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Happy New Year!
New Years is just four days away! All of us at UniqueTek wish you and your families a happy and safe New Years celebration and a prosperous 2020!
— Our office will be closed December 31st and January 1st.

SHOT SHOW 2020
We will not be exhibiting in the Pop-Up Preview Pavilion like last year. Instead, Ron will be at the Ranch Products Booth (#16240) during much of the show and will have a few of our products to show off.

Meanwhile, I'll be walking the show looking for new and unique products. If you happen to see me, don't be afraid to stop me and say "Hi".

If you want to schedule a meeting with us, please contact us in advance and we'll be happy to set up a time and location.

Lee

This thread adapter converts from 1/2″-28 threads to 5/8″-24 threads. Ideal for attaching 5/8″-24 flash hiders, muzzle brakes, suppressors, or other devices to your AR-15/M16 barrel.

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The Wyoming Sight Drifter is a sight drifting tool using kinetic energy, in a unique spring loaded device, that gently and accurately adjusts your sights quickly, without the fuss of normal adjustments. It's so simple to use that you'll never leave it out of your gear bag!

Super Sale Extended!
"Super Sale" pricing has been extended through New Years! Just go to the Garage Sale page and look for the "Super Sale" icon on select products.

Since the new year starts in just a few days, I thought it appropriate to post a list of the most popular products of 2019. I found it interesting that 75% were older products and 25% were new products launched in 2019.

① Precision Powder Baffle™ For Dillon Powder Measure Item #: T1278  Click Here	② The Bin-Dam™ For Cartridge Bins Item#: T1359 (550/650/SDB)  Click Here
③ Micrometer Powder Bar Kit™ For Dillon Powder Measure Item #: T1231  Click Here ♦ Also Available preinstalled    in new powder bars!	④ Drain-N-Change Tool™ For Dillon Powder Measure Item #: T1347  Click Here
⑤ Full Moon Clips For S&W 610 Revolvers Item#: T1419-04 Click Here	⑥ Foam Grip For Dillon Roller Handle Item #: T1527  Click Here Also fits roller handle of other presses!
⑦ Die Wrench: 1″ X 1-1/8″ For Dillon Presses Item #: T1532  Click Here   Also available: – 3/4″x9/16″ for SDB T1604 – 1-3/16″x1-1/8″ for RCBS T1560	⑧ Shellplate Bearing Kit For Dillon 550/650 Presses Item #: T1601  Click Here
⑨ 550 Primer Track Bearing No Primer Bar Droop! Item #: T1571  Click Here	⑩ Roller Bearing Indexer Block For the Dillon XL 650 Press Item #: T1705  Click Here
⑪ Case Feed Stop Switch For Dillon XL650/750 Press Item #: T1704  Click Here	⑫ Component Recovery Cup For Dillon Presses Item #: T1668  Click Here
⑬ FailSafe Bracket Kit For the XL 650 Press Item #: T1677  Click Here	⑭ CNC Machined Toolheads For 550 or 650 Presses Item #: T1333  Click Here
⑮ D-Wipe Towels - 40ct Lead Decontamination Wipes Item #: T1233  Click Here	⑯ Deflector Brake Kit For AR Rifles Item #: T1686  Click Here
⑰ Primer Feed Stop Switch For the XL 650 Press Item #: T1703  Click Here	⑱ Custom Powder Funnel 9mm/.38 Cal. Item#: T1582-01 Click Here
⑲ Roller Bearing Camming Pin For Dillon XL 650/750 Press Item #: T1706  Click Here	⑳ D-Lead Hand Soap Non-abrasive Item #: T1262 Click Here

Q: I mistakenly ordered Berries 9mm 124gn FN bullets instead of HP bullets. Although they case gauged just fine, they wouldn't chamber in my Sig Sauer 226 or 229. I do like to work at as close to the max COL as possible. Maybe you could make a case gauge that is more like a 9mm chamber?

A: Although they are the same caliber and mass, the profiles are probably quite different. And since you were seating at max COL with the HP bullets, the FN bullets are being seated long enough to contact the bore before the case headspaces. The bullet manufacturer's and powder manufacturer's load data sheets usually specify a recommended "Load To" length.

In lieu of a load data sheet, or arbitrarily reducing COL until they chamber, you can refer to the SAAMI chamber specifications and use the procedure below to calculate a workable COL.
NOTE: I highly recommend having a copy of the SAAMI specs for every cartridge you load. They are free to download at SAAMI.org.

1. Make a handful of dummy cartridges with the bullets seated longer than SAAMI Spec COL but don't crimp them.
2. Chamber them one at at time. They may be too long to feed from your magazine so just manually load them into the chamber and then close the slide. The bullet will contact the rifling and be seated deeper in the case as the slide closes.
3. Eject them carefully onto a thick towel or pillow so that the bullet seating depth is not altered.
4. Measure the COL of each round. This gives you the COL to contact the rifling. But do not load ammo to this length as you must have a minimum of 0.002″ off the rifling to avoid a pressure spike.
5. Now refer to the SAAMI chamber specs for your cartridge and look for the specified distance from max headspace dimension (0.776″ for 9mm Luger) to the rifling lead (0.8113″ for 9mm Luger) and then divide by 2 (yields 0.017″ for 9mm Luger). Now deduct that from the COL measured from the dummy rounds to get the final COL. That will yield a reasonable COL that should chamber easily, feed from magazines and be backed off from the rifling enough to avoid a pressure spike.

Considering the time it takes to perform this procedure, you may be better off to just wait until you can get the powder or bullet manufacturer's load data sheet.

Disclaimer: UniqueTek, Inc. is not liable for damages or personal injury that may be incurred as a result of using this information. It is your responsibility to ensure that your reloading equipment is properly assembled, is maintained in proper working condition, and is used according to the manufacturer's instructions and safe reloading practices.
Chamber drawing provided courtesy of SAAMI.

This "Tips" file describes how to easily and inexpensively make spacers that allow you to put die lock nuts on the bottom of the toolhead without interference from the press frame.

We currently have 22 "Tips" files covering a variety of reloading and shooting topics. To see the complete library, click on the "TIPS" lightbulb!

Updated 12/23/19
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email ([email protected]) and we'll mail a printed copy to you.

Look for us at SHOT SHOW 2020. I'll be walking the show looking for new and unique products. If you happen to see me, don't be afraid to stop me and say "Hi".

Ron will be at the Ranch Products Booth (#16240) during much of the show and will have a few of our products to show off.

If you want to schedule a meeting with us, please contact us in advance and we'll be happy to set up a time and location.

If you shoot one of these matches, look for our products on the prize table and a flyer in your shooter's bag.