With regards to the variation in COL... I will tell you this.. if you are going to measure the COL for comparison you should do it from the ogive. If you are still seeing that type of variation using this method then you have issues. My guess is the variation is a by-product of the Hp's ends being n...

I found the main concerns with reloading are safety, and consistency. True there are variation between bullet types and manufacturers. Couple of general rules to answer your questions. 1. Mag primers burn hotter than normal primers...reduce the load by 10% for mag primers. 2. Lead and copper platted...

If you want a cheap and easy way to make your brass shiny throw in a couple dryer sheets with the media when you're tumbling. I use ones the previously went through the dryer and they work amazingly well. Oh jeez I wonder where you got that information from... could it be.... oh yeah.. ME.... :o . ...

Hate for my second post to be advice... but I've put in a couple different ar triggers. J&P's are very nice... if you know what you are doing. That being said... I just put it in a jard trigger group.. It's fully adjustable...and while they take awhile to get right.. there isn't much polishing o...

I just wanted say HI.. I was informed about these forums by buddy comradeBurg, and figured I should get involved. To give you a little info about me. I'm a uspsa shooter, and madfi/nra instructor. I got my fingers into all kinds of stuff. I enjoy building guns as a hobby, mostly ak's and some ar's. ...