Guns, Bows, Shooting Sports, and Hunting Reloading

[AABEN]

corberson1 I thank that if you will set down and read lyman reloading books. 47-48 it will help any one that is starting to reload!! "I use lyman and lee reloaders" . It covers powder primers and every thing from A TO Z . It also cover shooting up hill and down also about holding the gun not touching the barrel. I do not deprime my brass till it is cleaned. If you do the primer pocket gets so it does not hold the primers tight. I use a pact high speed precision powder dispenser with pact digital precision powder scale. IT is very sensitive to any air moving also needs to be on 30min before using. I reload from 32 up to 375 in hand guns 223 243 257 25. 06 270 30. 06 300 win mag we kill alought of paper. I also use lee powder dispenser for the small hand guns. I use a lought of accurate powder some winchester 231

 

[NevadaBackroader]

depriming

Cases that have crimped in or waterproofed primers can be deprimed with the Lee deprimer and a mallet. One way to deprime berdan cases is to place the case over something with a hole in it to give the primer a place to go, fill the case with water and insert a tight fitting dowel into the neck. Hit the dowel with a mallet and out pops the primer. You might want to try this outside.

I'm glad to see this forum. I've been reloading since 1977.

 

[GHarman]

Electronic Scales

Found an appropriate set of guidelines for the use of electronic scales, titled "Ten Commandments for Electronic Scales". Filed under Reloading, Tech Tips at; 6mmBR.com -- Best Guide to 6mm BR Rifle Shooting and 6BR Reloading



GregH

 

[GCroyle]

Range Report

Made up some '06 rounds for use in my M1's, tested the first ones in a bolt gun at 100 yards (prone, sling, shooting coat, no artificial rest and mat) into an SR-1 NRA bullseye target. Shot the first one down range at a square bang plate, went thud, that's good. Shot the next 3 at the SR-1, 6 O'Clock hold, put 3 in 1". That was nice, no problems. M1 Time, been a while, but in the black they went, but not as nice as the first 3.



The rest of the story, the "mule" for the first shots was a Remington 03-A3 2 groove, CMP as rec'd. That WWII vintage bolt gun laid em downrange with all the professionalism that you could ask for, I wish my M1 did as well, but that is something to work on.



That was just good times working that slick bolt and sharp front blade.



Deer rifle update, put a new Nikon Monarch on mine replacing a 60's vintage Redfield, you can see stuff at low light in the Monarch that is just fuzz in the old Redfield.