Another vote for TiteGroup. It’s accurate, meters great and burns clean even in mild loads. I’m loading 4.1 gr under a 115 RN so not anywhere near a hot load.
Just irritated they’ve jacked the...
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Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Another vote for TiteGroup. It’s accurate, meters great and burns clean even in mild loads. I’m loading 4.1 gr under a 115 RN so not anywhere near a hot load.
Just irritated they’ve jacked the...
I am in similar circumstances and in my experience the biggest issue is whether the firing pin will strike with enough force to ignite the primer. In this regard I’ve had no problems with CCI and...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Looks like a wire wheel lug nut knock wrench.
I have a Lyman I bought in the early 80’s. The balls I cast back then dropped .6635-.6640 from WW. I happened upon some today in the loading cabinet. They’re 427 grains m/l.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I recently watched a YouTube video by “tinkertalksguns”. He related how he converted a single shot top break, hammer fired shotgun to 22 Hornet. He had video footage (and a nice red divot on his...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Only time mine leaked I discovered an errant pin between the gasket and end cap flange. I always leave one end cap tight and fill / empty through the other one.
Both threaded end cap collars are...
Forum: Military Rifles
True, but no question that carbine brass grows. I load for both the carbine and an Automag 3, which is not so forgiving in the headspace department.
Maybe my logic is wrong but I look at it this...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
The older I get, the more obsessed I’ve become about using up old odds & ends. Only problem is when I’ve used up the limited quantity of something and realize the end results were great. Then I...
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
Unfortunately, a lot of the garlic on grocery shelves comes from China. The powdered stuff too. Let’s just say the Chinese don’t have qualms about what they use for fertilizer. A dead giveaway is...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have the FA tumbler that has a three hour max mechanical timer. I usually tumble in the late evening (around midnight). It’s noisy so I set it up outdoors.
I’d like to be able to load the...
Forum: Our Town
Not everyone that purchases a house can afford to do a to-the-studs gut job and renovation, even if they possess the skills or common sense to make their own repairs.
My skill level for repairs...
Forum: Military Rifles
I understand the cost that go into developing a new product and can only hope you’re correct about this one. From a historical perspective the per-unit-price of anything Defense related is always...
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
When I notice the jar is less than 1/2 full I have trouble falling asleep. Having a couple heads of fresh garlic on hand is comforting but being out of the powdered stuff is like knowing your spare...
Forum: Military Rifles
Good point, of course the military will cry that the system will be wasted if paired to the 5.56 cartridge. Congress will agree and add another 10% to the Vortex contract, like they do with all...
Forum: Military Rifles
The below quote from the text is really an eye-opener:
“The new fire control has a built-in infrared aiming laser, bullet drop compensator and ballistics calculator that can receive data for any...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I’ve always been anal about losing primers. My reloading bench / area will never win the Better Homes & Gardens Neatness Award but I make a point of thoroughly brushing off the bench top and...
Forum: Rimfire Area
Numrich Arms has a good schematic for the Marlin-Glenfield model “25 bolt action” and a not so good parts drawing for the Marlin model 80. I had to search through the drop down box in upper left...
Forum: Rimfire Area
Don’t know about RFC but I have a Glenfield Model 25 from the mid-60’s that is in many ways similar to the OP’s Ranger.
The magazine looks identical, having a release push tab on the bottom back of...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Yesterday afternoon an older gentleman was trying out his new carry pistol, a domestically produced compact SS 1911. He needed help clearing a FTE jamb. We were short handed, I was running my butt...
Forum: Our Town
In December 2000 we purchased a foreclosed four year old townhome in a newer ‘luxury’ development. There were four 3.000 square foot units in each building. The gas service was split into four...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I’ve been using an Auto Bench Primer for a long time. Maybe 6-8 years. Up until a few years ago I was priming & loading 10k + rounds per year. Here’s my take on the Auto Prime.
1. Depending on...
Forum: Our Town
We didn’t choose electric, around here there is no natural gas available East of US-1.
Some of our prior homes had gas. It took some time to get used to all electric. A gas stove top heats up...
Forum: Cast Boolits
As kids we reloaded in the basement. Dad had me cover the floor drain in the reloading area with duct-tape. He said the last thing he needed was 1 and 1/8 ounce of #7.5s in the drain lines.
Forum: Military Rifles
I understand that’s the procedure as set forth in the instructions. My digital calipers are set to 1.290”. The L&L trimmer is set to cut to 1.289”. If I check case length around the circumference...
Forum: Military Rifles
Only ‘expanding’ I do is flaring the case mouth and that occurs after I trim.I kind of figured flaring would shorten the COL slightly. Trimming is something I really don’t enjoy doing. Part of the...
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BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
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