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I always just sand off the old finish but then I have never refinished a checkered stock. I use only linseed oil to finish. My linseed oil is usually red oil and it’s made by adding a bunch of...

I’d have to say the 219 Don Wasp also. I have three, a Remington rolling block, a large Greener Martini, and a T/C Encore. They all require different neck diameters and case lengths in addition to...

No one talks about the side effects of Ozempic. Ive only been on it for 5 months but I get diarrhea on about the third day. Sometimes it’s only 2 or 3 trips to the bathroom, sometimes a few more. The...

Lyman did make the 457122 as a solid because I have one. It is a pretty standard one cavity with a flat point. It must be fairly rare cuz when you google it all you get is page after page of hollow...

Another 527 lover here. Mine is a Varmint MTR in 6.5 Grendel. Shoots half inch groups with 120gr ballistic tips. You couldn’t pry it out of my hands.

Bob

For the 250gr accurate mold bullet I would use IMR 4064. It’s my go to powder for hunting loads. Can’t recall
The # of grains, I’m not home now & can’t look it up.

Bob

I would drill and ream my hole about .001 too small, say .189 and then using an expandable brass barrel lap, lap it up to .190 using progressively finer clover lapping compound, 400 to at least 1200...

I too dipped my toe into the air gun water & now I am struggling to keep my head above water. It started cheaply enough with a used Benjamin Trail NP .177 pistol. Put a red dot on it.shoots an inch...

Fred Cornell in Pennsylvania used to make a wad punch that works in your reloading press. I got mine for the 45 70 from him & it is a beautiful piece of work. I bought it so long ago I don’t know if...

Same here.

Bob

It wasn’t as cheap as it sounds. A 5 hp rotary converter to make the third leg for the 2 hp 3 phase motor plus an industrial electrician to provide the power cost a lot. Then there are those big 1...

I have been using Richard’s HydraSwage for about 15 yrs. It indeed will do almost anything you might want a swage press to do. I got the press for $260 when A-square went out of the ammunition...

I still use my Mighty-Mite to swage 25 cal bullets. Used M dies used to be available quite cheaply so I took advantage, sadly that is no longer the case. They work just fine even if the lead...

I had heard that forming 256 Win mag from 357 cases ended up with cases a little bit short so I used 360 Dan Wesson cases. They come out slightly long and can be trimmed to exact length. I also used...

I have seen iron turn a yellowish color after soaking in citric acid to remove rust.

Bob

I found one more use for toilet bowl rings besides seating toilets. I stuff them in a tin can and gently heat it until it is all melted. Then I dip a spool of fly tying thread into it and let it soak...

I too hit the 2100 fps wall. My 2100 fps load for the 50 bmg with a 833 gr linotype bullet shot 1 moa over and over. 2300 fps groups were in the 4 inch range. I have powder coated a couple of batches...

I recently obtained an aluminum two cavity mold for a 220gr SWC bullet for the 41 Mag. I bought it because it was stamped with a maker I have never seen before & there are over 260 molds down in my...

Last time I worked as a range officer at Camp Perry was in 2002. Bunked in the barracks. A very pleasant experience. Be prepared to spend all day in the hot sun. A good seat, maybe an umbrella for...

I got into hydraulic swaging with a lot of luck. When A-Square ammunition went out of business they auctioned all their equipment and tooling. I bid $260 for a Richard Corbin Hydra-Swage and got it....

I like to make draw die with a parallel section close to the length of the donor jacket to keep it square to the ring that draws the jacket down. This way you get square mouths and more uniform wall...

I have almost all Rifle & Handloader magazines in sheet protectors. They are kept in three or four inch three ring binders & all in order. They are a gold mine of information.

Bob

I’m with Bills Shed. Swaging cores from cut wire is by far the best way to produce bench rest accurate bullets. Find a way to extrude your own wire. I use a Richard Corbin HydroSwage. I make my own...

I use 50-50 anhydrous lanolin & castor oil. A little on finger & thumb & rub so just a thin coating on skin. that's enough for 5-10 jackets.

Bob

I almost forgot. I started reloading shotgun shells back in 1970 when I shot in a trap league. I used a Herters Model 72. Remember the shot & powder measure where you added or subtracted washers to...