Cranking the 10mm's - Still my Favorite

[Peter M. Eick]

I just finished up logging in another 1151 rounds of 10mm I made today. I was loading 135 grn noslers and 140 grn Lasercast TC's with blue dot. Everything worked great and I just plugged along making ammo. I like the 10mm because the size of the case is about perfect for my hands. Easy to pick up and load.

I have another about 300 to make tomorrow with 155 JHP's and probably some "little gun". I will worry about the load tomorrow.

Then I will switch over and do 40 short and weak with power pistol. I have about 500 pieces of 40 brass to load. Finally while I have the die plate on, I will crank out a few thousand 357 sigs if my local dealer has some AA9. I only have a pound left so I need to get some more.

Nice to get back in the swing of reloading. I have been behind the curve and shooting more then loading due to the primer shortages. Now that I can walk into bass pro and buy small pistol primers (picked up 3000 today no problem) I will start to rebuild the stock pile.

 

[bls]

Pete,

You've been very busy. Let's go to the range...

Do you get any leading of the barrel with the Lasercast TC bullets?

I'd like to load some 10MM with lead bullets but absolutely hate trying to get the ring of lead/carbon out of the cylinder of 610 (I'm still looking into the ultrasonic cleaners like you recommended and I've found one I'm interested in but it's $575).

I've only shot jacketed bullets in my pistols and wondered if you get the same ring of lead/carbon in the pistol barrel like you do in the revolver's cylinder.

BTW, Starline sent me email that they've shipped my 10MM brass to me and it should arrive Saturday.

bls

 

[Peter M. Eick]

Yeah I have been at it lately.

Lets make a tenative plan to hit the range next weekend? Email me if that works for you.

I don't really see any ring on my 610 from the lead bullets. I have shot enough that I would have thought I would see it by now. If you have a ring, how about we try the ultrasonic out on one with it and see what it can do to remove it.

Good news on the brass. I am on my 10th reloading of my starline stuff and it is doing well.