Recent content by bwdearman

For what it's worth, I have been using my Dad's RCBS Rockchucker that he bought new... in 1965. It's just as tight and smooth as it was when it was new, even after the thousands and thousands of rounds that have been run through it. That said, I recently won (on this forum) a Hornady Lock n'...

Yikes! That's some messed up brass. The Winchester brass that had the problem was only fired twice before, so I'm not sure the pocket was the issue. When I decapped it, you can see where it leaked around. Something else that may have been a contributing factor is that I had recently used a tool...

I accidentally loaded a batch of ammo for my .308 with Large Magnum Rifle primers. Between that and increasing my COL, I apparently developed an over-pressure issue. So much so that a primer actually blew out along the edge of the primer cup. I'll upload pictures (if I can). I'm lucky I'm...

I don't think this is the right forum to post this, but I have to say something... I want to thank Andy Backus here at Long Range Hunting and the guys at Third Generation Shooting Supply for the great Hornady Lock-n-Load reloading kit. Being one of those people who never wins anything, I was...