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Eggleston Munitions has zombie green as a standard color. I have no personal experience with them.
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I hate to be that guy, but there are so many threads on this forum that cover all the questions you are asking (nufinish, case lube, tumbling etc etc etc). Just start searching the forum, read the threads and decide what makes sense to you. Then start reloading a bunch of ammo and, like anything, examine your process and see where you can improve it. You're just not going to know the best process for YOU until you start cranking the handle.
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1 hour ago, davidb72 said:
Works great - stop thinking about it and do it.
You'll wonder why you waited this long after trying it.Exactly this
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Just measure the thickness of the case. You can take an average if it's mixed brass, doesn't matter. Add two thicknesses of the brass to the bullet diameter set your dies there. You just want to remove the bell from the powder die.
ETA: I've had no problems doing it as I described. I've read of and seen issues with over crimping like keyholes in targets and reduced neck tension. Reduced neck tension could cause setback and give you a kaboom.
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18 minutes ago, Paul_H said:
Wow! Thank you everyone for all the advice and support.
To answer a couple of questions:
1. Both my Glock 19s are giving me trouble. One has fired thousands of 147gr American Eagle ammo, which has a truncated cone and a flat tip, with no issues. Same gun has also feed hundreds of Speer 147gr Gold Dots (I like to run 200 - 250 rounds of my self defense ammo through my guns). The other Glock is brand new and has not been shot yet.
2. Even though some of the rounds do feed with some magazines, it is inconsistent. Meaning there is no pattern to what magazine will fail to load, even using a round that just loaded with that magazine SAT.
Based on what I've understood so far, my plan of action is:
1. use the plunk test to find the longest COAL that will work in my barrel, then revisit the failure to feed problem.
2. try some round nose bullets. I have already ordered some, along with others in RN and TC/FP from Speer, Ranier, and Berry's.
3. I'm also going to double check that I am loading the bullets straight into the case. Seems to me that if I am off a bit, then when in the magazine the low side of the tip of the round would have a better chance of hitting the feed ram. Conversely, if loaded so the tip was up slightly in the magazine it may load no problem. Could help explain why there seems to be no pattern to what rounds load with what magazines, or why a round fails to load in a specific magazine one time, then loads fine in the same mag.
For people using Dillon seating dies with the reversible stem, how do I determine which side of the stem to used when loading FP or TC bullets? With the flat points I have now, the fit is not that great with either side of the stem.
Thanks again.
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Paul
I noticed the round in the picture you posted you are using the flat point side of the seating stem. I flipped mine to the other side (again with the same Bayou 147) and got MUCH more consistent results. It grabs the round section of the bullet and I believe it allows it to self center somewhat. Also, make sure you lock down your dies with the handle all the way down with a round in the die. I also use Dillon dies but on a 650.
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2 hours ago, jcc7x7 said:
I've been very fortunate that the 147 Bayou's have fed in all my guns.
Currently running them in several 1911's, Sig 226 and glock 34 gen4 (brand new) and an old gen2 17.
But as stated above get the round made correctly and plunking in your bbl first then figure our why it's nosediving.
does the gun feed large hollow points like the Win Silver tip etc.
The flat nose is usually smaller than some hollow points and the ogive is made to feed in the majority of guns.
How does it look relating to feed ramp with slide locked back. i.e. low middle of ramp or lined up with chamber.
You may have to go longer OAL. if it will plunk test
Both my glocks I can go 1.165 with that bullet both have the factory bbl in them.
This. I can run up to 1.17 OAL in my G19s with the Bayou 147s and have 0 feeding issues. I run the same bullet at 1.14 in my G34 because the magazines require a slightly shorter OAL. I also run them at 1.14 in my CZ, which is relatively long, and the CZ's are notorious for needing a shorter OAL. My vote would be to try a longer OAL and I think it will give the bullet a better chance to clear the feed ramp.
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Beauty. Really like the look of the grips.
I've never noticed it before, but yeah my mags do rattle a bit. Definitely wouldn't say they're very noisy though
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2 hours ago, MikieM said:
I am currently having the same problem in 9mm going through my Super 1050.
I have changed the sizing die from Dillon to a UD. I have disabled the de-crimp hold down.
However, I think the problem lies in the bullet seater. The Dillon seating die has an interchangeable insert (one end round nose, the other end for everything else), but has an unusual amount of excess room around where the stem contacts the tip of the bullet. This, I believe, is allowing the bullet to move off-center when being seated. This doesn't happen every time, mind you, but certainly often enough to cause a problem.
To solve this I have ordered a Redding Pro seater with a more compatible bullet seating stem.
Mike.
This is what I was referring to above. Have you tried flipping the insert to the round nose side? I use it even on Bayou flat point 147s and resolved this issue. Can't go wrong with the Redding die regardless, but might be able to salvage using the Dillon die. I have 0 issues now.
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Just throwing out another suggestion as I had a similar problem on my 650 with Dillon dies. I had the bullet seating die set up with the flat point stem instead of the round point side. I would get rounds that looked exactly like the one in your picture. Switched it to the round side down and stopped having the problem.
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14 hours ago, 78Staff said:
I bought one as well on BF... Had it on the following Monday, that's some crazy fast shipping from overseas. The 1050 just churns along nicely with the MBF. Was a bit fiddly to setup for the 1050 (hopper positioning) but once I got it configured it's stupid simple how easy it is to churn out ammo.
I was pretty surprised how easy it was to setup. Got it up and running in no time. Couple easy issues to solve and boom, just start pulling the handle. Now to stop myself from getting the 1050...
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Just set up my MBF I got on a Black Friday sale on my 650. I wish I would have bought it sooner. Worth every penny.
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13 hours ago, igolfat8 said:
WSF and TG are my 9mm go to powders of choice. n320 is decent if you can find it?
N320 is available right now at a lot of places online. Powder Valley being one. Definitely not cheap compared to other options, but cleaner and very soft shooting.
N320, WSF, and Ramshot Comp are all good ones with 147 Bayous. WSF is very dirty at minor PF. YMMV
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I've left cases in my 650 case feeder for a while, like a week or two, after lubing them and the one shot doesn't work nearly as well as when fresh. They still ran through the machine fine though.
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3.5gr of Clays under a 135gr Xtreme plated RN at 1.135
Thank you.
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I love Clays for 135s, but with 147s I think it's right on the edge of over pressure; not that it's going to blow out the case, but what it sounds inconsistent: "bang, bang, bang, pop, bang"
If you don't mind sharing, whats your load for 135's (Bayous I assume) with clays?
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