Recent content by normlarson

I used the Hornady several times but it always deformed the bullets (22 cal for prairie dogs so they didn't care 😮) so I switched to a inertia puller. No deformation. Guess I never thought of "loosening" the bullets first with a inertia puller. Live and learn huh? That's why I like this site.

Tighter neck tension or try vibrating (use a shaver or powered tooth brush) after powder is dropped. Works super getting them little buggers in line. Been there done that successfully.

Deprime, clean I.D. of neck with S.S. bore brush on power drill. Anneal- removing carbon from I.D. before annealing is advised. Tumble for 1.5 hrs approx with S.S. media, car wash soap WITH wax in its formula and a tad of Lemi-Shine. Separate in a separator, rinse with water, magnet up all the...

As member Rardoin stated - time, temperature and material are the parameters to be considered when annealing. You must have the patience of a Monk using a drill, socket and torch method. My brass costs over $1.00 ea. I'm not in the mood to ruin several and not certain of the final result when...

Hodgson H 4831 SC. Very temp stable, easy to dispense. DO NOT buy regular Hodgon H4831 it takes FOREVER to cut them in half. 🤔 😮

Wwzer that is deformation for sure. Have you checked your brass for correct dim after resizing. Looks like a u/s I.D. at the neck UNLESS you are compressing loads or a combination of both problems. Let us know what you discovered to correct this. Another thing with that much deformation you may...

Deprime, clean, anneal, resize and chamfer neck, reprime add powder and seat bullet. Fire, repeat above. Works for me. Why resize then anneal? You are changing the hardness after annealing and gives you more consistent neck tension.

IMO, yes SS pins do a much better job of cleaning brass, especially the primer pocket area. After tumbling the brass with SS automobile car wash soap with wax in its mixture with lemiline then separating with the separator under running water I place the brass in the sun for a couple hours. Or...

oh, and another thing, don't drive 75 miles to your range for a day of load development, testing. Get all set up on a bench, pull you gun out of its case and realize the BOLT is back in your man cave where you greased it and set it down😁😡😡

That pic raz175 posted is a "baby bottle"drying rack I believe. I bought one at a rummage sale and that's what the lady said it was used for. I thought (🙄light bulb coming on) that would work for drying brass and it does plus they drain all liquids out rapidly.

Montana Extreme or WipeOut Brushless copper cleaner. Nothing better. Careful with the Montana extreme- ammonia will clear your sinuses. I go to my garage when I clean a barrel with it BUT it is awesome.