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This is that same case that I cut in half. I tumbled it (probably way too long) and you can see some pitting. This was one of the worst cases with a ton of blue corrosion. I have no way of...

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Got the last of them pulled last night and cut one of the the really bad ones in half. I have to say, it looked worse when I shined a flashlight in before I cut it. A lot of the blue...

That's not a terrible idea, I wouldn't be opposed to finding a mold and having some milder stuff for it. In the loaded rounds he gave me are some 8mm rem mag and 416 rem mag headstamped cases. I did...

The powder in the 1lb plastic container seemed fine but there was maybe 1/3lb left, not enough to be really useful. Thanks for the tip about vinegar, I'll give that a try. My plan was to pull them...

I recently got a rifle from an aging friend. It's a large wildcat he had built for an elk hunt that never happened but he kept the gun and loved it anyway. I got the rifle (minus the scope), custom...

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Some "Gobstopper" inspired 00 Buck

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My brother requested some zombie themed bullets for a 40sw. Tumbled in smoke's yellow green then sprinkled with a flame red that wouldn't tumble. He specifically requested "something...

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Had a chance to mess around with a BTX and 40sw to 45 jacket expander. Full length 40sw cases, annealed, and some 40sw bullets from my reject bucket made a small handful of beautiful bullets....

This might be the place to ask...

I've been trying to find some reasonable and reliable load data for a double .690 round ball load. I have a .690 RB mold and some BP x12x wads on order. I also...

I second NoZombies. I always save my "rejects" for plinking and prairie dogs it they shoot just as well as the others. Actually, a couple years ago we were shooting prairie dogs down in the...

I believe the stingers are actually a steel case. Set a few on the work bench and wave a magnet next to them and they'll wiggle. I use 22 mag and cut down 17HMR for 243/6mm bullets just fine. I would...

Corbins website mentions using cornstarch in a similar manner. Put a measure of cornstarch into a core seat die (no bleed hole) and it compresses to a plastic like material. I don't know how ashes...

Easy, measure a small amount of ashes, pour them into the bottom of a jacket, then place a 1/3 weight jacket on top of the ashes and run into the core swage die. Think of the small core as a cork...

I struggled hard when I first started swaging . I saved up and bought a .224 from 22lr set and thought it would all fall together. My first bullet stuck in the point form die and I was heartbroken. I...

I learned early on that sorting by headstamp made things easier all around. My dies (and myself) do not like the federal cases. They take a lot more effort to draw out and I get the folds on the...

Not for my reloads, .358" diameter bullets chamber and shoot in my semi autos so that's all I've ever loaded them with. I only ran 18 rounds through it yesterday, there was some lube haze at the...

Thanks for the support everyone! I had considered other loads using light bullets and lighter charges, I could sure do that but this allows me to utilize a separate, unaltered cartridge. Having a big...

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These are two that I botched. The first one I had tried using an actual metal chisel but the angle was too abrupt and broke a finger. The second one I had cut too far down, when I was flaring...

I've been playing around with an idea of making my 6 shot GP100 in 357 mag a bit more versatile. One thing I wanted to do in particular was to get the cylinder rebated for moonclips. Pinnacle...

I always enjoy reading threads like this to learn not only what other people in other areas use and load but also what they feel comfortable carrying. Up in ND there's not a whole lot to worry about,...

The main reason some steel cased ammo is lacquered is to prevent rust, some rounds also use it as a type of "anti-friction" agent to aid in extraction. The funny thing is, well have you (no one...

Good info, thanks!

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It's boxer primed and the little mark that looks like an 'F' is either a scuff or discoloration, there's no depth to the mark at all.

country gent, that's interesting about...

Yeah it was a definite over pressure, the primer looks like it has the shape/texture of the bolt face. It's tricky to get a close up picture, try this though.

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I'm just curious if anyone...

Anyone ever see anything like this?
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I was digging through a bunch of 30-06 range pickups to convert certain headstamps to 7.7x58 for my brother and I came across one piece that was......