Hey Silent One & Dick W. Holliday-
Yep, if the temp ever climbs above 32F, I will be trying
out several new settings. First off, I received my very
first Lee Precision die this afternoon; its a regular .45
ACP taper crimp die, but it will do for now. I just got
off an order for a Lee .45 ACP factory crimp die today;
so it should be here in the next couple of days. Also,
I was the high bidder on a fairly old set of Redding
.38 Special dies over on e-bay. They arrived today
and are in excellent shape for their age. I will use
them for feeding my daughters favorite revolver; a
6" Smith & Wesson 686-5. Been loading on a set of
R.C.B.S. .38/.357 dies with a TC sizer. Will these
Redding dies spoil me?
While we are talking about dies in general; what is
the deal with the lock ring on Lee dies? How well do
they work with that type of set-uo? I'm in agreement
with the poster that said he bought extra sets of lock
ring's; cuz it sure as hell looks like they might need it?
Also, I was the winning bidder on 2X very old, vintage
wooden handle primer pocket reamers made by Lyman.
They will definitely see more use in my hands; than in
those of the original owner, Finally, I bought a "Pot-O-
Luck" range brass (like I really needed them) mixed
head stamps, and mostly .38 Special, 9m/m, and .45
ACP for $1.99 + s/h to zip 35020. Total was $12.84
and the package weighed in at 7 lbs. on the dot. So,
it looks like I'm going to be extremely busy during
the next few days friends. Now, what I would give
to have some HEAT and artifical light in my 8'X10'
handloading work shop! Actually, it's a free standing
building in which I still do things the "old fashioned
way"; one step at a time, on an RCBS "Rockchucker".
PS: Hey Dick- where is Valiant Bullets located from me,
as I'm 16 miles SSW of Birmingham, AL? I'm familiar
with Magnus Bullets out of Toney, AL; but I've never
heard of Valiant.
Best Wishes To All-
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member