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I had a problem with my Lekker shroud. It would not seat all the way and thus the set screws would barely contact the wide part of the barrel where they needed to be. I returned it and they sent me a new one with some of the powder coating removed from the inside where the muzzle and shroud meet. It...

Started with one bench but with the purchase of a couple3 of AR15's (and 5.7 upper) I needed a separate cleaning bench so I built this:



This is the original bench and tools area:

Well, OK I read all that stuff. Turns out the SS tumbling didn't really remove the lacquer, which surprised me. The brass is barely shinier than those cases that I cleaned in simple green briefly.

I will test the few rounds I made and take it from there. Thx.

I tumbled a dozen cases in my SS pin tumbler for 3 hours and the brass doesn't look like the coating is stripped. My real question is how does it affect functioning in the pistol vs the PS90. Is the coating more necessary in the PS90? That's what I thought, but I am asking. I intend to test the tumb...

I use like Hornady the best. They have served me well for thousands of rounds. Ue rilfle primers too. True blue is good.

I have the Redding dies and like them. I bought the Hornady dies since the seater die has a crimp feature. The Hornady sizing die seems tighter and requires careful and thorough lubing of the cases, at lest mine does. I also bought the Hornady micrometeradjuster for the bullet seating die. I got min...

Maybe I'll try it and post the results.......

I don't flare the case mouth, and I don't crimp. I use the Redding 2 die set. No neck sizing needed. YMMV. But that's what I do. It works for me.

There are 2 local oil refineries in the Twin Cities area. I work for one of them. I am an accountant, but they need those as well.

I started a new job yesterday and there were about a dozen large boxes marked "Starline" sitting in the lobby. I think they contained office supplies, but it did get my heart racing. I know Starline doesn't sell 5.7, but heck, they could have been 10mm!! I'd take a photo but that's not allowing. Ver...

May I ask what method you use to trim? I have tried several methods and tools but settled on the simple Lee lock stud and gauge used in my cordless screwdriver. My Redding 2400 won't hold the case well enough, and there is no case holder for the Sinclair, and I don't want to buy yet another trimmer....

Can the Redding carbide sizing button #48223 be used with their sizing die #91477?

If so, is there any benefit to so doing other than to continue to prove that I have more money than brains?

I've been loading 5.9g of Blue Dot with a 40g Nosler red tipped bullet. Shoots fine, some flash, seems stout enough...although that's rather subjective. I see folks here using up to 7.0g of Blue Dot with that (or another?) Nosler bullet. Based on the "feel" of my 5.9g loads, I'd really be leery of g...

I've decided to use the new RCBS crimp remover tool (90386) in the case prep center. I can seat the primers w/o using it, but they seat easier, but still firmly seated, after crimp removal. And the primer will have a better seal in the case. I use a B&D cordless screwdriver and the Lee lock stud and...

It started modestly....



But it seems to have grown....

Hmm, not sure where my previous photo disappeared to, but here's another one....

I hope it goes smoothly! I enjoy loading the 5.7 but I find it very time consuming, not that I object to that. I check and re-check everything very carefully.

If the 5.7 is your first experience with reloading please read all you can on this forum and in manuals about reloading in general. IMHO I would NOT have wanted to start with the 5.7 since my experience with other calibers has really helped me in recognizing potential issues with the 5.7, and there ...

I ordered them from RCBS directly. That may not be the cheapest route, but I'm into instant gratification, much to my wife's dismay. The carbide tools are quite superior to the old ones. I never used the old style military crimp removal tool so I cannot verify if the new one indeed removes less mate...

I got the newly revised RCBS (90386) small military crimp remover tool. It supposedly removes less material than the old version (90381). I tried it on a few cases and the primer seated easier but not at all with a loose feel. I may add this step to my process. I also bought the new CARBIDE debur (9...

I primed a bunch today and found that I needed to rotate some of the cases in the tool. No big deal there. I clean the primer pocket with the brush on the RCBS Case Prep Center. IMHO I don't see, at this point, a need to remove the crimp.

I see there are different styles of crimping or staking of the primers. I have read strong opinions that either no crimp removal is advised, or that it is highly advised. So I ask: Does the alleged need for staking/crimp removal depend on the style of the stake/crimp? I don't mind popping for the Di...

I run a dehumidifier in the basement. Also tapped into the ductwork and made a vent down there.

I loaded some Nosler 40g bullets with 5.9g Blue Dot. They sang pretty good.

I reload in the basement, but the furnace is not on this level. The Rodentwoman is very perceptive. She told me today that "pretty soon the basement will have nothing but gun stuff in it." I hope so. Pegboard just went up yesterday, so it's a work in process. http://fototime.com/2665232A8A64580/stan...

Is there a date code on these? I see "05" "02" etc. Or does that mean something else?

What are the "styles?" I see different types of primer staking, primer colors...are some types "better," or easier to reload? Guess I need a lesson on "reading" brass.

Looks like some older stuff in here and differences in the primer staking. Seems that the case in the upper left is suspect, and I don't wanna take any chances.

Fired the reloads with the 5.9g of Blue Dot. That 0.1g diff from 5.8 to 5.9 sure is noticeable! No way am I gonna push max in the 5.7. No issues with the reloads! I note that there's a new military crimp remover RCBS# 90386 which supercedes the 90381, but no one seems to have it in stock. There are ...

Rumor had it that the RM of a local range had some 1x fired 5.7 brass. I called him but he didn't want to sell any. Today I went there to shoot and tried to sweet talk into selling me a coupld hundred pieces. He smiled, and gave me this, saying he wasn't gonna reload them.... http://fototime.com/FAB...

I have the RCBS Case Prep Center so the tool you mention would be a cheap way to go. Even if the cutter doesn't last too long it is cheap and I won't be (unfortunately) doing thousands of 5.7's unless I can find a source for brass...

I flattened a couple of new primers trying to seat them until I learned to "feel" the seating better and sometimes to rotate the brass in my resizing tool. Would this help to swage the pockets properly? Or would a Dillon Supuer Swage 600 be a better choice? http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?prod...

Got 44 reloaded (lost 6 brass at the range) with 5.9gr Blue Dot and OAL at 1.57-1.58. Sometimes hard to get an exact reading due to the residual primer 'stakes' but i think I'm good with that OAL. Will try AA#7 powder next session.

I suspect the OAL s/b 1.575-1.585.

Thx! I have a batch of 50 ready to charge, and I will read the forum and use a starting load of AA#7 and the proper OAL.

Decided to give reloading the 5.7 a try. I have been reloading 12 pistol calibers for several years, so it's not my first cartridge. I used once-fired brass from my own 5.7 pistol. Steps as follows: 1. Cleaned in Simple Green 2. Lubed well with Imperial Sizing Wax 3. Resized in Redding die 4. Cleane...

I am in southern Mpls area.

I am quite sure I was injured in the cycle accident, not Colombia. The Rodentman, well that's because I have 30 quirrel and chipmunk tattoos.

I sincerely thank you, sir, for your kind words. Frankly, I have moments of despair, but I somehow have found the strength to deal with it, and as long as it is a day without pain, it is a good day.

Seems to hurt less when I am sitting at my reloading bench.........

The prosthetic is a Flex-Foot modular III. I liked it a lot, but now have a conventional pylon with a Luxon Journey foot. Take it from me, the hardware is almost meaningless. You gotta have a proper fit or else you get sores which suck the life right out of you. There are good days and bad days. I w...

Here are some body parts....







And the workbench....

I went to get a pizza at lunch today. Allstate insurance agent's office is in the same strip mall. Place is empty of foynicha, no note on the door. I called his # and the "call cannot be completed." I sent an email. If I get no response by Monday I go back to my old agent, who was with Farmers, but ...

I carry an LCP in a pocket holster. Also like the Glock 17 and the Sig 229 in .357 Sig. That one's my favorite. I have a Galco FLETCH holster for the 5.7 and carry it sometimes, but it's a bit big. Nice and light though. I also like to carry the PM40.

Nice to have a choice that's for sure.

Yeah, I wish they'd get it sorted out in WI. Inlaws live there and we go there quite often.

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I'd get the FN before the judge. Just MHO.

Yeah, but shipping is free!

All seriousness aside, this is really hard to believe.

Well, I'll tell you this. I have a stainless Ruger Police Service Six (fixed sights) .38 which I bought new in 1976. It was my open carry piece for MANY years in AZ and it looks and shoots as great today as it did then. I polished it with some Mother's Mag polish and it's a beauty. That is a very ni...

I'm a watch nut too and I would say buying a Rolex, for example, is an investment per se, the way prices are going I can sell my 2004 SeaDweller for about what I paid for it. I wish my alleged 401(k) plan had the same value it had in 2004. Besides, you can shoot wearing the Rolex. I agree on the 100...

After many years I have learned (without total success however) not to get into internet frays. Some pinhead will just drag me down to their level and beat me with experience, as the saying goes. I enjoy firing my 5.7. I don't know, frankly, what is the best defensive round, and to an extent I don't...

I've seen them here for $979 at Cabela's, $999 at a privately owned shop, and I think Gander wanted $1,149. I found one barely used for $899 which made the decision easy. I'm very pleased with it.

Yeah, I see what you mean that the case wobbles somewhat. As a noob to reloading it's hard for me know what is normal, except I know that I myself am not. Actually I did some reloading back in the 70's at a mom and pop gunshop, the best kind. If you bought the bullets, powder, and primers from them ...

I am new to reloading and I am confused. I just bought a Midway # 709779 Auto Prime shellholder #15 and it slides right into my Auto Prime tool no issue, and the cases fit into it OK too. I am just stocking up on parts now until I get my bench built. I'll probably start on .38 and .40 and simpler st...

I am impressed! I tried to do this once and it didn't ignite at all!

Pretty funny!

I thought these were pretty good...

gw-thank you for the link!

Here is the photo I took of the Chrysler exhibit in 1964 where you can see the cars....it was a big deal-cars of the future when they showed them there.....

I recall seeing Chrysler's turbine cars "of the future" at the NY World's Fair in 1964. I think they were fairly fuel efficient and not too fussy about what fuel they were fed. What the heck happened to them?

Must state that I have only 1 FN 5.7 pistol. I like it a lot especially since I can fire it at the local range and got a great holster for it. It's larger than the Sig P229 but weighs less. There are many pistols I enjoy. They are all different and I like them all for different reasons. For example,...

I just got my Galco FLETCH #FL458B today. Looks great and fits great too! Gotta have a good belt. I use a 1.5" horsehide from beltman.com.

Cats like yeast. My cats (Radar, Spotticus, Max, and Bacciagaloupe) like bananas, green pepper, and various other fruits and veggies. Spotticus and Max like dried apricots as well. Bacciagaloupe is fond of shrimp, but that's not unusual. I have found that many firearm hobbiests do not like cats. I do.

I have a few...






There are about 28 more. They are quite habit forming.

They ask what caliber you are shooting. I explicitly said 5.7 and there was no issue. In fact I had asked there before I bought it, just to be sure I'd have a place nearby to fire it.

I support the vet here! These 3 wanted treats and yet the time stamp is AM. http://fototime.com/C48FCDAF8629A22/standard.jpg Spotty, the Bengal, can load a shoebox to critical pressure. http://fototime.com/DA22C639110661C/standard.jpg And, as with people, there's no accounting for taste. http://foto...

I paid $899 for mine but "used" almost doesn't apply. Technically it was pre-owned but it sure seems that very few rounds were run thru it.

I would be up for a shoot sometime, but like a lot of other people I am really busy now with accounting work.

OK thanks!

I got some FN SS197SR and there is a # stamped inside the box lid. It is 1025769111. I assume that is a lot number. Does it mean anything? Is there a date of mfr encoded in it somewhere? I have seen other lot #'s on the forum and they are not in the same format. I can't find any other # on the box o...

I got the 5.7 at J&S actually. They had a PS90 also. And I think an upper for an AR15 about which I know nothing. I'm just a handgun guy.

I am in Apple Valley, and work in Brnsville not too far from the BV Pistol Range.

Thank you, that's what I thought!

Thank you! I agree the illuminators would be great fun. What elite ammo do you recommend for PD, the Protector? I wouldn't mind getting some Penetrator for range work. IMHO it's not overly expensive. I have to pay $30 for 50 .357 Sig and those are just WWB or Remington FMJ's. http://fototime.com/B29...

I had been agonizing over getting a 5.7 for several months. I was put off by the cost and the various opinions that are the nature of the Internet. I talked to a gun shop fellow who owned one and had no trouble with it. I was getting ready to buy, in fact I made the call, but it had been sold alread...