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Lyman T-Mag turret press I use and really like my Lyman T-Mag turret press. Since I use only cast bullets I use a Lee case mouth expanding die, and I keep it installed on a cheap Lee press. I only need two dies for each caliber that I load for, and the T-Mag allows me to keep dies for three...

I gave up on pan lubing, I find dip lubing to be quicker. I bought a small crock pot called a mini dipper at Walmart for $3.50. I use it to melt my lube then I just dip the bullet to fill the lube grooves, then set it in an old metal pan. Excess lube runs off and sticks to the pan, then I run...

I shoot the Ranch Dog 100 grain cast bullets in my .380's, an LCP and a S&W bodyguard. When I load with Unique I use 3.0 grains, and both guns function perfectly. I can't see beating up a polymer gun just to put holes in paper.

This so true. Since the cartridge doesn't headspace on the shoulder, gun manufacturers tend to get sloppy with chamber depth. I have a Marlin 336 with a tight chamber and a Rossi Rio Grande that is right at max on the rim thickness and the shoulder is even deeper. I need to keep fired cases from...

Without a gas check your speed will be limited. Every gun and bullet combo is different, but expect barrel leading to happen somewhere between 1400 and 1700 fps. Work your way up and bring a bore light with you to the range to keep an eye out for lead in the barrel. Powders like 3031 and slower...

I used to load one at a time, until I caught myself daydreaming. I find it easy to get into a rhythm where I'm going through the motions and not really think about what I'm doing, which is bad. Luckily I realized that I was about to seat a bullet in a case with no charge. Then I went back and...

I think that 100 yards is a good distance to start with. Any further and outside variables like wind start to effect your results and you might not get accurate data. One exception I found is when using iron sights or a low power scope. I have a fixed 3X power Nikon P223 scope on my AR. It's a...

I cast and shoot flat nose lead bullets in my Glock 26, Kel-Tec PF-9, Ruger LCP and S&W 380 bodyguard. My bullet of choice is the Ranch Dog TL358-100-RF. Ranch Dog molds are no longer in business, but luckily he is allowing LEE to produce his bullet designs. I initially bought the mold so I...

Same here, all my powder is in a cabinet across the room from my loading bench. If there's powder in the hopper, the can it came from is on my bench. Never take more than one can of powder at a time. This can work, up to a point. As I try new powders I've found that many of them look alike...

All I can say is, Wow that's a gorgeous rifle. Whatever it is worth now, the value will surely outpace the stock market.

We have a PF-9, G26, LCP and a 380 bodyguard in our family. I load all four with 100 grain cast bullets and light loads. All four guns work perfectly and they don't get beat up from firing heavy loads in a plastic gun.

There's always going to be someone who will look down on others who have different beliefs. These are usually the same guys who only fly fish with barbless hooks and match the hatch by tying flies streamside. Then there's me and you with our cheap digital scales. We're the guys who come stomping...

I use my Graf's vibrating tumbler with walnut lizard litter. When I get home with the dirty brass it all goes in the tumbler with media which has been treated with an extra fine polishing compound. Then I size and trim the brass before it goes back in the tumbler with walnut media that's been...

I use it as a preliminary cleaner in my gun barrels before running anything down the barrel, point the barrel down and spray it in the chamber until it runs clean from the muzzle. It also works great in between major cleanings in guns like the 10/22. I use it to spray down the trigger group...

Unique works great with a dipper, I used a .380 case and just kept filing it shorter until it dropped the right amount. I start by putting 50 cases in a loading block, then I move a powder funnel from case to case with my left hand while dipping powder with my right hand. With a little practice...