danman00

I do the exact same thing. Saves all that crap from getting in my Lyman T-Mag. I haven't deprimed as much as Steve RA, but I've deprimed close to half (15k to 20k) and I've seen some degredation on that little $25 press. It's definitely getting sloppy. I'll use it till it breaks off the bench, then just buy another.

I've just ordered the 750 rd small flat rate box of 147gr. I'm curious as to how the flat point profile will perform in my Glock. I've never shot FP in a 9mm.

I've never used BlueDot in 9mm but it works pretty well in .40 S&W. Its' a little too slow burning .. but if you keep it up towards the higher FPS range, it's not so dirty. Great accuracy though.

I see inconsistencies as well using a Lyman turret press and what I think i have found in my case (again I think) is when I'm placing the bullet on top of the belled case during the seating process, sometimes it's not sitting perfectly straight (vertically). Sometimes its sitting crooked 10 - 15 degrees (i'm guessing) one way or another. The seating die straightens it out as it seats it down into the case but I'm wondering if that "off" angle is throwing it off - seating it deeper or shallower by a few thousandths. Maybe its the profile of the inside of my Lee seating die. Again, Im not sure but I've found that if the bullets are sitting perfectly straight on the top of the case, my OAL inconsistancies are alot less. Just my two cents.

IMR SR4756 and IMR PB both run very well in 9mm and .40

+1 here, I learned alot from those guys. Highly reccomend for beginners in either IDPA or USPSA

Man, all i have is a Lyman T-mag 2 turret press. It's a wonderful press and will last longer than I'll live for sure. I can crank out some beautifull looking and performing rounds. Its very precise but it takes me forever to make large quantities of ammo. The absolute fastest I can safely make is about 100 rds per hour. And that is after the brass is deprimed, cleaned and resized. I want a progressive press. LOL Holds out a collection plate

I can confirm. My Glocks all have stock triggers and i have only used CCI primers. I've never used another brand after 1000's of rounds and I've never had a light strike issue.

Thanks for the info. In the 9mm its rather dirty as well but I'm not afraid of a little cleaning. Very soon, this 8lb jug of SR4756 will be all I have, so I will have to make do. Powder pickens are slim around my neck of the woods.

Thanks Ropsitos, I will have damn near the same components. The only difference is I have 180gr Rainiers FP. Close enough though. I will start a little lower and work my up. Hows the accuracy for you? Is the power residue dirty after shooting, Any flash?

Your garden variety thief has no clue what reloading components are. They want guns, jewlery, money, electronics etc. Just remember to aim for the "A" (down zero) zone when they enter your domain. I know its tough without a buzzer.

Yup all mine sit on a shelf on my loading bench. Yuppers, me too.. No cabinet.. just up high on a shelf

Good to hear... I will try it soon - Within the week or so. My press is set up for 9mm right now... My daughter is keeping me busy making 9mm. She shoots it faster than I can make it..LOL. But on the other hand, I love that she's enjoying it so much.

3D Jedi, I'm shooting damn near the same load out of a G35 with 9mm LW conversion barrel. My accuracy isn't too far off from yours. 3" to 4" groups at 25 yds. 124gr Ranier plated RN 5.0gr IMR SR4756 CCI spp OAL 1.15 I don't have any chrono data though.

I've never used E3 but in my case with using Bluedot (big flaky powder) through a Lyman #55 meter, I saw inconistantances that rivaled yours - .4. to .5 grains. It scared me in the beginning but with BlueDot, a slower burning powder, I could barely tell the difference when shooting. When I changed to a smaller ball powder (Like IMR-PB) I saw very little inconsistancies and if so, they we +.1 to -1.

I have a Lyman and an RCBS digital scale. Both were around 40 to 50 bucks each. - and both seam to be consistant (at least with each other).

I got lucky and found 8 pounds of SR4756 at a gun show recently for very cheap and I'm very happy with this load below: It's a little dirty in my Glock, but not too bad. 124gr Rainier plated RN 5.0gr SR4756 CCI spp OAL - 1.15 I'm curious as to how thispowder will run in .40 S&W. I haven't tried it yet.

Gotcha, was just curious.. My back suffers greatly as I'm popping up and down like a brass chicken. Thanks

I had the same issue as you SSgt82-02 only I transitioned from a 1911 to a glock.. I'm still to this day not happy with my shooting (with the different trigger pull, weight imbalance and different grip angle) but over time, I have improved greatly. I keep telling myself I will finally get it and I am getting closer but I'm still a better shot with a 1911.

Neat looking toy. Has anyone ever used one of these? Do they work? http://www.brassmower.com/

I used to try and keep up on this but I loose my brass to other reloaders at the range. They pick up mine, I pickup thiers...It's a never ending cycle so I just gave up and load what I get.. I've never had any real issues.

Isn't mineral sprits a petroleum product? if so wouldn't this affect the powder, primer? Jeff Jeff, I'm not sure if its a petroleum product or not, maybe so. I was skeptical as well at first but I tried it anyway. I had purchased 12lbs of tumbler media on ebay from a fellow reloader. It was his reccomendation to add a 1/4 cup of mineral spirits per pound of his media which consists of crushed walnut and corn cob. I was blown away with the results. Very clean, very shiney brass. As far as effecting powder or primers, I always deprime my cases before tumbling and the cases are always dry when I remove them from the tumbler. It's not like theyre drowning in it. Anyway, here is a link to guy on ebay selling his media if anyone is interested. I wouild highly reccomend to anyone. I've cleaned thousands of rounds using his media and mineral spirits. How well does it do with the insides of the case and the primer pockets? Not bad at all (occasionally get a little media stuck in the primer pockets). Of course it depends on the brass. Once fired brass looks brand new when I'm done with them but really old brass that has been half buried for weeks or months at the range .. they require a little more attention.

I was in a simalar dilema, choosing between a G34 and a G35 for IDPA and a G23 and a G19 for carry. I chose the G35 and G23 combo (.40 cal) and later on purchased aftermaket 9mm barrels and magazines to go plinking with a cheaper round. It's like having 4 different pistols for just a little more than the price of 2..... just my 2 cents.

Isn't mineral sprits a petroleum product? if so wouldn't this affect the powder, primer? Jeff Jeff, I'm not sure if its a petroleum product or not, maybe so. I was skeptical as well at first but I tried it anyway. I had purchased 12lbs of tumbler media on ebay from a fellow reloader. It was his reccomendation to add a 1/4 cup of mineral spirits per pound of his media which consists of crushed walnut and corn cob. I was blown away with the results. Very clean, very shiney brass. As far as effecting powder or primers, I always deprime my cases before tumbling and the cases are always dry when I remove them from the tumbler. It's not like theyre drowning in it. Anyway, here is a link to guy on ebay selling his media if anyone is interested. I wouild highly reccomend to anyone. I've cleaned thousands of rounds using his media and mineral spirits. http://www.ebay.com/usr/jimkelly101 hope this link works.

I made out pretty decent, I got about 4500 bullets, 4 pounds of Unique, 4 pounds of VihtaVouri, an RCBS beam scale, a couple thousand 9mm cases and about a 1000 .45 cases, 50 rounds of factory .45, a dillon bullet puller and a few other odds and ends for 150$ All in all not a bad day, especially if I can get these bullets to work. Thanks for the info, i will try to load a few and see what happens, if I cant use them perhaps I can trade them to someone who can. I was just hoping these would work. Also 500 actual rainier 9mm 124g hollowpoints. 1000 small pistol primers I agree with eveyone else. Load a handfull and shoot em, just be careful. Regardless, you stole that gear for $150. Congrats.