I have used the RCBS hand pimer for many years, YES! There is a problem with older RCBS shell holders without the beval. Sent about 20 of them back to RCBS for an even exchange. The same problem...
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Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have used the RCBS hand pimer for many years, YES! There is a problem with older RCBS shell holders without the beval. Sent about 20 of them back to RCBS for an even exchange. The same problem...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I use loading blocks for all my rifle rounds. Sometimes I powder them in large batches of 200 to 500 rounds at a time. Safety check with a lite is mainly for undercharged rounds. After 40+ years...
Forum: Special Projects
Thank you! Thank you! A little late by nine months for me. We sold a lot of brass plus all berdan rifle calibers. Down sizing my mess. Now i have to find some more.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Wekcome aboard! This is a great site to be on. I was in the peace time Navy back in 1959-1963. There is many many souls on this site who are very helpfull.
Forum: Military Rifles
This little trick may help some of us using lite loads in rifle rounds. Tip the firearm barrel up first. Then lower, aim and fire. I use this on my 45/70 and 43 mauser.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Thank you for the 2 conversion tables. Happy holidays!
Forum: Our Town
FYI! IN THE FUTURE IF YOU NEED A COST CALULATOR. TRY THIS http://www.handloads.com/calc/loadingCosts.asp. INPUT THE NUMBERS AND YOU HAVE THE PRICES UP TO DATE.
Forum: Military Rifles
Cleaned and polished all the chambers. Brass cases ejected with no problems. The steel cases still need the bolt to be hammered up and back. Must be machine gun ammo. Thanks for all the input.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Wash the funnels with any soap detergent. Do not rinse. Air dry only. This will help the funnels. I taped a piece of dryer sheet to the inside of the powder tube almost the full lenght. Refilling...
Forum: Our Town
Here's an oldie,but goodie! NFG= non functional gear. Thanks again for the list.
Many many years ago.using the lee handloader in 30 mi carbine. I set off the primers with a heavy blow to the priming punch. It was never mentioned to use a lube on the case before sizing. The...
Forum: Our Town
Thanks Patsher for the Abbreviations list. It will be very handy when I go braindead.
Forum: Military Rifles
I have 5 91/30 moisins that will lock up the bolt after firing military steel ammo. The model 44's gives no problems with the same ammo. Firing brass cases in the 91/30 is ok. No jamming of the...
Many years ago I used muffins pans from the good will store. They all worked fine in one shape or form. All released when tipped. Maybe a 1000 pounds of extra lead muffins formed in 2 weeks of...
Forum: Our Town
With 4 to 6 shooters a month on our outings. 1 reloader, I do get a good amount of brass. we pick up any brass at our shooting point. II the nearby shooters sees or ask us.why. We inform them of ...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I only had one can of imr 3031 go bad on me in the late 80's. Loaned a can to another new reloader. he made 20 rounds and put the powder in a safe place in his basement. The can was put on a metal...
I was taught by a very nice shooter in the 60's how to reload with the lee hand loader. we both were shooting the 30/06 spd at the range. he reloaded his and mine 20 empties. wow! later on he gave...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
welcome to the sites and shoot a lot of your home mades.
my first hand priming tool was a lee screw in shellholder type. still using them when needed. some how a lee auto hand primer using special shellholders came in the family. also have a rcbs auto...
i used the lee hand press mainly for neck sizing, bullet seating at the range. priming was done with the ram prime. powder was scooped by lee powder measure scoopes. this was used to load hard to...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
one lyman 55, 5 rcbs 1 herters and 1 lee powder measures on hand. they all work as long as you do your part. the lyman 55 is set for long stick powders only and one weight. no problems in the last...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
RCBS still number One in Customer service is no joke. i have their products from the 60's. i did need replacements on the old round nuts for the dies and the lock rings. no charge again. i did...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
midwayusa sell a mica kit with brushes that i have used for years on the inside of the neck. also found some carbide expanders for my most used sizing dies. both cuts the drag down a whole lot.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
thanks for the chart ktw. it will come in handy when i find all the old lee screw in shell holders
Forum: Reloading Equipment
i have used the rcbs auto primer for over 35 years. still with original parts except fro the priming tube bent nail. the rcbs hand primer was used in front of the tv or in the car waiting for...
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