Thanks Fred, looks I may just need to close the crimp tighter before point forming. it has been a while since I broke out the swaging gear.
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Forum: Swaging
Thanks Fred, looks I may just need to close the crimp tighter before point forming. it has been a while since I broke out the swaging gear.
Forum: Swaging
Hey Fred, out of curiosity, would you use the rounding over die before or after notching? I currently just use the Hornady Blank crimp die and I do not a nice rolled over look.
Forum: Swaging
Thanks, that's a bummer I was hoping had start making compatible dies but figured it was the adapter and the S dies.
Forum: Swaging
Would you guys mind copying what was in the email, I haven't bought from Dave so no email, and I only saw adapters listed on his site. Thanks!
Forum: Our Town
Try Armslist, like craigslist but for guns and related stuff.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I would suggest going to the swaging forum and looking at the plans for ANEATS press (I believe that is who is responsible for it, sorry if it is not). I believe it is a sticky on the swaging...
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Just filled up in Green Bay, WI this morning for $0.979/gallon
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
I wouldn't can plain beans, because it would be a waste. When I can beans they are in either ham and bean soup or my family's baked bean recipe.
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
Yup, my understanding is that the salt is for flavor not actually preserving when you pressure can. I leave it out in most of the stuff I can because depending on what I turned the canned product...
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
I am down to my last couple of jars of hamburger, it works great for quick meals. Open dump in skillet add flavoring such as taco seasoning. One thing I do instead of salt is I add a tsp of beef...
Forum: Swaging
I'm sure BT will answer, he is a one man shop, so sometime it takes him a bit. I have bought from him before and he is always happy to help with questions.
Forum: Swaging
Lablover,
I believe you are correct (not familiar with Blackman Dies specifically but general swage dies) you would just need a new base punch (probably flat) and then a top punch the would have...
Forum: Our Town
Glad to hear it worked out for you Fisherman, I have high hopes. My wife already has the envelopes set aside, she is excited for that, that will take some getting used to for me. Mainly because I...
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The more I think about getting debt free the more excited I get. Hopefully paying cash and tracking everything will help avoid the $10 here $20 there that suddenly adds up to a few hundred bucks at...
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NYFirefight357, as far as tools go, I am definitely on the same page as you. If I buy a tool for a certain purpose and use it I don't usually get rid of it. Goofy as it sounds I never "needed" the...
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Funny you should say that...that's the path we are heading down. My wife had a co-worker that raved about how it worked for them so she read the book. She asked me to read it, I read it and we both...
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As much as I'd like to think about retiring, I am a solid 25-32 years away from that (I just turned 30) so I think I will have time to replace it if I need.
When I need pistol ammo I still have...
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Thanks everyone for the advice. I have multiple other presses and have no desire to give up reloading. I figure the press will bring enough to cover the new vacuum and the lee classic cast with a few...
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Tazlaw, as far as the truck goes, I just got a new (to me) pickup in October and I want to make sure she doens't get any ideas about me going back to an Impala, lol. As far as presses go, I could...
Forum: Our Town
Sorry for the long winded post (actual question at the bottom if your don't want to read my ramblings), but I have processed a lot over this past weekend and am curious if anyone else has given this...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I got mine from Titan yesterday, I think no ordered in November. I had gotten a partial refund earlier. I believe it had to do with the aware parts and what was included (I have the aware stuff I...
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 |