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    First round with the 310 tool

    I have had this 310 tong tool for over fifty years and I loaded my first round of 45-70 with it yesterday. Not too difficult.
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    Gets right on with the program. I like those lyman better than the lee handpress
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    I’ve got a complete set like that in 45-70 (with the steel handles) and only use it rarely... because for some reason I can’t find as many opportunities to shoot the caliber. There’s something special about using the 310 tools to load hyphenated calibers like 45-70, 32-40, 32-20, etc. In fact, I’ve just acquired a Henry Rifle in 44-40, so of course I even had to equip myself with a 310 tool for that caliber too! I think they may be an addiction!

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    You speak the truth of addiction .... I am a borderline addict on most anything 310, my problem is the funds can't keep up with the desire.
    I too have a few sets of tools that I need the guns to complete, 45-70, 30-40, 30-30 and a few others...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ozark mike View Post
    Gets right on with the program. I like those lyman better than the lee handpress
    I agree, with the caveat that my handpress is the Lyman convertible. While it is fine for decapping, or using as a bench mounted press, it is somewhat ill balanced to use handheld.

    While the 310 isn't my favorite way to load ammo; it does produce quality ammunition, just at a slower pace than is normal these days.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dsh1106 View Post
    I too have a few sets of tools that I need the guns to complete, 45-70, 30-40, 30-30 and a few others...
    That is the phase of the addiction of which I am trying to stop short - loading tools for guns that I do not have nor very, very soon plan to buy.
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    Me: “Hello everybody. my name is Green Frog and I’m a reloading tool addict.”

    Everybody: “Hello Froggie!”
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    Quote Originally Posted by Green Frog View Post
    Me: “Hello everybody. my name is Green Frog and I’m a reloading tool addict.”

    Everybody: “Hello Froggie!”
    Id be in the same session with ya but im to broke to afford much of anything.
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    They can be addicting. My first set was for the 44S and 44M. I think some of the most accurate loads for the 44's have come from those dies. Neck sizing, M style expanders and the precise crimp they provide I think are why.
    I have acquired sets for all the cartridges I load for. Well accept for the 30-30 set. I don't have one yet. It came with the .311 bullet size die and the Full length Shell Sizer.
    Some don't say the cartridge I use them for on the dies, such as the 222 set loads my 223 cases just fine. The 6.5 Jap loads the 6.5 CM. On the 7mm Mauser I could probably use them on the 280 Rem, I don't though, I got a set for the 280.
    Leo

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    I've loaded many, many rounds with the TONG TOOL. It is still first choice for portable reloading though I might include a Lee Handpress just in case I needfull-length sizing for a bottleneck case. Still one of the better priming systems.

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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
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