..."The bottom layer you’re doing more harm than good" it's part of my background today :p,
and therefore I am very appreciative of every comment and opinion
Type: Posts; User: wilecoyote
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
..."The bottom layer you’re doing more harm than good" it's part of my background today :p,
and therefore I am very appreciative of every comment and opinion
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
UKR, thanks for the input: I would also like the photo of the back, if possible_
my problem is not a fancy (or not) tool, but the reasonable certainty of not wasting cases playing with it_
I have...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
...reduced load and cast bullet as per R.Lee handloading manual_ K98k, 8x57IS_
you should still search about the ones available for the super redhawk, because they are interchangeable with the gp100
when everything else is missing or fails: dental floss_
Forum: Our Town
...it could be recycled to extract casting fumes, if indoors.
I use an air hand-dryer, heating resistance deactivated, permanently borrowed from somewhere
Forum: Special Projects
Col. Cooper would have approved it appreciated it_
Forum: Factory Rifles
my perplexity goes back to when the time comes to turning the necks. I have always feel a different behavior of the former combloc cases, therefore I have always suspected a different composition of...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Hootmix, N133 has never been approved by Viht. for the .444, not even in previous editions of the V. manual, but your question is also a curiosity of mine, because I have a .444 and N133, but today I...
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
I have a C-H for bullets, but I am convinced it can also do cannelure on brass.
never tried, but the difference could lie in putting a removable core in the brass that prevents it from being...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
G-grover steel elastic lockwashers_
Forum: Swaging
...well, contacted RCE from here: I can only say that mr. C. he's the fastest and most efficient person I've ever met !
Forum: Swaging
rolltide999, thank about this info: I write now to RCE to know if I can buy it from here...
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
...I don't know if it can be useful, but here are some notes stolen here, now in my archive.
thanks to Uplula only I could completely fill the magazines of the HK 45.
otherwise I would have had to use a vise or a hydraulic press_
Forum: Special Projects
^^^^^ this, and I wold add that as bonus the bell will stay untouched and in original conditions_
Forum: Special Projects
probably even in your area there are those who sell/produce brass plates to be applied near some ol'style house doorbell on which the engraver writes the name of who lives there.
whoever sells...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
iosso works thank to diluted ammonia mixed with some fine abrasive powder_
vinegar (mildly acid) works_ the cheaper and the hotter, the better_
Forum: Cast Boolits
...at the worst, a Lee collet-style crimp die could work even where a crimp groove doesn't exist_
I've a C-H cannelure tool, but if Lee also produces one, I would be quite interested...
Forum: Cast Boolits
this is the reason why, once the crimper was removed, it became useful for me to resizing unloaded cases, avoiding the excessively squeezing, as inflicted for example with a proper Redding full...
Forum: Cast Boolits
the Collet Style Crimp Die worked ok for me with .429 jacketed,
but has driven me crazy on .444marlin + oversize casts.
when I asked for help to the Boys-in-the-know, they got me out of trouble...
Forum: Swaging
Firefly1957, I'm probably much more disconnected, and not just at 5am,
therefore thanks :drinks:for the huge amount of info !!!
Forum: Cast Boolits
if you need a mild but full full sizing, a LFCcarbide die can help you, thank to the lower carbide insert, once you've removed his upper crimp bushing_
if the cylinder chambers allow it, the...
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