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fredj338 · 04-11-2008, 12:55 PM

For the most part, range reloads are crap. I've seen some decent stuff, but it's mostly crap. The round you show is a cast bullet, which is fine, they are better than swaged anyway. The bullet design may be the problem & the reloading technique is definetly suspect when you see the lead pile up at the case mouth. Not enough bell on the case & looks like maybe not enough taper crimp. Live & learn, but range reloads never go in my guns, never.

John4538 · 04-11-2008, 04:14 PM

I shoot that profile in my XD all the time with no problems.

However, that was after i almost had a heart attack trying to get the right crimp and CAOL. Since I cast my own, and the TC was recommended by others for the XD that's what I bought. It was a bear though figuring it out. Now it's a winner.

I do agree however, that is one nasty looking bullet. Mine would be rejected and re-poured if i had something that ugly.

John

LSUFAN · 04-11-2008, 04:38 PM

Some of the bullets look worse then that one.

Thanks for the advice everybody. I'm sticking with WWB.

04-11-2008, 12:55 PM	#11
fredj338 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,452	For the most part, range reloads are crap. I've seen some decent stuff, but it's mostly crap. The round you show is a cast bullet, which is fine, they are better than swaged anyway. The bullet design may be the problem & the reloading technique is definetly suspect when you see the lead pile up at the case mouth. Not enough bell on the case & looks like maybe not enough taper crimp. Live & learn, but range reloads never go in my guns, never. __________________ EVERY GOOD SHOOTER SHOULD BE A HANDLOADER!

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04-11-2008, 04:14 PM	#12
John4538 XDTalk Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 71	I shoot that profile in my XD all the time with no problems. However, that was after i almost had a heart attack trying to get the right crimp and CAOL. Since I cast my own, and the TC was recommended by others for the XD that's what I bought. It was a bear though figuring it out. Now it's a winner. I do agree however, that is one nasty looking bullet. Mine would be rejected and re-poured if i had something that ugly. John

04-11-2008, 04:38 PM	#13
LSUFAN XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 8	Some of the bullets look worse then that one. Thanks for the advice everybody. I'm sticking with WWB.