I am wet tumbling 2 buckets of 9mm cases that were given to me.
Using my new "brass dryer", a food dehydrator.
Mine makes the brass a little chewy but it's still delicious!
I am wet tumbling 2 buckets of 9mm cases that were given to me.
Using my new "brass dryer", a food dehydrator.
Peanut jars make excellent ammo cans.
Loading .44-40, 200 grain RNFP over 7.5 grains Unique. Those paper thin necks caused a little heartburn at first but it looks like I have that sorted out. Using .429 diameter bullet to give .001 over barrel groove diameter, and ended up using a .44 magnum expander to avoid bulging cases. Discovered also it is critical to crimp separately and am using a Redding Profile Crimp die for that process. Pretty impressed with the Redding crimp die.
I too like their Profile Crimp dies. Got 2 of them to replace the FCDs that came with my Lee 4 die sets. I also found if you're using light loads where bullet pull isn't an issue their taper crimp dies work great. In my GP100, using a taper instead of a light profile crimp improved my favorite load's groups a bit. They might also help the brass last longer due to working it less in the case mouth area.
I had to get a gun chambered in .44 40 since I already had the dies and empty brass. I figured it was costing me money otherwise.
I got outside yesterday to cast some 160gr pills for the 300 Blackout. Followed up by some powder coat and gas checks.
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44-40 is an excellent cartridge and you guys are spot on with the Redding profile crimp die. Those things work well with all the old Winchester cartridges like 38-40 and 32-20. For the old Colt SAAs and New Service I size at .427.