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    A couple things of note depending on the alloy...

    A couple things of note depending on the alloy you cast your bullets from. Air cooled bullet depending on the alloy will age harden slowly with around 2% Sb ie antimony content I generally let my...
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    Seemed to be working fine this morning.

    Seemed to be working fine this morning.
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    All my rifles that I use the Lee 150 and 170 gr....

    All my rifles that I use the Lee 150 and 170 gr. FN bullets in are either bolt, lever or pump action guns so I just crimp the bullets in there provided crimp grooves and have no issues chamber either...
  4. Thread: 7.62x39

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    I want to pick up some more of those sabot at...

    I want to pick up some more of those sabot at some point, they were kinda fun to shoot in the SKS. I only worked up one load but they might shoot more accurately with a bit more experimentation.
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    +1 on the Ideal roll crimper. ...

    +1 on the Ideal roll crimper.

    https://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=355439
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    A couple strips of used dryer sheets added to...

    A couple strips of used dryer sheets added to your cob or walnut media will collect lots of dust an powder residue.
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    Not only that but the chances of bullet setback...

    Not only that but the chances of bullet setback in the case will also increase pressure. Test have show that over time that even loads that are taper crimped that are repeatedly chambered such as...
  8. Thread: 7.62x39

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    When I saw the first pic I figured that was the...

    When I saw the first pic I figured that was the powder you were using. I started out with AA1680 in the X 39 an had excellent results with it but anything made by Accurate became hard to find in...
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    Back in the day when I first started reloading...

    Back in the day when I first started reloading for my SKS rifles I shot lots of jacketed bullets from all the major bullet mfg. that made .310 & .311" dia. bullets, I wanted to see which ones shot...
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    Brady the Cast Performance bullets are heat...

    Brady the Cast Performance bullets are heat treated as well with a final BHN of around 18 to 20+ Matt's Bullets are also although he doesn't specify the final BHN I'm it's pretty close to the same as...
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    Brady the cast bullet ammo for the BHA 500 Auto...

    Brady the cast bullet ammo for the BHA 500 Auto Max is made by Buffalo Bore they developed the ammo especially for the rifles produce in 500 AM by BHA, the 1600 to 1700 fps. MV in question is...
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    EUDE75,if you give a brief description of your...

    EUDE75,if you give a brief description of your coating process maybe we can figure out what going wrong, some powders just don't coat well no matter how hard you try. Also are you using store bought...
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    The Berry's 124 gr. thick plated bullets I have...

    The Berry's 124 gr. thick plated bullets I have shot in my 9mm's in the past are rated to 1500 fps. which is a higher velocity than I would ever be shooting them out of my handguns, so I just use...
  14. Thread: Lead

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    I've been collecting mostly pure lead an wheel...

    I've been collecting mostly pure lead an wheel weights for many years when you could basically get it just for the asking. Being in the printing industry I've collected Linotype an Monotype in...
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    If I had a AR I would be shooting cast lead...

    If I had a AR I would be shooting cast lead bullets in it with no worries. My preference would be the 55 to 70 gr. gas check bullets cast from wheel weight alloy, powder coated an quench straight...
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    I will keep you in mind if any more show up at...

    I will keep you in mind if any more show up at the LGS where the guy I got mine from sells reloading supplies.
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    Nice pot, I'm thinking about upgrading to a pot...

    Nice pot, I'm thinking about upgrading to a pot with a PID as well next year, not sure which one I will go with yet. NOE makes a nice mold guide that will fit either the Lyman,Lee or RCBS.
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    Me and a buddy that cast together bought a Lee...

    Me and a buddy that cast together bought a Lee tester a few years ago, before that I cast / shot bullets for years without one. I pretty much knew what I had lead wise as it was either pure lead,...
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    I got the majority of my brass from a local...

    I got the majority of my brass from a local commercial reloader that bought brass by the barrel full. Back several years ago when the spam cans disappeared people started shooting brass case ammo at...
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    I have three different SKS rifles, a Chinese,...

    I have three different SKS rifles, a Chinese, Yugoslavian an a Russian. As far as jacketed bullets go the .310" dia. bullets have proven to shoot the most accurately in all three rifles followed by...
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    Depending on your particular pistol and what it will chamber you may not need to size the bullets much at all, my CANIK TP9SA feeds an shoots the most accurately with my cast lead bullets sized to...
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    A few other ones I've done lately. NOE clone...

    A few other ones I've done lately.


    NOE clone of the Lyman 358156
    https://i.imgur.com/WOVOFd2.jpg

    NOE 124 gr. TC for the 9mm
    https://i.imgur.com/jtnbI9J.jpg?2
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    If that's the Lee 150 gr. FN bullet it shoots...

    If that's the Lee 150 gr. FN bullet it shoots really well in my 30-30 and 300 Sav. I especially like it in the 30-30 with a light charge of Red Dot for a light plinking load. It shoots really well...
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    After about 30 seconds of shaking I tap the lid...

    After about 30 seconds of shaking I tap the lid to knock any powder off the inside and look at my bullets to see how they are coated. If they pass my inspection they should look like this or the...
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    In the small container I place enough beads to...

    In the small container I place enough beads to fill the bottom about 1" deep, in the larger container I add enough to fill it between 1" an 2" but no more than that. I add about 1/2 TSP of powder to...
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