I finished lube sizing 45 colt slugs from Sunday's cast session and mount my ransom rest to the base wood. Now need to build a sturdy stand to use it at the range.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
I finished lube sizing 45 colt slugs from Sunday's cast session and mount my ransom rest to the base wood. Now need to build a sturdy stand to use it at the range.
Forum: Leverguns
I have one in 45 colt and I did what Bazoo suggested. It has worked fine. I shoot with my thumb along side the stock instead of wrapped around the tang.
Forum: Leverguns
I'm very happy with my Winchester 73 short rifle that my wife got me for Christmas. It is very smooth cycling the action and groups very well with my reloads.
I love the sound of the cartridge...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Thanks jimkim,
This RL300 had been sitting on the floor in gun shop since last May with a $200 price tag on it. I had told a few guys about it and they all said they enough at time.
I was down to...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I bought a Dillon RL300 last Thursday at a local gun shop for $100. It had the powder measure w/large powder bar and the primer assembly w/large primer bar, but no inner primer tube. Does anyone know...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I only have 3, a 40yr old RCBS single stage, a 20+yr old Dillon 550b w/ case feeder, and just picked up Dillon RL300.
Forum: Leverguns
My wife gave me a Winchester 73 short rifle for Christmas and they don't have the tang safety like other models have.
I finally got to go shoot it this past Friday and the accuracy was very good in...
Forum: Cast Boolits
55.. started with my dad's Lyman mold master xx after he passed away in '97. Then got a lee 4-20 a few years ago.
After reading about the PID controllers here, I built myself one and boy oh boy it...
Forum: Casting Equipment
beltfed,
I had the same issue with a seller on ebay, (ordered a 100-1250c) thermocouple and they sent a 0-400c. They had advertised the higher temp ones.
When I contacted them thru ebay, they...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I run the case feeder on my 550 and I personally like it. I have never run a 650 so I can't give you a comparison.
I only load handgun on my 550, but I have seen that a few guys have modified the...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
173114173115This is 550 Dillon w/ case feeder. I use a 650 cover on it.
Forum: Casting Equipment
I would agree with the comment,(Lyman customer service ain't good!). I have a Lyman 450 that my dad bought in the 80's and it is it worn out to the point that the ram is so sloppy the top punch...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
That is a platform alignment tool for the 450,550, and 650 presses. I have a few of them,they are needed to realign the platform when you do a complete tear down cleaning the machine. Or when adding...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I'm not totally sure about the square deal b, but Dillon does have an adapter to use a rcbs or hornady powder measure on the 550. You may want to check with them,I have seen the adapter on their web...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I want a 450 as well. Alvarez kelly had a 450 frame on ebay last week or so, but I had other things come up and couldn't bid on it. Even if I can find a bare 450 frame I would get the parts from...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
We had to move to a smaller house a year ago, and finally after several rearrangements, I got it to where I'm comfortable and don't feel boxed in.838528385383854
Forum: Reloading Equipment
When I rebuilt mine, I painted it Dillon Blue.
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 |