DefiantMenace

I have had powder and primers shipped to me lots of times.......even at book rate :-P In the defense of the shipper there was a Lyman in the box LOL

There are other hobbies? LOL I find that very hard to believe :-P

I guess it depends on money and how much you value your time. I like being able to knock out a large amount of 9mm fast. I dont shoot nearly as much 40 or 45 so its not a big deal on the 550. I shoot at least 500 rounds of 9mm a week so the 650 is worth it to me.

I load 9mm on the 650 and 40 and 45 on the 550, works out really well. I say keep them both, especially if you have one caliber that you shoot more than the rest.

Lol where's the front sight on that 23???? Hahaha totally looks like it's missing, it's there... Just the angle....Probably

From the other end of fancy LOL

Because 16-18 dollars for a box of 50 9MM is ridiculous.

You guys are seriously funny. I was literally laughing until I had tears in my eyes after reading your posts. Was a bad day in a lot of ways today, one might even venture as far as saying really bad.... so thanks you guys, you really and honestly cheered me up Caring was the best fyi some.....times.....you just...........have....to.......................stop...... and the TRUE! that followed, that my genius friend was sheer oratorical prowess! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Thanks Its gonna sound like I'm hanging up......but.

Here is an Army study: http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/750379.pdf Apparently the problem with aluminum is that it can ignite when it fails. This causes the chamber erosion that some people are seeing. Did you actually read this study?

Just some food for thought, and this could be totally wrong. If we are both reloading the same aluminum cases and we are both shooting large amounts of them. I am noticing zero erosion across multiple platforms and you are noticing erosion across at least two. It might be possible that you have another problem. If it was solely aluminum you would expect for me to have at least some erosion, especially when at least one of our weapons is from the same manufacturer. Just something to think about, I mean if aluminum was 100% the culprit you would expect at least one of my guns to symptomatic. If aluminum plus chamber equals catastrophe there, it should to some degree here as well. There is a third factor, I may just be completely schnockered on vodka, grape juice and the directors cut of blade runner. hahaha

LOL I just don't believe that the casing was the problem here, I am in defense of nothing. I have no feelings on you as a person. I also don't care about your thoughts on me, I was just curious about reloading aluminum cases and the probability of chamber damage. The probability at this juncture seems very small, if existent at all. Like I said I will report back if I encounter any damage, I don't mind being wrong, wont be the first time. That said happy shooting to us both, and thanks for the information you provided.

I don't buy it. I just pulled my g19 apart again and inspected the chamber under magnification and there is literally not a single sign of erosion anywhere. I have an easy 20k of mix brass/aluminum through mine(mostly brass) so its not like my barrel is new. It seems improbable that one should deteriorate so fast and so aggressively whilst the other shows no signs of deterioration whatsoever. I don't know the history of that barrel, but I don't think it's failure had anything to do with the case type being solely aluminum. Who knows i might be wrong, but the numbers just are not adding up here. I have ran a fair amount of aluminum through my PPQ and SIG P320 as well and nothing. Nothing at all. Zero. Zip. I will keep checking and report back if I see any change in mine, however I am standing fast with my original assessment of BS. Also for you to have noticed this last time means it wasn't there the previous time( or at least not to that extent). So it would have to mean it happened very quickly and very aggressively. That again just doesn't seem to be quite right when you consider i have ZERO erosion. Thanks for the offer to dig through your trash, however I think that's what I am doing right now and I have had quite enough. :-P

I find it very hard to believe you chose to post that video with a couple flashes that showed and proved nothing when you had these pictures the whole time that supposedly were caused by reloading aluminum. Not trying to be an ass#ole but I don't believe you. Gotta call BS on this one. Also my life is not pinion to you caring about myself or my weaponry, so let me worry about that and you stick to coming up with these delightful stories.

Ok so you posted a couple pictures...........................and???? LOL No story? No cause? Just some random pics? No data on round count, load, oal, powder type, situation, picture of the case or cases that caused this? No pictures before this? leading to this? No explanation on why and how you let it get to that point? Are you saying those last two rounds in the video you posted did this, or are you are just posting some random pics with a silly line like don't expect sympathy to act all clever. Because my BS meter is in the red right now.

Great find, I never really use magnum primers but I am sure someone will want to get some. I haven't used the wolf brand for primers yet, however if its the same quality as their ammunition it should be ok. I have fired about a million rounds of their steel cased 223 and 7.62x39 and haven't had too many failures.