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  1. I'm on a small team putting together a company what will soon be producing ammunition. One of our foci will be premium lead-free hunting rounds. I'd like to hear thoughts from members here on what might be recommended or desirable choices for such products. Mfg process: lathed brass / copper alloys Target Audience: Big Game Hunting / Dangerous Game Hunting Much thanks, Doug
  2. I'm new to reloading and was told the Lyman Reloading Handbook is concidered to be a definitive guide for this art. It came with the $1000 package of reloading equipment recommended here on Brian Enos' site. I have a .45 ACP pistol and have been focusing exclusively on this caliber. The section of this book dedicated to this venerable caliber is 3 pages long: one of text, two of data relating to specific bullet types. I have two bullets, one full metal jacket at 230 grains & one lead cast also at 230 gr. The text states the following on page 380: "...the shooter should not size cast bullets larger than .451 due to chamber dimentions." I am fairly sure this is a very significant error that will have all shooters using undersized bullets. This will reduce accuracy and increase leading creating lots of extra work for those who follow the author's guidance. In the section focusing on my bullet-type, the author gives reference loads for a 230grain TMJ bullet. I have 700X powder and on page 382 the book give the following load information for IMR 700X powder: a minimum load of 3.6 grains with a maximum load of 4.8. I loaded cartridges at 3.6, 4.0, and 4.2 grains for the first outing. I shot 200 rounds and the gun smoked incredibly, misfired several times. During troubleshooting and after 2 hours of cleaning we found that the manufacturer of the powder has the following reference loads for 230gr jacketed bullets: Bullet Dia. C.O.L. Min fps Pressure Max fps Max Pressure 230gr FMJ .451" 1.200" 4.4 758 12,700 CUP 4.9 842 16,600 CUP The alignment of the text got messed up, but it shows a Minimum of 4.4 grains with a max of 4.9!!! The Lyman manual has a minimum of 3.6 grains. That's nearly 20% off! Lyman has grossly understated the minimum loads causing an enormous waste of time and poor performance. Had they overstated instead I might not have fingers with which to type this message (or worse). I don't feel this is a source I can trust. They evidently have been publishing this book for over 100 years. At some point the process of collecting and vetting the data seems to have run off the rails. I don't believe it is safe to use this book or even publisher as a reference source for reloading data. The quality of the data is unconscionable.
  3. Hi, I'm a new handgun owner from Seattle. Once upon a time I hunted semi-regularly and have long since ignored my firearms. Then all of a sudden the news media went crazy and guns guns guns was all they could talk about. I started thinking about my little arsenal of family weapons and decided to start shooting once again. I purchased a Sig Sauer P250 in .45 ACP and am getting used to that. I have an assortment of long guns including shotguns and hunting rifles. I have some vintage guns fromt the Civil War era but I don't imagine I'll be shooting those. I'm waiting for Brian to ship me a Dillon RL 550B and a metric sh@t-ton of accessories to make all of this more affordable. Cheers, ~Doug
  4. I just picked up the P250 Compact in .45 ACP... wonderful gun. Enjoy!
  5. Hello you two. I just joined this forum. I'm in Seattle (Northeast) and am looking at the various ranges. I shoot all sorts of guns: 16ga & 12 ga shotguns, .308, .303, 7mm Rem Mag and have a few older guns I may get going as well. I just purchased my first handgun - a Sig P250 Compact in .45 ACP and am enjoying the hell out of it. I'm waiting for Brian to deliver my Dillon setup so I can shoot the gun with reasonable economy. Regards, Doug
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