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I promised to post this when I got an answer, so although the original thread has been closed, here is the answer from Hodgdon: RE: Powder MixingFrom: "Help Account" <[email protected]> To: Gadzooks Mike Date: 07/11/2011 08:39:09 EDT Subject: RE: Powder Mixing...

Why has no one come up with a handheld press similar to the old Ideal 310, but one that would take regular sized dies and shell holders? Or has it been done and I just have poor Google-fu?

This is probably a stupid question, but I've had lots of those in my 55 years and God willing, I'll have many more years with many more stupid questions. Walnut cleans, corn cob polishes. So does anyone mix the two? Yes, I'm sure it probably would separate in the tumbler, but I've noticed...

Just got back from the first "gun day" deer hunt of the season in one of Alabama's Wildlife Management Areas. The best way I can describe this is Wacky Races meets Mad Max. Very few actual hunters in this group, just a bunch of rude, loud, obnoxious people with guns. How fast do you need to...

Today is opening day (Alabama, small game) and my old girl is 12 now and doesn't get around too well. But we went out and walked around a bit, counted 17 turkeys and 3 deer. Then we shared a bologna sandwich and some water, with a few peanut butter crackers for desert. Had to lift the old...

Looking for some good, helpful input to this little puzzle. I bought some Russian ammo for a Mosin Nagant. It was made in Russia in 1960 and it kicks like a mule. Last night I disassembled three rounds and came up with the following: 49 grains average of some kind of extruded powder...

"A U.K. man has been jailed for three years for killing his wife by throwing a television remote control at her head, Sky News reported." Where's the outrage?!? We've got to ban those remote control things! Sue Panasonic and RCA and Samsung! Triple taxes on AA and AAA batteries!

I did a search on this site and found quite a few different answers to the same question - how does one load a shotshell without using a plastic wad? Seems like somewhere between the advent of smokeless powder and the invention of plastic (50 years or so?), there were either no shotgunners...

I have a 12 gauge NEF (now H&R, I think) Pardner shotgun on which I'd like to put a decent recoil pad. I have a slip-on, and it's ugly. Yeah, it works, but... well, it might be a cheapo Pardner shotgun, but it's MY cheapo Pardner shotgun and I don't like ugly. Anyway, I want a recoil pad that...

I don't actually do any shotgun reloading, or haven't yet, at least, but this has me curious. It seems that unlike rifle and pistol loading, you can't load light for shotguns. If the recipe calls for x grains of something, you cannot load it with x-1 grains. Why? And please keep it simple...

Anyone have any instructions on how to use one of these rascals? I just picked one up in .303 Savage. I think I can probably figure it out, but I'd like to have a pdf or something of the original docs for these things. Anyone?

Or a "who cares" post. However, somebody might find this info useful. I went on a hunt for black powder last week, and came up empty. I did find some Pyrodex RS (FFg equivelent) and from what I found, it measures the same as black powder BY VOLUME. Not by weight. So I decided to see how...

Ok, here's a 30-30 shell with a bright, shiny ring around the case. I couldn't feel a coresponding "notch" on the inside, so I cut it open. And found nothing. So when does this shiny ring mean something? What am I looking at wrong?

I bought 100 of the Hornday FTX bullets to try out with my Marlin 30-30. My Marlin has a microgroove barrel and is fairly accurate with jacketed bullets. I can normally get them all within about a 3 inch circle at 100 yards with an occasional flier attributed to the shooter. I can't do any...

So I bought some 165 gr. lead bullets sized at .309" for my .303 Savage and they work great. Coming out of a microgrooved barrel of a Marlin 30-30 was like shooting a shotgun. So I've been using up my supply of 110gr FMJ bullets (they're made for a 30 carbine) for plinking with the Marlin. I...

Ok, biker buddies. Has anyone used Pig Spit for shiny cases?

I was watching a you-tube video last week (yeah, I know - stop that, Mike!) and some guy made a 12 gauge slug using a 3/4" hole in a board for the slug mould. He used a Lee Loader to put a primer in the shell, dumped in some powder, stuck in a wad, dropped in the slug, and crimped the shell...

Ok, here's a question for the problem solvers. A few months ago, I purchased some .303 Savage ammo that is made from reformed 30-40 Kraig cartridges. The first one (and only one) I shot showed signs of being loaded too hot, so I pulled the bullets, dumped the powder, and reloaded them with a...

Ok, Savage fans. I'd like your opinions on this. I have always wanted a Lee Wack-A-Mole for my .303 Savage, but there aren't any to be found, and I'm not even sure they were ever made. In any case, I have a set of .303 dies, so I can reload my cases anyway. But it seems that maybe, just...

Ok, here's a question for the gurus. How different is the neck size of a 30-30 Win vs a 303 Savage? For example, could you use a 30-30 version of the Lee Loader (the old manual kit) to reload 303 Savage cartidges? Or, if they're too different, has anyone successfully converted one of those...