That's sad to hear about the fellow. I had this program once, not sure where it got to. Quickload is so much better there's no comparison, but IIRC it was pretty good in its day.
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Forum: Reloading Equipment
That's sad to hear about the fellow. I had this program once, not sure where it got to. Quickload is so much better there's no comparison, but IIRC it was pretty good in its day.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Yep. FLR all range recovery or unknown history. Neck size thereafter. Good choice. The guy who did most to get me into reloading Flr'd everything always and I think sometimes I see why even if I do...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I love them because I don't have to lube the cases.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
My PPM drops the powders I use within as close as my beam balance scale will weigh and I cannot ask for better than that.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Like I said, in the end it's more of a theoretical question. For now I don't care; lead alloy is lead alloy, and everything I can get is going into the pot.
Your comment about the shape of the...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Slugger will only do slugs. If you also want to load shot, and want only one machine, give it a miss.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Awesome post, and thank you. I have been sitting on my WW afraid to wonder what was in them, but did the snipper test tonight on a new acquisition and most of it cuts or deforms neatly.
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Thanks for your answer.
I will if course need some sort of case mouth belling device if I go down the cast bullet route (which I will, as soon as I've accumulated enough lead), and I have a press...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Excellent post, thank you, and very useful to newbie me, who has a big box of wheelweights and must now sort out the wheat from the (I fear very plentiful) chaff. I had considered a hammer test for...
Given that this is a self-contained kit in a box that's probably older than I am (early 40s), I don't think we can complain too much if it doesn't quite match up to the current-day gold standard in...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Midway and such other stores provide excellent prices, true, but it's no good to us non-US shooters to whom they will not ship ANYTHING. I'll use E-bay for things I can't get elsewhere and/or which...
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 |