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Finally read the FAQs (3/11)

  1. Good info. I bought used .380 Auto brass from a reloading shop, but they are inside of a range. So, obviously they came from their range. I plan on going through each case (500) to verify they are, in fact, .380 Auto and no splits or weird case anomalies. But I appreciate the tip. I'll have to remember this while reloading when I finally start getting my own brass from shooting and accidentally picking up other's brass around me as well. I'm not going to trust someone else's sort, so I figured it's best for me to go back through them anyway. Do people just go to the range and ask them if they have any extra brass or ? How do people get their brass from the range itself? (not picking up their own, obviously) I've never thought to ask a range for their brass (mixed or whatever). I figured they probably used it and reloaded the brass themselves. Hmmm...
  2. Good to know. I'm keeping notes of all this for future purchases.
  3. Bob, I appreciate that. Yup, as Youngeyes mentioned, I'm only going to make a few and test them as soon as I can find a place to shoot here. Also, I thought they only use 9mm, .40S&W and .45ACP for most competition? I thought .380Auto is too "small"? Or is that what you mean? People used to use .380Auto and now they don't so the brass is just sitting there? LOL Sorry, been working too hard and my brain is mush today.
  4. Cool. Sounds like I got a decent choice from the ones offered here.
  5. I fully agree. Sorry, I know it sounded like I was going to set it up and then push out 1000 rounds. My apologies on that. I was only going to make like 10, then go chrono them to make sure the slide cycles properly on each firearm and no keyholing and such like that. I'm still trying to find out where to shoot here since I just moved to CO. I've requested to join a couple of clubs, but they said there is a 2 year waiting list. Sooooo...LOL
  6. Thank you very much. I'm glad to hear that the W-231 fills the cases decently that I should be able to tell. Even years ago I heard Titegroup can be touchy and you have to be careful with it. So, I figured I would avoid it for now. Also, even if one pound lasts me approximately 1500 rounds (depending on charge, as mentioned), that will work fine for me starting out. At max I was only planning on making 1000 rounds of 9mm and 500 rounds of .380 Auto, so that works out fine. The biggest holdup now is the primers.
  7. I appreciate the tip on the powder and cleaning. I have a rotary tumbler coming, so I was going to use that with the steel pin media. I’m hoping that will work fine.
  8. Thanks 12glocks. I’ll have to see if they have it locally or bite the bullet and order from Powder Valley. I know it varies by caliber, but does anyone know approximately how many rounds (say 9mm) one pound of powder will make?
  9. I’ll have to look into this. I don’t think I saw it locally but that’s a good price. Thank you!
  10. Thank you to everyone that has posted here to help me. I went to the reloading shop and they had Winchester 231 in stock (and HP-38, but no N320). So, at this point I have the following: 9mm * 1,000 pcs of new brass (Everglades) * 1,000 124g FMJ RN bullets (Everglades) .380 Auto * 500 pcs of once fired brass (locally purchased) * 500 pcs of 100g plated RN bullets (coming - Everglades) 1 pound of W231 (locally purchased) So, the only thing I have left to acquire to get started are the stupid small pistol primers that you can't find anywhere in stock. LOL! So, depending on how excited I am to start reloading, I'll either have to wait until they finally get some in stock somewhere or pay the 3x pricing off Gunbroker. The good thing is, with the empty brass casings, I should be able to setup the 750 press per the Dillon video on YouTube. I know they mention having brass in the dies when tightening them down to make them centered. Another question...if you have brand new brass, do you still run it through the resizing/decaping die in station #1? Or do you skip that step since it is new? Wait...disregard...I just thought of it...I have to prime the case, so it has to be run through station #1. Ok, forget I asked that. LOL!!! Now I have to look into equipment to clean the .380 Auto once-fired brass I just bought.
  11. Thank you all for the suggestions. I went down to the shop and they didn't have any N320, but they had W231 and HP-38. I grabbed a pound of W231 and figured that would work. I don't think they had Titegroup either. I know a lot of places are out of a lot of things. I got lucky and they had .380 Auto brass, so I grabbed 500 of those for later. No bullets though. So, I ordered those through Everglades Ammo since they had some plated bullets in stock. So, I have everything I need to load .380 Auto and 9mm, EXCEPT the stupid primers. LOL! But at least with the cases, I should be able to setup my new press according to the Dillon YouTube videos. Then I either wait for small pistol primers or I pay the 3x pricing off Gunbroker. We will see how bad I want to start reloading once things are setup. LOL
  12. Thanks Chris. Someone else also posted (on another thread) that N320 or W231 would work for all three calibers. So, that's what I'm going to shoot for getting. LOL If both are out, I'm screwed. LOL! I'll add HP38 to my list too, just in case. Again, the info is much appreciated.
  13. Youngeyes - Thanks for the suggestion as well. I'll look into N320 then. I thought they no longer made Winchester 231? Or was there an old version of it that they didn't make? I thought I read this like 3 years ago on here, but I might be wrong...I probably am. LOL Thanks for the suggestion. Gives me an option if the shop doesn't have N320. Again, thank you!
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