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I just loaded my first rounds with my new Hornady LnL AP yesterday. Was a breeze to set up, the lock and load bushings make changing a breeze, the powder throws are very accurate and consistent. I particularly like the smoothness of the indexing. That and the 1000 free Hornady bullets helped mitigate the price by a fairly significant amount. I may be a newbie to metallic reloading, the last press I owned was an RCBS Rockchucker in the late 70's but I have loaded thousands upon thousands of shotshells on a variety of MEC loaders. Comparatively, the Hornady is a dream.

OK, Help me out here................ I have about 1000 230 grn lead round nose...... 1000 200 grn lead round nose ............ and 1100 Hornady Jacketed HP Target bullets (coming). Can you folks recommend some loads for me using Clays and/or Universal Clays? I sure would appreciate it. I got the bullets at a very, very good price and only shoot in informal matches, either steel or USPSA. Would like to make major PF for all. Thanks. Steve

Greetings and Welcome! I have not been on this board long myself, but have found it to be a source of excellent information and resources. The people are also as nice a bunch as I have come across.

Yes, but the stuff I got was liquid in a bottle. Thanks for the replies guys. I will give it a. shot and see what happens. I feel that automotive product made to polish either paint, aluminum or plated surfaces will be fine. I happened to have a bottle of Mequiar's fine polishing compound on the shelf in the garage. It is made for final polishing or clear coated paint, prior to final waxing. I used about half an ounce with a couple of sprays of Rain Dance fast finish, ran the machine for a few minutes, added the brass and a couple hours later, voila! great brass. I most likely have two or three bottles of similar products on the shelf from when I had a couple show cars. No need to go out and spend additional cash when what I needed was already in my garage. With this usage, I really don't think there is a "magic bullet" (pun intended). I think that there are several products that we already have in our homes that will work just fine.

It's actually one of the faster powders anybody uses to make major. On the most current burn rate chart I've seen 7625 is at #40. N105, which is about the slowest anybody uses (AA #9 anybody?) is #62....quite a bit slower. Burn rate charts don't tell everything, obviously, but 7625 is still pretty fast for 9/38S Major. R, I should have been a bit more specific in my goals with this powder. For the 9mm it will be loaded to minor PF used for production in USPSA and Steel Challenge, the guns will be 4 Glocks, one 17, one 17LS and two 34's. The 45 acp will be loaded to make Major PF for USPSA Limited and steel challenge for my Para with 5 inch tube. Again, Thanks!!!

I am being supplied with a bunch of this powder by a good friend. I have been looking and not seen much information on it in here, good bad or indifferent. He is a great believer in this powder and I am not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. I will be using it to load load moly coated 147 gr 9mm and 230 gr 45 acp. I have read much great things about Clays and Solo 1000, but nary a thing about the IMR. I certainly would appreciate any and all comments and suggested loads for this powder. Thanks. Steve

Please Elaborate. If you feel I am, I would love to hear your opinions on why you feel that way.

I am looking for a nice soft shooting load that makes major PF. So far all I have been shooting is WWB or Blazer Brass 230 gr JRP. I have ordered some 230 Grain RN moly coated bullets from Precision but have been wondering if I am missing the boat by not considering 185's and 200's. I certainly appreciate all the opinions and load data I can get! Thanks in advance! Steve

I have been reading all the information I can find here and elsewhere about reloading metallic cartridges. I will be loading 9mm and 45 acp for soft recoil, minor PF for the 9's and major for the 45. Will be using lead or moly coated bullets with few exceptions. I am being supplied with 14 lbs of IMR SR 7625, bullets and primers by a generous benefactor, for which I am extremely greatful, particularly in these times of scarcity. (I may have chosen Clays and S1000 but it would be disrespectful to look a gift horse in the mouth) I am thinking I need to crimp the bullets in both butn only to about .002", measured with a digital caliper. Opinions please. Thank you!!

It works fine for me, smells better too. Regards, Kirby Not too mention it tastes great and is less filling! Well, being as the cans are red, must be the right stuff. Thanks Y'all.

I ordered some One Shot from Midway and got the Hornady One Shot gun cleaner and dry lube. Is this the same stuff as Hornady's One Shot Case lube or at the very least, can it be used in the same manner as case lube?

Could it be that Win is using them for completed rounds? Pretty simple actually. Only a very small percentage of shooters reload, therefore the demand for completed ammunition is much higher than the demand for components. Also, the profit margins are much higher for completed ammunition that components. What would you do if you were the manufacturer? I would fill the largest orders with with the greatest margins first, as they seem to be.

Well, I will be loading a least 500 rounds per week, possibly more. That is the reason I have decided on a progressive press with auto indexing. After much agonizing, I ordered a Hornady LnL yesterday.

Shot my first USPSA match this year, 54 years young.

I have about 20lbs of Clays, 12lbs of Universal Clays, about 2 lbs of Win 296 as well as some Hercules Green Dot........ Needless to say, I would prefer to use what I have on hand, because it is such a pain in the arse to find components. Thanks. Steve

I have had the pleasure of owning and shooting some pretty nice shotguns. While the bore is one thing I never cleaned all that often, one thing I am anal about is the area around the hinge pins and any other area of metal-to-metal contact. I clean those areas religiousy and apply fresh grease about every 500 rounds, more often if in a dusty enviroment. The old grease with sand, grit, powder residue, etc simply becomes a grinding compound if care is not taken to wipe clean before applying new grease. As far as grease is concerned, I use high pressure wheel bearing grease and load it into a syringe. RemOil or CLP on a rag for exterior wipe down, Kroil or Hoppe's #9 to clean the bore (about every 1000-1500 rounds) and some Butcher's Bowling Alley wax on the wood. It only takes about 20 to 30 minutes to go a complete job, that is not a great deal of time when you have many thousands invested in a gun. FWIW

I am new to metallic cartridge reloading, although I have been loading shotshells for years. In order to economize as well as to ease storage, etc I am looking for a powder that can be used in both 9mm and 45acp loads. In the 9mm I am considering using 124/125 grain bullets and in the 45, 230 grain. Both will most likely be lead. We shoot mostly in local Steel Challenge and USPSA events and would like softer recoil while still making the required PF. For 9mm the guns being loaded for are two Glock 34's, a Glock 17L and a Glock 17. I know that when we shoot lead we will have to run a bore snake through them every 100-200 rounds or so, which to us is no big deal. For .45acp they are a Dan Wesson Patriot with 5" barrel and a Para P-14 ltd with 5" barrel. Thanks! Steve

I just went through the same process but after years of shotshell reloading. I pondered, researched and agonized for about a month. What really helped me was watching YouTube Videos of the various loaders in action. This included not only loading, but the use of the powder measures, case feeders(if you want one) how to set up a multi-stage loader, ease of changing calibers, etc. I also read a review on here that compared the Dillon, Hornady LnL and a Lee Progressive. After all that, I decided upon and ordered my Hornady today. THe promotion for free bullets also ad a slight effect. It made the effective cost of a new loader around $225 with shipping. Just remember, many folks will compare the Hornady LnL to the Dillon 550 even though the 55o is not a self indexing press, the more accurate comparision is against the Dillon 650. For what it's worth, After reading a bunch here, I never gave a Lee a second look. Just my opinion.

Bada Bing!!! After watching several videos on YouTube of both Dillon and Hornady LnL in action, I ordered my Hornady. The 1000 bullets in my case is strictly a bonus but it does lower the over all cost.

Thank you for your advice and comment. I am currently waiting the sale of my MECs on E-Bay. I will also list them here. As far as my decision about the Horndy Loader, that came after I spent a good half day watching YouTube videos of both in action. And I am not comparing the Loc n Load to the SDB or 550 I am only looking at multi station progressive presses with auto indexing. Thanks again

Well, for what it's worth...... If you don't want to spend the money on a Vanek. I Bought a Lone Wolf 3.5 lb Connector, a 6lb trigger spring and a 4lb striker spring. Then, using Maas metal polish and a Dremel with new buffs, I polished all internal metal parts until they look like chrome. Any burrs of rough edges I stoned off. I also replaced the safety plunger with one from Lightning Strike and clipped one coil off the plunger spring. (Although I will call the plunger and clip optional) I now have a Glock 17 with a crisp 3.25 lb trigger pull that is very smooth with no rough spots at all. Without the plunger I did it all for about $20 and a couple hours. I have also done the same with four friends guns and they are very happy also....... I have to do whatever I can do to save a buck now, and this just gave me more room in my budget for match participation and ammo. As I said, for what it's worth

I am selling some of my shot shell reloading gear in order to use that money to purchase metallic cartridge reloading gear. Since I am a newbie at metallic reloading (have reloaded Thousands of shot shells) I would like to the proper gear. One of my questions is regarding dies. I have seen Hornady Titanium dies, RCBS Carbide dies, etc. Which in your opinions represent the best overall combination of value and quality? Keeping in mind that (initially) I will only be loading 9mm and 45 ACP. As far as press goes, I am leaning heavily, athough not beyond the point of no return, to the Hornady LnL.... No offense Blue lovers. Steve

I have been collecting brass for a while now and have accumulated about 35 to 30 pounds of 9mm and 45 ACP. Approximately how many cases per pound for each? Just trying to get an idea of how many I have before I order components, etc. Steve

I am selling two of my MEC shotshell loaders on Ebay and will be investing the proceeds in metallic cartridge reloading equipment. I already have a quality scale, calipers and lots of empy casings. I will need a press, dies, tumbler, media seperator and other misc. items to get started with. I won't be needing a chrono at this stage, I have one I can borrow as needed. so that should save me about a hundred bucks or so. I will have a very strict budget of $650 - $700 for all the hardware, EXCLUDING components. This being so what would you suggest I purchase? Used is fine by me.... Matter of fact I would just as soon purchase something used that is all set up for my purposes. Thanks in advance, Steve

I am getting ready to begin purchasing reloading equipment and thought I would start with a brass cleaner. Which is the preferred? The tumble or the vibration type? Thanks