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Made a few parts to lighten new Kimber... Just...because.... Short brake weighs 93 grains, muzzle cap weighs 45. Original at 450 and 165, respectively and I think the kimber cap is ugly to boot. Kimber brake came with the gun, well made, but overkill on a 308 and noisy. I made the Aluminum...

By family tradition, I bequeathed my favorite rifle to my 14 year old after he made a 220 pace offhand shot on a walking deer, facing him. Exit is visible on the deers flank, entry was on opposite brisket, deer ran 50 yards without any lungs. He now owns his grandfathers beat up old late 60's...

Testing 350 Berrys plated using hs6 at 1400fps in the 500 yesterday. At 50 yards 2 out of 5 were missing the target by 3 or 4 feet, as evidenced by hits on the floor and wall of the pit. I thought my fastfire had come loose, but all was ok. The other 3 rounds would land on target. Moved to...

Plan is to compare w/fastfire 3 on SW revolvers/ JP mount, But a couple of issues first. First, I'm not sure the lens cement around the edges are normal or not (see photo) If not this specimen will be promptly exchanged. I want to do the comparison (and own!) with a good specimen...

What if we attach an accelerometer to a sight or scope mount, amplify as required, use a sound card input to a laptop or whatever. We know the bore area and gun mass, lets say we give 1k psi for engraving/ forcing cone / friction etc. shouldnt we get a reasonably accurate pressure curve at 48...

Thought I would see how 296 runs in cold weather using standard primers. Load was from Hornady 5: 240xtp, 24.5 296, 1.61 oal, lee fact crimp (the collett kind). Primer was changed from wlp to cci 300. Note hornady does not spec magnum primers, nor does hodgdon list them for 44 296 loads. 5...

Wondering if erratic pressure at low load density could be affected by compression heating of the air in the case by the primer charge, like a diesel engine? At high load density the incompressible powder does not change volume and therefore does not heat, but at some critical level there is...

Fender washer, nut, extension screw from another double disk kit. Works reliably, no press mods. Need the riser kit installed on the DD. The washer is installed tight on the screw, use like a thumb nut and screw it into the brass nut on the measure, takes a few seconds. Adjust dillon height...

I have 200 Hornady 500 S&W cases (large rifle version) that I can't seat primers into with my LNL-AP or rock chucker. I ran them across the dillon 600 set to max de-crimp (cases would just barely go into the tool) and I can now get them started but 2/3 won't seat in the press. I can seat them...

I swapped the factory rubber for some Badger grips on the 6.5" 500. Big improvement for me. I'm loading 40.5 grains H4198 under a 450 LFN-GC, CCI-250 LRM, getting about 1200 on the CED M2. Occasionally a round will clock low, down about 1145-1160, which may be a grain of powder (lee pro disk...

You guys that shoot big, gnarly handguns at far away targets offhand with lots of time, what are your favorite techniques for accurate shooting over 30 round sessions? Getting used to my SW500 6.5" with 450 gr cast. I bought the 500 because I want to see how well i can do with high recoil...

Got to shoot my 6.5" 500 today. I bought it as an ingot launcher, 450 gr at 1100 FPS ish, just because... All loads: Montana 450 LFN-GC CCI-250 LRM Hornady case (MAN are the primers tight in these things!!) 40.0 IMR3031 870FPS (full case, bullet bumps powder) 57FPS ES, mild 30.0...

Thought I'd post the results of my rcbs (mechanical stop) vs dillon (beep) powder cop comparison. Both systems on an LNL-AP. >>>Mounting: RCBS wins. RCBS is a screw in die. I have it on its own bushing, pretty simple. Dillon: Check somewhere, I posted a pic how I got the LNL...

Near brush with tinnitus - turned out to be a low grade ear infection BUT had me worried for a couple months. In the process, i got releigon and decided NEVER to fire another gun w/o ear protection, period. even while hunting. Read up, bought a pair of Howard leight impact sports for $50...

I'm looking at a new 6.5" SW500, it times well, good cyl gap, looks good in all respects but the cylinder has a fair amount of rotational play with the trigger back. I have a few older S&W 6 shooters and they're tight with the trigger back. Back in "the day" I would pass up an S&W that had a...

No need to modify the press. Use a hardware store bracket, I put a slight bend to make the measuring a little more precise by pushing closer to the hinge. Attaches to the neck bell stop on the newer powder measures. It needs a case in the powder drop station to work, not a problem for me...

Some pictures of some mods on my press 1st is a modified pusher for the case feed - it is very reliable, does not jam. Machined from 2024 bar stock. 2nd is a dillon powder check actuated by the LNL powder drop mechanism - made from a cut off l bracket. 3rd is the on press trimmer -...

Take a 2 liter soda bottle and cut it at a 45 degree angle beginning about 1 inche into the body of the bottle. Drill a hole in the bench the size of the bottle mouth (tight fit) at a 45 degree angle about 6 inches past the end of the 600 . Stick the mouth of the soda bottle in the hole. Place...

A couple of months ago I asked for ideas on loading 200 once fired MILITARY .223 rounds per hour, time beginning when the auto flow turns off, counting a caliber change to the press, no reduction in ammo quality over a single stage. Money was a factor. Then it started..... Got a Hornady...

Got a new LNL AP w/ casefeeder a few weeks ago, here are some things I found interesting when loading .223: 1.) Out of the box the ram height varied .015" from empty to fully loaded / 5 stations full (dial gauge). OK - find a hard rubber hollow washer - I used an old washing machine foot...