Reloading

My usual quota is 300 rounds in an evening, but starting about 2:00PM today and with two television breaks and another for dinner, I finished 1,000 rounds about 7:00PM.

If you reload 45 ACP for automatics (but not necessarily for revolvers), you need one of Bruce Martindale’s gauges.

Primers and powder need to be stored in their original containers, but locked well away from grasping and naive hands.

Shiney brass makes for more Xs. It works like this. A shiney piece of brass will press a smoother surface onto the sides of the bullet.

The Problem After loading several hundred rounds of ammunition not too long ago, I then discovered that two primers had been seated sideways and one upside down.

When we do anything dangerous such as shooting guns, reloading ammunition or jumping out of airplanes, it is very helpful to have *several* overlapping things that, any one of which, will prevent or catch an otherwise fatal mistake.

Heretofore, I’ve picked up 45 ACP empties at the indoor range I use in Scottsdale AZ.

I sent 1,000 empty pieces of 45 ACP brass to Neil at NSK Sales along with a check for $155.