Recent content by AK Eggy

I know it's an old thread but..... I saw in the current issue of Handloadera bench (and plans) from Baldy Mountain Enterprises. What I like is that everything is behind closed doors or in drawers (my set-up is in the family room, so I need to keep it clean and keep the stuff out of tiny...

yep Started after my daughter was born. I needed something to do that was quite when she was sleeping....I'm usually up late. About every male in my family loads, so I had lots of knowledge to draw from and lots of hand-me-downs and gifts. I actually enjoyed loading more than shooting, but...

OK I'm no expert by any means, but I've asked the same questions before and was told they're OK to use. I was told that was actually called a cannelure (just like the one on the projectile) and that it is there to hold the bullet in the case during production. What I pictured was that...

What I tried The sun was pretty low...coming in at about 9-10:00 from the unit. I tried with and without the diffusers, checked the connection of the cable on both ends. Now don't laugh!!!!! My friend noticed I had the unit bass ackwards....the back towards me. I thought for sure that was...

I have a Beta model that I had some trouble with this weekend. It was only the 2nd time I’ve used it (bought it new)…the first time it worked great. This time, the readings I was getting were extremely low. I was shooting a .45 ACP and measure velocities between 170 and 211 fps. It was...

oops yep...typo. But it is still higher at 3364.0. Sorry 'bout that.:o

ssyoumans...I thought about that and when I came back home I took a bullet from each of the containers (25.5 and 26 gr.) and took them apart to re-weigh the powder...They were labeled correctly. cougar1717...Sorry, I meant to say the chronograph I was renting from the range before I used this...

More info Thanks for the suggestions. I did measure 3 different factory loads (again, a string of 5 to get an average). They were all 55 gr. FMJ BT projectiles as were my reloads. Here is the average velocity for a string of 5 rounds for each powder load. Chorograph was about 10' away...

Last winter I loaded some 223 with 55 gr. FMJ BT. I trimmed all the cases to the same length (1.755") and loaded to the same overal length (2.223"). I crimped all of the rounds without moving the die at all and I charged with Varget from 23 gr. to 26 gr. in .5 gr. intervals. I was able yo...

taper They're .45 ACP with taper crimp and clad bullets. I tried seating a few of them deeper, but the case cut into the cladding on a couple of them, so I thought I should pull them.

I messed up and loaded 100 or so rounds too long. They're already crimped so I don't think I can just re-seat them. My question is, do you think a bulet puller "die" for the press is worth the cost, o rshould I just stick with the inertia puller? I tend to see powder come out of the top of...

I guess my opinion is different than most others. Of course it's easy to say now, but this situation could have been (and was) dealt with without involving the police. The OP had a problem on his property and he dealt with it on his own. Obviously not 100% wrong...this one worked out OK...

He did not try to escalate to violence, he only asked what the "offender" wanted. He investigated a situation on his property. He was not acting like a macho fool and I didn't infer he was. Further, he didn't "rush" him, he went onto the porch once the "offender" had left the porch and was in...

Great example Not that my opinion matters, and I'm sure I'll get some bashing for it, but I think in this instance Greywolf444 is an epitome of a real man. He recognized a person with a need and did what he could to assist that person and did so at personal risk. Something else worth...

Oh....I see...getting closer now The tight barrel is a S&W Alaskan Backpacker (model 329 I think). Steve was right...only 5 grooves on that barrel and the others had 6. It looks to me as though the slugs bottomed in the groove though, the edges were nice and sharp anf you can see on the high...