Tarnished projectiles from American

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I am testing wet tumbling cleaning on some badly tarnished 45 cal I found in the reloading room. I also have some tarnished 9mm coming from American reloading so I hope this cleaning works but it should I would think. I will know in another few minutes.  I will report then. Craig

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All clean and shiny!! I mean real clean. Craig

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OK got in the 1000 9mm FMJ from American and they were not that bad but I put 2 or 300 in the wet tumbler so we will see but my 45's were MUCH worse and they came out like new. I will report back in a half hour or so.  Craig

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The first 300 came out perfect and so I put the rest in the tumbler and it had trouble starting due to weight but once I got it going it is chucking right along. It has the power but with the weight the drive wheels were slipping. Anyway the done 300 are in the George Forman getting dry.  Craig

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I will say that some of these bullets were very tarnished but all came out like new. Really these were all not that bad to start with but now will be like new or better.  Craig

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Just loaded 50 115g FMJ and it was all good. I will shoot tomorrow but I shoot this weight all the time so it will be no surprises. It's nice to be able to load 2 or 3 hundred in one sitting if you want. I seldom get this many of the same bullet to load. Many of the large groups are two or three different tips that takes time to sort and weigh. I will do at leased 200 tomorrow!!  Craig

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OK shot the 115g FMJ cleaned rounds this morning and they were perfect. A nice thing is I loaded them at 5.7g power pistol which is 1 full grain under max and they worked the slide on two guns without an issues. I will try to load a bunch this afternoon but I couldn't be happier with the outcome so far.  They do seem a little more reserved than what I have been shooting lately.  Craig

[Kenk]

Hey Craig, Good deal, is the purpose of down loading your 9?s to make them easer and more fun to shoot in sub compacts?

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Yes. But I had been loading 124g so I just left it there to see how they were! I think I could load these up to 6.2 or so and still be comfortable. I try to load light if everything functions correctly.  Craig

[Kenk]

Plus the micros get a little tiring with +P type loads if you?re shooting a lot in the given session. I typically do short but frequent range trips, I rarely go and shoot a few hundred rd?s like some of the guys

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Hey Ken I shoot like 30 to 50 rounds a day. But I did reload like 160+ rounds today so far and it was fun. I also really enjoy the Sig 2022 as it is different feeling even compaired to other Sig's. It took a while to dial in the rear site but I got it finally. Craig

[Kenk]

Nice, let me know what you think of the GX4 after you shoot it more, like I said before, like with any manufacturer, there?s always a few that get out the door with problems, and likely more with the budget brands

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This will be my third Taurus and I haven't had any problems other than me not understanding a given problem with a reload or whatever. I really like the price points. Make un cheap and then I see a lot of discounts. Ya know really the  GX4 and my G2 are the same size and perfect for carry. I just am not comfortable with a heavy gun as it tends to pull down my paints. Craig

[Kenk]

Try caring the P220 Elite 10mm at 39 oz empty 😀

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I was using suspenders for a while but would like to find something light enough to carry without!!  Craig