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Yeah i think i use brazing rod for more little misc things than i do for brazing!I like your lil hook on the turret handle
Yeah i think i use brazing rod for more little misc things than i do for brazing!I like your lil hook on the turret handle
Is that a motorcycle seat for the chair…?Here's my two vintage Lymans.
Dont mind the mess.
By the looks id say metric cruiser.. 1100ccIs that a motorcycle seat for the chair…?
Looks quite comfy…!!
Im not sure! Its a hybrid of a seat i found in the trash, a busted office chair, and old roller blade wheels! Do what ya can with what ya have.Is that a motorcycle seat for the chair…?
Looks quite comfy…!!
Hopefully I'm doing this correctly. I know Nothing about any forums. I recently acquired a German shot in 9.3x72R, chamber cast made, bore slugged at .366 ish. I PLAN on using 357 dies to flare and neck size and some 358429 Keith copies that drop at .360 and powder coating. When/ if that doesn't work properly and I buy a correct diameter mould, does anybody know a hack to load .366 bullets in that case without buying the high dollar 9.3x72r die set? Not looking for powder data, just hardware advice. I certainly plan on keeping pressure low and hoping FL resizing isn't a must.I like your lil hook on the turret press
Your best bet would be to start a new thread.Hopefully I'm doing this correctly. I know Nothing about any forums. I recently acquired a German shot in 9.3x72R, chamber cast made, bore slugged at .366 ish. I PLAN on using 357 dies to flare and neck size and some 358429 Keith copies that drop at .360 and powder coating. When/ if that doesn't work properly and I buy a correct diameter mould, does anybody know a hack to load .366 bullets in that case without buying the high dollar 9.3x72r die set? Not looking for powder data, just hardware advice. I certainly plan on keeping pressure low and hoping FL resizing isn't a must.
Shotshell loaders just seem to be spendy in general. I have recently looked at a tooling kit for my Ponsness Warren duomatic and was hoping to buy the tooling for 16ga but A. It’s not available and B. If it was available just a box of tools would be $400 or more. I could probably make most of what I need on my lathe, but that’s time I don’t really have to devote to it, and no more than I shoot shotgun it’s a minimal issue anyway.Holy crap, and I thought the Dillon shotshell loader was spendy. Looks fantastic though.
I have both of the presses in your picture I had to use the C-H on the left when the handle on the Bonanza ( on right) would not clear the form die I was using for .300 G&A. A 404 Jeffries necked down to .30 cal. The wildcat of the .300 RUM.Old C&H Press that I sort of restored. Got it working, it was rusty and locked up. Works great. Picture when I was constructing my new reloading bench.
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RCBS makes an adaptor to fit the C-H press that will take RCBS shell holdersI have both of the presses in your picture I had to use the C-H on the left when the handle on the Bonanza ( on right) would not clear the form die I was using for .300 G&A. A 404 Jeffries necked down to .30 cal. The wildcat of the .300 RUM.
I have done what you're planning and have a lot of experience with the 9.3X72R. I have used 357 dies to load pistol bullets, but being undersized, accuracy was mediocre at best. I don't know whether you'll be able to load .366 bullets that way, however. The correct bore size for the X72R is .364. The 9.3X74R and 9.3X62 use .366 diameter bullets. I don't see where a .366 cast bullet would be a problem in a healthy 9.3X72R and think they'll give you excellent accuracy.Hopefully I'm doing this correctly. I know Nothing about any forums. I recently acquired a German shot in 9.3x72R, chamber cast made, bore slugged at .366 ish. I PLAN on using 357 dies to flare and neck size and some 358429 Keith copies that drop at .360 and powder coating. When/ if that doesn't work properly and I buy a correct diameter mould, does anybody know a hack to load .366 bullets in that case without buying the high dollar 9.3x72r die set? Not looking for powder data, just hardware advice. I certainly plan on keeping pressure low and hoping FL resizing isn't a must.
Cool! You know, I mentioned I did not remember a primer catcher on that press back in the '50s when I used it at the gunsmith friend's shop. As I recall, we let the primers fall off on the floor then swept them up when we got through. Looks like that should work though.I made a primer catcher for it! Not tested yetView attachment 1206967
Thanks for the info. I'll most certainly be working loads very carefully as no one likes my face and hands more then me. I can believe accuracy isn't all too good with 357 or .358 bullets. My particular mould drops a Keith copy at .360 or .361 and I'm hoping powder coating will add a maybe .002. may still be way inaccurate though. Thanks for info. I'll soon be posting pics of the guns markings so maybe someone can shed light on its origins.I have done what you're planning and have a lot of experience with the 9.3X72R. I have used 357 dies to load pistol bullets, but being undersized, accuracy was mediocre at best. I don't know whether you'll be able to load .366 bullets that way, however. The correct bore size for the X72R is .364. The 9.3X74R and 9.3X62 use .366 diameter bullets. I don't see where a .366 cast bullet would be a problem in a healthy 9.3X72R and think they'll give you excellent accuracy.
A fun small game and plinking load is 12gr Trail Boss under .365 Makarov 95gr bullets.
I load 193gr jacketed soft point flat point .364 bullets for the X72R with 41gr IMR 3031. I sold my last 9.3X72R to a friend who now has dementia and am trying to buy it back, but he isn't all he used to be, and it's not happening. It was a sweet little Emil Kerner 16/9.3 cape gun with a 20mm Hensoldt Zielklein 2 1/2X in Suhler claws. If you deer hunt with the 9.3 get some 200gr .365 Hawke bullets. My load is a reference for you.
I DON'T RECOMMEND ANY LOADS AND ASSUME THE LOADER WILL WORK UP LOADS SAFELY!!
I am anxious to see the gun.Thanks for the info. I'll most certainly be working loads very carefully as no one likes my face and hands more then me. I can believe accuracy isn't all too good with 357 or .358 bullets. My particular mould drops a Keith copy at .360 or .361 and I'm hoping powder coating will add a maybe .002. may still be way inaccurate though. Thanks for info. I'll soon be posting pics of the guns markings so maybe someone can shed light on its origins.
Provided I can figure out how. I'm not old but am less than tech proficientI am anxious to see the gun.
Here's what the 9.3X72R 95gr Makarov bullet load looks like:Provided I can figure out how. I'm not old but am less than tech proficient