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Walstr - did you ever determine what caused the blow-up? I follow the same process - once I've skimmed a bunch of clips and trash from the pot, I will add additional wheelweights to the molten pot...

Old thread, but thought I'd weigh in since my long awaited SA-35 finally arrived at my dealer. I am very pleased with the look and feel of the gun and while the trigger did not make me say "Wow!", I...

My experience is similar to gwpercle's - a smear tells me I'm getting in a hurry and just need to wait a bit longer for the sprues to harden. Understanding that you may only have one mold or need...

I really appreciate all the great feedback! I will continue leaving the pot full for a quicker startup the next time (great explanation Rickf1985) and will probably start storing my molds empty,...

I have made a habit over the years of refilling my Lee lead pot with my favorite WW alloy at the end of each casting session so it's ready to go for the next session, and also keeps the dirt and bugs...

I followed the link provided by Dieselhorses (excellent info by the way) and reviewed all the powders suitable for 9mm. While there's no way to be certain, the random mix of perfect ball shapes and...

My son shoots a Springfield Hellcat and I shoot an XDS 3.3 so it was the same experience with two different guns. Apologies to those who are wanting to know the manufacturer, I'd be in that camp...

I had something very strange happen on my range last week. 4 years ago, I purchased a bulk pack of 250 "Remanufactured" 115 grn FMJ 9mm loads at a local shooting range. I ran through a couple...

Converted 1.5 buckets of COWW's into 104 nice, clean 1 pound ingots. If my math is correct, that's 2,912 Keith 250's via Accurate's AM432250K.298861

Yep - same with Lee's at MidwayUSA https://www.midwayusa.com/product/101119737?pid=885350

My Dillon 9mm dies have been back ordered for about 5 months now. Two months ago I saw that Lee's 4-die set was available at Midway USA so I jumped on it. I'm really glad I did. I'm now using Lee...

I responded early in this thread that I had an Accurate 35-135a on order. It showed up a bit sooner than the advertised 10 weeks and was just as beautiful as the others I have ordered. After...

Thanks a million for this thread Backcut. I've been casting for handguns for 35 years but have never ventured into the rifles. Your post has inspired me to pull the old model 94 out of the safe...

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I use plastic shoe boxes and label them "Currently Loading", "Next to Load", and "Fired, need to be cleaned". That way my brass is rotated and all get loaded/fired about the same number of...

50 rounds later, two 9mm Springfields (XDS and Hellcat) both shot well with no failures to feed or issues of any type. Nice groups and upon cleaning, neither barrel showed any signs of leading or...

I'll need to pay attention after the next range session. I didn't see any of the flakes on initial look down the bore, I only noticed them when I ran a patch down the bore with some Kroil to loosen...

Follow-up. The wait was worth it, my Accurate Molds 35-135A showed up about a week ago and it's as beautiful as my other AM's. I went with the 3-cavity aluminum which I find to be a good balance...

I don't know if you have multiple alloys but with that Lee ingot mold, I cast my wheelweights as 1-lb and linotype as 1/2 lb. That way I don't have to write on or scratch on them to indicate which...

Searched, studied, and studied some more on preparing lapping loads for my Ruger and the many opinions on fluxing. Half the time I don't know which cat I'm trying to skin so deciphering the hundred...

I can't give you first-hand experience yet... but I have the 35-135A on order based on recommendations from some folks here. At "21 sold" it's apparently pretty popular. ...

Thanks guys, and apologies to the long-time members here. Rookie mistake - I should have done a search. Looks like I'm about the 100th person to have asked this question and received answers. ...

I recently went through the process of changing lubes, actually a couple times. Each time, I was faced with needing to empty my Lyman 45 lube sizer so I could start using the new lube. I placed a...

Char-Gar - good points and appreciate the suggestions. The leading I'm experiencing here is significant - as in requiring the chore-boy on a mop treatment where slivers and chunks of lead come out. ...

Update - I prepared 24 fire lapping loads - Beartooth lapping bullets and their lapping compound. If anyone has a link to a video on preparing lapping bullets I'd love to see it. I did my best to...

Loved this post as I spent much time this weekend answering my son's questions about reloading. His eyes lit up when I told him about the excess equipment I had acquired over the years that would...