Recent content by paperpuncher49

Quote: I don't want to chip the paint. Put a piece of masking tape ovet the existing hole, press it in place firmly, and then drill. It will minimize chipping if not eliminate it entirely.

I believe you can. It takes a few minutes to adjust each caliber, but once adjusted, it is easy to change them.

When I was in college (many years ago) I was at the range with my roommate and we were target shooting 22s at 50 yards. He had brought a small pottery turtle and had been shooting at it for at least 10 minutes with a bolt action winchester with iron sights but had failed to hit it. So I...

Quote: Life is much too short to shoot ugly brass! Define "ugly." Is a gun stock ugly because it has a scratch or a ding on it from a past hunt? Many people would say that such marks add "character" to the firearm. I would say the same about brass. As long as it doesn't scratch dies, it...

Quote: I would caution you on not loading too light. Hodgdon recommends a starting charge of 4.7gr W231 under a Speer GD bullet using an OAL of 1.125" with a max charge of 5.1gr. Speer lists 4.5 gr W231 as the maximum load for the GD which, to the best of my knowledge, is only available as...

Typically, if you are going to crimp a bullet with a cannelure, you would use a slight roll crimp. Reloading manufacturers generally provide seating dies with the proper crimp for the caliber being loaded. For example, a .45 ACP seating die would provide a taper crimp, while a .223/5.56 a roll...

I've fired thousands of Berry's 124 plated through my various 9mm pistols using 4.2 grains of 231. I do not consider it a particularly "hot" load. As far as 231 being dirty, almost any propellant, including VV will be dirty when minimal loads are utilized. At lower than 4 grains with a 124...

Quote: .223 Remington is safe in a 5.56 NATO rifle. The reverse is not recommended because of SAAMI pressure. First, Ink Ed, I am in no way taking exception with your statement. I chose it to quote because it is representative of a lot of statements made about the...

I use 15 grains of it in .44 Mag with 180 grain bullets if I want zero recoil in a Marlin 1894 lever carbine. This load is also tame when used as a revolver load.

I use Titegroup with XTPs all the time in both 9mm and .357 Mag. It is very clean burning, and I typically load 124 gr bullets in the 9mm over 4.2 or 4.3 grains for target practice. It is not the maximum load, but will reliably cycle any of my 9mm pistols. Follow GooseGestapo's...

Just don't name it Brady!

Heretic gave the most concise, correct answer. +1

Anation, That's really a difficult question to answer because case life is affected by so many factors, from how hot the load is to the fit of the chamber to headspace to the quality of the brass/how well it was annealed, etc. Some brands of brass will last longer than other brands in the...

Quote: What page #'s are you referring to, save me from reading it all. Especially, reading the many parts where Richard Lee claims that his company makes the absolute best reloading equipment in the world and every other manufacturer loses sleep whenever Lee introduces a new reloading tool.

Quote: I have seated primers upside down. I just resize/decap the brass and reseat them. Little buggers are tough and resilient. +1. I have decapped live primers, both upside duwn and rightside up on those occassions when necessay for over 35 years and have NEVER, repeat NEVER had one...