Recent content by Epicurean

I've found this thread very thought provoking. Over the years I've gone through many gyrations. I've had an extensive Sig collection - I'm now down to one. I toyed with striker fired and wore the new off of that fairly quickly. Then came the SASS years - I now have one old three screw Blackhawk...

Well, looks like I've added another item to my recycling efforts. As always, thanks guys and gals.

This morning I noticed our garbage truck stopped at our curb with one of the guys on a phone. I didn't think much of it. When I leashed my dog for our morning walk, one of the guys hollered at me, "you can't put live ammunition in the trash!" They apparently heard some heavy metal when they...

Yep, rcmodel and walkalong are twin brothers of different mothers. As an example of walkalong's expertise, ability to explain and mighty fine camera skills; just checkout this thread he started about 10 years ago. He put this together right after I started reloading. Even as a newb I knew his...

Thank you kind sir.

Agree. I found Acme and gave them a try. Very pretty rounds (lipstick) in a neat box and cheaper than MBC. I just re-ordered 12 BHN from MBC.

Nope. 38 spl.

So I had this issue the other day: https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/frustrating-day-at-the-bench-leading-to-a-question.862314/#post-11365481 As paranoid as I was, one got by me and I had a squib yesterday. It was stuck about 1/2" past the forcing cone in a major way. Years ago, when...

Thanks for all the useful info. I just got thru priming 200 .45 Colt with an RCBS APS hand primer. I now have the forearms of Popeye. But I enjoyed the time with the misses watching the news. Options on the best hand primer? (I liked the time away from the bench) Also, I just chunked the primed...

I have a few Smith revolvers that are primer picky. Not only do they demand Federal, they can occasionally get ornery about seating depth. If I have a sense that the primer didn't fully seat I'll pull the sized and primed case from my LCT and run it though my RCBS hand primer then return it to...

I spent the entire evening and night yesterday scouring You Tube and this forum checking out the operation and issues of LnL and various Dillon. What I discovered is that these machines are orders of magnitude more complex than my LCT. I've come to the conclusion, and wholeheartedly agree, that...

Yep. If I was gonna make 3 to 5 thousand a pop, change over is no biggie. But I generally shoot 2 to 4 calibers per range trip then try to top off my inventory in a couple of days, so I'm loading 200/300 then changing out. Maybe I need to rethink my how I inventory - but that would require quite...

You can use Lee dies in a 750 Dillon?

I've been away from shooting and reloading for several years (health issues) but I'm back in the saddle now. My press (LCT) and associated gear have been sitting idle in a less than ideal environment. About a week ago I forced 100 rounds of of 38 spl. through the press, loading as a single...

Ron, thank you very much. I love straight to the point explanations coupled with show and tell. I think I get it now, especially the last part about it ain't no biggy. Stubbi, you can shoot hard cast in a rifle? I had no idea. I've read some great things about 7.62x39. On the CZ website thay...