The best way is to get a copy of Modern Reloading. It has all the powders available for most cartridges. The powders are sorted in velocity descending order. So simply select the weight of bullet that you want to load and pick a powder that is at the top of the list in the bullet weight listing...
Gun clubs that have trap shooting reclaim lead occasionally. The reclaimed shot works well but be aware it may contain trace arsenic used for hardening. Always cast with good ventilation. Last time our club reclaimed shot the members could buy it for less than a buck a pound.
Bullet casting is an enjoyable hobby and there is something satisfying about taking lead pipe or wheel weights and turning them into shinny bullets is almost magical. Some cartridges will shoot the crappiest cast bullets well and others can be a challenge. Anyone that tells you it is difficult...
I just read on the Hodgdon website that they have purchased RCBS. Kind of scary they now control Hodgdon, Winchester, Accurate, Western, IMR, and Vitht vouri and now one of the biggest reloading tool companies. What could go wrong?
If you look at the drum on the opposite side of the metering chamber it is hollowed out. If the drum is installed the wrong way the hollow will register with the hopper and it will surely empty. I think the splines on the drum are different sizes to prevent putting in backwards that may be why...
I’m old enough to used the Starr progressive at our club. No one but the most mechanically inclined were allowed to use the press. It was factory set up for a 38 special load. You really had to concentrate to use the press. It was all but impossible for the average person to convert to another...
Even though it is a big press I don't think it could full length resize a 50 BMG. The linkage is a simple toggle linkage not a compound linkage found on modern presses. Fred Hunington of RCBS fame held the patent on the compound linkage and it was valid to the late 60's. Loading rifle cases on...
I think that may have been true a couple of years ago, but the Lee Six pack seems to be the most trouble free, feature packed progressive money can buy.
The Lee factory crimp die is controversial but it does insure that every round run through it chambers properly. If you want ammo that is reliable and don't want to drop every round into a case gauge use the Lee factory crimp die. It adds an extra step but it eliminates the checking step. If you...
Buy a Lee App press and get their bullet sizer. Mount your gear motor above the press by extending the 7/16 columns and making a face mount bracket. Put a crank with 1/2 the length of the press stroke on the gear motor shaft. You will need a beefy gear motor as there will be a lot of overhanging...
I have a silly question why do you have to fiddle with the detent pin or drill holes when using without the indexer. Can't you simply pump the handle up and down, doesn't seem like there is any thing that would move the turret durring any operation. Assuming the index rod is removed. Every time...
You won’t be able to turn the turret without removing your bracket and the detent pin that you couldn’t remove will hit the bolt on the way up. Can’t you grab the detent pin with a pliers and unscrew the philps screw?
There are a lot of things that you don't want to finished in a single stroke. If you enjoy reloading why not enjoy handling the lever just a little longer.
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