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I have a Lee Classic Turret press that I've done a lot of loading on but at times the turret seems to have some play when using the press. It's not a lot but I didn't know how much play would make a difference. Would it be worth getting a cheaper single stage press for hunting ammo (308 & 270)...

I recently acquired an 1100. It has a wood stock and a 2 round magazine tube. Are these easily upgradable. I think it's pretty old and may have been used for hunting but it's unlikely I'd ever use it for that. I'd probably use it more for competition or home defense.

I'm sure the answer is just to toss it and get something else but I just wanted to see if there is a way to fix it. This thing is a couple of years old, so out of warranty, but when I turn it on the dot can be seen in the bottom right corner of the glass. I turn the dials as far as I can either...

I have the chance to pick up a 1998 Fort Knox Protector 6031 and was wondering if the quality has gotten better, worse or stayed the same over the past 20 years. The safe appears to be in good shape and seems to have good specs. 7 gauge body with 1/4" outer door. It looks to have an inner steel...

So I'm in the market for a gun safe. There are two local safe/locksmith shops that are around here, thanks to a1abdj for the help finding one of them. One shop sells Liberty and the other sells AMSEC and Hayman. the AMSEC is out of my price range so that leaves me with either Liberty or...

So I found a Redding 3BR locally that I was able to pickup for $85. It has some surface rust but appears to be in good working condition. How difficult would this be to clean up? Redding said to ship it to them and they would check it out but I don't know if it would be worth it to spend any...

I just loaded up some 9mm and was putting a few through a Wilson case gauge. I noticed one of them being quite a bit shorter so I measured it. The short one was .715 for the length of the case. Most of the others were around .75. Is it safe to shoot the case that is .715 or should I just...

Maybe I'm over-thinking this and if I am just say so. I bought some surplus pistol powder at the local gun show a while back from a trusted source. It was sold as surplus and I was told to use Universal load data. The only information on the canister was a tag that said Surplus Pistol...

I have a Lee Classic Turret that came with the Pro auto-disk and that has been fine for pistol when using only one disk. If I want to load for 223 then I need to jump up to the dual disk setup but that seems to leak powder, same with the adjustable charge bar. Because of this I have to measure...

primed 5.56's (updated with pictures) I picked up some "new" primed Lake City brass recently and had a questions about it. I was told it was new but I see head stamps of 02 to 10. Could these be pulled or could they be new with that old of a head stamp? Is any sizing required for these if...

Is there a way to tell the difference between small pistol primers and small rifle primers. I have CCI41's and CCI500 primers and loaded one of the two in my Lee auto priming system a month or so ago and of course forgot which it was. If they are SRP will it hurt to load 9mm with them...

I got a Burris Fullfield II recently and needed to purchase some scope covers for it. I started researching what size to get and found that the objective uses the 25 but the eyepiece was not as clear. I was seeing anything from 10 to 14 for the eyepiece cover. I measured my eyepiece and it...

I picked up some surplus 308 projo's the other day and I had a question about them. I bought them as surplus pulls 175gr SMK's. The majority of these look good with only a light ring or very slight indention on one side, like the bullet to the far right, but I have a handful that look a little...

I picked up a 442, my first revolver, recently. I have used semi autos for the past year or so and have always heard that when getting a new gun for CCW that you need to put around 100 - 200 rounds of the ammo you want to carry to make sure it feeds it reliably. Is this the same for a...

I read an article recently that talked about making your own desiccant packs. They used Fresh Step Crystal cat litter, some tea bags and tape. I looked on the Fresh Step site and it shows that the crystals are silica gel and nothing else. Would you think it would be safe to make your own...

I picked up an 8lb jug of WC846 a year ago and have had great luck with it in my 308 bolt. I have the chance to pickup another jug this weekend for a good price and wanted to know if I got the same lot number as the last batch I purchased would it be safe to load with my existing load data I...

How easy or hard should it be to hit an 8 1/2 X 11 sheet of paper at 100 yards with an AR using standard iron sights? I was at the range earlier and at 100 yards the front post on my AR pretty much covered the entire sheet of paper. I do wear glasses and don't have a lot of experience...

I have some 38 special cases and am about to start reloading 38 and 357. If I am going to load some 38 special +P loads do I need cases that say +P or can I use plain 38 special cases? Thanks

I have been reloading for about a year, mainly 40, 9 and 223, but I am thinking about starting 38/357. I should be picking up a SP101 357 with 2.25" barrel and had some questions about reloading for this. I have mainly used plated or jacketed for my other calibers but I am thinking about...

Would you pass up getting a 642/442 if it had the internal lock on it? I want to get a J frame but didn't know if the lock was that big of a deal. Do the LCR's have a lock on them? Would you trust a LCR as much as a 642? Thanks