What did you do in the reloading room today?

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Originally Posted by whitewalrus

Have you used eggleston since the change in ownership? I did like their bullets after trying them out.

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Nope. Their prices went way up and there are other options out there. Look for Gallant and Blue Bullets. Both are better than Eggleston.

The gallant 217gn 30 caliber bullet is awesome in 300 Whisper/Blackout.

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Originally Posted by whitewalrus

Doing 50-100 at a time is going slow, but I already made it thru half of the 5 gallon bucket.

Then I will be trying the hornady LNL primer pocket swage I picked up a few weeks ago. The Dillon super swage would be too lot going thru the amount I have.

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Sounds like you need one of these...
http://uniquetek.com/product/T1568-6

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Originally Posted by 20X11

Sounds like you need one of these...
http://uniquetek.com/product/T1568-6

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I had seen that but I am not sure that the shell plate was designed to have that amount of force on it. But I?m sure that others are using it without issue.

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Originally Posted by Hoser

Nope. Their prices went way up and there are other options out there. Look for Gallant and Blue Bullets. Both are better than Eggleston.

The gallant 217gn 30 caliber bullet is awesome in 300 Whisper/Blackout.

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So... the Gallant 217gn is a cast-lead bullet with polymer coating? How does it compare to something like a JHP?

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Originally Posted by whitewalrus

I had seen that but I am not sure that the shell plate was designed to have that amount of force on it. But I?m sure that others are using it without issue.

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If you crack a shellplate using one of those, Dillon will not warranty it.

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Originally Posted by Duman

So... the Gallant 217gn is a cast-lead bullet with polymer coating? How does it compare to something like a JHP?

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Yup. Just coated lead.

At 300 Whisper/Blackout velocities they behave just like a JHP, minimal expansion. They do mushroom a touch, but more often that anything they just bend.

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Originally Posted by Hoser

Yup. Just coated lead.

At 300 Whisper/Blackout velocities they behave just like a JHP, minimal expansion. They do mushroom a touch, but more often that anything they just bend.

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Good info, thanks!

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Originally Posted by Hoser

If you crack a shellplate using one of those, Dillon will not warranty it.

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I'll let you know how it works out.

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Originally Posted by 20X11

I'll let you know how it works out.

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Probably would work fine for 223. I wouldn?t use it on LC 7.62, those crimps take a lot of force to get out last time I did some.

I am curious as to how it works out as well.

I'm curious how the newly released lee auto prep press will work out for swaging primer pockets