Why explain?
I am not sure that I could explain shooting, hunting, reloading, or firearm collecting; it has always been a part of my life. Shooting and rifle maintenance were the first skills taught to me by my father and had to be mastered before I was allowed to hunt with the rest of the...
Semi-Portable Press.
I have to spend a week at the inlaws over the holidays so I made a heavy base press stand in hopes of taking my reloading on the road. Press and stand weigh in at 44 lbs and is extremely stable. The base metal is piece of a D-7 Dozer cutting blade.
"Grass" racks.
The wife found the lawn looking brass racks at "Beds, Bath, and Beyond" a local kitchen supply store. The grass looking piece is a hard plastic like a cutting board and the white plastic drip tray is quite sturdy. The brass just slips over the blades and drys overnight (the...
Thank you, I welded the stands at home. The steel is courtesy of the local heavy duty fabrication shop scrap bin, too small for their use. Total investment was a can of Krylon, some nuts and bolts, and a few hours in the shop.
Trimming Station
A little plate steel, some box tubing, some help from a 60 ton press, add in some sparks from a miller wire welder and you have a trimming station. Not quite sure if I need to bolt it down, it's a tad on the heavy side as is.
Powder Trickler Issues
Standard powder tricklers are too short to use on an electronic scale. So I first attempted an extension to the stock model. Unfortunately it was too light and I tipped it over. One hour at the lathe with a chunk of steel and a piece of brass and problem solved. 3.5...
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