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On 1/1/2023 at 9:40 AM, clw42 said:
This thing works really well. It's a bit pricey, but for stand and shoot exercises it's fantastic.
If I had my own range I'd be giving this one a serious look.
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On 2/28/2023 at 9:45 PM, floater said:
Like Sport Pistol a lot, second would be Clean Shot, third place would be Titegroup. Sport Pistol is a fair amount cleaner and runs cooler than Tightgroup, Clean Shot is just that in my findings, runs clean but take more to make the same speed. Sport Pistol and Clean Shot both seem to have a tiny bit softer feel at the same speed, no science to bake it up, just the way it feels to me.
Good to hear the the results with Clean Shot. I have much more of that on hand than I do Sport Pistol....and it is generally available at my local range, too.
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There was a time when I'd have recommended one of the Dan Wesson PM series guns.
I've been well served with my PM-38.
Prices have gone up to the point where I'd likely give a harder look at a Les Baer PM2.
I have three Baer 5" 45acp guns that have each been rock solid with excellent ledge thumb safeties, fiber front sights and superb triggers.
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1 hour ago, Rnlinebacker said:
You will need 38/357 boxes
1 hour ago, GrumpyOne said:I use the 38/357 boxes, but the ammo can rattle around because 357 is much longer than 38S. I cut a piece of 3/8" foam and put in the top...stopped the rattle.
Thanks.
Good idea on the foam.
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Running into a problem with my existing 9mm / .380 ammo boxes not working with .38 Super.
I have the Dillon black boxes w/ blue translucent lids.
Cases fit, however loaded ammo is too tall to allow the lids to close.
I'm using one of the Armanov 100rd case gauges and sure would be nice to keep the same footprint dimensions as the existing 9mm/.380 boxes.
Hoping other shooters have solved this one and could coach me up.
Thanks
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Shame we can't do an exchange....we send them socialist gun haters who'd end the shooting sports and they send us primers.
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On 11/11/2018 at 10:07 AM, AndyG said:
Well I figured it out. Bought my first 2011 lol.
Awesome.
What did you get ?
I've got an order in now for one. Hasn't been kitted yet....so I'm unsure of the time until it gets here. In the meantime I'll be getting a holster, magazines & RMR (once I figure out which dot size I want).
Gun money was much more easy to come by after I gave up alcohol almost two years ago.
I also cut out drive-thru coffee and have zero'd in a house brand that is stellar....and cheap. I'll run their k-cups at work...and use my refillable k-cup screens at home.
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Have you been finding the orders shipped via USPS are faster on the smaller quantity orders ?
I ordered 3,600 coated 9mm and it took 5 weeks.
Same time frame I'd made orders of 1,000 ct (9mm) or 600 ct (.45), or 700 (.40) and they've been arriving in a week or so.
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55 minutes ago, Styro said:
I don't think he sounds at all like a "hothead". In fact, I take more from what he said and others that posted similar responses, on this website and others, than the responses here that sound like they're coming from the DG Bullets owner with multiple user accounts.
If you go on YouTube, ALL the negative review videos about bullet companies have mysteriously DISAPPEARED. Only the ones with good praise that sound like the bullet company owners with multiple YouTube accounts remain.......smh.....
I'll take your word on the youtube experience. I don't spend enough time there to discern the disappearance of reviews.
I'm just looking for a few sources of coated/cast bullets until I can get up and running casting & powder coating my own.
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4 minutes ago, CZGeoege said:
Use promo code HM10 for 10% off and good luck.
Thank you for that. Much appreciated.
Ready to get my leadin' on the cheap, lol.
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17 hours ago, PhotoRecon said:
I agree...too bad as I was thinking of giving them a try...
Smashed a couple when I got home from work....coating held up really well. I'm happy.
I'll be buying more...and with confidence.
I sure as hell wouldn't let one hothead rant about them "sucking pecker" dissuade me.
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On 3/1/2020 at 1:37 PM, Acclaym said:
Just got one of these myself. I'll report back after first use.
I recently jumped on the "on sale" pricing for these. I'm looking forward to getting it in use on testing some loads. I had a Beta Chrony years ago that I wound up giving to a buddy. This CE model looks like it'll set up even easier/faster.
On 3/1/2020 at 12:45 PM, Bimmer said:I've been using the CE app on various iPhones for years, with CE's bluetooth dongle, and it's terrific. I've never had problems connecting, and CE's app exports my data (e-mails it to me, so I have it on my MacBook Pro) as a MS Excel worksheets. Fabulous.
PC? Really?
Sounds good to me. iPhone & MacBook Air guy here, lol.
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7 hours ago, CZGeoege said:
Called them up today, left a detailed message and my name/number... no call back DG sucks a pecker imo...
I was at work when I read you original post.....still at work as I read this one, lol.
I've not had a chance to load them & see if there is leading in my guns.
I found about DG from another poster (another forum) who runs them in several guns and had nothing but positive to say about their performance, consistency and accuracy. One of the guns he's running them in is a Glock (figured that was a good endorsement of their coating). I was waiting on a Blue Bullets order of 3,600 125gr lrn…..expecting it to take another couple weeks.
I checked with DG site and looked around. What I wanted was available. Didn't see the diameter listed for anything so I searched around some more and found the contact info and emailed them. Reply came back within a couple hours of what their standard diameters were.
Made an order with DG and it arrived four days later. Did the same on another larger order. Same swiftness. This was a couple weeks ago amid this COVID19 madness that's had my primer orders in limbo......as well as many other bullet sources. Brazos & DG were ready to get them to us quickly when other places couldn't.
When I get home in the morning I'll open up the boxes and take a closer look....maybe even smash test a couple.
I was pleased to find a solid recommendation on high performing coated bullets that are fairly priced and SWIFTLY delivered.
Maybe email is worth a shot...……..
Hopefully you'll come out of this satisfied. I hate to see them run into the ground like this without them having the benefit of responding.
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On 5/21/2020 at 11:08 AM, 99mpower said:
I build as large as I have room for. You WILL fill up the bench no matter how big you make it. Or it will overflow somewhere else
Finishing my temporary bench this coming Wed/Thu on my days off.
I know it's going to be too cramped with 550c & 750 + toolheads for the calibers I'll be loading. Bullets on the bottom shelves beneath the presses. Bookshelves (2) on the back to hold powder, primers and reloading manuals.
Bench is only 2'x4'.
We will be house-hunting in the next few months. Hoping to have a larger bench/cabinets in the new mancave room whenever we move.
Until then it's going to be tight quarters.
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On 4/15/2020 at 12:41 PM, Crash-7 said:
The best answer is: go as big as you reasonably have room for. No one ever said "man I wish I had less workspace".
I recently built a bench in my basement for reloading, and went with 8' long, 33" deep. I built a shelving hutch for the back, for things I wanted to keep close at hand, and shelves underneath. (Again, no one ever said I wish I had less storage space).
I'd recommend going bigger than you think you'll need, so you have room to expand. You don't want to wish you had built it bigger, or be rebuilding a bench in 12-24 months from now.
I built mine out of 2x4 framing, 4x4 legs, and a double 3/4" laminated plywood top. Painted, and then 4-5 coats of polycrylic. Durable, but cheap.
Build pictures here: https://imgur.com/a/Y0P6hP7
Man......you are indeed living the dream: a MBF, case feeder...…..and a GSD that's trained to assist with reloading. Life is good.
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On 4/8/2020 at 7:53 PM, Pappy1 said:
I pulled out at least 500 rounds and guess what. One case had no powder in it, it was empty. I am glad I checked, no short cuts on being safe. I surly don't want a gun blowing up in my hands. After getting everything back in order. I reloaded 500 rounds again. But one thing for sure I never took my eye off that powder charge. I made sure every case had powder in it before the bullet was applied to the case.The press worked just fine this time.
Lesson learn. Like I said in my post, I always try to make sure that the powder charge is in the case. Some times your mind wonders. I will make sure to try to keep my eye and my mind tune in when I reload next time. Never had a problem after reloading for over 30 years. I plan to keep it that way.
Thanks for posting your experience.
It's something to keep in mind. It's easy to get distracted.
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Do you have leading problems with other brands that also use HiTek coating ?
Reason I'm asking is I've recently received 2,000+ DG to load in 9mm, 10mm & .45
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10 hours ago, dave33 said:
I use a ton of accurate #2 powder and clean shot Is basically AA#2 made overseas. It’s super fine and as long as your powder measure doesn’t leak it, it will meter like water and be exceptionally consistent. It produces very accurate loads, is relatively soft shooting and clean, I imagine you will like it a lot.
Thank you Dave.
I'm going to look further at the SW reloading data on their website. At first glance I didn't see much that was directly usable for coated 200gr lswc & 124gr lrn.
I'll check the Lovex data, too.
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I don't compete....just shoot for fun.
I generally carry 1911's.
Today I'm carrying a Dan Wesson PM-C in a Milt Sparks Summer Special 2 at 2:30. Spare mag is in Sparks mag carrier.
Super comfortable.
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4 minutes ago, SnipTheDog said:
Who says you have to buy Chinese anything? OP was looking for information and the goal of information is to weigh one's options, provide your own checks and balances to that information. Other than that, you're standing on a soap box trying to impose your beliefs and your frame of reference on the rest of the world. You say you don't want to buy Chinese crap, but I'm pretty sure that most of the technology you depend on is made in China. Crap or not.
It was the OP who stated he didn't want a Chinese product.
The thread is interesting and about product features & quality.......not sure what you are making it about.
I'm also in the same boat as the OP. I have a rifle that I want to use for hunting and to enjoy shooting 4-600 yards on range sessions with buddies. The scope recommendations are interesting. NH has my interest.
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Made a trip by the range....got it. 5lb cans were all they had.
They also had some dies I needed and at a super price.
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Thank you MemphisMechanic.
Coated bullets are what I will be mainly using for target loads for 9mm & 45acp.
I will be running some jacketed ball in a couple new 1911's as I do initial break-ins with them.
I'm not sure how I'm going to approach my 10mm. I may just stick to the hunting loads with XTP bullets for now. It would be cool to work up an economical load with coated lead at same weight & velocity as hunting loads. Something to kick around later on.
I have to run my wife over to a doctors appointment in a few. The range is only a 5 minute drive from the appointment. I'm going to swing by there and grab some Clean Shot and see if they've received any small pistol primers in the last few days.
Thanks again.
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Good morning.
Have a long weekend coming up and it looks like I will finally be able to get my bench finished and presses running.
Been cleaning and sorting brass over the last few weekends.
Went to the range again this week.....finally...second time during the COVID madness. Shot 9mm & .45acp. Rusty, but felt great.
I'll be setting for reloading several calibers, but my main initial use will be dialing in on .45acp & 9mm target loads.
Coated 200gr lswc & 124gr lrn
I have Blue Bullets, DG, Bayou and Brazos to try for both.
I have TiteGroup, Unique, Clays, Power Pistol, HS-6 to try for both.
When at the indoor range the other day I spent some time after shooting to talk with the rso's. Both are guys that reload....and do so onsite. They are running 550, 650 and have just added 1100. They offer classes every so often for new folks......such as I am with progressives. I do have prior experience with ss working up accurate hunting loads.
They sell powder, primers and such at the range.
The main powders are from Shooter's World.
They were very pleased with the results they had been getting from Clean Shot in .45acp & 9mm in terms of accuracy. The 8lb cans were well below what I can get the "normal" stuff that I've been acquiring.
I have to admit, that I'm a little apprehensive of jumping into things with my progressives and using TiteGroup.
How is the case fill with Clean Shot ??? I forgot to ask them. They did say it was golden in the Dillon powder measures....flowed beautifully.
Any other experiences with Clean Shot that you'd care to pass along ?
Thanks, folks. Ready to finally get rolling. It's been a long road with lots of delays. Basically started buying gear this time last year, then wife was diagnosed with breast cancer....second time. It's been a wild ride for her but she is currently doing really well.....thus me having the free time ahead this weekend.
Thank you.
Norma 9mm Brass
in 9mm/38 Caliber
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It does suck having to sort .45acp cases for primer pocket size.
FW Arms is the best I've used.
Zero trouble with Norma 9mm.