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A quick glance at my log book (online) this morning, mirrors your expectation about "500 grain Lee load over 25.5 grains og [sic. ] RL 7 was in the 1100 fps range" I'll look into this further when I...

Felt it in Meridian! My wife and I were on the couch and I was on the phone. I thought it was the wind at first but was talking to a guy in Nampa who felt it also.

It’s pretty unnerving when the...

I have a bunch of TC’s in 40 on my bench that I’m planning to load soon. I also have 2-3k of the TL’s, PC’d and loaded and they tumble like crazy. I pulled a few and it would appear that the case is...

+1 on the 458 SOCOM forum.

I too have an RRA upper. It seems to really like the Lee 459-500-3R powder coated and set on top of 26.5 grains of R7 or 25.5 grains of 4198. I'm guessing they run...

A problem that you may run into is with the overall length of the cartridge.

When you seat the bullet to deep enough to meet the over-all length specification, you may have the mouth of the case...

I’m not sure you’ve given enough information to comment. If you’re looking for “the book”, here it is:

http://www.lasc.us/Fryxell_Book_textonly2.pdf

Have fun.

Welcome! There is so much information here and certainly you'll find some great loads. The Alliant website is also an excellent source of info. You can certainly go to their reloading section but...

You guys were scarring me! I've just loaded about 2500 pc'd Seaco 456's (225 gr.) with 4.8 grains and then I saw this post. I thought perhaps I'd waaaay overdone it. A quick check of the Alliant...

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So sorry for your loss. You have my thoughts and prayers.

Nothing this evening. Watching Star Trek with my wife. But my last night in there yielded about 1,400 rounds of 38 special with different cast bullets: 148 WC from my 10 cavity H&G mold, 158 SWC...

What Dillon said! Kudoes and welcome to them, for being here. My 650's measures to 1/10th of a grain. If you're 5 grains off there is a problem and they will get you running.

Amen.

We certainly have an abundance of caution here. I love posts that ignore the op's question and proceed to take him to task for even daring to ask it.

I've tested Aluminum cases to failure and...

Really?! No one jumping in on this? This looks like a fun fall topic. I guess I'll have to go empty some brass and see what this will do.

I don't usually load it in 38 spl, 9mm, 40 S&W, 45 ACP, simply because the charge weights are high compared to BE and Red Dot. It works great for 10 mm and 357 sig. I also use it for 45 LC Cowboy...

I've been thinking about doing some of these. How terrible is the leading when fired?

Welcome back Mr. Gibson. I'm so happy to be reading your posts again.

It might be a fun project to work up a load for the powder. And you should use good safety procedures if you chose to do so.

I read somewhere that some of the American blanks, about which the...

Wow! Suddenly with my $29 Harbor Freight saw and RCBS case trimmer, I feel so totally outclassed. Carry on sir! It looks amazing. I must say, I like your style. ;)

Thank you Phlier. I appreciate your advice on this.

I've been reading about the Lyman M dies for expanding the neck of a case to accommodate a cast boolit. I was considering purchasing one to try when I got to thinking about my Dillon (XL650). Don't...

There shouldn't be any problem. I normally size my 9mm's to 356 or more. Slug your barrel and sized for one or two thousandths over.

Sounds reasonable. Are you lubing with Alox? I use that bullet with powder coat and really like it. Every gun I've tried it in seems to perform well.

That lot of loaded 40 contains about another 175 rounds. They were originally seated with an RCBS die, carbide set if it matters on the seater, and crimped with Lee FCD. I have checked them and...