Reloading items that have made your life miserable
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clutch
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The primer feed on my loadmaster.
Captaingyro
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Lee Carbide Factory Crimp Dies (the pistol dies, with the carbide ring, not the rifle dies).
They sounded like a good idea when I was new to reloading, but when I finally figured out why all my cast bullet loads were developing odd wrinkles in the cases, it was a forehead-slapping moment.
Conversely, my decision to seat and crimp in separate steps, especially for roll-crimped revolver loads, is something I've never looked back on.
They sounded like a good idea when I was new to reloading, but when I finally figured out why all my cast bullet loads were developing odd wrinkles in the cases, it was a forehead-slapping moment.
Conversely, my decision to seat and crimp in separate steps, especially for roll-crimped revolver loads, is something I've never looked back on.
Reefinmike
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Back when i loaded 223, i was cheap and trimmed brass with one of the cheap lee case length gauges. I absolutely hated it. Now i use a wft to trim 300blk and actually enjoy the process.
Lee's shot shell primer hopper for the lee load all is an absolute joke. Much easier to drop em in by hand.
Also have a second hand lee ergo prime which is terrible. Rcbs aps hand primer is an excellent piece of equipment.
Not a lee hater by any means, those are the only three items where i broke my brand loyality.
Lee's shot shell primer hopper for the lee load all is an absolute joke. Much easier to drop em in by hand.
Also have a second hand lee ergo prime which is terrible. Rcbs aps hand primer is an excellent piece of equipment.
Not a lee hater by any means, those are the only three items where i broke my brand loyality.
GW Staar
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A batch of obviously MG'd 7.62 LC brass from Wideners....made the "best" lubes fail and almost stuck me a case or two.
Lanolin spray lube failed, Imperial wax failed.....The only lubes that worked (not effortless, but they worked) was RCBS lube and pad, and ......STP!
Other than that, I've been real fortunate....good experiences with everything else I own......except a fluke custom sizing die from Redding that they forgot to polish the insides of.....but every company has exceptions.
Lanolin spray lube failed, Imperial wax failed.....The only lubes that worked (not effortless, but they worked) was RCBS lube and pad, and ......STP!
Other than that, I've been real fortunate....good experiences with everything else I own......except a fluke custom sizing die from Redding that they forgot to polish the insides of.....but every company has exceptions.
sugarmaker
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Lee casting ladle
Lubrisizer in a cold room
Rcbs collet case trimmer
Lubrisizer in a cold room
Rcbs collet case trimmer
oneounceload
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Listening to the BS on the internet by supposed "experts"
gamestalker
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I think the only thing that ever got under my skin is the RCBS case lube, the sticky stuff. I switched to the Lee dry case lube that comes in the tooth paste tube. I used that for many years, but it trash my media. Then I stumbled onto Dillon Case Lube, the stuff that comes in the pump spray bottle, now life is so much more gooder.
I've never stuck a case though, so it was never about that. I've also used and still use Imperial sizing wax, love it, it really works well when I'm doing things that require more lubricity. But for everyday bottle neck resizing, DCL is the ticket for me.
GS
I've never stuck a case though, so it was never about that. I've also used and still use Imperial sizing wax, love it, it really works well when I'm doing things that require more lubricity. But for everyday bottle neck resizing, DCL is the ticket for me.
GS
dh1633pm
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Processing machine gun fired 308 brass with Lee Dies. It wasn't the die's fault. Needed a small base die. The ammo would fire out the L1A1 always, and most times the M14, but never the AR10. And the milspec bolt would close about 20% of the time. Now, it works in everything. Thank you Wilson Case Gage and THR (posting helps with answers).
SlowFuse
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Lee handheld trimmers. Really made me think I have arthritis in my hands.
VINTAGE-SLOTCARS
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RCBS case lube, replaced it with Hornady One Shot Case Lube,now life is worth living again!
Paddy
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Frankford vibra prime
Hornady bullet feeder dies
Hornady bullet feeder dies
Hand powered case trimming lathes. I have/had a Redding, they are all about the same infernal machines.
http://www.redding-reloading.com/online-catalog/78-model-1400-xt-case-trimming-lathe
I would spend an entire Baseball World series trimming 30-06 brass. It took forever. Firstly I would run the brass through the lathe, then I had to deburr and bevel the stuff.
I finally purchased trimmers that cut, deburred, and beveled all at the same time. I have a Gracey and a Giruard. What used to take hours, I can buzz through 88 rounds of brass in less than five minutes, including set up.
http://www.redding-reloading.com/online-catalog/78-model-1400-xt-case-trimming-lathe
I would spend an entire Baseball World series trimming 30-06 brass. It took forever. Firstly I would run the brass through the lathe, then I had to deburr and bevel the stuff.
I finally purchased trimmers that cut, deburred, and beveled all at the same time. I have a Gracey and a Giruard. What used to take hours, I can buzz through 88 rounds of brass in less than five minutes, including set up.
snakeye
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Auto primer feeders....I prime by hand now...a lot faster
greyling22
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Priming on the loadmaster. Component shortages.
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