What did you do in the reloading room today?

[Mazin]

Yup just here to amuse us....

9mm 9mm 9mm, working 9mm brass. Weighed out everything I have so far. Then cleaned up and reorganized everything.

[thedave1164]

prepping some .30-30 brass for reloading, discovered my RCBS shell holder will not work for my Hornady trimmer

[TheBelly]

Started putting the reloading room back together after a multi-year hiatus from shooting. I never thought the Army would get in the way of shooting, but here we are.

[brutal]

Started putting the reloading room back together after a multi-year hiatus from shooting. I never thought the Army would get in the way of shooting, but here we are.

Welcome back.

[TheBelly]

Welcome back.

THanks. I hope I’ve got time to stay into it appropriately....

[Not_A_Llama]

Decided to stop messing around with the SNS casting 9mm 115gr RN pills I've been enamored with, and went to the Bayou Bullets 120gr TC. 6.5 cents to 7.1 cents.

I don't understand how SNS uses the same Hi-Tek coating as everyone, at the same alloy, diameter, and hardness, but (unlike everyone else) ends up causing leading. They're also the only Hi-Tek coated manufacturer who has a big explanation on their front page about how to avoid leading. Also, their coating doesn't have the same mottled-translucent-lumpy look that others have. It looks and acts like powder coating. I don't know.

I called up Dennis at Bayou, looking for leadtimes on their 115gr bullet, and got talked into going for the 120gr offering, which he related would "smoke" the 115gr in accuracy out of my Glocks. I'm not one to get sold to, but at basically the same price, and as a trustable vendor, I went for it.

For the half cent extra, I'll go with Bayou and whatever logistical problems I can expect there. The (nice) devil I know.

[Great-Kazoo]

Decided to stop messing around with the SNS casting 9mm 115gr RN pills I've been enamored with, and went to the Bayou Bullets 120gr TC. 6.5 cents to 7.1 cents.

I don't understand how SNS uses the same Hi-Tek coating as everyone, at the same alloy, diameter, and hardness, but (unlike everyone else) ends up causing leading. They're also the only Hi-Tek coated manufacturer who has a big explanation on their front page about how to avoid leading. Also, their coating doesn't have the same mottled-translucent-lumpy look that others have. It looks and acts like powder coating. I don't know.

I called up Dennis at Bayou, looking for leadtimes on their 115gr bullet, and got talked into going for the 120gr offering, which he related would "smoke" the 115gr in accuracy out of my Glocks. I'm not one to get sold to, but at basically the same price, and as a trustable vendor, I went for it.

For the half cent extra, I'll go with Bayou and whatever logistical problems I can expect there. The (nice) devil I know.

I found too tight a crimp causes that issue. I've run a few dummy rounds to find that crimp. Which, like on plated, is enough to prevent the bullet from moving, yet not enough to peel the coating off the back end. . I have BB here now and was not that impressed with them. Until i spent time getting that crimp just right.


Another issue i found with the BB is , i switched to a double alpha powder funnel to get enough expansion in the case, w/out over flaring it. But that (for me) seems to be an issue with all the hytek coated stuff.

Once i received the DA funnel (in 45 acp) i turned down one of my 9mm funnels to that same profile. No issue any more.
Granted i probably over thought the entire process, opting for building a better mousetrap

https://www.doublealpha.biz/us/mr-bu...-powder-funnel

[Not_A_Llama]

Yeah, that’s the issue: I am totally fine with Bayou and literally everybody else using Hitek. ACME, Hoosier, Missouri, Cheycast, Badman, and Bayou have had zero problems with leading in my guns and my friends’ guns. I have shot a metric fuckton of Hitek bullets. Only SNS’s lead up. Only SNS has these crazy stipulations around what powders you can use.

The learning-to-crimp thing is, to me, the very essence of good reloading practice (outside of revolver stuff). It’s not a “crimp” - it’s a debelling operation. Lead is inelastic, brass is elastic. Anyone thinking they can crimp brass into lead is chasing their tail. Likewise found great improvements in accuracy on jacketed bullets once I discovered that distinction.

From the perspective of setback reduction and neck tension preservation, I dislike the MBF funnel die, but I don’t have much choice now that I have the MBF.

[Great-Kazoo]

Yeah, that’s the issue: I am totally fine with Bayou and literally everybody else using Hitek. ACME, Hoosier, Missouri, Cheycast, Badman, and Bayou have had zero problems with leading in my guns and my friends’ guns. I have shot a metric fuckton of Hitek bullets. Only SNS’s lead up. Only SNS has these crazy stipulations around what powders you can use.

The learning-to-crimp thing is, to me, the very essence of good reloading practice (outside of revolver stuff). It’s not a “crimp” - it’s a debelling operation. Lead is inelastic, brass is elastic. Anyone thinking they can crimp brass into lead is chasing their tail. Likewise found great improvements in accuracy on jacketed bullets once I discovered that distinction.

From the perspective of setback reduction and neck tension preservation, I dislike the MBF funnel die, but I don’t have much choice now that I have the MBF.

I picked up a 3d printed case / bullet feeder from a guy on line. Works good, once i got the feed setting dialed in.

[Mercula]

Loaded 225 rounds of 45 , 250 of 55gr Ballistic p-dog removers are next.