Yea good idea. I just visually watched the lugs go in and also felt if there was any binding of the gas key. Really did not feel anything until lock up. Wanted to make sure they lugs were not...
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Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Yea good idea. I just visually watched the lugs go in and also felt if there was any binding of the gas key. Really did not feel anything until lock up. Wanted to make sure they lugs were not...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Thanks a ton guys for all the great suggestions. I listened and got the new gas tube.
I finished it today. Drove to a local shop got a CMG Carbine gas tube very close to mine. It actually...
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I was thinking of that too. It is like 15,000 psi, you are probably right best to buy a new one.
Why would the bend in the tube be a weak spot? They come pre bent from the factory I thought. ...
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Its not a defect as in a imperfection in the metal. Its an actual hole drilled all the way through but with a bit smaller than 1/16".
So someone purposefully drilled that hole. The only thing I...
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Yea as long as you have people building them I would expect some "Built on a Friday" But I can't blame Colt because I bought it at a Gun show and I think they maybe have pulled it apart. Since it...
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I might just use that gas tube again that extra hole drilled in it does not seem to hurt anything.
On the barrel while it shot fine the actual barrel nut was probably at 0 to 1 pounds of torque. ...
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Just a follow up. On the Roll punch from hell.
I gave up on it for a few months. today I went to buddies house who has nice wood working shop. I put a 1/16" drill bit in his press. Put some...
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Thanks guys! Been busy not tried it since, waiting for a return (Someone always borrows me stuff) of my grinder so I can cut off one of my bent punches and give it another go.
Going to try to...
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I'm having a tough time getting out what should be easy. I have an old colt AR that I wanted to snug up the barrel nut on. The barrel can be move a little by rotating it. Which then can throw...
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Agree, just you cant see the location of expander without that cut-way and the decap pin sticks way out the bottom. The difference between having the pin too far out (where it can snap off easier)...
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Yea that is what I figured out but the strange part was it was not in the manuals for Dillon not even a discussion on it. And not seen on video on you tube showing it.
Thats why I said "new way...
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I went through quite a bit of old reloading data on 231 and HP38 which 244 is suppose to replace. I found w244 to be a tad hotter than 231 at least my lot vs expected fps for the grains used.
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Thanks for the heads up on that. Learning new things all the time about reloading.
My first goal was just to get the rounds to chamber which it helped with. It seemed to sort of bypass the...
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Thought I would share a screw up with you. :) Wondering if anyone else has done this with a resizing die. It was not in any of the directions or videos on what happens if the primer punch stem...
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Case Master JR Rimless Case Sizer $338.00 that looks like a cool device. Would for sure clean them up.
I ran all my bulged case through that Lee crimper/sizer die. Went to the range today to...
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Been trying win 244 powder for 32 acp and decided to see how it does with Colt 45.
Great day at the range 66 deg warming up!
My target was to closely match the old black powder velocities of...
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Sorry so late, not been on in a few weeks. No win 244 = win231 = HP38 or roughly. I like for 32 acp so far. I loaded up some Colt 45 250gr with it today and shot a bunch.
6.7gr win 244 +...
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I was able to make some progress. I took a super thin file (like a razor thin) that is made to cut a screw driver slot in broken eyeglass screws. I made the slot and the screw driver fit but its...
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I have a dremel drill. How does the engraving tool spin unscrew the snapped off screw? Do you just vibrate the area around the screw and hope it self vibrates out of the hole? One of the issues...
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So many good ideas my head is spinning I'm not sure my photo really shows just how small that snapped off screw is. Its 1/10 of an inch or maybe just under. And its rounded off. I have some...
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Have a old 32 walther that has a snapped off hand grip screw.
I tried to grab on it with some thin wire cutter pliars but could not get enough grip to turn it.
Can't get behind it either. ...
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I agree on Dillon dies, not had any issues. They are made better IMHO. I tried a Hornady universal decapper and broke a pin smashed a few 223 case necks. It was almost impossible to get the pin...
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Dillon XL650 shell plates are 53.00 + 15 shipping. The Lee die was 25.00 free shipping and had it in 2 days needed to clean up a bunch of too large to fit in chamber rounds with it. And ran new...
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Since you are a Boolit Master I will comply :)
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Originally starting in the far back is
1 Redding sizer/deprimer
2. Dillon 32 cal powder drop/case bell
3. no charge/over charge buzzer...
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Good call, I have a few extra somewhere in the mess. Do you support it from below and top? The Lee is so short that I barely have a thread to lock the top ring to get it low enough.
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 |