I use the rcbs neck turner in a second case trimmer with a .17 cal pilot/cutter. Does ID and OD at the same time
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Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I use the rcbs neck turner in a second case trimmer with a .17 cal pilot/cutter. Does ID and OD at the same time
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After I cut the case length down. (Still longer than final length) I turn the necks on each case. I have a second trimmer dedicated to this process. Don't have to constantly swap stuff around.
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Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Not to sound like a wise guy, why trim first?
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I've had good luck with imperial. It's all I use anymore for the majority of my stuff. If I fire up my Dillon. I use the Dillon spray lube.
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Thanks for all the tips and tricks you guys have provided. Not having a 221 rem I did not have those dies. Just so happens there was a gun show today and i grabbed some. This is what I tried and...
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I do recall after annealing first and then sizing i crumpled the case good and decided that is not the way! I thought after I FL sized the 223 I ran it through the 221 die cut almost to length neck...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
That is very similar to the process I used previously. I didn't have the fancy dies until recently. I just can't remember to save my bacon what I did. Annealing and neck turning was in there...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
1 RCBS Jr. My everyday go to press
1 RCBS Ammomaster.
1 Dillon XL 650
1 Lyman Turret
1 Hollywood SR
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Collapsing at the shoulder. No they have not been annealed yet.
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Would love to hear from some case forming gurus. I had a simple process for forming 17 fireball from 223. I cannot for the life of me remember what I did. My guru mentor is no longer with us. I...
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Thank you
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What recommendations for hardness? I see dead soft half hard full hard
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I recently ordered a Pat Marlins gas check maker. I assume he is still doing them. Got a confirmation email. Does anyone know his lead time? Where is a good place to source copper sheet?
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What I ended up doing is tapering the entry of the die and polishing it a little more than I had done previously. Works like a champ now. Thank you for the comments.
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I have some gator gas checks that are supposed to be for the .348 Win. I have an accurate bulled mold for casting .348 gas check boolits. The gas checks fit the shank properly. The problem I am...
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Any idea where I could find the swaging dies?
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Yes it does have an additional 7/8 14 hole on top. What is the purpose of the extra hole? Thanks everyone for the info. Would this be an adequate press for swaging?
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Are there any gurus here than can help identify this...
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 |