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I'm gona try to go if I'm not working.

As the buyer is there any way to tell if the gun is GTG and not stolen or any thing like that? I watch alot of Cops (the TV show) and every time the find a gun they "run it", how do they do that and whats it all about?

Well I just got back from the range and it was awesome!!! I was a little over excited so I didnt notice a diffrence from factory ammo for the first ten rounds of mine. The third set I settled down and nailed the 9 and 10 ring at 60 feet witch were 4.6 grains. The gun did feel a little smoother I think. I was so cold that I couldnt really feel anything though. Here it is, this is my verry first hand loaded round...

Thanks guys Its not just a bullet, its MY BULLET!!! haha just kidding. I set my OAL at 1.260". The Lee book says min 1.260". The paper that came with the dies says max 1.275". Factory Remington rounds are 1.257" and factory American Eagle's are 1.267" Thanks T Bill, I'll try the dryer sheet for now because that's all I have lol.

Haha yeah speaking of all the unhealthy food I still smelled that funnel cake for two hours after I got home. They almost got me but I was strong and resisted...

Here it is!!! My first round. I did 25 all together and it was really fun. I had to weigh every charge though because the dippers and that powder suck. The powder sticks to the dippers with static and none are the right size. I don't think I would use this powder in the auto disk, I just don't trust this stuff to meter well. I need to find better powder and get the auto measure. Going to the range in the am and firing my first round that I made.

For sure the next batch will be wet, Not really sure on the RPM's just looked a little slower than the video that I think Alex posted in your thread of his. Theres a 6" driven pulley on there now, next time I'm at Fazzios Ill grab a 5" and if that's still not fast enough I can go up to the next grove on my drive pulley (its from a drill press). This way I can use the same belt. I really want to say a big thank you to you, BiggDawg and Smartass for building these things and the different ideas and posting all about it online. Not sure what the old hand primer was like but this one is awesome. Its all steel, has a nice feel to it and is really easy to squeeze. I just wana keep on using it. It was $42 at the Oaks show friday. I was thinking about popin out my barrel and using that but IDK, just didn't feel like it. I don't think I really need one because according to Lee the crimp die has one built in.

Does anyone know where I can get one of these locally or if anyone wants to sell me one? http://www.midwayusa.com/product/744135/egw-4-hole-chamber-checker-max-cartridge-gage-9mm-luger-38-super-40-s-and-w-45-acp?cm_vc=subv1744135

I also cant see why this hand primer got some bad reviews on Amazon, such a simple machine. Don't abuse it and give it a lil oil from time to time it should last forever.

Taking a little break from reading, the Lee book is awesome, I like all the history thrown in there. I had the brass in the tumbler for about 3 or 4 hours today with the Lyman green corn cob media and 4 used dryer sheets. This is definitely my first and LAST time dry tumbling, I'm ordering the SS pins tomorrow! The brass came out pretty clean but most of the flash holes had a piece of media stuck in them that I had to pluck out with a pick. It was also a little dusty so I had to wipe it off and Qtip it out. I wiped down 50 cases and primed them, its pretty fun using the hand primer. After the first ten or so it broke in and was super smooth, I got the last 40 done in what seemed like three minuets.

Thanks Mag1, I did a little customizing my self, got the ZRTS upgrade kit, the barrel is nice and snug now like a matched barrel. Also got three more mags for it at the Oaks show yesterday, 30 bucks a piece, not bad.

Like W2MC says gun prices are crazy at that place. I think your best bet is to just go to your local gun shop and work out a deal if you want a gun. This was my second gun show and I think all they are good for is deals on magazines, reloading supply's (especially from North East shooting supply), and other odds and ends that you don't want to pay shipping for. I went on Friday and there was lots of 22lr around but it was crazy high priced.

I knew you were gona say that lol. I'm reading the book right now and its pretty good. Thanks bud Awesome, thanks for breaking it down for me.

Thanks T Bill, The dip set came with a pretty cool slide chart that has the info like the first link. The Stevens link says for a 230gr bullet ; 700-X From 3.1 grains to 5.1 grains CCI-300 Primer and the IMR sight says; 230 GR. HDY FMJ FP 4.4-4.9 230 GR. LRN 4.5-5.0 Witch one is right? I want to load 5 rounds of the lowest charge I can and go test them. I have 230gr Total Metal Jacket bullets, what does HDY, FP and LRN stand for? I'm also using Winchester primers. Looks like as long as I don't exceed 5 grains ill be safe but I probably wont need to go that high anyway.

Thanks Chris

I went to the Oaks show today looking for some powder, some tumbling media pins and the hand primer. Nobody had any pistol powder except that guy in the corner ( I think its called H&H Reloading) and he only had IMR 700X. I asked for all the powders that youz guys recommended in my "Whats the best .45 powder" thread and he said I would have better luck finding the Holy Grail... I also didn't find the SS media pins so I got ten pounds of the Lyman green corn cob media. The same guy had it for twenty bucks so I figured I would try to use it in my tumbler dry and see if it works for now until I get the SS pins. I really didn't want to mess with dry tumbling because of all the health hazard that goes along with it but I have lots of 3M respirators with 2097 filters and if its really dusty when I open that bad boy up Ill throw on a tyvec suit. It would be kinda fun to freak out the neighbors too with all that stuff on messing with that big drum that looks like a freaking pipe bomb... On a good note I did find the Lee Ergo hand primer... smiley face That powder is kinda weird, its little round flat flakes. The Lee book says N/A for what dipper to use with it so IDK if the dipper set came with one small enough. I know I have a ton of reading to do before I can even attempt to make my first round. At first when I got all this stuff and unboxed it I was a little intimidated but I read the general instructions that came with the press and feel a little better about it. I glanced through the book and it seems to break it down pretty good so I think I should be all right. Everyone starts somewhere right...

Got all my reloading equipment and bolted the press to the desk. I wasn't sure how solid it had to be so I took two steel plates, one on top and one underneath with the bolts going through all of it. Its really solid. The bulk of it... I knocked out about 450 primers from some .45, it was pretty fun.

Got the tumbler finished today and its pretty smooth, little slow though so I'm going to put a smaller pulley on the shaft next time I go to Fazzios. Rubber feet One tip if anyone builds one, grind a little flat spot on your driven shaft for the set screw on the pulley to seat on.

Just left the show and there was hardly any pistol powder. I ended up buying some IMR 700 or something like that.

Stainless steel pins, Lemi Shine, dish soap and rinse agent.

Thanks every one, I got the decapper because it says that the one that comes with the 4 die set is a resizer too, you cant put dirty brass in a resizer because it will scratch it. I got my tumbler finished tonight and just have to paint it tomorrow, will post picks when its all together. I cut the drum down to 15" and the trim pieces inside down to a 1" height, looks a lot better, ripping them on the table saw was just as easy as cutting wood.

Maybe I better cut it down some, I don't want to spend $100 on media right now. (gona look for that at the Oaks show too) Thanks bud.

I didn't find any powder yet, Lock's was closed Monday I don't want to drive back up there just for that. All my local shops don't have any. I'm going to the Oaks gun show Friday and that's the first thing I'm looking for. I'll keep an eye out for that measure too.

Cool thanks. Do you think 19" is too long? I want to be able to do at least 500 pices of .45 at a time.

lol, I was thinking the same thing but I'm a little hesitant to put them on the table saw because I think it was you that was saying that PVC tends to grab the blade and throw it back at you. I probably should rip them though, I'll try a practice piece tomorrow and see how it goes. I couldn't find a reducer and figured it would be a little cheaper to just cut a hole in a cap. 6" fittings are really expensive. Thanks Jer If anyone needs any 6" PVC pipe let me know, I have over 8' left.