Let's Get Back to Basics

[bedbugbilly]

Froggie - you ought to know better than to hit Sutler's Row at the Nationals! LOL

Years ago . . . a bunch of us would haul our 10 Pd. Parrots Rifle down to Winchester for both the Spring and Fall shoot. Always an enjoyable trip and of course it always involved a stop at Gettysburg either coming or going. I used to find some pretty neat stuff while down thee. I don't know which was mor dangerous . . . Sutlers Row at the N-SSA Nationals or the Sheep Sheds at Friendship!

[3006guns]

If the Lee Hand Press counts as a "hand tool", I've discovered I can put it and everything I need to reload handgun ammo in a gym bag, walk right into my office, sit there at my desk and appear to be "working" and spend the whole day loading a few hundred rounds. Of course your boolits need to be cast, lubed and sized already
With the plastic mallet powered Lee Loader (wack-a-mole) the pounding gave me away....the hand press = quite....nobody knows but me! Sweet little tool!

Gary

I worked for the local rural telephone company here for many years. When I was assigned to one of the unmanned outlying offices I'd spend my lunch hour reloading 6.5 x 55 Swede with the Lee hand press. Hey, there were no emergencies and it WAS my lunch hour! By the end of the week I had several hundred rounds for the weekend.

[kywoodwrkr]

That reminds me of one of the things I like best about the 310 arrangement... since they only neck size, it is frequently possible to do a "work around" for calibers Lyman never intended. My current personal favorite is the Maynard 1873 cartridge in 40-40 that I am loading using the current-production 40-65 dies. Couldn't be better if they meant to do it that way!

Froggie

Lyman would mix and match I think as well.
I have a NIB 7,35 Carcano 310 set which is made up of 'other' parts.
In a Lyman box with hand written caliber on outside.