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  1. Forum: Our Town

    Gun show this weekend and I was able to handle...

    Gun show this weekend and I was able to handle one of the new S&W "EZ" 380's. A size larger than typical CCW and the slide really is very easy to manipulate, I didn't get to shoot one but I would...
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    The "yoke" on the new press looks even shorter...

    The "yoke" on the new press looks even shorter than the original Co-Ax yoke. It's design needed to be changed to allow use of the micrometer seating dies, which usually don't clear the yoke of the...
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    RWS 8x57 JRS (rimmed case) are available from...

    RWS 8x57 JRS (rimmed case) are available from Huntingtons, not cheap but then anything that can be formed to this case won't be inexpensive either.
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    I have a 2000 Silverado 4x4 2500 standard cab and...

    I have a 2000 Silverado 4x4 2500 standard cab and 8 foot bed with 160,000 that I bought new. The engine should be either the LQ4 6.0 litre (the last Chevy V8 with iron block and heads), the 8.1 litre...
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    If you want to use the Redding neck bushing dies,...

    If you want to use the Redding neck bushing dies, I would buy the neck sizing die for the 250 Savage, then a 22 & 6mm bushings for your cartridges based on the 250 Savage case. With the seating dies...
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    Uhh, actually I DO use a universal de-capper die...

    Uhh, actually I DO use a universal de-capper die on all my pistol brass before cleaning them so the primer pockets get cleaned.
    With my Coax I can do about 30 rounds a minute once I get the motions...
  7. Thread: Redding 3BR

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    Only the first year did the Ford have a 7 litre,...

    Only the first year did the Ford have a 7 litre, after that Ferrari got the organizers to outlaw the 7 litre and Ford changed to it's small block 302 (5 liter), and Ford beat Ferrari again as a...
  8. Thread: 3D printing

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    Forum: Our Town

    Sure, depending on when they figure out how to 3D...

    Sure, depending on when they figure out how to 3D print materials with the correct strengths, hardness's etc.
    Currently that is the big problem with 3d printing - the less expensive models are...
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    The real problem, whether you want to use brass...

    The real problem, whether you want to use brass or aluminum for your molds, is what is best versus what is available. Best brass to use for molds are the hot-rolled alloys, which are very difficult...
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    Forum: Our Town

    Saw the medicine wheel as a kid back in the...

    Saw the medicine wheel as a kid back in the seventies when it was still in it's natural state before the indians "reconstructed" it and turned it into a tourist trap. Only reason there was a road up...
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    I've been buying CCI primers in the strips. Yes,...

    I've been buying CCI primers in the strips. Yes, more expensive but the APS system is so much better than tubes there really isn't a good comparison between the two. APS is simply both faster and...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Well, Jamison is making 405 & 35 Winchester,...

    Well, Jamison is making 405 & 35 Winchester, which is the same basic case in different calibers and lengths. Problem might be cost, currently 35 Winchester is running 1.60 a case. But at least they...
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    Not just brass, sometimes it's bullets. Hornady...

    Not just brass, sometimes it's bullets. Hornady has had the 40 grain 22 Jet .222 diameter bullet on "temporarily suspended" for years, same with the 60 grain 25-20 FP bullet. Speer has their 70 grain...
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    Isn't it cheating to not do a safety check first...

    Isn't it cheating to not do a safety check first (pull the mag and look in the chamber)?
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    How well do they work in sand, instead of grass....

    How well do they work in sand, instead of grass. Do you just need to use more downforce to get the wires under the surface to get under the brass?
  16. I have an old Coax press, and Forster has made...

    I have an old Coax press, and Forster has made the changes to the priming platform (moving jaws like resizing platform) and the press handle (to fit micrometer seating dies under it) that are the...
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    RCBS strip system is the fastest, most reliable...

    RCBS strip system is the fastest, most reliable system I have used. I learned using a Forster Coax - which I recommend to anyone trying to learn to set primers. Good feel through the handle and...
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    I only use the Profile Crimp Die. My First...

    I only use the Profile Crimp Die. My First reloading mistake was not getting the powder into a set of 5 cases as I was working up a load for my 41 Magnum Redhawk. I pulled the trigger on the first...
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    RCBS #19 is for the 25/30/32/6.8 Remington...

    RCBS #19 is for the 25/30/32/6.8 Remington (.421"), that's just in between the size of the 223 and the 30-06 case head.
    Redding #19 is for the 6.5x68 (.512), which is between the 30-06 and belted...
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    Didn't Lyman buy Ideal from Marlin? IIRC that...

    Didn't Lyman buy Ideal from Marlin? IIRC that Ideal was sold by the founder's family to Marlin Rifles just before WWI started, then Marlin in turn sold them after the war was over to Lyman.
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    Couldn't use one on a typical pubic range as the...

    Couldn't use one on a typical pubic range as the shooting stations would be too close together and it would track everyone's bullets, making it hard to decide which data set goes with your shot. But...
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    Some cartridges are more problematic than others....

    Some cartridges are more problematic than others. A few, the 38-40 is the worst, seem to have very different dimensions between the case size and the chamber size, leading to a lot of brass movement...
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    I agree with TruckerDave, as long as the primer...

    I agree with TruckerDave, as long as the primer is tightly held go ahead and use them; just start paying more attention to what you are doing.
    This is a mostly cosmetic error, if you go 200...
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    I bought a used Co-Ax press at a gun show many...

    I bought a used Co-Ax press at a gun show many years ago to learn how to reload. It was the first press that had today's "through RAM" used primer handling, even though it doesn't have a RAM as such....
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    Redding Profile Crimp die is all I use on handgun...

    Redding Profile Crimp die is all I use on handgun ammo, I buy the Redding Pro Titanium sets and add a Lyman "M" die for case mouth expansion. Never have any problems with my crimp letting bullets...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check