Recent content by JohnnyMM

The sole reason for crimping is to hold the bullet in place during recoil. If you load your firearm and fire a round the remaining rounds in the cylinder or magazine must not move else the firearm may jam. Problem is using a roll crimp on cases that are not the same length will case the crimp...

When you factor in the cost of reloading equipment it all comes down to how much you shoot. If you want to load 357 magnum and shoot a box a year you should buy factory ammunition. If you shoot in competition and practice a lot shooting, say 500 rounds a week then reloading is the way to go...

I use Tite Group for 45 hardball loads, Clays fir 45 Wadcutter loads, 231 for 38 spec, ande VV330 for 9 mm. Works for me in my guns.

I was in junior high school (1959) when I bought a pre model 18 from my dad for the princely sum of $35.00. Of course, dad kept it locked up until after I got back from Vietnam. I still have the gun... and my dad.