I have a reloading routine that's a little different but was developed out of my desire for very clean case's and wanting to prime off any of my press's.
1. brass is sorted when I come back form...
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Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have a reloading routine that's a little different but was developed out of my desire for very clean case's and wanting to prime off any of my press's.
1. brass is sorted when I come back form...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I think a step back is needed here, Lee sets these de-capping pins pretty tight. I have had them slip and need re-setting but there is always some reason way, like berdan brass, odd 9mm brass with a...
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I don't think so!
I prime off the press and have 6 tubes for both large and small primers, filling them takes a few minutes but less than 15.
I think the maker of this device went to a great...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
just a thought but I think you ought to work on a work bench that's really, really, really heavy duty, strongly suggest lots of steel for strength and then buy the largest bolts that will go through...
Forum: Rimfire Area
is it .22 Long or .22 WRF?
no standard .22 fit the 22 WRF it's chamber is bigger. be sure before you spend the cash.
HM
Forum: Cast Boolits
suggest you talk/E mail Mihec about his molds they are quite good, I own two, and one of them is a .38 calmer 4 cavity HBWC that I use in my S&W Model 52 with great success.
None of the solid base...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have several brands of press's now and have had several others that I had for one reason or another, strangely they all did the same thing: they made good ammo!
Lee has been moving forward in...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Saeco lube sizer's are one of the best out there surpassed only by the Star.
I have Three sizer's Two Star's and a Saeco, the Saeco is used for odd shaped bullets such as the Lyman 429303.
The...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
depends on how many case's you want deprimed, 10 I do by hand but after that I go to my Lee Pro 1000 that I have a Lee depriming only die in.
With the case feeder I can deprime a lot of case's...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
This is pretty loaded question with lots of answers!
I have a few progressive Press's: Two Dillion's, Two CH Auto Champions ( MK 4 & MK 5) Four PW 600's One Lee Pro 1000 and a Lee Breech Lock Pro.
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The load you've listed is below the starting load shown in Lee's Modern reloading, and the OAL is correct as well.
So I'll point out that Ken Waters, these days long gone to the great range in the...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
The guys have all mentioned good points but one: your going to have an "open" window in snowy cold winter, it will get real cold in that room so you might want a secondary heater just for that room. ...
Lyman's 429348 wadcutter at, if I remember right, was 180 grains. A light load of any of the powders you mention should but when you run out try Winchester's Super Target the " improved 452AA" it is...
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go with the 4 station Lee turret press, the 4 station can be empty or you can put a late model FCD Die in it.
Since you'll be casting thats a good idea, I like Dillon but the Square Deal dies...
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once I found out the "drive motor" was a 12 volt car heater door, to adjust heat, I chucked it in the trash and never looked back!
Paid the Stupid Tax and called it done!
Never again, LOL!
HM
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well I took it apart and found that it was a homemade case feeder that was a good idea but very poorly made!
All the screws that held it together were of a beveled head design with no washer for...
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OOPS!
a correction in spelling: I got a magnifying glass out ant maker of this case feeder is actually Letica,hope that helps
HM
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Gentleman:
I'll make a real long story as short as possible, in 2017 I was looking at E Bay and spotted this unknown brand electric case feeder and bought it.
When it arrived I no sooner had a...
it's a Saeco 3 cavity mold and all parts present are for it. can't tell what caliber but, from the picture I'll guess .380 or 9mm.
Suggestion: send it to Eric at hollow point mold .com for...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Gentlemen:
I saw a thread on one of the forums here on Cast Boolits about the the powder replacement hoppers Dram Worx was making and, upon looking at their web site found that he was making one for...
sounds like you might have a sharp edge along the parting line of your mold, there are several things you can try the first is to take a new pencil and rub it on and around the cavities with the...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have been following this thread from the start to see what people would say.
Now I'll add myTwo cents, for what it's worth:
First all the loading machines out their work well, some better...
45-70 bullets should be .458 minimum diameter!
If it's new send it back, if got it used get a refund and buy a new mold.
HM
2nd Hollow point molds Eric does great work and fast turn around to boot!
Forum: Reloading Equipment
If its new die set I'd send it back to Lee!
This one has the FCD die honed for jacketed bullets not cast, send it back with a couple of sized and lube cast sample bullets and let Lee make it...
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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 |