9mm Reloading - Seating \ Crimping Question - Page 3

heylin · May 15th, 2009, 02:38 AM

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boscobeans is correct regarding the Lee Scale. There is something you must do however to use it safely.

It relies on a level table and calibration of Zero to yield reliable results.

If your table is not level and you shift position of the scale error will be introduced. You should verify Zero each reloading session to prevent error creeping in.

Good luck

Yep I placed it on a heavy wooden chest with flat top, hung the basket and used zero poise to get perfect balance, then weighed a couple dozen test charges to get close to 4.3.

I even re-zeroed the following day and rechecked a couple cases to make sure it was 4.3.

So yep ive triple checked everything, those cases should have 4.3 in all of them.

heylin · May 16th, 2009, 07:43 PM

Tested my 10 rounds yesterday in my Glock 19, all chambered, fired and extracted fine.

Load felt lighter than my factory reloads estimate the factory reloads to be around 4.5 - 4.6 grains

Grouping was nothing to go by as I was a bit nervous shooting my rounds for the first time, 6" at 10 yards.

Will make a couple hundred a of these at 4.3 and see how they go, then mabey move upto 4.5.

boscobeans · May 16th, 2009, 08:01 PM

Glad your first shoot went well. How did they group compared to your factory rounds ?
If they are in the same area you have a great round to use at the range.

Range ammo is great for the range and SD rounds are for SD. If you are in the same ballpark with what you rolled at home (at 10 yards) you have it made.
bosco

heylin · May 16th, 2009, 11:29 PM

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Glad your first shoot went well. How did they group compared to your factory rounds ?
If they are in the same area you have a great round to use at the range.

Range ammo is great for the range and SD rounds are for SD. If you are in the same ballpark with what you rolled at home (at 10 yards) you have it made.
bosco

Well 3 of the shots were hole in hole on the 10, so I reckon its just as accurate as my factory rounds, made another 200 this morning so will do some more testing.

Also made some lovely 123GR Lapua Megashock JHP at 4.5gr in shiney nickle cases.

boscobeans · May 17th, 2009, 12:48 AM

Lapua Megashock..? Sounds like an interesting bullet. I don't come up with anything on it. But if it's Lapua it must be high quality.

3 rounds, one hole. I bet you got a kick out of that.. I know I would.

bosco

heylin · May 17th, 2009, 07:22 PM

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Lapua Megashock..? Sounds like an interesting bullet. I don't come up with anything on it. But if it's Lapua it must be high quality.

3 rounds, one hole. I bet you got a kick out of that.. I know I would.

Pretty good price as well they were $24US per 100. I should post up some pics the finished rounds are quite nice looking.

heylin · May 18th, 2009, 03:45 AM

Finally got some pics of my first reloaded JHPs

- Cases are Federal nickle coated brass
- Federal Premium 100 primers
- Lapua 123gr Megashock JHP

Ghuqu2 · May 18th, 2009, 06:06 PM

Pretty!

Weird hp design though...

heylin · May 18th, 2009, 07:11 PM

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Weird hp design though...

Yeah it is rather strange design, I might shoot some water bottles and see if can retrieve an expanded round and post up pics.

dbraves8 · May 18th, 2009, 09:16 PM

say if you want to shoot a jug of water or into water to see how a hollow point expands how deep must the water be. I have a water trough outside thats around 2feet deep would that be deep enough where it wouldnt do all the way through the bottom of it??

May 16th, 2009, 07:43 PM	#22
heylin Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 371	Tested my 10 rounds yesterday in my Glock 19, all chambered, fired and extracted fine. Load felt lighter than my factory reloads estimate the factory reloads to be around 4.5 - 4.6 grains Grouping was nothing to go by as I was a bit nervous shooting my rounds for the first time, 6" at 10 yards. Will make a couple hundred a of these at 4.3 and see how they go, then mabey move upto 4.5. __________________ ------------------------------------------------ War is not about dying for your country, but making your enemy die for his. ------------------------------------------------

May 18th, 2009, 03:45 AM	#27
heylin Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 371	Finally got some pics of my first reloaded JHPs - Cases are Federal nickle coated brass - Federal Premium 100 primers - Lapua 123gr Megashock JHP __________________ ------------------------------------------------ War is not about dying for your country, but making your enemy die for his. ------------------------------------------------

May 18th, 2009, 06:06 PM	#28
Ghuqu2 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 288	Pretty! Weird hp design though... __________________ "The millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us." Patrick Henry 1775 Vegetarian: Indian for inept hunter.

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May 16th, 2009, 08:01 PM	#23
boscobeans Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: upstate new york Posts: 719	Glad your first shoot went well. How did they group compared to your factory rounds ? If they are in the same area you have a great round to use at the range. Range ammo is great for the range and SD rounds are for SD. If you are in the same ballpark with what you rolled at home (at 10 yards) you have it made. bosco

May 17th, 2009, 12:48 AM	#25
boscobeans Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: upstate new york Posts: 719	Lapua Megashock..? Sounds like an interesting bullet. I don't come up with anything on it. But if it's Lapua it must be high quality. 3 rounds, one hole. I bet you got a kick out of that.. I know I would. bosco

May 18th, 2009, 09:16 PM	#30
dbraves8 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 187	say if you want to shoot a jug of water or into water to see how a hollow point expands how deep must the water be. I have a water trough outside thats around 2feet deep would that be deep enough where it wouldnt do all the way through the bottom of it??