I believe this is what is happening. I ordered the 38 special expander insert yesterday.
I would think if the bullets were hard enough, the brass shouldn't size them down.
Ill post some up later but i shot the same targets with factory ammo and they punched fairly clean holes.
How do i keep the bullets from being squeezed when i seat them?
I've been loading 45acp pretty successfully for a few months now. I finally got some 9mm cast bullets and after trying some loads out, I am finding I have bullet tumble out of both my m&p's(full size and compact).
I'm shooting 125g RN cast bullet(.356), 3.0-3.3 g Clays powder and S&B primer...
I smoked from 17-22. I'm 35 now and the first few year after quitting I still felt like it had a hold on me. I quit cold turkey. I started lifting weights and running to help offset the weight gain that I knew would happen.
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I'm with you. Please stay away from breeders. I know not all breeders are bad, but I've been working rescue for a few years and have seen some pretty awful things done by breeders. The dogs are nothing more than dollar signs to most of these people.
Southern IN rescue is great, you can also...
Reloading isn't difficult, you just need attention to detail, the proper equipment, and specs.
Of course I grew up around it so my perception is different than someone who knows nothing.
On a tip from another member here, I called Indiana Bullet Company to see if they had 9mm in stock, since I've been waiting on my Friendswood bullets for 4 weeks now. I'm not sure who I was texting, but his communication was quick and helpful. I told him if they had 3000 of the RN 125g 9mm to...