Recent content by bobduhgeek

I have a set of lee dies for 7.62x39. They came with 2 expanders, 1 is .308 the other is 3.10. I have been using the .308 for loading for my sks. I generally load jacketed bullets. I just picked up a new rifle, a Ruger Ranch 7.62x39. I have the standard heads in 123gn and 125 - FMJ, SP, and...

Are there brands that you stay away from because they are more dirty?

Was at the gun shop. They have tons of Red Army 7.62x39. I just bought a new Ruger Ranch. Is this stuff safe to shoot? I did some damage in the past shooting the old russian surplus crap - don't want to repeat that mistake.

I picked up a Mosin years back. I cleaned it up and shot it. When I bought it, it came with a sniper scope mount. I had some fun remounting the scope mount and adapted it for a modern scope. It still gave me a shotgun like pattern. What I did next was to work up a load that gives me a...