GEEZ,
My Buddy has one made in 1889, we had no functioning problems at all, and it may be in worse shape then yours.
You are right about taking them down and putting them back together, We planned for an hour on a Saturday after a Cowboy Match.
Started about 1550hrs, finished about 1700hrs. Two Saturdays later. About 20hrs all told.
Just don't use necked down starline brass, way too hard, since they don't anneal it before they sell it. TOO thick also. Had to turn down the necks. Decided against it as it would cost about $500 for the tools (1999).
Just bought Bertrem from Buffalo Arms, still using the same 100 cases, got 2 boxes of TEN-X and 2 boxes from a single run PMC made.
Haven't lost a single case from any of them.
And the starline .45-2.6 brass, sold 97 cases for $15 then we paid for 100.
I HATE auto-correct
Happiness is a Warm GUN & more ammo to shoot in it.
My Experience and My Opinion, are just that, Mine.
SASS #375 Life
It actually costs 10 dollars to turn cases down. I only needed to buy a lee 3-jaw chuck and turned them down myself.
I only have starline brass. I bought loaded cartridges from Buffalo arms and GAD customs years ago. I heard people say that if you anneal 45-70 cases they become longed when you neck them down so they are an option instead of buying 45-90 cases. Im not sure if its true though...
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 |