NJSigfan

Welcome to te forum! Lets see some pictures!

Thankfully nothing more than the obligatory slide bite but a buddy of mine did cut his eye when the recoil of his rifle was more than he expected.

And I starting off just like last year...winning week one

And I starting off just like last year...winning week one

Millsan- that's still more than I think my recvers got....it's gonna be a long season.

I have the P226 Elite in 9mm and love it. everything about it was just right for me. that being said, I would definitely shoot it before you buy. a buddy has the 226 in .40 and does not like it.

Does this mean 40 is the new 30? Happy Birthday Checkout! Hope you have a great day

I'm okay with waiting. Might be worth seeing if they get W231

I was thinking about hitting up Easton and maybe EFGA tomorrow in the mid morning. anyone else making a range trip? It would be fun to meet up with some people...

I say leave the divisions...just make sure I'm in a weak one:)

Sure if we are close in terms of travel. PM your location

Thursday works for me.

nope, seating and crimping in separate stations. using a factory taper crimp die in the last station

Hey Tuna, Lol, no. Those are the test rounds from when I loaded SWC rounds but thanks for looking out for this newb. Plunks test was successful. 25 Rounds fit flush in the gauge checker and barrel.

Sorry for the blurry pics. iPad never really took decent pics.. Anyway, you can see the subtle line or "crease" that was put on the first two test rounds. I've since then adjusted the bullet set die and taper crimp and the rounds now all sit flush in the chamber check gauge and barrel. Thank you for the help and continued willingness to inform a reloading newb.

Finished size of round is .470 at the very edge of the case mouth I do think I found the issue. I need to load another test round verify but it seems that the bullet is getting a slight deformity or wave to it. I'll get a picture up once I get my kids to bed...

Also, yes, I'm using extreme flat point 225 gr bullets. The 25 I pulled for the sample pack measure .451 to as much as .453 with the majority measuring .452

. Sorry...yes the sizing and decapping die is set to so that it barely touches the shell plate. And I guess I should expand on my comment. What I meant is that the taper crimp die is not causing the case to deform in anyway...as in too much to crimp to cut or break the plating. And I just adjusted the depth of the of the seating die to 1.2 and it the round still does sit flush...

I went to book store today and pulled few different loads from a few various books From what I can tell my decap and sizing die are at the correct length since the last reloads fit with no issues. And yes, crimp die but I'm not sure what you mean by excessive?

So today I tried to load up 25 rounds of 225 grain extreme copper plated flat point bullets For a range trip tomorrow and they just wont seat in the gauge checker or the barrel of my SA 5.25 .45acp I'm using a Lee loadmaster and loaded 100 rounds of 200grain SWC rounds with ease after getting the press and dies set correct I loaded two test rounds and they just won't seat flush. I've seated the bullet to 1.220 inches which the minimum OAL. The crimp was done with a Lee carbide crimp die and it leaves a nice 90degree shoulder. I'm using once fired federal large pistol primer brass that I bought new and kept from a previous range session. The brass has been tumbled cleaned and has Hornady one shot lube Applied for good measure. I'm using CCI primers and unique powder set to 5.1 grains. All the brass has been checked to be at or less than the maximum case length Suggested for .45acp Brass measures as follows. .469at the base, .469 in the middle and .470 at the mouth of the brass once the bullet has been inserted. And now the round won't sit flush. The brass fit without any issue prior to the powder and bullet being inserted. So What's gives? I'm getting frustrated and discouraged with reloading. Help me out!!

Possibly going tomorrow in the am. Anyone else going? This will be my first time their...

Well said. I have 3 friends that I use as references. Hoping to grow that with new friends from the forum, but for now I just use those three. They have been friends for the last 15 yrs

Sorry guy for the slow set up.... I've updated my team name to NJSig's Grand Team...

Thanks guys... So in short, as long as I stay in the same construction family (plated or jacketed) I can use the load data for the bullet weight regardless of bullet shape. Ie load data for 225 grain RN can be used for 225gr FP, HP or SWC. Thanks!

Fan-damn-tactic!! I needed this news today!!