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Yup! Lee loaders going for nearly $200 in 9mm. It is crazy town out there. Guys are actually making their own H-48 and reloading PRIMERS!!! Sent from my Pixel 3a XL using Tapatalk

We did some backyard tests when our block of jell showed up last fall. Speer 158gr LSWCHP 38spl +P loads per Ramshot's data book actually worked as well as if not better than the Remington FBI load. That said, we had some bizarre bullet turns, but were fine from our 642s. When we shot 145gr...

This is pretty good stuff and the rebate makes it more appealing as well. Free shipping on it from Midway, and last day for the rebate it tomorrow.

I loaned a buddy of mine e the Redding push through sizer to get rid of the "smile" and he then full length resized all his brass before sorting. He was having an awful time with jams and had heard that 357SIG benefits from this as well. He also lubed with OneShot spray before starting out...

I overheard at the LGS and from someone picking up a police trade in that there is a "gen2" on the way. Is that just the M&P with the larger sear spring or is it something else? I've found no confirmation else where.

Just a follow up for those that were asking. It is a 9mm full size M&P police trade in. I paid $349 (cash discount) and $15 for my FFL transfer. It came with the 2 extra grip sizes, factory box, and no other docs. Inventory sticker on the side was not helpful in finding out which department...

I dropped the $$$ on a used one for backup purposes. I like my 40 and 9 I already have and was looking for a possible spare but wanted it as cheap as possible. Pretty was not a requirement. These guns are not in "bad" shape and need a serious cleaning. I put mine in the ultrasonic cleaner for...

New stuff is slower... I just tested this with denim (4 layers) and 4 jugs of water with schreded newspaper. Old lot of Remington was 99FPS faster and mushroomed nicely from my Charter Arms 2" as well as my 6.5" ruger blackhawk. New stuff... it did mushroom, but, not as much and did NOT make...

It ain't fast, but it is cheap and relatively easy to start with the Lee Loader and just a few tools. http://www.beartoothbullets.com/tech_notes/archive_tech_notes.htm/51 I would recommend you get a hand priming tool vs. using the Lee Loader for this step. Otherwise, a nice good condition...

Pan lubing is not hard... but it can get messy Lots of recipes for pan lubing. It tends to work a bit easier with black powder (i.e. soft lube) vs high speed pistol and rifle lubes. The pan lube I use for most cast bullets is pretty simple: 1- ring of bol-wax from the hardware store w/o the...

Is there much of a difference between Speer, Win, Fed, or ...etc. when reloading for 40S&W? I am using 180gr Berry's FP plated bullets and normally use mixed headstamps, but, I'd like to keep things sorted going forward. Thoughts on sticking with SPEER/blazer brass vs FC? Everything gets run...

I've had better results with 357mag using 2400 and IMR4227 vs H110/W296/AA#9. That is with a S&W and Ruger revolvers. With my model 92 Rossi and Taurus revolvers, I've had slightly better results with W296. TrueBlue and BlueDot both work about the same but are not interchangable with other...

I know keltec owners regularly buy up the 59xx magazines for their P-11s, but, for my 6904, I want to know if it works the other way. Can I use a P-11 mag for my S&W?

Kyle Lamb is a good instructor and has written good books. He too is an M&P fanboy and also uses GLOCKs. I built my 2nd AR15 almost exactly like what he had in his book. Sold it to fund another purchase. Then I picked up my VTAC M&P15 afterwards as I missed my KL inspired AR so much. Lots of...

Mil-tec is not just a lubricant but also a metal treatment. It will not collect dirt when heated to where it will dry. It has good saltwater resistance and has shown to work great for 1911 owners on the coasts. Not as hard to do as say powdercoating.