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I prefer my ammo, shaken not stirred.

Plated .357/358

Contaminated primers?

I'm 65, the only thing in my will is a bar tab for 65 bucks. It's yours.

I really have no idea what the pressure is, but my S&W 627 is rated for .357 magnum. My 929 is rated for 9mm, and I have no idea what pressure it's rated for.

I bit the bullet (so to speak) and bought 30,000 SPP, and 12 pounds of Sport Pistol and 16 pounds of Clays. I'm only using 3 grains in either .38 Short Colt or 9mm behind a 160 grain slug. I'm 65, I'm probably not going to need primers or powder in 30 years? 20 years...

More like, ever. Prices are never going down. This is the new normal.

For a while?

Yeah, my local place had it on sale a few months ago for $29 a pound. They had 75 pounds, I bought 4. I should have bought them all

.38 Short Colt revolver loads are virtually the same as 9mm revolver loads.

I like Sport Pistol in my 9mm / 160 grain revolver loads. I was using Clays, but it's unavailable now. Sport Pistol meters better and burns cleaner. It's virtually the same load data.

I use Armscor .22. It's the easiest to ignite. I can run a light trigger.

Agreed.

Agreed.

Interesting reading, but you guys are chasing your tail. .38 Short Colt or 9mm is effortless.

I find that I need to ream the primer pockets every 15 loadings or so. Otherwise I get crushed primers when loading.

If only there were some kind smith that worked on guns. That would be cool

My wife used to say, the NSCA (National Sporting Clays Assn.) was the world's best kept secret

Cool, thanks

Not me, I shake and bake. You guys are way over thinking this.

I'm pretty new to reloading, but in the last 40 years and hundreds of thousands of rounds, I haven't cleaned off any lube. So far so good.

Axe, and yee shall retrieve: Name: .38 Short Colt: 158gr Berry's RN: 231 3.7gr: OAL 1.20 Notes: S&W 627 5" Shots: 11 Average: 777 ft/s SD: 25 ft/s Min: 736 ft/s Max: 817 ft/s Spread: 81 ft/s Power Factor Average: 122 Power Factor Low: 116 Power Factor High: 129 Barometric Pressure: 30 in Hg Temperature: 57 F Bullet Weight: 158 Powder: 231 3.7gr Bullet: Berry's 158gr RN C.O.A.L.: 1.20 Primer: Fed SPP Case: Starline

It's a .358 bullet in a 9mm case. I'm using 9mm dies so I'm guessing it's a taper crimp.