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    Thanks gentlemen, you have both answered my...

    Thanks gentlemen, you have both answered my question. I also went over on Cast Boolits side and searched threads and came up with a wealth of info & reasoning. I have been reloading rifle since 1964...
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    Trimming Brass

    I'm fixing to begin reloading 357 mags for a rifle for the first time and it dawned on me that I've never trimmed the brass for my pistols, do I need to trim them for a rifle?:?:
    Is case length as...
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    .357 Mag Loads

    Have any of you ever used the Hornady XTP JHP in the 180 gr bullet #35771 in the .357 Mag rifles, either Rossi or Marlin? If so, what powder did you use and how much and what accuracy did you find?
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    Need Load Info.

    Anybody care to share load info on a .35 Rem rifle using Hornady 180 gr XTP jacketed bullets. All of my books are sketchy on loads and leave nothing else but interpolation. Thanks
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    Much Obliged Fryboy

    Thanks for the advice Fryboy. Very informative and covers all my questions;-)
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    Crimp on 45Colt

    I bought a 3 Die Lee set and I am crimping with the seater die. Would I be better off seating the boolit with the seater and buying a FCD to do the crimping?:?:
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    Is contacting the factory an option to see if I...

    Is contacting the factory an option to see if I can return it to be checked? The barrel has not been removed as I've never seen one removed that I couldn't tell. It is too new for that. I'm saying...
  8. Thread: Load Data?

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    When two are close to agreement, start there and...

    When two are close to agreement, start there and watch for pressure signs and group sizes as you increase the charge slowly.

    6.5Swede, 100gr bullet, IMR 4320
    Sierra: 37.7 START to 44.7MAX

    The...
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    Versifier, I bought the rifle used in a local gun...

    Versifier, I bought the rifle used in a local gun shop. I don't know how much it has been fired. Is there a possibility of throat erosion contributing to a pinch of headspace? Maybe a preview of...
  10. Thread: Load Data?

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    I was looking for another source to try & solve...

    I was looking for another source to try & solve why there is such a large difference between my Hornady & Lyman manuals for the loading of my 6.5 Swedish Mauser. Lyman's suggested starting load of...
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    Load Data?

    Where can you go on the 'net to download load data from the powder companies? I have never been able to get info from Hodgdon but got info from IMR. Now that Hodgdon owns IMR, I get stonewalled when...
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    Thanks Versifier, I will mic the heads and if I...

    Thanks Versifier,
    I will mic the heads and if I find no expansion, I will assume the cratering is ok?
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    .204 Ruger Loads

    Anybody out there got a good load for the .204 Ruger using factory jacketed bullets like the Hornady V-Max in 40 gr. Everything I've loaded is showing pressure, even at suggested starting loads. The...
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    Resize New Brass?

    I just signed on and I'm sure this has been hashed over many times. I usually create my own brass by shooting it up but I have bought a couple of new caliber handguns lately and when I went to buy...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check        

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