I have both measures. They are both superior, with respect to quality of manufacture and repeatability, to anything else I have used. I consider them to be equal. I prefer the Jones because I bought...
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I have both measures. They are both superior, with respect to quality of manufacture and repeatability, to anything else I have used. I consider them to be equal. I prefer the Jones because I bought...
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I also highly recommend City Market in Luling.
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The Co-Ax and the Ultra Mag are my two most used presses. Both load very concentric ammo if your dies are up to the task. My Ultra Mag has been used primarily for case forming, a job it excels at. TJ
BPI will usually provide a load data sheet for the wad in question if you request it when placing your order. Try nickel plated shot with your stacked wad column. You should get better patterns, more...
Forum: Factory Rifles
The first time I took my .416 Rigby to the range I fired 23 rounds of 400 grain factory ammo from the bench. That was more than enough recoil for me. In the future I plan to shoot hand loads with...
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I use a RCBS bench mounted tool that utilizes APS strips. I also have the strip loading tool. The speed of operation is good and "feel" is acceptable; much better than priming on a press. For...
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I will not pretend to know what the strongest press is. However, back in my wildcat cartridge days when I did a lot of case forming my Redding Ultra Mag handled the chore with ease. I still have it...
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Waterfowl and upland bird hunting, salt water fly fishing, listening to classical music and jazz, history, smoking and collecting pipes, cellaring pipe tobacco (I recently opened a 40 year old tin).I...
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If you want a 20 ga. automatic for field use I would get the Benelli Montefeltro Super 90. I bought one the first year they were imported into the U.S. ($800 IIRC). I have shot many tens of thousands...
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I have aluminum, brass and iron moulds and like all three but really like aluminum when it comes to a 4 or 5 cavity mould. Lately I've been ordering 3 cavity brass moulds cut on 2 cavity blocks for...
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Redding Ultra Mag
Forster Co-Ax
Ross & Webb
PW 375 C: 1 ea. in 12 ga, 20 ga, 28 ga. & .410" bore
I have other presses but those are the ones I use.
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Check out ballisticproducts.com. They sell a loading manual dedicated to steel shot: "Status of Steel". They also sell shot, wads, cases, powder, primers, etc.
Keep in mind that steel shot is...
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USDA Certified Organic certification tells one two things that are useful to know, in my opinion. One is that the food is non GMO and the other is that chemical pesticides have not been used. The...
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Any reason not to buy a 20 gauge?
1) You don't want one.
2) You don't need one.
3) You can't afford one.
I'm in my mid 60's and have been hunting with a shot gun since I was seven. Over the...
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The only downside to a 20 Ga. as opposed to a 12 Ga. is that the pattern diameter will be smaller with the 20 and with equal weight shot charges the shot string will be longer with the 20. With...
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outdoorfan,
I am not aware of any studies documenting the change in nutrient content of deer that have been fed corn, GMO or otherwise, as opposed to their native diet. However, there is a vast...
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A fairly large number of Americans live offshore for economic reasons, more desirable weather, etc. Several years ago I read in International Living Magazine that 1 million US and Canadian citizens...
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My 57M .22 LR will consistently shoot 5 shot 50 yard groups in the low .2's with Lapua Midas+ and will sometimes group in the .1's. I've never encountered a sporter weight .22 LR as accurate as this...
Dale53,
Three fingers of Macallan 18 and I'm very happy.
TJ
Thanks guys! Your comments are most helpful. There is a group buy discussion thread for a clone of the RCBS .32-98 SWC that will drop .315" from COWW over on the NOE forum. I think I'll sign up for a...
For those of you that own S&W revolvers in this caliber, what diameter do your cylinder throats and grooves run? Which model do you own? Did these dimensions vary over time?
In case you're...
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In the US ballisticproducts.com sells then for $24.99/25. I have no idea what the shipping cost would be. TJ
I select a rod that has a large diameter relative to the bore to be cleaned. The rod needs to be stiff so as not to slap the bore interior. I have multiple rods in various diameters to choose from....
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 |