When it's hot out in my shop, I definitely use paper towels to wipe my brow, once one gets a little wet, I hang it up where the breeze dries it out so I can reuse it. Recycle that stuff man.That would be a Diet Pepsi and I definitely put a dent in the paper towel roll.
Very economical.When it's hot out in my shop, I definitely use paper towels to wipe my brow, once one gets a little wet, I hang it up where the breeze dries it out so I can reuse it. Recycle that stuff man.
I get a chuckle every time I read of people using their "Favorite" powder, Unique, for any given caliber. I KNOW they must have stocked up on in quantity some years ago. I don't think it's been on the shelves for four years at least? Not a powder I came to like back when I started though.
Small area, but it has what I need!Talk about me being a neat-freak… Nice setup Brother!!!
Yep, I'm using a bunch of hoarded stuff... but it wasn't my hoard. People have an axe to grind for Unique , what's the issue?
TiteGroup is my "Unique", I've accumulated a few pounds over the last 5 years.
I only started loading in 2011. Unique, Titegroup and Bullseye were among my first powders for loading hand gun. Not binding the powder thrower and cleanliness were the reasons I ended up using 231 and HS-6. But HS-6 works cleaner, IMO, in 9mm and .40. I also like HS-6 better because of wider weight range and case fill. Can't double charge a 9mm or .40 case without making a mess.
It runs smooth thru the hornady thrower.
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Ditto on the Ergo handles.Was chatting with a friend about those IK 21 223 cases that I fully processed a few months ago.
It has been said that the small flash holes when either depriming/resizing the pins deform the flash hole/primer pockets.
I have the squirrel daddy resizing/recapping pins,that are tapered so I do not believe that they have been deformed.
From my observation under the old school light w/magnifier, they do not appear manipulated.
The Fiocchi SRP's seated just fine.
That being said, I decided to load up some test rounds using 25g CFE223 and 62g FMJ's at 2.245" and will report back when I'm able to get out and shoot/test them properly.
Yes caveman still has and uses a single stage press. That ergo handle is the cats meow.
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I did that once! I have no idea how. I take this hobby/habit(?) serious. And believe I took it just as serious from the beginning. So I don't know how it happened. Don't recall what powder I was using at the time. Likely titegroup? Had a squib in a box of .38sp. Next trip to the range, I found the double charged round. That empty, flattened primered, slightly stretched case still sits withing view on that table of mine.
That's a good story, with your Dad, and his gear, and you using it to load your ammo nowIt runs smooth thru the hornady thrower.
I use it because it was the magic sauce for the 629 s&w for target shooting... I grew up watching Dad a little bit and inherited his stuff. Didn't start loading alot till 2020
But I was left everything that worked back when. It is kind of dirty now that I'm shooting more.
Cheers!I did that once! I have no idea how. I take this hobby/habit(?) serious. And believe I took it just as serious from the beginning. So I don't know how it happened. Don't recall what powder I was using at the time. Likely titegroup? Had a squib in a box of .38sp. Next trip to the range, I found the double charged round. That empty, flattened primered, slightly stretched case still sits withing view on that table of mine.
That's a good story, with your Dad, and his gear, and you using it to load your ammo now
A Toast to your Dad!.
