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Using a Lee FCD, could I damage the case by putting a deeper cannelure? Thanks for all your tips. It seems like there is no concensus on whether to paper crimp or roll crimp. I will reduce my flaring though because I had it set up for Lead SWC so there is a little wiggle room. I don’t think I...

I found some RMR 158 grain FMJ RNFP. The jacket is brass instead of copper and there is no canelure. 12.5 gr of 2400 with a light crimp die that leaves a small ring indentation on the bullet. It does grow a little longer if it stays in the bottom of the magazine for more than 6 or 7 shots on my...

The 45acp precision delta fmj do not work well in my 1911, I always end up with lots of carbon fouling in the rifling. It never happens with coated lead. Sent from my SM-G781U1 using Tapatalk

Though most YouTube is untrustworthy gunblue is great. He is very meticulous and he knows what he's talking about. He will not give you data or specific numbers but he will give you a good method of working Sent from my SM-G781U1 using Tapatalk

Yes, this is a good one. I forgot: is it faster twist rate for lighter bullet or the other way around? Does any body have a rule of thumb or a chart?

The reason I was asking is because though I have been loading the “traditional “ loads, such as 45ACP 200gr SWC/bullseye, 38sp 148gr WC/bullseye, I like to experiment with different bullets or powders and I needed an idea of which direction to go. This might also explains why I haven’t been...

I've been reloading .357 and 38 special for a couple of years now and I've been happy with .357-158gr SWC and 38 special-148gr WC. I like to make the tightest groups possible on paper. But I wonder. There are so many choices of bullets, Lyman 49th has examples going from 90gr to 180gr. Why...

How would you give it pretty high pressure? With a tight crimp? Or a longer barrel?

Update: I put the original hammer spring back. I don't know when my range will open again due to the corona virus quarantine so I will have to wait to see how it works. In the meantime here are the numbers: 1 - Original: double action more than 8# (exceeds the scales...

thanks for this

Yes, I will double check.

what about the rebound spring? I still don't understand exactly how it all works in relationship to each other.

I think they are, they go in easier than the winchester primers.

Hi All, I bought a S&W 686-6 about eight month ago. It's my second wheel gun, my first one, don't laugh, was a Heritage Rough Rider in .22LR and .22Magnum. I shot five SD rounds in it the first day and have been shooting reloads ever since. I love this gun, it's a great shooter specially with...

Hi from CA. Among other things I have a 686.