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Forum: Ammo & Reloading

A forum to discuss your favorite ammo or ask question on anything related to ammo.
All ammo-related questions should be posted here, irrespective of the M1911 you intend to use them in.
Only questions about calibers related to the 1911 should be posted in here.

  1.   Sticky Threads  

  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Blue Dot Powder Warning

    Started by DarkStar11, 25th July 2008 19:33
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    22nd May 2010, 20:10 Go to last post
  3. Arrow Sticky Thread Sticky: Collecting Dimensions - Bullet Data

    Started by Hawkmoon, 8th January 2010 16:18
    12 Pages
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    • Replies: 112
    • Views: 43,547
    10th July 2020, 22:58 Go to last post
  4. Sticky Thread Sticky: Bullet dimensions, anyone?

    Started by Hawkmoon, 20th June 2020 18:30
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,241
    21st June 2020, 10:50 Go to last post
  5. Sticky Thread Sticky: Ammunition/Ballistic stickies.

    Started by Hunter, 21st February 2008 16:53
    2 Pages
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    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 18,841
    8th March 2009, 17:59 Go to last post
  6. Sticky Thread Sticky: Unique recall

    Started by Hunter, 23rd September 2008 18:38
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 9,484
    23rd September 2008, 18:38 Go to last post
  7. Sticky Thread Sticky: Ammo nomenclature

    Started by John, 14th October 2005 13:57
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 13,523
    14th October 2005, 13:57 Go to last post
  8.   Normal Threads  

  1. RIA Compact bullet weight?

    Started by .308garand, 25th March 2011 13:57
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 1,198
    27th March 2011, 10:39 Go to last post
  2. New Reloader - Few questions

    Started by .44 magnuholic, 10th October 2011 10:54
    4 Pages
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    • Replies: 32
    • Views: 2,895
    25th October 2011, 19:38 Go to last post
  3. Some dumb reloading questions

    Started by .45acp, 9th May 2007 05:38
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 645
    11th May 2007, 23:21 Go to last post
  4. Question about my reloads

    Started by .45autofan, 14th September 2007 07:55
    2 Pages
    1 2
    • Replies: 12
    • Views: 1,321
    20th September 2007, 17:37 Go to last post
  5. Question Quality of newly manufactured ammo

    Started by .45s r best, 11th December 2010 14:16
    2 Pages
    1 2
    • Replies: 12
    • Views: 1,629
    16th December 2010, 18:26 Go to last post
  6. Question Looking to start reloading .45 ACP

    Started by .45s r best, 22nd September 2012 15:22
    10 Pages
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    • Replies: 90
    • Views: 8,377
    3rd November 2012, 14:47 Go to last post
  7. Question Question about primers

    Started by .45s r best, 18th November 2012 16:24
    3 Pages
    1 2 3
    • Replies: 24
    • Views: 3,243
    2nd January 2013, 09:44 Go to last post
  8. Question Question about brass

    Started by .45s r best, 22nd December 2012 10:17
    2 Pages
    1 2
    • Replies: 18
    • Views: 2,640
    27th December 2012, 11:22 Go to last post
  9. Cool Wet Primers

    Started by .45s r best, 1st February 2014 04:35
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 2,112
    6th February 2014, 13:08 Go to last post
  10. Bullet Set Back question...calling Niemi!

    Started by .45s r best, 16th April 2014 18:18
    2 Pages
    1 2
    • Replies: 12
    • Views: 2,780
    24th April 2014, 10:37 Go to last post
  11. Unburned Powder

    Started by .45s r best, 14th May 2014 17:09
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 2,062
    18th May 2014, 18:27 Go to last post
  12. Geco brass

    Started by .45s r best, 10th June 2014 18:46
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 4,307
    5th July 2014, 05:54 Go to last post
  13. Case failure

    Started by .45s r best, 30th December 2017 14:26
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 1,708
    11th February 2018, 05:54 Go to last post
  14. Pink discoloration on brass

    Started by .45s r best, 4th April 2020 13:30
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 1,060
    6th April 2020, 13:59 Go to last post
  15. Powder Measures

    Started by .45s r best, 18th October 2020 16:38
    2 Pages
    1 2
    • Replies: 15
    • Views: 2,330
    7th January 2021, 16:34 Go to last post
  16. Annealing Brass

    Started by .45s r best, 30th January 2021 06:05
    2 Pages
    1 2
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 1,613
    3rd February 2021, 10:25 Go to last post
  17. Current reloading component shortages

    Started by .45s r best, 25th April 2021 15:49
    4 Pages
    1 2 3 ... 4
    • Replies: 33
    • Views: 3,561
    30th December 2021, 19:47 Go to last post
  18. Loading plated vs copper jacketed bullets

    Started by .45s r best, 2nd July 2021 13:20
    2 Pages
    1 2
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 2,144
    12th December 2021, 08:18 Go to last post
  19. Plated Bullets

    Started by .45s r best, 11th June 2022 15:50
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 473
    13th June 2022, 03:21 Go to last post
  20. Reloading Steel Cases

    Started by .45s r best, 12th April 2023 06:16
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 216
    13th April 2023, 13:19 Go to last post

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