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Messages - Vee_Kay

#1
For sale / Re: FS: S&W 1046
May 08 2015 01:37:22 AM MDT
Those 1046's are rare.  Personally, I loved the 1076/1026 format, similar to Sig with the de-cocker.  Good luck on that!
#2
Well, just picked mine up from the FFL.  I'm a Sig Stainless Elite fan.  Disappointed it's a two tone, but it's a Sig 10mm.  DA/SA with fixed sights.  I always thought I'd have a newer version Bren Ten first.  Oh, well, Dieing to take her out.  The springs on this are pretty stiff.  Guess it's been awhile since I've taken my S&W 10xx's out.  Forgot what they did to the Bren Ten slide to get it to show up for the dimmer shots,  contemplating...
#3
Reloading 10mm ammo / Re: Digital Scales
November 25 2012 08:15:57 PM MST
I received an RCBS chargemaster 1500 for Christmas last year.  Around May when I started loading smaller caliber handgun loads in the 5 to 6 grain areas, the unit (instead of slowing down a little , then a little more and then a little more as it approaches the target weight programmed in)  would go full speed right past the target weight and then stop.  RCBS took it back and replaced it.  Everything worked great again until last week when trying to load light handgun loads, it just speed right past.  I'm not coming down on RCBS, they are great and will probably fix this, but are others having problems with their powder scale dispensing units?   Considering getting a unit just for my light handgun loads....
#4
Just got in a Lee ergo primer.  Bought the original Lee hand primer when they first came out.  It still works, but it had round trays and it was a bit of a problem getting the primers into the trays and shaking and shaking to get them all upright.  So, I decided to go for the ERGO  it definitely separates the primer out to keep it away from others for a detonation, but that was never that big a concern for me.  I got it for the square trays.  The square trays work great for putting a full 100 into the tray.  If you get a case that somehow need to have a crimp taken care of, it is a couple squeezes to get the primers back in the tray so you can work on that case.  I shopped, looked, at others, but never got to try one.  The RCBS with the universal holder that doesn't need to be changed, definitely was the runner up for my choice.  May still end up with one.....after reading the comments here.
#6
Reloading 10mm ammo / Re: Pass through sizing
July 15 2012 01:07:21 PM MDT
To clear up a few things, The majority (90%+) of my .357 sig casings have a SPEER headstamp.  All were fired through a Sig P226 that came as a .357 sig. All have been resized in a Hornady .357 sig. resizing die.  My problem began when I purchased a Glock 22 (40 S&W) and purchased a Lone Wolf .357 sig.  drop in barrel.  At that point my reloads didn't chamber in the new barrel, requiring a bit of a nudge to the slide.  Since I was having a little bit larger problem with my 10mm feeding into a new Lone Wolf 10mm 4.6" barrel in my Glock 20C.  I though I'd try the Shadows solution on my .357 sig.  Being naturally lazy I posted before I went to my manuals and discovered actually the base of a 10mm is a .001 larger than a sig. casing.   When I did run the sig through it almost seemed like they were catching on something in the FCD die and bulge buster.  I put a very small amount of case lube on them and they started going through as easily, or even easier than the 10mm.  (I need to try the aforementioned trick of the card inserted.)  One very important point I discovered is if using the pin from the bulge buster kit, DO NOT mistakenly feed your .357 sig through UPSIDE DOWN.  The case inserted itself very tightly around the pin requiring destruction of the case to get the pin back to operational order.
#7
Reloading 10mm ammo / Pass through sizing
July 14 2012 08:01:44 PM MDT
The shadow introduced me to the pass through sizing.  I've run all my 10mm empty brass through, and I'm starting on some .357 sig, as they both have the same base diameter.  However, I could almost squeeze an ornery mule through that factory crimp die more easily than those .357 sig casings.  Someone have an idea why they are taking so much more pressure?
#8
Reloading 10mm ammo / Re: OFFICIAL: 10mm recipe thread
July 14 2012 07:51:19 PM MDT
My turn.  My hot loads for plinking and blowing up gallon water jugs:  165 grain jhp Zeroes mounted in starline 10 mm brass with Winchester Large Pistol primers pushing 11.5 grains of Blue dot.   :D     Of course everything doesn't blow up like in the reality TV gun shows, but it comes close....
#9
Reloading 10mm ammo / Re: Cross section of a smiley
July 14 2012 06:51:00 PM MDT
I finally got the Lee FCD and the bulge buster kit.  Silly question.   I noticed if I put the 10mm brass upside down on the ram I could increase my throughput by almost double and, not worry about my left hand leaving a finger too close when my right hand was starting to raise the ram. :o    You'd think those two hands would talk a little more than that.  Oh, yeah, the question, do you think it matters which direction the brass goes through the FCD?  :-\