Recent content by elwaine

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Don, Walkalong, Thanks for the info. Yes, I am talking about bolt guns. I have top of the line RCBS dies and use their titaniun nitride bushings (they do not require lube when neck sizing only). BTW, thanks for the previous advice re: the RCBS precision Mics. They arrived today... way...

Hope ya'll don't think I'm nit-picking with this question, but I want to know how to determine the correct size when selecting a bushing for a neck re-sizing or full length re-sizing die. The instructions that came with the dies say to measure the outside neck dimension of several factory...

Just wondering... Since there are 300 million people in the USA, and only 5 million are Jewish (1.5% of the population), and since most of the rest of us are Christians... the vast majority of the American anti-gun crowd are Christians. Furthermore, Christians are, and have been persecuted...

First of all, apologies to Drizzt. I read his post early on and wrote it off a bigoted. That, I realize now, was quite bigoted of me. This has been a great discussion and I commend him for raising the issue. IMHO, that hits the nail on the head and answers the original question. The...

Here's one place to start: http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=230171 I could tell you what I use, but that'd be just one more "I like my stuff so you will too," reply. The best advice I got came from guys I met at my local range - guys who've been reloading for years...

Well, 1 primer can be dangerous, as one of our members discovered: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=349403 So, 10,000 are 10,000 times as dangerous, and 20,000 is... I'm just yanking your chain. :evil: I don't have a clue why they capped it at 10,000. And I'm not going to...

Now don't get me wrong or take offense. I'm not criticizing a fellow redneck :) I just want to point out that according to the latest edition of Lyman's Reloading Handbook, "The National Fire Protection Association's NFPA 495 states that not more than 10,000 primers should be stored in a...

Thanks Don. I understand now. What you said makes sense.

Thanks Don, but that is not correct... at least not according to the instructions that came with my die set. These are the instructions for bumping the headspace: "To set the Gold Medal Full Length Sizer Die to "bump" the headspace, with the shell holder in the ram and the ram at its highest...

Ahh... that's the answer I was searching for. Thank you Bullet! So, I suppose it's a trial and error sort of process. Instead of fully re-sizing the case when the headspace increases too much, you simply bump the headspace back a bit and see if that works in your rifle - and if not, then...

USSR, Actually, I have the RCBS Gold Match dies: neck sizer, full length sizer, and the bullet seating die. Like the Reddings, the sizing dies utilize neck bushings which vary in size by .001" increments. When used with the neck bushings, the expander ball is replaced with a more narrow...

I don’t quite understand the concept of “bumping headspace.” When should one employ that technique rather than fully re-sizing the case. If I start with once-fired factory brass (fired from my rifle) I know I can simply re-size the neck using my neck sizing die with bushing in place. After...

Thank you! As always, it's all in the know how... and I've got a lot to learn. Best regards...

Apologies in advance for this newbie question. I'm about to start reloading (rifle) and I've been reading as much as I can before venturing forward. I've also been watching experienced reloaders and asking lots of questions - but here's one I haven't asked before: When measuring group size...