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<blockquote data-quote="JunkYardDog" data-source="post: 186696" data-attributes="member: 10215"><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Well, I got my Lee re-loader kit and 308 dies.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I think I figured out adjustments for the primer knock-out pin.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">It seems that the die doesn't envelope the whole cartridge, so I lowered the pin to poke out the primer.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Hope I ain't missing nothing.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I cleaned the pockets, chamfered the neck in-and-out and am about to start fooling with powder measurements.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I narrated the first 14 chapters of Lyman's 48th.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I reckon I could use a chronograph, and some mics and calipers.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I gotta measure cartridge length and I want bullet-seating-depth to be perfect for accuracy.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I read in Lyman's that, when using the same rifle, its best to simply use a neck-reshaping die (as opposed to reshaping the whole cartridge,) as the body of the cartridge performs best when it gets its shape from the chamber.</span></span></p><p> </p><p>Forty rounds through a brand new rifle (the first three went through the top of the barn!) and I'm already loading my own.</p><p> </p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JunkYardDog, post: 186696, member: 10215"] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]:)[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Well, I got my Lee re-loader kit and 308 dies.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]I think I figured out adjustments for the primer knock-out pin.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]It seems that the die doesn’t envelope the whole cartridge, so I lowered the pin to poke out the primer.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Hope I ain’t missing nothing.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]I cleaned the pockets, chamfered the neck in-and-out and am about to start fooling with powder measurements.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]I narrated the first 14 chapters of Lyman’s 48th.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]I reckon I could use a chronograph, and some mics and calipers.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]I gotta measure cartridge length and I want bullet-seating-depth to be perfect for accuracy.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]I read in Lyman's that, when using the same rifle, its best to simply use a neck-reshaping die (as opposed to reshaping the whole cartridge,) as the body of the cartridge performs best when it gets its shape from the chamber.[/SIZE][/FONT] Forty rounds through a brand new rifle (the first three went through the top of the barn!) and I'm already loading my own. :cool: [/QUOTE]
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