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Spammy_H · January 17, 2012, 05:23 PM

My experience with once-fired Federal, Winchester, CCI and Speer brass has been very good.

I typically use Federal, Winchester, or CCI primers - based on availability. Stay away from Wolf.

After shooting cast lead, I have moved to Berry's plated bullets for .380, .40 and .45 - no lead fouling, only marginally more expensive than cast lead. Berry's Mfg tells you to load toward the mid-range for jacketed bullets of similar weight.

I personally shoot the 180 gr. flat point Berry's plated at the mid-range for the same weight jacketed bullet.

For powder, I use Hodgdon Titegroup for all my pistol loads. Some complain about the fact that it does not fill the case enough to avoid double charging. However, I have never had that problem - I reload on a turret press, and visually inspect all charged cases before seating bullets. Since you're using a progressive, you may want to invest in a powder check station, regardless of which powder you use.

January 17, 2012, 05:23 PM	#3
Spammy_H Senior Member Join Date: September 17, 2009 Posts: 220	My experience with once-fired Federal, Winchester, CCI and Speer brass has been very good. I typically use Federal, Winchester, or CCI primers - based on availability. Stay away from Wolf. After shooting cast lead, I have moved to Berry's plated bullets for .380, .40 and .45 - no lead fouling, only marginally more expensive than cast lead. Berry's Mfg tells you to load toward the mid-range for jacketed bullets of similar weight. I personally shoot the 180 gr. flat point Berry's plated at the mid-range for the same weight jacketed bullet. For powder, I use Hodgdon Titegroup for all my pistol loads. Some complain about the fact that it does not fill the case enough to avoid double charging. However, I have never had that problem - I reload on a turret press, and visually inspect all charged cases before seating bullets. Since you're using a progressive, you may want to invest in a powder check station, regardless of which powder you use.