Going to be fairly hard to find. I have one but when I bought a used Spar-T, I wanted another. A work-mate of mine 3D printed a copy. Works fine but you have to find one to copy. I have seen...
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Forum: Reloading Equipment
Going to be fairly hard to find. I have one but when I bought a used Spar-T, I wanted another. A work-mate of mine 3D printed a copy. Works fine but you have to find one to copy. I have seen...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
While Lee dies are seldom my first choice. I do own 4 or 5 sets. Eventually, I got tired of the micky mouse rubber O ring on the old style lock rings and replaced them with anybody else's rings. I...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
When setting up a die, it really doesn't make a difference. But, if you change out the die and then later reinstall using a different brand shell holder you will probably have to make some...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Following up on Lightman's post. Over the years, I have destroyed several sizing dies, both carbide and steel. A few years ago, I damaged a 308 sizer after not properly cleaning some range brass. I...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
So will Lyman tubes, the brass ones with the aluminum ends. I like them better than the RCBS tubes.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Started, in my mid teens, with a Lyman Spartan (new]). In my mid 20s I bought a RockChucker (again new). In the mid 1980s, I bought Redding Boss (didn't like it and sold it) and a used Lyman...
Forum: Factory Rifles
The last couple of years I have sort of been on hiatus with gun buying. But this summer and fall I broke out. In July I bought a Savage 110 in 260 Rem. Then a few weeks later a S&W M&P compact in 40...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Sometimes. Cases that are usually thin (45Colt 44-40 ect. ) can benefit from a little imperial sizing wax. Not every case but one in 15 or 20. When I have deep cleaned a sizer, I will lube the first...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have left powder in the hopper over the years. Sometimes with no effect and sometimes with catastrophic effect. Ruined the hopper on my Redding and on a Bair. The Bair melted and the Redding turned...
Forum: Military Rifles
Scott Duff. Has a web site and authored several books. It used to be easy to make a rifle correct ( not so much today) and very few rifles found today are as manufactured due to the many rebuilds and...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I beleave that they do. So will current and past RCBS tubes. I use them interchangeably on my RCBS bench mounted primer. I have all the stuff to mount on the press but haven't used it in years. If I...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have used walnut ( the last I got was acquired from a drilling rig before I retired from oilfield supply ) I have used corn cob that I bought years ago from Gil Hebard Supply. I tried wet with ss...
Just a heads up. Practice readin' the Wind! It do blow in ol' Wyo.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I got about 50 years into a RCBS bench mount tool that I bought used. Works well for me. Before that I used a Bonanza bench mount ( also bought used, but I broke it. ) Forester bought out Bonanza ...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Savage 110 Apex Hunter XP in 260 Remington. Been on the hunt for any rifle in this caliber for several years. Would have liked to have bought used but in today's world you take what you can get. As a...
Shot several K of them through my PPC target gun back in the 70s. Worked OK. That was back in the time when S&W was trying to be all things to all shooters. As a result they didn't do anything very...
Forum: Leverguns
My opinion is: I wish I had mine back! Aside from that, I used the old Keith 245 grain bullet in mine. Needed to be seated deep to work through the action but shot well. Works well in the S....
Forum: Reloading Equipment
The sizer is probably a replacement, (1977) by the date on the die. the rest of the set is probably older (look at the of the top of the other two dies and you should find a two digit date) you...
Forum: Shot Guns
I have owned M12, Browning BPS, Ithaca 37, several 870s, and several Savage/Stevens 67s. While in LE, I used HI Standard and Mossberg(I don't think it was a 500 but it was 40+ years ago and I...
Forum: Rimfire Area
Within arms reach, here in the Command center of my Bunker, I have a 582. Bought it about a year ago. It had a broken front sight but other than that it is in good shape with just the expected dings...
Forum: Factory Rifles
When I was in my late teens, I bought a used Remington 513T, at a local gunshop. It came with target sights (Redfield rear) and the part that attracted me was the receiver was grooved for rimfire...
My answer is yes. I like a 12ga. or a 20ga. Own both, hunt with both. I would use a 16 if I had one.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have had a set of Lee's for 25+ years and they work fine. Also have a set of RCBS and they do a good job. The Lee's needed a little deburring but turn out good ammo. My thought is that you will be...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I use a Wilson trimmer with a drill attachment. Set the vice up on my drill press and lock in the trimmer for large batches. Makes it go a little faster and easier but it is still the worst part of...
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 |