USSR

I took 40# of spent primers and bad brass cases to the scrap yard and was given $60, so yeah, save 'em. Don

Good advice there. Don

Back to the OP. If you want clean and shiny and "most 'specially the primer pockets", then you will deprime the brass prior to wet tumbling. Personally, I do it on my single-stage press using a Lyman Universal Decapping Die. Don

Redaye, I would suggest you buy a Universal decapping die, and look for a good used single stage press. While a progressive press is nice, there are just some things that are best handled on a single stage. Don

FWIW, I tell my students to seat and crimp in separate operations when dealing with autoloader rounds. You're asking a lot of a pistol cartridge in transitioning from the magazine to the chamber, so cartridge dimensions are much more critical than in revolver cartridges. Don

Solo 1000 WAS MADE IN SPAIN, and has been made in numerous countries over the years. Yes, there is a distribution problem, since you can't distribute a powder that is NO LONGER BEING MADE! Western has been having a heck of a time finding someone to make the powder for them for the past several years. You can't just replace a powder with particular characteristics with another powder from a different manufacturer with different characteristics and give it the same name, without having potential handloading problems. Don

They're too lazy to change their advertising. Tell me where it is listed for sale? Oh, yeah, it ain't. Don

Hasn't been sold for several years now, so how is it "gaining in popularity"? Love it, by the way, just not available. Don

Sounds like some of you guys are trying to reinvent the wheel. Don

Greg, I've used 5.0gr of AA#2 behind a 230gr lead bullet (nice load), so 5.0gr with a 200gr lead bullet is easily doable. Don

Your bullets should have a crimp groove. Seat them so the case mouth is even with the crimp groove, then apply a light crimp. Don

Why not use WST powder, all the Bullseye shooters do? Don

Personally, I would load them with 3.5gr of Bullseye powder. No, a truncated cone bullet is not considered a semi-wadcutter. Hope that helps. Don

WST is really popular with the Bullseye shooters with their light loads. Don

I have brass that I wet tumbled 2 years ago, and it's still tarnish free. Two things are important in this regard: Rinse the brass really well by placing them in the media separator that you use for dry tumbling on to a 5 gallon pail filled with water and spin them thru the water; and dry them by first swishing them around in a towel that you are holding, then put them into one of those cheap turkey/lasagna aluminum pans and place them in the oven at about 225 degrees for 30 minutes - quick drying is important. Don