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Type: Posts; User: 375 RUM
Forum: Swaging
I made my own derim die but I have a problem with the end ripping off during the derim stage, tryed boiling and heat treating, what dia finished are you useing .223 or .224 , spring back a problem?
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I use all of them, if someone is selling to upgrade, buy lee . If you can spend 500 on a dillon, nice press, you can buy , used, two semi lee and one rcbs for rifle for 250 and 200 in powder primmers...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I made it to reload the rum round and found out I could start swaging, all of you are a bad influence, thanks for every thing
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I try to keep it clean but no luck
Forum: Special Projects
I made a 2 3/4 inch Cohorn out of one piece, if you are welding over weld by a strenth of 3 and then once done, double and halve the powder charge, dig a hole , put it in, light it and see if your...
thanks for all the help; I reloaded two shells of each kind of shell , all with the homemade over card all worked even Kent , all still have a small hole, 1/16 ish. Will keep trying to make a...
I will use any shell as long as I can find 26 of them, fed as well. I know I need to join the 21 cen and buy updated load info; so telling you the powder and primers are from the 70s as well, will...
14 gr of 700X with f die ; 7/8 die with 81/2 shot, win wad for 7/8, load out of pages of dupont 1978 ish; the pressure was 10400 lup with 14.5 gr and I did not have a f1 die so I used f die; speed...
I have two 375 s do-o-matic 1975 hi tech both do not use nylon , posible built before use use of new tech like nylon, both have steel nuts lol
no, and it gets me upset that the 12 set up can run any shell type and no real problems but I still have issues with slugs, that is another story. On the 12 yes , on the 20 and 410 no set the crimp...
all of them, I am so cheap I try to use everything, will check the length on all
the main problem is the 20 has a crimp that is not always the same, I use 2 press one in 12 the other in 20/410 my 11 year old uses the 12 that I set up. I cannot get the 20 to set up on the same...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
not only use all of it but i will try to show the rest of the room and equipment RUM
Forum: Reloading Equipment
i do both because of my back, do what is best for you
the 375 can be down loaded or if you can shoot it UP loaded I use a 375 RUM and use 300 gr moly with 99 gr pushing it at 2743 fps and it will do anything I ask of it
Forum: Swaging
not to tell you what to do but if you use reloading manual, mine run from 1968-now; i load 12 of 231 with 240 swc in 44 mag
Forum: Reloading Equipment
try 231 for a faster burn rate, my goldcup had the same problem
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 |