Let me try to explain the priming mechanism. I think that the process can only be understood with the press before you.
The priming system on the press is something to behold. It is about as...
Type: Posts; User: .30/30 Guy
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Let me try to explain the priming mechanism. I think that the process can only be understood with the press before you.
The priming system on the press is something to behold. It is about as...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Pressman --- I realized that I gave you some wrong information --- The press was shipped from La Grand, Oregon.
For those interested attached is the press setting beside a Hollywood Senior...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Pressman --- Thank you for your comments. I will take a number of close-up pictures. If it is acceptable to you I will e-mail them to you. That would be much easier than attaching to this...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Does anyone know who made this big green press? The frame looks to be cast from aluminum and is 15 inches high. It has a stamped serial number of 5A604. It looks like there was once a...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
The 6661 that I have made is softer than most and is very easy to finger lube with.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have a Forster bushing and is is 0.490" OD by 0.500" tall.
Forum: Our Town
Come up a little farther north to Vernal. Dinosaur National Monument, Utah Museum of Natural History, Flaming Gorge Reservoir, raft trips down the Green River. We have some good petroglyphs and...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have a Quick Measure and use it for stick powders. I love the thing. For me it is worth every cent that I spent for it.
daboone review is spot on.
Forum: Our Town
My understanding is there is some stuff engraved on the tip of the firing pin. Anyone out there that has access to a Dremel tool??? OH NO! Replacement firing pins!!
I have an Eagan mold that I thought was the same. I got checking and my mold is stamped MX2-30. The length is 1.113" and bands are 0.309" and the nose is 0.300". The bore ridding section is about...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Many years ago I used 4831 in my .30/30 with great results. I was using about 30 grains of powder with a 170 grain boolit. Expect to see unburned powder in your barrel. I would start at about 30...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Glen needs to try making checks using some of Yonky's aluminum strip. Using good material is a whole different world than using pop cans.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Lathesmith makes wonderful dies for the Meepos.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I will contribute to the testing fund.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I use 27.5 or 28.0 grains of 4895 under boolits ranging from 150 to 180 grains in my 30/30's.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I am a fair weather guy. In the summer I shoot in the cool part of the day and in the winter I shoot in the warmer part of the day providing that is about freezing or above. I am always looking...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I have been playing with 6661 lube for several weeks now. I have only used it in rifles so far.
I believe that this is the best lube that I have used.
No first shot fliers.
Easier to...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I will be in the minority here as I cast at 650 degrees with my Hoch molds. I am using a RCBS ProMelt bottom pour and linotype material. Bottom fill out is very good. I start with a mold warmed...
Forum: Cast Boolits
The only test I have conducted was with some .30 caliber boolits. I got better results with the boolits that were not weighted than the weighted boolits!
Forum: Gas Checks
I have shot a complete roll of the Amerimax 0.014" stuff through my .30/30's. Worked good in my CheckMaker. I am now using some of Yonky's coil and I like the coil much better.
Forum: Gas Checks
+1 for Longbow. Better than I would have said it.
I have put about 10,000 aluminum checks down the tube of my .30/30 and looking to many more.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
If I remember correctly Ivory soap is about 70% sodium sterate.
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 |