Recent content by smith627

Get the correct copper Chore Boy (got mine at local hardware store) and it really works great! [/ATTACH]

I have the Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson 3rd Edition and am still not able to determine the year of mfr for a friend's Smith Model 36 that he just bought today. > Model 36 J frame > 38 special blued finish > 5 shot > two inch barrel fixed sights > Serial no. AEJ2907 If the AE was removed...

W231 - W296 - W748 for 9mm, .38, .357, .44 Mag, .223.

I reinforced an old sewing machine table, no longer being used, into my reloading bench back in the late 1970's when I first got into reloading with a RCBS Rockchucker kit. My dad gave the kit to me as a gift. I still have the RC but it's not mounted at this time due to the LNL AP taking it's...

I have asked them about how to properly index the press and have not received great advice. They beleive I should screw down the indexing pawls 100% and then back them out 1.5 turns as the starting adjustment. I'm still not sure, however, how to tell if the press indexing is correct. You...

Once you had your left and right adjustment pawls correctly lining up your shell plate for primer decapping and then primer seating, did they remain correctly adjusted after you worked through a lot of press strokes ? I was having a problem with the pawl adjustment screws slowing backing out as...

Head stamp manufacturer Are any stamped Merc or Norinco ? I strictly reload but I was given a couple boxes of chinese Norinco where about 10% were split :what: when I picked them up. Very thin walled cases and I decided not to reload them.

Slab sided barrel might look even better and offer other colors.

Serial Number 14,689 Purchased Aug. 2008 Converted to EZ-ject due to wire eject problems w/9mm. Cannot seem to seat primers to slightly below flush with LNL but can seat below flush using RCBS hand primer tool. Adds to total reloading time.

Seafarer12, I'm sure you will like your Mod 617. A .22 revolver is my favorite handgun to shoot. I have other centerfire revolvers but the .22 is my favorite, and my wife's. My first revolver was a H&R Mod 999 9-shot break-top. I think I bought it new for $60 in 1970. Then I decided I...

The Mod 17 is an excellent gun and so is the Mod 617. I still have my M17 which I bought new in 1975 and I rarely shoot it now since I got the Mod 617 10-shot about 6 years ago. I like the stainless finish vs. the blued and I can fire 10 shots before reloading. Both guns are very accurate...

At the range, I'm lucky to rarely find any .38 or .357 brass on the ground and I have never found any .44 mag or special. I just recycle what I've shot from factory loads and bought a box of 100 new brass that was on sale.

My reloading room is similar to others in that it is set up in a spare bedroom in our furnished basement. Half the room is mine for my bench and Liberty safe and supplies and the other half is set up with my wife's sewing machine table and supplies. It is lockable and I have several 2 & 4...

Smith & Wesson Mod 5906 in 9mm. I'm a big S&W fan and own a 1970's vintage Model 39 9mm which holds 8 rounds in clip. I wanted a stainless hi capacity 9mm. The 15 shot Mod 5906 was comfortable and highly accurage but after going thru the first clip, it would start to have regular FTE's. I...

I have a 1975 S&W Mod 17 Blue 6-shot that is extremely accurate. Thought this was the last .22 revolver I'd ever need until the stainless M617 10-shot 6in.came out and I had to try one. It is a nail driver with any brand ammo. Clark Custom did a trigger job and installed white outline rear...