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  • Birthday 10/14/1939

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    Henry Terlikoski

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  1. With all these answers about crimp diameter it seems to me that you have forgotten that crimp is not the proper term for what you are trying to achieve..The object is to remove the bell that you applied to be able to seat the bullet in a straight manner..Just enough to not have a lip on the mouth of the case..If your bullets are not extremely over sized this should not be a problem.. In over 50 years of reloading I have never measured the so called crimp and never had any problems once the OAL was established,to long,to short then you might have problems.. Sorry for the long post,just had to throw my two cents worth into the ring.. Henry T
  2. I have a 45 Factory comp gun. No pictures or knowledge on how to post one if had .. Don't know if you will find one that has not been changed somewhat,after all it didn't have a beaver tail grip safety and all those other little things that made it a bit more comfortable to use.. The 45 was king in this area back then,early 90's..
  3. To keep my dummy rounds noticeable I drill a hole in the side of the case.. As for the primer pocket a bit of firm rubber(pencil eraser or gasket material) cut to fit solid will save firing pins.. Still keep them separate from live ammo so there are no mistakes.. For a non reloader one of the original(hammer operated)Lee reloader kits might be found at tag sales or gun shows for almost nothing..One of these will make good dummy's and just might create enough interest to really try reloading.. I started with a Lyman tong tool almost 50 years ago..Most of my guns have never seen a factory round of ammo..
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    Cracked Mag..

    I have no way to show a picture of the cracked mag so perhaps a bit more info might help.. The mag is original to the gun witch is a ,I think,very early production run.. Ser. no. is AH9xx... The crack is in the back running down from the top of mag through the witness holes on the right side down to hole 16.. I did use it once and it fed alright but did not hold the slide open when empty.. Would like to have some idea of just how old this gun is,anybody have any idea how to find the manufacture date ?? The weapon in question belongs to my nephew who hasn't used it in years and asked me to give it some use.. At the time I was interested in something along those lines but being from Mass. there are only older used Glocks available here..Ended up buying a Sigma VE,2005, because it felt better in hand..Have been a 1911 user since late 60's.. Then along came a M&P9 and that is current favorite,even though it too has the wonderful Mass trigger..
  5. I found it to be rather dirty in light loadings in 9mm..
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    Cracked Mag..

    I have a early G-17 that hasn't seen the light of day in way too long..Got it out the other day and cleaned and lubed it up,didn't notice anything wrong..Got to the range and in loading the mag noticed it was cracked down the back side.. Is this something that happens with age or what ?? Thanks for any info you all can give me...
  7. I found on the kits that I have one must remove the 9mm ejector or enlarge the ejector slot in the slide.. Have a very early one that gave me the fits trying to make it work like it should,still not great,and a later model with some changes made at the factory.. Must say that I wouldn't buy another Ciener kit..Alright for plinking but a pain with the FTF and hammer following the slide and light strikes.. Can't say I would even take a freebe after all my problems with them.. If you try one all I can say is "GOOD LUCK"..
  8. It is possible that you are not seating your primers deep enough.. Did you try to fire them a second time ?? Or in a different gun?? I am sure that just about everyone has had this problem at least once or twice..
  9. Got some of his 147 RN a while ago..Shoot real well in both the 38 super and the 9mm..Don't have a crono so no power factors. Using 3.2 gr bullseye in the 9mm and 3.5-4.0 in the super..Fun and pleasant shooting for this old guy..
  10. Probably out of the question but something to consider,other than 9mm,is a 38 super.. Great gun in single stack 1911 that with reloads will go from the light 38 target loading to the flame throwing 357 mag..Feeds and functions with the best and with a decent barrel,Nowlin or equivalent,will be the most accurate non custom auto to be found..Same bullets as the 9mm and mostly the same powders,just trade some of your 9mm brass for 38 super..Easy caliber to reload and with moderate loads brass lasts almost forever.. Maybe not for you but something to think about anyway..
  11. Way back then I bought some Herters 357 brass..Worked just the same as the Win that I always used.. Thought it was good brass..Might still be some around somewhere,just don't shoot much 357mag anymore..
  12. To much taper crimp will resize the bullet and the case,the brass case will have some spring back where as the lead core of the bullet has none.. Thus you have a loose bullet.. Try it with a unprimed case,why waste a primer and powder,and see what happens..Do the bullet test,press the round against the bench and check for set back..
  13. Too much taper crimp might leave you with a loose bullet that will set back while feeding.. Set back causes higher pressures thus maybe big problems.. Crimp only enough to remove the flair,bell,case tension should hold bullet securely during feeding.. On a revolver case a heavy roll crimp might be called for but not on an auto case..
  14. Have I been doing things wrong all this time ?? I have been using used drier sheets in my tumbler,no smell.. They do seem to collect a lot of dirt or something and the media seems to last longer..
  15. A while ago a now defunct bullet maker had a line of copy cat red dot sights.. I tried the Docter style..Must say it looked good.. But take the thing into a dim indoor range and the dot would disapear..Sent it back and saw that he had stopped carying them soon after.. There was no country of origin but must assume that they were made in China on the cheap.. As I stated that was a while ago and maybe things have gotten a bit better..Must say I would not bet on it being changed.. Just might be worth a try ..You never know,things happen every now and again..
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