Mike,I'm Markku and I'm a reload-a-holic ,a cast-a-holic and a coat-a-holic.

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And a clever photographer. Nice picture.

[ubetcha]

Hello Mike, my name is Bob, and I am a reload-a-holic. I am very guilty of going to my reloading bench and trying different powders and bullet loads on different cartridges and not getting to range and shooting them. Sometimes I wind up pulling the bullets after awhile, dumping the powder back into the jug and load something else. I do mark the case with magic marker with the powder and charge so it goes back into the right jug.

[fast ronnie]

Hello. My name is Ron ---------

[onelight]

My name is mike....and i'm a reload-a-holic :-(

Sorry mike you need to hang out at a knitting or cake decorating forum this place will make your problem a LOT worse.:2 drunk buddies:

[tdoor4570]

My name is Bob .......I'm a reload-a-holic, cast-a-holic , and a coat-a-holic ....as soon as my other halfs craft show season is over I plan on being a Shoot-a-holic.

[salpal48]

The first Step for a Cure If finally admitting you have a problem. Do you really You want a "Cure"

[copdills]

welcome to the club MIKE

[tdoor4570]

The first Step for a Cure If finally admitting you have a problem. Do you really You want a "Cure"

there is no CURE for my condition tdoor4570

[Misery-Whip]

I cant stop wont stop.

:Fire:

[Wayne Smith]

I think those who coat have a 'cure'?

[sharps4590]

I could stop if I really wanted to.....:mrgreen:

[onelight]

I could stop if I really wanted to.....:mrgreen:

I've heard that before .
they will find you sneaking around behind the garage , in a trench coat with a Lee loader and a pocket full of cases

[Cast_outlaw]

Hi my name is drew and I’m a cast-a-holic, reload-a-Holic and, shoot-a-Holic unfortunately I haven’t had much time to feed my addictions lately and it’s effecting my work I’m so glad we now have this support group here now [smilie=l:

[Markopolo]

hello, my name is Mark.. i am a reloading/casting Junkie... i suppose it happened about 40 years ago.. probably due to peer pressure.. a certain nameless man (denny) got me to building a 50 cal cannon with wheels... one thing led to another.. shotgun shell explosives.... fish bombs.... and then the military.. what can I say.. i like BAANG!!!

[brass410]

Hello group, my names noel, well where do I start ? Uh well I uh, like to reload and cast and coat and shoot a lot more than might be normal im pretty sure I have a problem thanks. Oh and by the way if anyone wants, when were done here, my lead pot and coating oven are gonna be hot and ready we can get get at it ! oops sorry guys fell of the wagon already.

[lightman]

I'm a member!!! Not just reloading but scrounging brass and lead too!

[robbyPGP2014]

Quitings easy, duh I've quit like about 2 or 3 thousand time already or maybe more

[GregLaROCHE]

Is the ridge far enough that you could crimp over it?

[baragasam]

Hey Mike! I ran into similar issues myself when I first messed with bullet casting/coating/loading. The main issues I had was with the Lee 125-2R 6 Cav. No matter how I size it (.355-.356) and whatever OAL I load it to, I have ogive hitting rifling issues in aftermarket Glock barrels. A lot of people switch to the Lee 120gr-TC and that usually solves the issues.

I am currently testing out tumble lubing methods with the 120-TC mold since they work so well. I just want to see if I can skip the tedious and labor intensive portion of powder coating and sizing all together by tumble lubing the bullets straight from the mold.

[wv109323]

Hello .... my name is kermit and I have a much more severe problem. I reload and shoot competitively. The shooting encourages the first problem . Many consider reloading to be a gateway to shooting and worse yet buying more firearms. You have enteted a forum of shear enablers so there won't be much help here for your problem. But you will get tons of good advice to continue your addiction and do it safely. Once addicted very few beat the addiction and it becomes a lifetime addiction. There is no 10 step program to become clean.
For your problem I would leave about 1/32" between the ridge and the mouth of the case. That seems to be the most "snag-free" for semi-autos.

[Phlier]

Hello, my name is.. .wait.. is that a sale on primers at Powder Valley????

[tazman]

I am a reload a holic also but have decided to stop loading for a while(except for experiments or working up a new load or some such). I did a little bit of inventory and while I don't have precise numbers, I expect I can shoot for several months without casting or reloading a single round.
Plenty of 9mm. Plenty of 38 Special. Lots of 30-06, 308, and 223 ready for next shooting season.
Not as much 45ACP loaded but I don't shoot it as much anyway.
Some of that ammo has been loaded up for quite some time ans needs to get used up.
It is going to take a while since my inventory came up with multiple ammo cans full or nearly so with loaded ammo.
That doesn't even count the thousands of boolits that are sized and lubed, ready to load.
YyYess, I ththink I nnnneed to stoppp for a whhile. HHopefulllly the shhshakes will sttttop affffter whwhile......

[robg]

im rob and i can stop anytime.im not a quitter.