RCBS uses a Titanium Carbo-Nitride sizing button for their Matchmaster dies. They won't sell just the button, you would need to purchase the complete de-cap assembly.
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Forum: Reloading Equipment
RCBS uses a Titanium Carbo-Nitride sizing button for their Matchmaster dies. They won't sell just the button, you would need to purchase the complete de-cap assembly.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Not the pick-up tube, the feed tube that delivers the primers to the primer bar.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
What is the overall length of the Dillon 550 Primer Feed Tube?
Forum: Reloading Equipment
At first glance I thought it was an A series RCBS but the are no markings on the casting and RCBS is very good about making sure their name is there.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
You are correct. 55000 was the catch-all number for molds out of the custom shop
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I bought mine (38/357) in 2019 for $1,050. Another $200 to Dillon got all the missing parts.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I believe these are the short lived "Reloader Special" dies.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I don't have specific experience with that bullet, but do shoot similar jacketed bullets. 1:14 will not stabilize that bullet. You are going to need a minimum 1:9.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Missing the nose punch, half jacket swage?
Forum: Cast Boolits
I thought core mold as well, but why the “Harvey” marking?
Forum: Cast Boolits
This is the 312521. The 350522 is the same design.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
First let me say that my casting skills are basic. I do OK with bullets for my 45/70. I Recently acquired two Ideal 4 cavity molds. One is marked 312521, 138gn and the other is marked 350522. The box...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
The Mr. Dial's are brass, this is stainless.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Picked up a nice Dillon Square Deal 9mm loader over the week end. Loader was in decent shape and a good price. Going through the loader I noticed this powder bar adjuster and I decided I like it and...
Forum: Gas Checks
They consider it a bullet which then violates their policy. Same for half jackets.
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
That is exactly what I was told by Magma. Fortunately the only replacement crankshaft they had in stock was for my older Star and it is on its way.
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
Picked up this project this morning. All things considered it is not in to bad of shape. An hour in a 200 deg. oven should do the trick with basic cleaning. As you can see from the photo the crank...
I need help identifying the manufacture of two molds and the configuration of a third. The first mold is marked "219". this is the only marking on the mold. It is a 147gr WC as cast at .361. The...
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
I guess I should read the whole post before I put my foot in it.
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
I think it is simpler and less trouble just to go nose down.
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 |