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2.45 inches must be a typo, since the case length is 2.825 in. for the 300 Weatherby mag or case length is 2.62 in for the 300 Winchester magnum. I am not sure which you mean, your 3.85 exceeds the max overall length of both. If your bullet is touching the rifling reducing the cartridge...

How do you determine when to stop. It doesn't look like the youtube video measures the brass while trimming. I am worried about taking too much off the case.

You don't need caliber specific trays. All you need is for the cases to be stopped from tipping over, spilling powder, and rolling around. In other words you probably don't need a super perfect fit. I use a shotgun shell tray for my 45/70 and the one size fits all trays work for all my other...

33 years 2389 years if my counting is correct I count 127 people answering with years given. Taking the average for 127 people is almost 19 years per person.

I was cleaning my Ruger Redhawk, and while putting it back together launched a compression spring in my cluttered basement. No possibility of finding it. Got out the gun schematic and parts list and called Ruger to get the part. They said no problem and said they would send me the part free...

You should use your caliper and measure every case after resizing. Your manual will give you the maximum case length and the trim to length. If you are over the max you should trim. I use an older (30+ years) RCBS lathe trimmer. If you don't trim, the case will continue to grow and could...

When in doubt throw them out.

I used to use a pad, but I could never keep it clean. Now I just use my fingers.

Deprime first in the RCBS Universal Resizing Die, then tumble for handgun. For rifle, I deprime first, tumble clean, lube, resize, and tumble again to get off all the lube. Yeah it takes longer but my resizing die never touches dirty cases.

Callgood: Why should I bother, reducing the diameter of the pin, when the simplest solution is dump the cases? The flash hole discrepency is enough to make me wary of those cases.

My experience with reloading steel (Wolf) 45 ACP cases was not good. They were boxer primed but when undersized flash holes removed the decapping pin from the die and tied up the press (I had to pry the case out with a screwdriver), I dumped the lot and never used them again.

I hope you own a powder scale. You cannot set up a powder measure without one. I would be careful about using reloads for self defense. There are legal ramifications to using them, and using them is contraversal. Check into both sides of the argument and then make your decision.

Can't help you with the press, but my Speer manual gives the max. case length for the 45/70 as 2.105 in and the trim to length at 2.095. Your cases seem short. The case length of the 30-06 is 2.494 in. You probably won't be able to load them either. Any press that can't handle the most...

What are you looking for in a manual? Just loads, then the load books are OK. If you are looking for how to's and information, Speer #14, Hornady, or Sierra, depending on whose bullets you want to use.

Were the charges weighed? This could be the problem if not weighed You might have gotten an extra generous load. Did you start with the middle load? You should always start with the lowest recommended load.

Rexdart: Sizer - Not really measured, since all loads for a given caliber have the same sizer setting since I seldom neck size. Can be used to indicate neck sizing or full length sizing. Expander - Again not really measured, but if differing cases require different settings to expand...

I use the following form kept on the computer and in a loose leaf notebook: CALIBER ______________________________ GUN ______________________________ BULLET/ BALLISTIC COEFFICIENT ______________________________________________/ ______ PRIMER...

My Speer #13 gives 14.7 gr. of 296 as the maximum for their 158 grain bullets. I know that it is a different bullet, but I would be careful. What does Hornady say about that bullet?

I don't see a powder scale. Never play with powder without one. Even with a volumetric dispenser, you need a scale to make sure it's set right.

It probably depends on the specific bullet. Some of the premiums are all copper. Some have thin jackets, and others have heavier jackets.