[Powder for .308 plated bullets]

You could also use 4895 and use the 60% rule listed by Hodgdon for reduced loads. That should work good for a plated bullet

[Turn]

I am enjoying so far. I have all episodes DVR'd.

[.40 Major WST and VVN320 Alternatives]

American Select is very clean and close in speed to N320.

[Dan Wesson PM-9 worth the extra money over a Springfield Loaded]

being that I own both of these pistols I am qualified to answer this. The answer is no. They both function 100 percent with all the mags I have tried with a diet of my reloads using multiple styles of my owncastbullets and factory ammo. I have done much load development using multiple powders and the accuracy is about the same. The best I got was 1/2 inch at 25 yds with the Springfield. The DW it was 3/4 inch. Now considering that I have the same grips, SVI trigger ans magwell on both of them, the DW just feels better in my hands. Yes, the DW is tighter, but when looking at function and accuracy they are the same.

[Red Dot solution for .22]

You should also look at the Bushnell TRS25 micro red dot. I have it on my JR carbine 45 ACP and it works great. Also lots of good reviews on the net and for $85 and free shipping from Midway, a good price to boot.

The $30 Tascos, and BSA's also work very well for 22 cal guns. I have them on my 22 rifle and Ruger pistol and have not had any problems.

[How clean are "coated bullets"?]

The open shooters in NZ have no problem using bullets with the HITek (aka Bayou, SNS) coating on them in their open guns.

[How clean are "coated bullets"?]

The coated bullets from Bayou, SNS and Gateway all are the same coating and leave my guns just as if I were using FMJs.

[What powders do you use for 9mm reloads?]

The good thing about reloading 9mm and 45 ACP is that you can use just about any powder faster than 296. Use a chrono and work your way up. I use what ever I can find for cheap.

[Powder Coated boolits]

_{With all the different coating discussions going on in the other forums I have not seen any definite answer to the OP's questions. If I see something I will let you know.}

[Anybody using Ramshot Competition for 9mm minor w/ 147grn bullets?]

When I tried to worked up loads with this combination in my CZ 75 the only thing consistant I found was how inconsistent and inaccurate in my gun. Silhoutte on the other was a shining star.

[Powder Coated boolits]

I say cheaper because it takes so little to coat the bullets. With powder coat, and the HITEK, heat treating in necessary.

[Powder Coated boolits]

for every batch you do, if you take 1 or 2 bullets, and do the hammer smash test on them, it will tell you if you have good adhesion and cure of the powder coat or the HITEK coating. I can tell you that in the long run the HITEK coating from Bayou Bullets is cheaper. I did 1000 bullets today and used maybe 3 oz of mixed product (Acetone, coating, catalyst)

[Powder Coated boolits]

The power coating should work if it passes the smash test.

[Powder Coated boolits]

^{I am using the HITEK bullet coating on my own cast bullets. On the castboolit.com forum the maker of the coating is in Australia and has said that Australian shooters have been using this coating for about 20yrs. Another user from Australia has said that they use the coating on 38 Super in open guns without any problems.}

[Casting and coating bullets today]

This is basically how I did mine except I used the red copper coating. I sized mine after 2 coatings of HiTek.

This is not me but my process is the same

I use an Oster table top convection oven for mine

[Casting and coating bullets today]

I bought a coating kit from Bayou Bullets and will be casting and coating 9mm, 40 S&W and 45 ACP in the red copper color today. I did a small batch last weekend and it is very easy to apply. The red copper looks pretty too.

[9mm Carbines Which Do You Like?]

Check out the TNW ASR. Quick to break down and fits into a back pack. Uses the Glock mags to. Plenty of videos on youtube.

[Got new Magma Engineering 135gr mould!]

What are you going to lube them with?

[9mm Lead Bullet Composition]

Straight wheel weight shouol give the correct hardness for most competition pistol use. Range recovered lead will be softer as the lead cores do not need to be hard to do its intended purpose. Water dropping wheel weight cast bullets will get you hardness level up to 18-22 BHN level depending on composition. This is definitely hard enough for pistol competition.

I use straight wheel weights and air cool wih a fan for my 9mm, 40 S&W and 45 ACP

[New guy, testing spring weights for Para P18.9, any recommendations?]

that is the setup I use for FP factory loads,125PF USPSA loads and all the way down to 120 PF 'gallery" loads. The 17lb main spring will help a little with your heavy trigger pull but I good trigger job is needed to help out even more. Those 115 bullets are going to feel snappy because of the light weight of the bullet. I have not been doing much USPSA shooting lately and have actually dropped down to an 8lb recoil spring for most of my everyday shooting as it will still work well with 125PF loads. Other people will have other opinions, but this is what works very well for me.

[New guy, testing spring weights for Para P18.9, any recommendations?]

I run 10lb recoil and 17lb mainspring in both my 9mm 1911s.

[Shot a local 3 gun match with cast bullets in my ar]

What bullet lube are you using?

[Bullet coating - Part 1]

Those are not my videos, but to answer the question, you would size after the coating is on them.

[Bullet coating - Part 1]

Here is how to do the Bayou coating easy

[Bullet coating - Part 1]

for another $30 you could have gotten a bottle of coating from Bayou Bullets and have enough for 20k + rounds of bullets