Recent content by bear375

only sandblasting strips copper faster than KG12

I shot some factory ammo once in one of my 44s. so I'm no help

put some penetrating lube in the barrel, let it soak and dry patch the excess out. Then push a few jacketed bullets down the tube, that'll get a lot of the lead out.

[A word of caution to those who have never reloaded before and are thinking about getting into it: This machine is not for beginners. I couldn't imagine how confusing it would be trying to set this thing up on your own with no idea how the actual loading process works. Start out with a single...

6 all together, all mounted on the bench 1 dillon 550B, 1 RCBS RS3, 1 MEC 650, 1 MEC 600, 2 Lee Load Alls

If your scale has been working fine and now is acting up it is probably something environmental. something running in the house, interference in the power lines, etc. I've had a Pact scale and dispenser for a long long time and it never gave me problems till this week. I moved it to another...

.223 use a well constructed bullet, you don't want it to fragment too early if it hits water first and when they get gun shy in the daytime, break out the spot light don't forget about the conibear 280 & 330 body grip traps

No luck over here. these can be had, just none available right now, usually a custom order for the slot, the phillips head are available though. Good luck with the lathe.

if it is an extended ejector then it will be longer. Shoot it and see if there are ejection problems then decide if it needs any adjustment to length. Manual cycling will not always show problems. The extractor tension regulates how far the brass will fly. the ejector length determines when...

No luck today. smallest in town was M4. Tomorrow i'm gonna put one of my local guys on it as a project and see if can come up with something this week. I'll let you know.

for you buckshot question: i cast my own 00 and load 20 and 12. cast my own is where i save the most money since buck shot in bulk is expensive. the 20 ga gets 8 each 00, about a 1oz load, this is for the son to keep in his room. the amount of deformation depends on the lead hardness...

white is good for hunting at night

i'm not sure what you've heard about the BPS internals, but don't be afraid to strip it down. I've been disassembling mine since i was 17. familiarize yourself with the way the components of the trigger assy work before you take it apart, if you determine that you need to. i only take a...

basic pack for day hike= water compass map 550 cord space bag matches or some firestarter roll of vetwrap flashlight i keep it light and simple

very nice start