Recent content by The Scandinavian

Here's an interesting list: http://www.ssristories.com/index.php I wonder if such a link might have existed in this case? When a similar incident happened here in Finland back in November :mad: the perp. was reported to be taking this type of medication.

Lateral thinking I've just realised that for the quantities I'm likely to be loading, I could simply decap the cases manually and use the sizing die without the decapper fitted at all... Edited to add: in fairness to Lyman I've had a closer look at the pin now, and it appears that someone has...

Well, I emailed Lyman's customer service department at the end of last week, so will hopefully hear from them shortly. If they can supply a replacement directly it would indeed be the easiest solution. I was looking for the quickest and cheapest solution though, :o :D :D always seem to...

Yeah I'd thought of that as a possibility if the thread on the pin is okay - the problem is it is hard to get any taps and dies other than metric ones here. I could tap the nut, and thread the outside of the sleeve with metric tools but I'd still be stuck threading the inside of the sleeve...

Hi all I've just got hold of an unused second-hand set of Lyman dies for 25ACP. At first I thought the decapping pin was bent, but closer inspection shows that it is in fact straight, but set into the knurled nut at an angle. :banghead: I know this sounds a bit strange, but there are...

Frommer Baby, Bayard 1908, and the Mann W.T. were all true vest pocket pistols available in .380 ACP back in the early years of the 20th century. I've often wondered why Browning didn't produce one :confused: .

I was particularly thinking of features like the way the pistol disassembles (that catch thing that slides down using the protrusions on both sides) and the 'half cocked' striker mechanism that is quite distinct from the designs of 90 years ago. Sounds interesting, will do! I think that...

Hi How is the PPK usually carried? I notice that if a round is chambered with the safety on, or if the safety is applied after a round is chambered, the trigger stays to the rear. Is the PPK carried like this, or is the safety removed to give a DA first shot, or removed then re-applied...

Yup that was where I was planning on getting them from. They have a website in Finnish http://www.midwaysuomi.com I doubt I'd be able to get them from anywhere else, to be honest.

OK Thanks. You're right that the shell holders for the priming tool are different - actually I've got those already as a fairly wide range of those came with the basic set. Thanks again TS

Something else just came to mind - will the Lyman shell-holder work with my Lee press (challenger I think) Thanks again :)

Exactly ;-) It's not something that could be implemented overnight :) Indeed. Any such compatibility listing should obviously clearly state what modifications if any are needed, but this wouldn't make the resource any less valuable.

Thanks folks.

Hi This is an idea that I've been toying with for a while... How useful do people here think a central 'magazine compatibility' resource would be? There must be many cases where particularly older weapons can't be tried out properly or used because over the years the original magazine...

Hi Just a quick question - will Lyman dies work with my Lee press? Don't laugh, but I'm thinking of reloading the pocket pistol calibers. Ready ammo in these calibers is expensive locally and a set of lyman dies for 25acp has come up for sale online nearby. Rgds T.S.