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Tim:_________ Thanks for the note. My dillon was "new to me"; and it caused me to learn several things; one of which i think you have put your finger on. That is the issue of the indexing plate being adjusted EXACTLY right. I SUSPECT that i initially had the plate adjusted a little bit too loose. I believe that this adjustment, along with not keeping the primer magazine at least 1/3 full of primers contributed to allowing the plate and the light load on the primers to allow an occasional primer to jump a bit as the machine indexed and would cause the primer to seat sideways. I always take care to adjust the index plate exactly per the dillon instructions. That has helped the primer problem significantly; say one or two per hundred. We usually load pistol calibers with large primers. I haven't tried to load any calibers with small primers. Thanks for giving me the "head's up". Kind regrds, LEROY

m&pc:________ Dont feel bad; ive got a dillon 650 xl that will do the same thing some times. The problem with the dillon seems to be a combination of keeping the primer magazine full and having a little bit of weight on the primers (like the dillon primer alarm plunger). The best way to fix this problem and have peace of mind is to hand prime your brass with a hand primer like a lee auto prime. Here is a picture: Lee Auto Prime Hand Priming Tool - MidwayUSA They cost about $20 or so (Make sure you get the shell holder set)and work like a charm. The downside is that you have to deprime the cases in a single stage press. I just use a universal decapping die. When you go back to your lee progressive; just take the decapping pin out of the resizing die, use the primed brass; and you dont have to fool with the priming system on the lee pro. This is a safe and sure way to prime brass with a progressive; but it takes a bit more time. If time is important to you; you may want to use this method only on rifle brass. Hope this helps. Kind regards, LEROY

A special thanks to all veterans!! You have our gratitude and admiration for what you have done and continue to do. Military service is the highest form of public service. May God bless you all. With Kindest and Highest Regards, LEROY

Mike:__________ RE: Bore Snake Cleaning: Take a quart glass jar with a lid, add some diswashing detergent( 2 or 3 drops) and warm water. Fill about half full and put the dirty snake in; then shake. Do it a couple more times. The sudsy water will will start out dirty and get clearer. Then rinse with warm water, squeeze the snake, then hang up to dry. Works like a charm. RE: Jess -- Cleaning Rod: Spend the big bucks and buy a one piece Dewey. (PS: I'm sure the Tipton one piece are good too-- just more modern materials.) They cant be beat. While you are at it; buy a bore guide or muzzle guard for each rifle you clean. That's what the old benchresters did. Kind regards, LEROY

Happy birthday Marines!! God Bless you all!!! With Kindest regards and admiration. LEROY

I agree completely. Just been thru this. Pick out the parts you want and be done with it. Kind regards, LEROY

I agree. I do not understand the apparent hold the Cooper has on this district. He needs to be gone. Cohen is a disgrace anyway; he will never be unseated until the real adults in the Memphis area get mad -- i hope that is soon. He is a disgrace to them and to Tennessee. LEROY

I thing that you are exactly right. RK shows tend to be too close together in my opinion. Many folks don't bother to go if they are not looking for something special like reloading supplies or that special firearm that they cant live without. Kind regards, LEROY

What a great thing!! I've got to have one!! Kind regards, LEROY

I like all the Remington 870's, the Mossbergs, and the great Ithaca 37. You cant go wrong with any of them. My vote,if you can have only one, has not been named yet. It is the greatest of all pump shotguns, the Winchester Model 1897. Every shotgun man owes it to himself to handle and shoot a model 97. I know they are getting scarce and old now; but they are a great thing. Attached is a picture i swiped from the Collector's firearms website: Kind regards, LEROY

Glock 33 in an Allen Miller Kydex pocket holster. Hip or front pocket -- it doesnt matter. Kind regards, LEROY

Sorry SUNTZU; I see what you mean. Did the Google search. How sad, I really liked Peggy Noonan. She may have had a stroke or has become demented and possessed like the "govenator". A common problem with the "political class". Looks like yesterday's voice of reason is todays nut. Keep up the good work. Kind regards, LEROY

Alex:__________ You are exactly right!!. I see what you mean: Yes. I was too quick to see the "Failure to Eject". Take a close look at the extractor and the chamber. The ejector may not be hooking over the powerball round all the way to the bottom of the extractor groove in the corbon round; or it could be that the rim on the powrball round may be a little small. If it is an extractor problem; you will need a gunsmith to adjust it; my guess is that that is not it; but i dont know. I would also inspect the chamber area and see if it is good, smooth and really clean. You may want to scrub it with a good bore solvent and really clean it up. I would follow the cleaning with the solvent with denatured alcohol to remove any oil. It could be that the powrball loads are really hot (I suspect they are). That may be causing the casings to really expand and conform to the chamber walls; causing the casing to stick in the chamber. Any dirt or roughness in the chamber just locks it in and the extractor rides over the rim or the slide doesnt have enough momentum to extract the round all the way. I have had similar problems with magnum revolvers and hot loads. It generally stems from hot loads and a dirty or rough chamber. It makes the rounds hard to extract. My guess is that this may well be the problem. Taurus is a good product and not prone to problems with functioning. Sorry for the confusion. Hope this helps Kind regards, LEROY

Alex:__________ Here is something to try. Take the Taurus down and inspect the barrel feed ramp with a magnifying glass very closely. Look and see if there are any small grooves, humps, or machining marks on the ramp. If there are. gently polish them out, keeping the ramp geometry the same (flat and straight- no humps of bumps). If you are worried about doing it your self, take it to a gunsmith. He can probably do it while you wait. Hope this helps. LEROY

Busman:_________ Give Mahoney's in Johnson City a call. The price may be a little high, but they may have it. Kind regards LEROY

TMMT:_________ You may heve her confused with someone with a similar name. Peggny Noonan is a Republican; see here: Kind regards, LEROY

Maybe the dog was gimped up!!! I'm willing to give him (the dog) the benefit of the doubt. Dog owners/handlers can be pretty sorry though. Keep up the good work! LEROY

XREED:___________ Mossberg 20 ga pump loaded with the biggest size buckshot you can buy. Make shure she knows exactly how it works. Take it to the range and do some practice-- burn lots of powder thru it. The shotgun is a great HD tool, the greatest, I think. Three are two in my house right now, along with handguns. Hope this helps. Kind regards, LEROY

Unique has a tendency to be a little "dirty" (the "old" Hercules Powder formulation especially; it think the "new" alliant formulaton does better there); especially with cast ("lead") bullets. For lots of smoke, the bullet lube is the most likely culprit. There aint much you can do about it -- it is the bullet lube on cast bullets vaporizing when the round is fired. I've found that crimping pistol loads when unique (and other powders) is used is the best way to cut done on unburned powder residue and improve accuracy. The only to fix the "smoke" problem is jacketed bullets -- thats an expensive solution. That being said, Unique is the greatest of the pistol powders from 32 s&w right up to 45 colt, including the magnum "midrange loads". Very accurate and powerful in revolvers and autos too. Hope this helps. Kind regards, LEROY

Amen brother!! I heartily agree. This is a war between the adults and children in this country. It was brought on by the Republicans running a weak candidate. I like John McCain on a personal level, I know he loves this country, but he personified what all of us abhore in polititians. He was way too accommodating to his enemies and had way too much of an accommodating voting record that went, many times, against the will of the people. He looked too much like a polititian to most folks. The bunch running this country today have elevated political oppression of enemies, largessee for supporters, recriminations against business, adding of power to government,etc to the highest level i ever remember -- and im pretty old -- been watching politics since LBJ (The only Democrat i ever liked). They have brought Chicago Thug Politics to the national level. The real adults in the country better wake up!! Kind regards, LEROY

Thanks for the post. I SUSPECT that the problem may well be the round being a bit short (2.20) vs (2.250), that may have caused the hiccup. I loaded the first batch "short" by not paying enough attention when i set up the seating die. Thanks again for taking the time to tihink about this. Kind regards, LEROY

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Dear fellow TGO'er:________ Finally got our AR carbine together, handloaded some ammo and took it to the range the other day. Loaded up several mags and started shooting. Everything worked just fine (about 8 or 10 rounds -- 20 round P-Mag) until i had a round fail to chamber. We took everything down and discovered that the round had evidently "stubbed" on either the feed ramp or magazine causing the ballistic "nose" to bend. That evidently caused the round to fail to chamber fully. The bent nose evidently hung on the front of the chamber and wouldnt let the bolt come far enough forward to close and lock. The question is: Have any of you all had similar problems with the balistic tip rounds? I was using nosler 55 grain ballistic tips loaded from 2.200 to 2.250. I suspect the "short rounds" may have caused the problem. What do you all think? Thanks in advance, Kind regards, LEROY

Been thinking about getting some fiber sights myself. Has anyone tried to drop a small drop of super glue on the fiber sights to hold them in? I wonder if it hurts the fiber and will hold the rod. LEROY

That probably aint a bad assumption. Keep up the good work! Kind regards, LEROY PS-- I got me one of them purses too. Used to contain a stainless 629 smith -- 4 inch bbl. It's amazing what you can put in them things!!