Dirtshooter

Thank everyone for your help. I will start low and look at brass and watch the chrono. I know I can't reach the optimum with this fast powder, but I don't load as many shotgun shells as I once did. Guess I need to shoot more sporting clays. Thanks again guys!!

Hey Erich, don't beat yourself up. Hindsight is 20/20. It sure is easy to see what we could've and should've done when we look to the past. But if it will make you feel any better, bend over and will all put a boot in your rear end.

When I shot USPSA matches about 15,000 a year, now closer to 1,500.

I guess I will start pretty low and make a couple of each load by 0.2 gr. or so. Thanks I thought somebody may have access to data I didn't.

Darned good question. To me that is 7 times too many. In some foreign countries, he would have been hung. I'm thinking they may have the right idea.

Hi all, I have 3 reloading manuals, but they all are Speer and I have seen where sometimes Speer data is too hot. I have a lot of Green Dot powder and I know I can use it up in .38 special and 9mm, but would like to see if anyone has data other than from Speer. My book shows 158gr JHP 7.0 gr. start with 7.5 max. I plan on using this loading in a Marlin 1894C but love my gun and don't want to mangle it or me up. Any constructive information would be appreciated. Not the usual, go buy another load book. There isn't much data to begin with and most is pretty old. Thanks Mac

Well not cheap, but my LGS had limited amount of 9mm 115 gr. for $15.95. Better than I have seen elsewhere in awhile.

Morning all, I am asking this question because I hear this repeatedly. Do you know people that think their firearms are "registered" because they filled out a 4473 form? It seems like so many people are confused by this. Thanks

Yea that is a little higher than the $6.11 per 50 for my reman.

I have used some here and there pistol and rifle, just had a chance to buy some and not sure. I have a bunch of brass. Thanks guys.

Does anyone use ickel .223 brass? Do you like it, hate it? And next question have an idea what 375 pcs. are worth? Thanks Mac

Thanks guys, they actually are 114.7 on my scale, using 3.8 gr. bullseye. can't do plunk test as I don't own a 9mm. Bullet diameter is .356. I will do plunk test. Just like a 2nd opinion on things like this. As I get older I am much more careful on my reloading. In fact I could probably spend a day pulling bullets in rounds. I found a 30-06 round last night while cleaning up and it went directly into the pull box. If I don't have data as to bullet, powder and primer it gets pulled. I don't have a problem throwing away a little powder.

Hi guys, I recently began loading for 9mm and have a question. I have bought some cast powder coated 115 gr. RN bullets and because of their short length was wondering about the OAL. I can't make it to what my book says, bullet too short. I guess the question is can I end up with too short of an OAL? The bullet length is 0.538 and the finished loaded round is 1.090. My Speer book said emphatically not to load shorter than listed length, but my bullet isn't listed. Thanks for any and all replies. I am going to ask the person I bought the bullets from if they have any data.

Hey Red you weren't using a wooden pencil to calculate it were you? LOL Yea I had seen one a few years back, but I like this one. Easy to change your component costs.

My .40 S&W or .38 specials are $49.85 per 1K using my $30.00 fed primers. If I use the $18.60 win primers it drops to $38.45, but I don't have but about 600 of those left. Actually the win primers were marked $1.86 per 100 so could have been cheaper by the 1K. Oh when looking back on all the cheap components. I ran across a ticket for 8 lb jug of Bullseye was $110.29 in 2013 I think.

For sure. That is one of the problems with the riots right now. These little snowflakes didn't learn history like we did, hence the reason they don't LOVE this country.

Well based on the crazy high prices some will pay, they could go up and what would we do? Reload as much as we have components and then either buy high priced ammo, high priced components or stop shooting. Kind of like the gas prices if it goes to $5 per gallon we all have a choice drive or ride a horse, bike or walk.

The reason they don't ask Greg, they already know.

The one in my town is. Can't speak for all of them.

Deerslayer, you can get most LGS's to ship them for you, just have the buyer pay all or half of the cost. I asked my LGS that yesterday and he said he would ship for me.

Hi guys & gals, found this and thought I would share this, fill in the prices you paid for your components and it gives you per round out to 1K rounds. Mods move this or delete if not per rules. https://ultimatereloader.com/tools/reloading-costs-calculator/

I think he saw a tiger and they are covering up who let it get out. Tiger haven??, The zoo?? It would be really hard to mistake a bobcat for a tiger, for 1 thing most bobcats don't have tails longer that 6-8" not 5-6'.

I totally understand that Mark. As I get older, I am much more careful than I once was. However I have always been careful. I reload in a shed also, it's my heated and A/C'd doghouse in case the Mrs. kicks me outta the house. LOL It is my domain, she knocks before opening the door, I am slowly training her, 49 years 5 months, 24 days, 23 hours but who's counting.

Sorry for the late reply but the OP's snake is what we call a Good snake!! My brother in law who isn't quite right says you can't trust nothing that don't have shoulders!!

I was perusing on ammoseek. The top 20 calibers searched are listed. #1=9mm at 29.99% #2 =.223 at 11.55% #8=.40s&w at 2.80%