Recent content by PaulTX

jmorris' is setup just like mine except I use a Loadmaster press. The die on the right is a resize/deprime die. When running the brass up in the trim die I pause a second or so to allow the trim to finish and vacuum the trimmings. I have a vacuum attached to the trim motor. It gets noisy...

I've carried Corbon custom defensive rounds and my own reloads using JHP. I feel comfortable with both. It was bad enough when Corbon was 50 cents a round and now it's up around a dollar. I don't think I'll be buying any more custom stuff. Paul

I wear hearing protection when shooting but also around anything else loud - like a gas leaf blower. Paul

I've even reloaded .40 cases fired by - Glocks! I think I've come across one or two cases that have a bulge at the base at 6 o'clock but don't remember if they were fired in a Glock. Paul

I wear gas permeable contact lens and a few years ago I had to go to more expensive bifocal lens (still gas permeable). They work for me! I can read without reading glasses that I used for a couple of years. I wish I could afford to get my eyes lasered. Paul

I hate it when someone comes up to me in a parking lot, especially at night. The store parking lot lights can be minimal. Once I just pulled into a parking space (daytime) and a guy pulled up beside my truck (driver's door to driver's door), blocked me, and asked for money. Fortunately it...

Never let them touch your pistol on a first date! Paul

I've got an RCBS pad and lube but it seems to slow to me compared to a spray lube. After (hopefully) trimming and sizing on the Loadmaster I check the cases for a primer crimp (unless I know they are all RP) and remove as needed using a RCBS chamfer tool on a drill. Then a tumble for...

Jim, I planned on running all the fired cases through trimmer and resize/deprime die on the progressive, that way I don't have to worry about some of the cases being once fired. What do you call "conventional case lube"? I've had good luck with the Hornady lube (until recently) but have...

Well, the alcohol is a diluent and I think of it as the carrier of the lube. When I size the cases they are somewhat wet with the lube/alcohol. I grab a small hand full of cases, spray the lube/alcohol on the cases (while in my left hand), and feed the brass one at a time with my fingers (up...

ReloaderFred, Depending upon Dillon's answer, I may give your idea a try and see how the OAL's come out. Thanks! Jim, My procedure for all brass is to run it through the tumbler (walnut media) to do an initial/light cleaning before resizing/depriming. After they are sized and trimmed, I...

The lee case lube doesn't hurt the powder. But I do give the cases a final clean/polish before reloading them. Paul

I am curious (among other issues) why the Dillon Trim Die must try to resize at all. You have to run it through at least a depriming step anyway. I've had a problem with the Die part of the unit and just sent this question to Dillon: --------------------------------------------- I've been...

The Lee manual says to use a 10:1 mixture of alcohol to lube. I use 70% alcohol because the 90% wants to evaporate too fast. Of course my 10:1 is just an estimate and I usually end up with more lube than necessary. I use this lube for pistol brass only even with carbide dies as it makes the...

I'll be danged - that's thinking way out of the box mounting the press upside down. Paul