JohnSchuler

I have very small hands, and lose my grip when reloading anyway, so I load with my right and re-acquire my grip very consistantly (with practice, I'm still pretty new at this). I started out loading with left, but now I don't even remember how. Good luck! P.S. I'd love to find a nice L frame 646 out there floating about!

I can put an end to this thread with some good news... The Lee crimp die has solved my problems. I love the sound the moon clip makes when it slams the cylinder face with authority! 100 straight rounds shot without cleaning out the cylinder, and the last clip dropped in just as smoothly as the first one. Thanks all, for some good advice. John

I have my lee crimp die on the way, guys. I appreciate all the offers, and will definitely keep them in mind if crimping does not help the problem Tom E... I'm in North Georgia I will post what happens when I try the new die.

If I get a clymer finish reamer, what is the process for doing this? Can I hurt the cylinder, and make it useless? Any help here would definitely be appreciated before I jump into something like that. Thanks

Thanks, again. I will try the Lee die.

Thanks a lot for the insights. I am going to look into a reamer. As far as the crimp being .473 Gregg, I was trying to have the lightest crimp possible, and still hold the bullet in place. I can drop the cartridge, nose down on the bench, and it doesn't move. I will definitely keep turning the screw down to see what I come up with as far as speed and pressures go, perhaps it will help expand the case out to the chamber and cut back on the fouling as well. Thanks all.

Thanks for the replies, guys. Powder is Alliant bullseye 4.1 grns (720-740fps) 165-170 PF This load worked great (and clean) for my previous bullets without fouling. Previous bullets were coated lead 230 rn from precisionbullet.com "black bullets"

I am trying to work up a load for some new bullets that I just got for my 4" model 625. 45ACP - .451 diameter 230 grn. Round nose Hard cast lead Federal cases I'm having a problem with these bullets gunking up the chambers, and not letting the rounds drop all of the way in. If I clean the chambers with a bore snake, I can get the first 1 or 2 clips to drop in, but then start having a problem with them seating all of the way. Has anyone experienced this? I bought 5000 of these, and need to get them to work out for me. They have no brand name on the boxes, but I can probably call the place I bought them to find out who made them. I've rubbed the ends with steel wool lightly, and this seems to help a little. It de-burrs, and de-gunks the end of the bullet somewhat. I've tightened the crimp a little (from 473 to 472) and this has also helped. I will continue to experiment with these things, but was hoping somebody has a nice fix for this before I get too bad of a headache from banging my head into the wall. Thanks all, in advance. John

You can only have 2 in front of the holster, and 1 behind center line of either side in IDPA. I use the Bladetech doubles (4) for IPSC