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.357 Sig.......tell me about it. Seems to be related to Bigfoot somehow
Ray Z replied to JohnSutton1980's topic in Handguns
Have not reloaded any bottle neck pistol rounds in my 60 some years of reloading. But many 308, 30/06, 22-250. Just trim to length, and follow the direction. Even went so far as to anneal some cases to see if they lasted any longer. [ Not worth the work for pistol ] -
Been loading and casting for over 50 years.I'd be in the poor house if I didn't. To date I, either am or have loaded, load 38sp, 357 mag, 44 spl, 44 mag,9 mm, 45 acp, 45 colt, 223, 22-250, 308, 30/06. If it's center fire I load it. The cheapest thing I ever bought was a set of loading dies.
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ad-closed Winchester Model 70 Super Grade Custom Shop SOLD
Ray Z replied to AGunForEachHand's topic in Firearms Classifieds
Stupid question, what is it chambered for? -
Anytime I went to a gun show and didn't find anything I went looking for I always brought primers or powder. I now have enough to last me through the idiot that's spending our money now. I think I've got some primers that cost me $60 for the sleeve [5000]. Some powder that I spent like $15/# for. I can still hide in the basement for an evening when the wife drives me nuts. And when the boys want to go shooting I've enough ammo to keep them busy so they don't shoot each other
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Where are you located?
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I tumble all night [6 hours]. If I'm in a hurry I make mistakes
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What kind of ratio of corn cob to other stuff?
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If you shoot a lot your need to reload goes up a lot. Start collecting brass. Gun shows are a great place to find primers and powder. On line is the best place to get bullets. Think ahead and buy in bulk. As bad as it is, it's going to get worse. Great way to get away from everybody a couple of nights a week.
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ad-closed X-Treme Bullets for the reloader. *SOLD*
Ray Z replied to Losvaqueros's topic in Gear Classifieds
How 'bout 500 loaded cartridges from your list. -
ad-closed X-Treme Bullets for the reloader. *SOLD*
Ray Z replied to Losvaqueros's topic in Gear Classifieds
I'd be all over this if I hadn't already stocked up a while back. Extreme are the bullets I've used since I quit casting. Don't expect radical expansion. They're not made for that. But they'll stac on target well. -
Nashville Shootout Body Cam Footage
Ray Z replied to Omega's topic in Handgun Carry and Self Defense
Saved us a lot of money in court costs -
ad-closed Springfield Armory XDm 5.25 9mm with 250 rounds of ammo
Ray Z replied to ppcgm's topic in Firearms Classifieds
Only numbers missing is how much. -
thank for letting me know. I never heard that and I humbly stand corrected.
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Future rush on low capacity guns?
Ray Z replied to Parrothead's topic in Handgun Carry and Self Defense
At least till next week you can buy a gun. But good "ol Uncle Sam will tell you what you can have, what it looks like, and how many rounds it can hold. Oh yea, if you can't hunt with it, it's not allowed. In some places the steel poppers we use in USPSA are not allowed to have tops on them. The poppers look like people and the little ones look like children. Keep up the good work dems. It won't be long until there will be no middle class, and we'll all be on our knees begging to Uncle Sam. FIX THE FRAUD IN THE VOTING SYSTEM NOW! -
Future rush on low capacity guns?
Ray Z replied to Parrothead's topic in Handgun Carry and Self Defense
BOY! ain't this a great country to live in. -
Future rush on low capacity guns?
Ray Z replied to Parrothead's topic in Handgun Carry and Self Defense
If I'm not mistaken the dems. Got the whole congress, and the Presidency. If that's the case, they're going to be picking them up in a year of so. Most Americans want to be good law biding citizens and a lot of others will turn guns in just not to be felons. So they've got most of us coming or going. All they have to do is pick up the 4473 forms from the dealers. They can't say no to the ATF. -
I started out with a rock chucker [ https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1013036852?pid=937051]. Used it for many years as my only reloader. It still serves my well with many tasks, including reloading rifle cases, reforming cases from one to another. Example is like was said forming 8 millimeter cases from 30/06. For pistol I use my Dillon 650. Much easier for 9, 38 spl, 40, and 45. A single station press would never keep up with demand. I shoot a lot of USPSA practical pistol. Please stay away from Lee loaders. They aren't very well made and wear out quickly[ just my opinion ] If I can get you started in reloading let me know. Ray
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sorry, I'm still pissed off at the butt kissing Colt is giving the government on the AR 15. I won't even give them a thought until they start making the AR 15 available the general public
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Your focus is on the front sight. The rear sight and the target are slightly out of focus. For USPSA and other competition red dots are great. For personal protection,and this is only my opinion, red dots are only something else to worry about.
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check your cartridge after loading. hat will tell you if the neck wall thickness is off or maybe the OL too long.
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What's your powder/charge
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Clean out the gas ports with pipe cleaners. Works great
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What are you loading for? Trap and skeet, or hunting? I only recommend Lee to those I don't like. Mec is the way to go. The one to get is determined by what you're going to do. Trap and skeet are high demand on shells and shot size. 2 3/4 - 3 Dram and 7 1/2 to 9 in shot size. Hunting goes to 3 1/4- 3 3/8 dram and shot size goes nuts from there. 7 1/2 for birds, 6 to 5 for rabbit [ hard to find ] and expensive as all get out. Then there are slugs. You can cast your own. The biggest thing is different size shot and wads. Mec has low production presses like the mec jr, and production presses like the 9000. Even motorized and hydrolic units. What's your poison, what's your friend? Bonnie and I shot trap 3 days a week. So we loaded 2. But shot was $5.50 a bag then. Now there's only one plant [that I know of] for shot. We think it's a little back door gun control. I've got two presses in the basement. Both Mec jrs.. One 12ga one 20 gage.Both are taking up space.