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The, if you had a reloading rant what would it be?

toad67toad67 Member Posts: 13,009 ✭✭✭✭
edited March 2018 in Perry Shooter Competition Shooting and Reloading Forum
Mine would be that fat fingers and 32 grain 20 caliber bullets don't go well together....
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  • yonsonyonson Member Posts: 940 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My fingers are not exactly fat, but reloading 25ACP makes them seem so. Also, measuring 1 gr. of powder accurately is tricky due to scale accuracy of plus or minus 1/10th gr. That is a variable of 20%, which is pretty lousy.
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  • gustafsfangustafsfan Member Posts: 35 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    My least favorite step of metallic case reloading is trimming cases, even with a power driven trimmer.
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  • KronyKrony Member Posts: 303 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    380 brass when I'm loading 9mm Luger.
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  • 11b6r11b6r Member Posts: 16,584 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    BLEENING SMALL primer 45 case mixed in with regular brass! [:(!]
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  • KronyKrony Member Posts: 303 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by 11b6r
    BLEENING SMALL primer 45 case mixed in with regular brass! [:(!]

    Don't push too hard...[:)]
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  • hipshoothipshoot Member Posts: 82 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have to agree with Gustafsfan. I just started getting into outside case neck trimming. Not real sure if it's worth the extra time & effort or not? I'll soon find out.
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  • hillbillehillbille Member Posts: 14,388 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    cleaning up after tumbling, hate to knock the media out of shells and then have to clean the media out of the primer holes..[:(!]
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  • B17-P51B17-P51 Member Posts: 2,246 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Originally posted by hillbille
    cleaning up after tumbling, hate to knock the media out of shells and then have to clean the media out of the primer holes..[:(!]
    Simple solution--- tumble before decapping/sizing.
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  • charliemeyer007charliemeyer007 Member Posts: 6,572 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Aluminium mold blocks.
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  • MobuckMobuck Member Posts: 14,081 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The guys who have loaded a total of 20 rounds and are already discussing the merits of annealing brass.
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  • ZinderblocZinderbloc Member Posts: 925 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Tumbling a bunch of handgun brass together and finding smaller cases stuck inside larger ones.

    9mm inside .41 magnum are the worst.
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  • DBMJR1DBMJR1 Member Posts: 1,854 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Berdan primed .30 carbine. The devil's work.
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  • Okie743Okie743 Member Posts: 2,700 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    This one: What a mess. See the link

    http://forums.GunBroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=685785
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  • RCrosbyRCrosby Member Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Published reloading data that doesn't specify primer make and intensity. Did some experiements once with the .44 Mag and concluded that the velocity difference between CCI standard and Magnum primers was darn close to the difference created by 1 grain of 2400, but frequently reference to the classic 22/2400 w/ 240 hard cast doesn't mention the primer used. I was getting 1,350 fps with 22 and CCI 300 and the same velocity with 21 and CCI 350's.
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  • Grunt2Grunt2 Member Posts: 2,525 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The prices for components!!!
    Retired LEO
    Combat Vet VN
    D.A.V Life Member
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  • sandwarriorsandwarrior Member Posts: 5,453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    D. All the above[:D][:D]
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  • bobskibobski Member Posts: 17,866 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    europeans have taken over what use to be a great American pastime and hobby.
    Retired Naval Aviation
    Former Member U.S. Navy Shooting Team
    Former NSSA All American
    Navy Distinguished Pistol Shot
    MO, CT, VA.
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  • Okie743Okie743 Member Posts: 2,700 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    All the above plus a reloader cannot assume (* U ME) that the OAL specified in a any reloading manual is CORRECT AND SAFE for a gun.
    (until confirmed that the bullet ogive is NOT jammed into the riflings of the gun in question)

    I've seen several factory Model 70 winchesters, especially 30:06, that if the reloads were made as OAL specified the 150 and 180 grain factory bullets would be jammed into the riflings with ZERO JUMP and stand a chance of the bullet remaining in the bore if ejected without being fired
    AND of course ZERO jump INCREASES THE PRESSURES.

    [:0]
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  • 243winxb243winxb Member Posts: 264 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hodgdon 4227 and 4198.. Sell* 1 or the other, not IMR & H. (*Edited because Hodgdon doesn't make the powders.*)

    At times both have been made in Australia. Same powder, different cans.

    Switching back and forth Canada/Australia.
    [url] https://saami.org [/url]
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  • bobskibobski Member Posts: 17,866 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    same with 540 and HS6. at least they got rid of 540.
    Retired Naval Aviation
    Former Member U.S. Navy Shooting Team
    Former NSSA All American
    Navy Distinguished Pistol Shot
    MO, CT, VA.
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  • sandwarriorsandwarrior Member Posts: 5,453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I gotta say my first mentor was my dad. Within limitations, he did alright. And, of course, he introduced me to reloading.

    However, as I got older a lot of things I understand now, I realize he did not understand. He just stayed within what he was told. If he was told all that he needed to know.

    An example of this was he was always very sparing with case lube. So, one day he sticks a case in the die. No biggie if you know how to do it right. Him not being so mechanical, as more of a "get a bigger hammer" type, he gets a channel lock or something (I wasn't there) and gets the case out. But, he chips the inside bottom of the die. Understanding what I know now, that stress left in the bottom of the case will leave an area perfect for blowing out and causing secondary explosion.

    Anyhow, he said it was going to be just fine. NOT! So, I had my nephew kidnap the old dies and I bought him a new set for Christmas.

    And the next rant is that he won't ever change from a load of 41 gr. of "4895" (any variety) behind a 87 gr. bullet. Which is an alright load. But, there are many better options now for his rifle that we didn't have when I was a kid. We did, actually, but he wasn't going to change then either.
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