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Tunaman, what dimensions do you want? Just the ID at the case neck? Raz-o, I think it is probably my fault. I really didn't jam the bullets home though so I suspect I'm doing something else wrong. I know because I barely flare my brass with FMJ and then use an ever so slight amount of persuasion. I plan on tossing the few bad rounds I loaded in the learning process. Also, I really need to get my crimp together. I'm using 1970 RCBS dies and I don't know how to set up for a taper crimp, or if it is possible with these. Kinda wish I spent the extra $20 and got FMJ. Edit: my Johnson-administration era dies are set up for roll crimping and not taper. SOB.

Top loading is so much better.

Obrez is an SBR. Also not commercially available at that

I didn't know people typed youze. It sounds like he got charged twice erroneously.

x54r isn't chambered in handguns so we should be okay with that for now. There are rumors from Black Horse Arsenal, but just photoshop. http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2014/01/foghorn/will-bhas-new-7-62x54r-pistol-mean-the-end-of-7-62x54r-ammo-imports/ There really isn't much else to "go". Every firearm model or caliber that can be imported into this country in any large quantity has already been imported or has been banned. I'm happy I bought a crate while the going was good. Not fantastic, but good.

No. Once I flared my case mouths more the issue went away for the most part. Edit: Is it possible these bullets are defective? I believe it is my fault I stripped the plating, but I don't see much of it on the internet. \

Here you go. From right to left I have one "good" plated round (how does my crimp look?), an FMJ I loaded, and the rest are my "bad" rounds. I loaded another 50 and maybe one or two got slight stripping but I left it.

My dad and I did it ourselves for $300 with the only water heater we could buy at Home Depot at closing time. Surprisingly made in USA but kinda a small heater. I forget the size.

I'm using xtreme 230gr RN. Very shiney.

Heh.

Yes, stripped the bullet plating. I think I have it G2G now. I readjusted my dies a bit. I am crimping/seating with my 1970 RCBS dies now to a COAL of 1.265" and a .469 crimp all in one pass through my rock chucker. I read that too much crimp will cause horrific accuracy... I would like to get to the range and see how these perform. If they work well, I'm going on a loading frenzy.

So.. These plated bullets are a PITA. Is it safe to shoot loaded rounds that I stripped the plating on? Funny how I wasn't stripping the plating on empty brass I was loading. I have 9 rounds like that. The rest of the cases I charged already I just threw an FMJ in out of frustration. Also, I have to bell them so much that they're difficult to fit in my seating die with a bullet in and the round has a tiny flare to it after seating(475 compared to 471 normally) . I suppose I will buy a lee taper die.

So... M193 and M193 will forever be banned commercially now? Funny since M193 is just a 224 FMJ at 3300ish(?) FPS

The website is theunionbootpro.com. I'm interested in their boots but I'm likely to get another pair of American Redwings. Being able to try on boots is a huge deal and my old pair are absolutely fantastic. Union boots are cheap it seems. $150ish plus 27 percent off for Union members.

It's an....interesting place. You should check it out. not a friendly place however.

So...according to this MSDS, this has the same chemical mixture as other Winchester primers? I can't find too much on the 34 and 41 primers, but the 1 1/2 and 8 1/2 are small rifle and large rifle primers respectively. The priming material is red on mine. Is it safe to assume these are NOT corrosive? Since these are small rifle/pistol size, can I assume these are basically the same as Winchester 1 1/2 small rifle from the MSDS? I know that is a long shot and I should still proceed with caution when working up loads. Vlad, I do appreciate your input. However, I don't think primers would sell well as a collectors item and I don't think I could break even if I were to sell these and replace them with new commercial primers. I also don't live near anywhere I can buy primers.

Dicks Sporting Goods!

I went there once with friends on a slow day. I had a 22 and they stood around when I started shooting and left me alone once they realized I wasn't shooting the bench or anything. I appreciated that they didn't treat me like a child even though I was 19 or so. They do have a very strict no reloads policy and checked my 22lr out of habit.

CLP, but I am likely going to switch to LSA-T for most things.

I have decided to revisit these. I found a better link: http://castboolits.gunloads.com/archive/index.php/t-53705.html I'm really thinking about using them. I am considering using them for .38 Special and starting out with light loads and proceeding from there. I have been reading quite a bit about Small pistol primers vs SP magnum primers vs Small rifle primers vs SR magnum primers. I have read that using hard small rifle primers in low pressure pistol rounds can actually cause breechface erosion due to a poor seal around the primer because of a lack of pressure. Is there a way of telling that? IF the primer material is harder than standard pistol primers, it might not show signs of overpressure correct? Because I could probably load SRM primers and show no signs of cratering or flattening out. I believe it would be safe with mild loads. I should probably invest in a chrono.

State college is a bit away. Most of PA on this side seems hit or miss. Depends on location. My parents live in a really nice area but the hood isn't far. I'm interested in buying land for the express purpose of shooting but there isn't anything cheap enough that isn't crazy far out. I could afford a bunch of acres in upstate New York but that is out of the question for obvious reasons.

What's the union discount? Mine are going on 5 years need to be replaced. The sole is shot and the leather isn't worth it. Btw, Sparta Cobbler does stock the Chinese ones.

Plus one million for Redwings. I've worn mine for 15 hours or more in a day and I can sleep in them. Best footwear I have ever worn.