I also have 1 of each they both have things I like about them .
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I also have 1 of each they both have things I like about them .
Forum: Reloading Equipment
My first was a Lee loader in 45 Colt cost less than $10.00 I think I bought it in 1969 my only loader for about 3 years.
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At a thousand rounds of 1 cartridge a month I would go progressive for sure . And would try to get one with more stations than I think need :bigsmyl2:
But would keep a single stage and or a turret...
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Thanks deces for posting those pictures , to be able to convert from 4 to six stations and still auto index would be a very handy feature .
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I grabbed a Lee and rcbs 223 shell holder and took a few quick measurements .
First # is Lee 2nd rcbs Lee Rcbs
OAL height . .497 .502
From...
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If the thickness of the top portion on one brand of shell holder is different from another brand and the sizing dies are cut to match the brands shell holders it could make a difference on how far...
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I can't think of how it would make any difference with straight wall cases but with bottle neck cases it seems a poor match could change headspace .
Maybe someone more experience will give us a...
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I wonder if they will use the turrets from the loadmaster, if so there may be a lot of used turrets available.
There are only a couple of cartridges I load that I would use another station on and...
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I also use the Lee inline die with the 4 tube feeder and it works great , mine is for .45
I have used pure lead balls I had for cap and ball revolvers to slug cylinders.
This is bullet chambers well in my Hellcat as well as in a p365 , sig p210 , cz75b compact HK P30sk , smith m&p and several others. The bullet in the picture is a 125 grain .357 from Summers.
Lee...
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I have one of the new 5 tube feeders it is great it comes with the spring stop in front of the drop position and the case collator is much better.
Much easier to adjust for reliable case feeding.
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If it is assembled correctly and the powder through die is properly adjusted as per the directions and returns freely to the dump position when the case is pulled from the die it's gotta work
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Watch the dodad that pushes the case into the shell plate , if it is cocking to one side when it backs away it may drag the case it just fed partially out of the shell plate. If it does remove the...
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Most of the time I seat and crimp with separate dies , but not always it depends on the cartridge bullet and press I am using to get the results I am looking for.
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Something to consider with a lever gun , the stack of cartridges in the magazine and the power of the mag spring are trying to compress the whole stack particularly when cycling and under recoil ,...
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To each his own but I would not be comfortable with bullets that could be seated and pulled with my bare hands in anything but a single shot rifle .
Case expansion .002 smaller than bullet diameter...
Thanks for the testing and information guys .
Very informative .
For me ,if I had room to carry a drum I would carry a bigger pistol than my Hellcat , I shoot bigger guns better (:
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You are right :-D do not use anything with ammonia.
I have made the brasso mistake .
If the holster is kydex you may be able to heat the muzzle end of the holster with a heat gun to work with 1/4" longer barrel. Kydex is easily reshaped.
I agree , that safety , thumb combination :) would be unacceptable to me.
Here are some pics of the Hell cat and A p365 another sweet little CC.
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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 |