Recent content by DeoreDX

I've since taken the die out and put it back in per the normal instructions (1/8 turn after it touches Ram) I am assuming this is cammed all the way over. Hard to see but the die and the shell holder are shoulder to shoulder. Brass is on the long side but within spec.

Good thought. I had checked the overall length on a few cases thinking maybe they needed to be trimmed but even ones under OAL were long in the case gauge. Some tend to pull on the die harder than others. Some slide out with almost no resistance. I pulled the stem and the expander ball did...

New RCBS Rock Chucker owner. I thought I would start with 223 so I bought the RCBS FL resizing die set for 223. I didn't realize the shell holder didn't come with the resizing die and the local store only had Hornady 223 shell holders so I bought the #16 Hornady shell holder. Resized and...

My old man bought himself a Pietta Pepperbox. No instructions so he has no idea how to properly operate it. The big question is how the heck are you supposed to load it? Is there a special press loader or it or will a normal 36 cal press loader work? Hammer and a piece of rod? Patch and...

I chose the 16" to build lighter weight carbine for >300 yard deer/hog rifle. Might have been better with 6.8 at this range but went with Grendel because of cheap ammo availability (aka Wolf Steel) to play around with. Didn't get a chance to go out with it last season maybe next. A 16"...

I picked up a Shield 45 with the rebates. I got plenty of 9s and they didn't interest me. But the 45... I did a ton of reading. The almost unanimous consensus of the owners of both the 9mm and 45 ACP shield said they preferred the 45. All claim recoil wasn't bad at all. Lots of glowing...

The Wolf upper is built with the Anderson 16" Grendel barrel. Nothing fancy about it. Parkerized with carbine gas. Carbine gas makes it a little over gassed. I picked up an Anderson barrel and bolt and built an AR around it. Built it cause I wanted to try 6.5G on the cheap and I could shoot...

My dad and I are going to an Appleseed even and I decided I needed to invest in a 10/22 for the event. Pretty standard stuff for a Liberty training rifle. -10/22 Hardwood Stock $209 + Tax = $228 -Tech Sights, adjusting tool, 1" GI Sling + shipping = $86 -Crossfire 10/22 Magazine Release =...

I'll put my hat into the Grendel upper for the AR crowd. I have a 16" AR Grendel built on an Anderson 16" barrel. Plenty of energy for a deer inside 300 yards. Kicks less than my Ruger American 243 Win. AR platform will be able to adjust for her LoP.

Canik/Tri-Star makes a great CZ75 clone for not a lot of money.

Have you looked at the Beretta Neos? I'll start off by saying I like the Buckmark and the Mark Ii/II and S&W better than the Neos if not for performance reasons but at a bare minimum aesthetics. But.... I did pick up a Neos because of the $250 price at Academy sports just to give it a try. I...

I'm wanting to take a single shot Cricket 22LR and make it into a light weight backpacking rifle. I've seen commercially available kits that will remove the stock with a finger screw which allows the rifle to pack down into a tiny package. I've seen some other people on the net who have built...

I used Laurel Mountain forge and it was very easy. I like how you don't need to to be super meticulous in cleaning off every spec of grease from the barrel to use it. I did it in my spare bathroom and ran a hot shower filling the bottom of the tub with hot water and closed the bathroom door...

This was a surprise for me. I thought it was going to be gritty and sloppy. But mine has a nice clean break with no creep. Mine is the 50 cal. Every place on earth was out of stock on these right before Christmas. Found one in an Academy Sports driving on the way home from my Parent's house...

Wife got me a Traditions Kentucky rifle for Christmas. Gave me something to do the week off I had between Christmas and the new year. Blued the barrel with Laurel Mountain Forge browning solution then a boil in distilled water in a trough I made from rain gutter. Stock was finished with Watco...