Reddoggm, ever shot the levrlution stuff at dusk? Plenty of flame from my 1895!
Reddoggm, ever shot the levrlution stuff at dusk? Plenty of flame from my 1895!
For by grace are you saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God. Not of works, lest any man should boast. Eph. 2:8,9
Unless you have a Gatlin gun in 45-70 why would one want to load the round on a progressive?
Disclaimer: The above is not holy writ. It is just my opinion based on my experience and knowledge. Your mileage may vary.
I resemble that remark. A couple of points to keep things in prospective. By trade I am a toolmaker. By comparison reloading is low precision and no challenge. In particular I find single stations and turrets really really really boring. Did I mention I find reloading on single stations really boring?
By the time I was 15 I had loaded 50K plus on a single station press. By the time I loaded 250K all the novelty of reloading had worn off.
For me reloading is an ends to a means. I reload so I can shoot. For me reloading is work nothing more. That being said I do enjoy seeing how fine-tuned and efficient I can get the progressives running. For the over 600 yard loads I weigh all charges. I use the Dillon powder funnel die for this on both the 650's and the 1050's. I have a 24" drop tube for the 650 when I load BP on the 650. I also shoot Cowboy Action but that has almost zero accuracy requirements. I shoot NRA High Power, Long Range and BPCR competively.
Using my progressives I don't give up anything in accuracy compared to the single stations so why would I not want to use a progressive???????
Below is a list of presses I have. I enjoy using the 1050's the most and I am currently rebuilding the RL-1000.
2 Dillon Super 1050’s one for large primer and one for small primer
1 Dillon RL 1000
3 Dillon 650’s one for large primer, one for small primer and one dedicated to 45/70
2 RCBS Big Max A4’s
2 RCBS A2’s
1 RCBS Rock Chucker
1 CH4D Champion O press
1 Herter’s Super Model 3
1 Herter U-3 Super
1 Wells C
2 Mec 9000g’s
2 PW 375's - one for 10 gauge and one for 3 1/2" 12 gauge
1 Mec Jr.
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A fellow with a tool fetish should indulge himself, Gatlin gun or not.
Disclaimer: The above is not holy writ. It is just my opinion based on my experience and knowledge. Your mileage may vary.
After I retire I am thinking about building a 45/70 Gatling. The tool fetish does keep me out of the bars.
My wife says I have a problem! Sometimes I just don't understand her
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Oh my I'd have to put the rifle down and play with my gun!
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I havent loaded 45-70 on My RL 650 but reloading 7X61 Sharp and Hart and 300 Win Mag doesnt leave a lot of room for fat fingers
I just loaded a box today on my Hornady LnL. Works great. I used Universal powder that meters very well.
You guys are the worst lot of enablers and provocateurs ever assembled in one place. I am now confronted with the sitch of having 3 rifles in 45-70 and 2 in 30-06......my caliber duplicating has been a handgun trait of mine for years, but not so much with rifles. I went to the Ponsness-Warren "semi-progressive" system for handgun and smaller rifle reloading almost 15 years ago, and it was a significant upgrade in production rate over the single stage. This system is much like a turret press, except that the shell holder does the moving instead of the tool head. If you've loaded shotshells on a MEC 600 Jr., that is a pretty close approximation. Anyway, P-W has a similar tool that will accommodate rifle-length calibers up to 375 H&H, and I'm not sure how much longer I can live without one of those for my 30-06ing and 45-70ing.
As far as the picture goes.......put the rifle in the safe, put a Glock in the nightstand, and get busy with the pretty lady. Guns are fine, but man does not live by ordnance steel alone.
I don't paint bullets. I like Black Rifle Coffee. Sacred cows are always fair game. California is to the United States what Syria is to Russia and North Korea is to China/South Korea/Japan--a Hermit Kingdom detached from the real world and led by delusional maniacs, an economic and social basket case sustained by "foreign" aid so as to not lose military bases.
I'm here tearing up over how many years it has been since I would have followed Als' advice above....Onceabull
"The Eagle is no flycatcher"
I do,nt use a press for my 45.70BP rounds after they are fireformed.I just weigh my charges and Bullets.Compress the powder in a drill press to a stop and push in my bullets by hand,no crimping.My primers I punch out with a hammer and punch and fit them in a harbour press.I enjoy doing it this way and can produce enough for my requirements.i suppose if I wanted a large quantity I might use a progressive but I am always aware that they sometimes malfunction when delivering powder.
No doubt brother. I loaded some Lee 405 grains to 1800fps+ in my 1895. Even with a Kickeez slip on pad, I was bruised after just 10 rounds. I weigh 260. I do reload on a Lee loadmaster, but have no pictures. Last week I loaded 40 rounds of 45-70. To 1500fps. My limit unless its an emergency.
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 |