Recent content by Rory McCanuck

That's a heck of a shopping trip! Now you'll need to expand the bench for all the new stuff, then expand the room because the bench is too big, and so it goes... I think you'll feel spoiled, that's some really nice gear you picked up.

While I don't think it will speed anything up for you, a Co-Ax press might make it a bit more enjoyable, and seem like less time has gone by :D Lots of leverage, although the handle being so much higher is a bit of a change. For electronic powder dispensers, RCBS and Lyman have good reviews...

I got started so I could afford to shoot my 444. With a Lee Anniversary kit on sale for $99, by the time I'd reloaded my first 100 rounds I was ahead of the game. It was fun, too. Then the sickness took hold. If I "save" much more, I'll be in the poorhouse :o

The Co-Ax doesn't need to be mounted as strongly as a conventional press, but it's nice. I cringe watching the Forster demo clips on youtube. They have it on a wide, flimsy particle board shelf, and flexes like mad. Seems to work, though. Unfortunately, dismounted, the Co-Ax takes up a good...

But you still wouldn't have a Co-Ax :p I didn't really understand the fuss until I got one; yes, they are that nice. Primers have nowhere to go but into the jar, and dies pop in and out almost as fast as turning a turret. The shellholder/jaws thingy works very nicely. I had a Lee Challenger...

Pretty much how Speer got started. Rather than melting, though, just use pressure (swaging). Corbin makes presses specifically for this, as does CH4D. They also make the dies. Takes a bit of an investment to get started, but many folks have had some very good results.

Everyone will say their brand of press is best, but so long as it isn't Smartreloader brand, you can be reasonably certain of getting quality tools. The determining factors are price and features. What features you want is subjective, as is price.

The other part of it is, the lighter bullet loses velocity (and thus, energy) faster than a heavier bullet. Very soon downrange, the heavier bullet will actually overtake the lighter.

I had great luck with it in my .444 Also, A1680. Both meter so very nicely, too.

Quite simply, the internet. Communications among like minded individuals is much easier nowadays. It is much easier to organise writing campaigns or any other form of protest. Communication has allowed us in Canada to claw back some rights; there i still a long way to go. You have a great tool...

Its amazing how much significance people put into the magical properties of their press. Just about every discussion about them turns ugly, "You're stupid and ugly because you like a different press than I do". All it does is push a casing into a die, then pull it out. A hammer can do that, as...

Wow, my 60's vintage has a .4295 bore. That one must have some serious mileage on it. You could also look to Beartooth Bullets. Marshall is a proponent of shooting cast sized properly to your bore, about .001 or .002 over bore diameter. Or try jacketed, might work well (?) Congrats on getting a...

They're coming through for me. Looks like a great room to hide away in, Cleftwynd.

The Lee is a very good scale. It is quite accurate, very sensitive, and quite inexpensive. Certainly much better than any digital scale for less than $100 Also pretty fiddly to use and adjust. Get the Lee kit, they are worth it, and are good tools. Try the scale. If you can read a vernier...

Likely four times what I told my wife I spent. Maybe that's a bit conservative....