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Ashbane · May 29, 2013, 03:55 PM

Thanks for the reply, great info. I will absolutely be paying attention to the first round. I planned on buying a box of factory 180 grns to start with. Once I get a feel for those I'll try the 5.3's. After seeing the big difference in starting load data I worried that the load might not even push the slide back enough to eject the shell so I plan on making damn sure the first batch works one by one. If I gotta pull them then so be it, I gotta learn my lesson.

Why would the starting load data be soo different from the Hornady book and Hogdon's site?

May 29, 2013, 03:55 PM	#3
Ashbane Member Join Date: May 29, 2013 Posts: 48	Re: New to pistol reloading, question on first batch. Thanks for the reply, great info. I will absolutely be paying attention to the first round. I planned on buying a box of factory 180 grns to start with. Once I get a feel for those I'll try the 5.3's. After seeing the big difference in starting load data I worried that the load might not even push the slide back enough to eject the shell so I plan on making damn sure the first batch works one by one. If I gotta pull them then so be it, I gotta learn my lesson. Why would the starting load data be soo different from the Hornady book and Hogdon's site?