DILLON! I had seven Dillons at one time; 3 X 1050s, 2 X 550s, 2 X Square Deals.
Type: Posts; User: Bryan Marino
Forum: Reloading Equipment
DILLON! I had seven Dillons at one time; 3 X 1050s, 2 X 550s, 2 X Square Deals.
457383 gc with 20.0grs SR 4759, no filler, groups under 2" from my 1886 Winchester at 100 yds.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
My Dillon 2000 brass tumbler was ruined in a basement flood when the sump pump drain froze one winter in the '90s, I called Dillon perhaps I could purchase a new motor for it and get it running, they...
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
I see them on e-bay all the time, but not cheap!
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I did the same with mine but used a B & L 36X. That .40-65 would shoot!
Forum: Casting Equipment
You got it backwards; Lyman and others are used base down with appropriate nose punches that fit the bullets being sized/lubed which can lead to deformed noses. These sizers eject the bullet back out...
Forum: Casting Equipment
:bigsmyl2: You will never buy anything else, they are that good.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Regarding the strength of the 1886 action, the question should be what is the strength of the barrel? Depending on the year of manufacture the barrel steel may be quite 'soft' in comparison to more...
Forum: Classics & Stickies
358311 Lyman 160gr w/ 2.7 Titegroup, .38 super, vel. 800, NRA AP/Bianchi,
457193 Lyman, 420gr, 20.0 grs 4759, .45-70, very accurate, soft, especially as my '86 Win. has a crescent buttplate
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 |