Ben Diss
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Why not seek the advice of your HR dept? They'll likely have a point of view on this.
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Taught my wife how to pick primers. She like being "involved" in my hobby. Problem solved.
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Federal 100 & 150's are $28. My LGS has then for $35.
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This is a great question. What is the expected weight range of bullets? What would a bullseye shooter expect? What would a combat pistol shooter expect?
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It's cheap, it meters well and produces some of the lowest SD's. However, it's a little dirty and it's snappy. I like 4.5 gn with MG 200 JFP. With a heavier bullet, the snap isn't bad and it's super accurate.
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I hear what you're saying, but I like having confidence in my equipment so that I know if I miss, it's me and not an errant bullet. Still, I'll load a few from the lot and see if I can tell any difference.
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I took a chance and ordered some of Brownell's new Colorado 128 grain .357 RNFP bullets. I figured I'd check a few and see how consistent they weigh. Not good. They're all over the place, from 119 grains to 134 grains. Seems like most are around 132 so I sorted them and kept anything between 131.00 and 133.99. That yielded about 50% of the 500 ct box.
What weight range is acceptable? Is a +/- 1 grain spread close enough to still get good accuracy at 25 yards?
BTW, I also ordered a box of their 158 round nose and these all weighed within +/- 0.5 grain of 162.
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The theory, or so I have heard, is that you shouldn't shoot copper then lead, not that you shouldn't shoot lead then copper. Actually the idea of "shooting a jacketed bullet down the bore to clean out lead" is commonplace. The reason you supposedly shouldn't shoot copper then lead is that a jacketed bullet leaves a rough copper coating on the interior of the bore, then when you fire a lead bullet thereafter you get really heavy leading because the rough copper strips lead all the way down the bore. Don't know how true that is, that's just what I was told.
This sounds familiar and makes sense. Thanks.
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I thought shooting copper through a leaded barrel was bad? Don't know why. I was also cautioned that you shouldn't go back and forth, but never got a good explanation as to why. Anyone know the answer or is that info bunk?
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Yep. Love the unified cart. I use it all the time. I try to NOT order more than once a week so I keep a browser session open and just go modify the cart when needed. When I can't stand it any longer, I place the order.
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3.9GN Clays under Berry's 230GN RN. Very soft.
This is one of my favorites too, but I need 4.1 and 1.260" to safely make major. For target shooting, I like 200 gn Montana Gold JFP with 4.5 or 4.6 of Titegroup very short at 1.225" COL. For both, I use a 13# spring but could probably use a softer one.
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Where about in NW Ohio are you? I grew up in Van Wert County.
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Sartorius AY123. Overkill for pistol reloading, but super nice for bench rest rifle.
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If 3.2gr of TG works well with Berry's 147 RN, would a little more powder be needed for MG 147 RN? Maybe 3.4?
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Is anyone using RL-15 for 55 gr bullets? I've got some on-hand for 69 SMK's out of my 1/7 20" barrel, but I'm thinking of loading up some 55 gr MG for my 1/9 20" gun.
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Good question. I'm thinking of the same thing. Would like a Nordic NC22, but I think there's are made from unobtainium.
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Agree. I have one and it cleans brass well, but it only handles 20 or so at a time. With a 2-3 minute cycle it's just not practical.
I've switched to a Tumbler with 3mm ceramic beads and Citronox. 30 min and 500 .45 ACP cases look new.
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RL 550B
Casefeeder: No
Experience: 6 months
Average Rounds/Hour, Pistol: 400 (.45 ACP, .38 Spc)
Average Rounds/Hour, Rifle: N/A
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Yes, return it. Do it before that option no longer exists. See if you can trade if for a 250 model.
Why do you say this? I had resolved to keep it per all his advise on this thread. Why do you say to get the 250?
Because what you describe isn't normal. It should work as described. There's plenty of articles on the net and videos on Youtube that show these scales working properly.
The trade off between the Gempro 500 and 250 is max weight vs. resolution. For our purposes, we'll never reach the max weight of the 250, so why not take advantage of the resolution.
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I've been shopping B&H's store since they were down on 17th street. I was thrilled when they moved, because now they're only three blocks from my office. Great place, in-store on on-line.
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In the fall, Master Class in Monroe will start up their indoor combat league again. Last year it was Wed nights. Three classes, very relaxed rules, lots of local LEO join us.
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Really? He's got a pic with the chuck resting on the ways? That thing might be ok for parts, but after seeing the pic I can't imagine it's gonna be in a kind of shape to actually use.
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Yes, return it. Do it before that option no longer exists. See if you can trade if for a 250 model.
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does anyone use montana gold .45 bullets. i am looking for a proper grainage using 231. and oal would be nice too.
A very popular load for bullseye shooting with Montana Gold from a 5" 1911 is:
MG 200 grain JFP
Titegroup 4.5 grains
COL 1.180
Winchester or Federal primers
Which MG bullets are you looking to shoot?
2011 Maritime 3 Gun, Hartford, CT (USCGA Benifit match)
in Multi-Gun, Rifle & Shotgun Match Announcements
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On the Matchreg website, click to see the squad assignments. At the bottom of the page is a PDF that covers equipment rules.