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    My wife is awesome...

    For Christmas, she bought me the Lee 6000 because she saw it was on sale...

    I've got it setup with all the do-dads on my riser and still need to set each die.

    Recently, I made a really nice...
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    So, easiest way I found to slug pistol barrels is...

    So, easiest way I found to slug pistol barrels is to take a fired case and fill it with lead. Pull that from the case with a bullet puller. Then start that down your barrel and I think I used a brass...
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    Looks a little funky but your firing pin hole may...

    Looks a little funky but your firing pin hole may be enlarged - does factory ammo do this?

    With BlueDot, your generally gonna have lower pressures in a 9mm because it is a slower burning powder...
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    This is why you need the NOE pass through...

    This is why you need the NOE pass through expander - it expands the inside of the case by a few thousandths and bells the neck.
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    I ended up getting the MP mold: 356/359-125 Flat...

    I ended up getting the MP mold:
    356/359-125 Flat Round Nose, Flat Base, 8 Cavity AL No Lube Groove Mold - .358
    Caliber (As cast):.358

    I have cast about 800 of them, PC'd and BLL'd. Need to...
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    The pandemic getting people to buy guns was...

    The pandemic getting people to buy guns was really bad for this...
    I remember a small lady going to learn how to shoot her gun and she got the 10mm because it was only 1mm bigger than a 9mm. She...
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    Sticky: I cast about 15lb of the MP 358-125 FBs. It is...

    I cast about 15lb of the MP 358-125 FBs. It is an 8 cavity mold and took a little getting used to until it started raining boolits....
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    So - not a 38 special load, but I have some HP GC...

    So - not a 38 special load, but I have some HP GC boolits that are in the 158 grain range that I think I'm gonna try out in the 350 legend... I do load these in 38 special and they are going a...
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    Sticky: Loaded up a bunch of 40 S&W for a class this...

    Loaded up a bunch of 40 S&W for a class this weekend.
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    A friend of mine offered: "Would you like to...

    A friend of mine offered: "Would you like to shoot the 338 la...." and before he could say more, I injected "YEAH!!!"
    Then he said "$5 / round"
    And I said "mmmm noooo".
    I don't remember his...
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    The other thing I've seen take off any coating to...

    The other thing I've seen take off any coating to a boolit is tumbling them in steel pins. It'll even take off PC.
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    I have several NOE and MP molds that do HP...

    I have several NOE and MP molds that do HP boolits. They generally work great. My most recent one is a 45 cal mold and it makes GREAT boolits!
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    With 40 S&W, I've had great success with the NOE...

    With 40 S&W, I've had great success with the NOE HTC-402-188-WFN and AA #7 powder. The HP and CUP points tend to chamber a bit easier than the flat points...
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    Yessir - and I need to cast a bunch of boolits.

    Yessir - and I need to cast a bunch of boolits.
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    So - I have a Shadow 2 and have not yet tried...

    So - I have a Shadow 2 and have not yet tried cast through it. One reason is I did slug the barrel and it was between .356 and .3565. Not quite to .357 but enough that I know it is gonna be...
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    I did some testing a while back and I got good #s...

    I did some testing a while back and I got good #s until I didn't... And then I scraped lead from the barrel for a couple days...
    45-70 WLR Primer NOE 460-396RF GC + PC
    H335 powder ...
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    I have a couple of those mixed in with mine! I...

    I have a couple of those mixed in with mine! I do end up seeing them generally when I deprime/resize/trim because I reload 45/70 on a single stage but I hate those.

    Also starline at powder valley...
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    I have leaded a lot of guns! It just means you...

    I have leaded a lot of guns! It just means you are doing something wrong.
    Some common things that will lead your gun:
    1) Exceed the RPM of a boolit and thus basically strip the boolit in the...
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    A couple times a year I spend a couple hours and...

    A couple times a year I spend a couple hours and pick up after the USPSA match. I end up getting as much brass as I left or more.
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    I did some work on my Glock 35 and cast and I...

    I did some work on my Glock 35 and cast and I really didn't have great success. I had some minor leading that gave me poor accuracy. I did end up buying 2 KKM barrels (40 S&W and 357 Sig) and they...
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    Blue Dot is a good choice. I also like AA#9. I...

    Blue Dot is a good choice. I also like AA#9. I can get about 1350 with a 180 grain cast (GC) boolit in a 4" GP100 and a little north of 1400 fps in my 5" 1911.
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    Poll: I generally cast with a bottom pour so I cast the...

    I generally cast with a bottom pour so I cast the far one first and then move in. I do this because I put a guide for my mold and it is easier to push the mold under the hole...
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    Sticky: My reloading bench is full of a disassembled 1911...

    My reloading bench is full of a disassembled 1911 that is 99.9% complete... But today I moved everything a bit and put together 100 45 ACP with the MP 452-200 mold with the penta-point cast in very...
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    Sticky: First time I got a blob of molten lead on me, my...

    First time I got a blob of molten lead on me, my reaction was to 'wipe it off' err SMEAR it... I've got a good scar... This is an excellent idea and just remember to stay calm and use that water.
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    This is referred to as 'acute lead poisoning'. ...

    This is referred to as 'acute lead poisoning'.

    I'll post it soon but I am making an oven for paint curing (cerakote, etc) that I will also use for PC or anything that the wife would object to in...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check