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Alliant Powder - Reloader's Guide

It says for a 200 gr RCBS mould #82307. I did a google image search and it looks just like the ones I bought.

On the Alliant site under cowboy loads.

 

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Do ya'll keep track of how many times your pistol brass has been fired or do you just inspect it before loading?

 

[Vaquero]

Do ya'll keep track of how many times your pistol brass has been fired or do you just inspect it before loading?

Just inspect.

 

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Thanks!

 

[Dawico]

Just inspect.

Yup. Inspect before and after the sizing die. I have had a few split after being sized.

Also watch primer pocket. Some won't hold a primer after multiple firings. You usually don't find this out until after loading them up.

 

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I just de-primed after shooting my first reloads and noticed that the 44 primers came out really easy. I'll keep an eye on that.

 

[Vaquero]

I just de-primed after shooting my first reloads and noticed that the 44 primers came out really easy. I'll keep an eye on that.

R-P brass?

 

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R-P brass?

Nope,

 

[Vaquero]

Ah!
I have no experience with starline brass.
I have found R-P to have a bit looser pocket, but no real failure issues.
CCI or Speer seem to be the tighter pocketed brass, with win and fed falling in the middle.

 

[Charlie]

What Starline brass I've bought and used was excellent!

 

[orbitup]

So many little things to remember...

On a side note, I ordered some projectiles from Midway Friday afternoon and they're already here.

 

[Dawico]

The loose primer issues I had were in nickle plated .357 cases. The primers literally fell out after just a few loadings. I ended up trashing the whole batch of them.

 

[Deavis]

Nickel plated 38 and 357 are the worse cases. More ringers than all the other calibers combined and they crack so easily. Eh

 

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Just went to load some 308 and the first shell took more pressure than I remembered in the neck sizing die.

I took the turret off and dropped another on in it and it went in fine. I think the collet was stuck.

 

[Dawico]

Just went to load some 308 and the first shell took more pressure than I remembered in the neck sizing die.

I took the turret off and dropped another on in it and it went in fine. I think the collet was stuck.

Lee dies? I have had that happen but caught it before I did any damage.

 

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Yup, Lee dies.

 

[Vaquero]

Hmmm.
I havent had that happen.

 

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Lucky me.

 

[Vaquero]

blown primer pockets.
Didn't hurt a thing.

I'll concur on the nickel plated being the less durable.
I got a bunch of 'em cheap, a long time ago.
Still running some.

 

[Dawico]

If you just pull the collet down and add a little lube it works fine. A little shot of Rem Oil works for me.