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      ID bullet

      Could be Sierra Sports Master
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      10mm powders and load data.

      Lead bullets: Did you slug the barrel so you know what the groove diameter really is? I found that 155 and 175gn L-SWCs are most accurate in my 10mm. Data should be easy to find on powder company's sites. Forgive duplicate listings: 10mm Auto Bullet Weight Powder Weight Velocity...
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      10 MM projectiles

      Some people shoot .9mm and .10mm guns, others shoot 40mm and 45mm guns. Must be hard when ordering bullets. Have seen these calibers referenced in TV shows, also.
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      10 MM projectiles

      Well, 10-13 BHN work well in both my 10mms, all the way up to max, just as they work well in my .44 Mag, all the way up to max. Hard cast bullets often have to be larger, as they will not swell and seal under pressure. Lead bullets suitability as to do with FIT and lube, and alloy is very minor...
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      Plated pistol bullets ??

      For several decades, I have purchased JACKETED bullets from Montana Gold, Precision Delta, and Zero bullets from Powder Valley for the same price or less than plated (Montana Gold took the Obummer shortage as an OK to really raise their prices and they never came down as far as I could see, so I...
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      Plated pistol bullets ??

      Safe: ALWAYS use lead data for plated bullets. Most plated bullet manufacturers have "load recommendation" on their web sites. Recommendation: Unless they are the ONLY bullets you can find, don't use plated bullets. Never found a plated bullet that gave me a groups that was less than 150% of...
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      Powder Measure Accuracy

      Lee Pro Auto-Disk and Micro Charge disks. Someone has begun making them again. Powder trickler. RCBS ChargeMaster Lee PPM Make your own dipper from a .25 Auto or .22 LR case
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      Powder Measures

      Powder Measure: Bench-mounted--best has been the cheap Lee PPM. It leaked with fine powders for a long time, but I simply put some paper under it and poured the leaked powder back in the hopper. Extremely consistent. Second best was the Hornady L-N-L powder measure. Press-mounted--I use the Lee...
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      32 caliber casting

      Forget sizing, unless your cast bullets are more than 0.003" over actual groove diameter. I get better accuracy from as-cast bullets with simply tumble lube. Leaking pot is not going to work well. Get Lyman cast bullet manual. .32 S&W Long does real well with full wadcutter bullets. For heavier...
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      Lines around cases

      My first though looking at the pictures is simply burnishing from the sizing die. Like to see what they looked like before firing. I would just keep reloading, but having it checked out is ALWAYS a good thing.
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      Lee pro auto disk users, a little help please?

      All my disks work perfectly. It's the ACB that is a waste of money unless set nearly wide open, and even then it is inconsistent. At small setting, the cavity doesn't even reach the powder dispenser hole. Only Lee product that I found to be a waste of time and money. Dillon makes a much better...
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      Seating Bullets

      Have no idea how the SWCs could be hard to seat, if you flared the case mouth sufficiently (and the same flare is needed for the RN), unless you are using a RN seater plug for the SWC and the bullet just wobbles around in the seater plug. You can try a Lyman M-die to hold the bullet in the case...
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      Lowest sd and es not most accurate?

      Maybe for long range shooting, but not for ranges normally found when hunting. Most are stuck at 100 yards, with no 200+ ranges around them. Within 200 yards, I have never found low SD/ES to mean anything in terms of accuracy. The ladder is good, but you really need to shoot at 300 yds or longer...
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      Ring around lead round after chambering???

      If you change the COL, work up the load again from start. Inspect the barrel for lead deposits. Be sure there is enough case mouth flare before seating the bullet and only use enough taper "crimp" so round chambers. Do the plunk test: The solution to chambering problems is to determine the...
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      Case or die issue?

      Sorry, but what works for precision handloading and what is needed for max production are two different things. All my rifle cases are fed into the press by hand and the case pad takes no extra time and has worked 100% for over 45 years. If I had a need for thousands of rifle rounds per month, I...
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      Case or die issue?

      You know, I have used an RCBS lube pad and case lube for 45 years and NEVER had a stuck case. I won't drop what has worked EVERY time to perfection. Roll about 5-8 cases at a time.
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      Tumbling Question

      I can say that for any of guns, from my .25 ACP Colt pocket to my .30-06 Ruger, NONE of them shoot better with a clean primer pocket. If you have a 0.75MOA or smaller grouping rifle, maybe it could help. I have been depriming first for over 40 years because some cases have white powder in the...
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      Lee powder measure options. Best accuracy?

      All load data is based on a +/- 0.1gn charge range. All powder measures will throw a range of 0.3gn with almost all powders. The only powder measure that has done at all better than the Lee PAD or Hornady L-N-L measure is my Lee PPM, but even my Dillon measures all produce loads just as accurate...
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      Loading some 124 Grn XTP in 9 mm - What OAL?

      Your COL (Cartridge Overall Length) is determined by; your barrel (chamber and throat dimensions) and your gun (feed ramp) and your magazine (COL that fits magazine and when the magazine lips release the round for feeding) and the PARTICULAR bullet you are using. The critical variable is...
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      Looking to Start Loading .45 ACP

      Am. Select is close to TiteGroup in burn rate. In one chart, it is #16 and Power Pistol is #34.
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