Recent content by Philip J Theodhor

If you are serious about using the Horandy (old Stony Point) O.A.L. Gage please gather a piece of once fired brass from your rifle that you are trying to establish either your case to shoulder length, or your case to bullet ojive dimension using either the head space comparator, or the bullet...

It has always told me what I needed to know. It can never lie of it's own accord,but it sometimes can be fooled. The Item in question ,well it's my chronographs. I own several but the that gets more trigger time in my Magneto-speed V3. This is my reasoning 1) is Extreme Spread (ES) 2) is...

I've found that you can repair a dented case mouth by hand just by inserting the expander mandrel into the cases mouth. It only requires a tiny bit of pressure to bring the case necks ID back. I also found that even when using the Sinclair expander mandrel #749-001-183 in my .30 caliber...

This one is very similar to the Dillon case lube however it can be made at home as a DYI. The formula is as follows 1) procure a 1 quart heavy duty spray bottle 2) One 12 ounce can of ISO Liquid Heat ( Red Container Only) 3) Two ounces of Liquid Lanolin. ( purchase at your local health food...

Brownells sells the complete glass bedding compound as well as the color matching dye ( if you are annal about the glass to stock color match) in one complete package including your release agent measuring and mixing cups It works very well , sets up and cure without any shrinkage. Just follow...

I use the Sinclair expanding die body for .17 - .338 caliber with the neck turning expander mandrel #749-001-179.( 6.5 Creedmoor) I use this die in the following manner. The Sinclair Steel Expander mandrel is just barely kissing the case necks brass ID which is soft by nature and as you will see...

The problem with ex pander dies is that they accomplish just that. They by design expand the neck as well as thin it out to a degree when the ex pander ball is retracted. In a die of a lesser quality the brass cases neck can also be thrown to one side or the other. This may result in a neck ID /...

What is the price of a once in a lifetime shot? Answer priceless ! For your own piece of mind before you intend to use this rifle for any hunting or target shooting please re confirm that it's P.O.A . is = to it's P.O.I.. If not make certain that all your screws are tightened and scope rings are...

The formula I use to tumble my brass hulls is the following. Too my Lyman Wet Tumbler Drum: Add tumbling media (2 1/2 pounds of steel pins which have been previously cleaned, rinsed and air dried). 3 ea. 1/4 teaspoons of Dawn Dish washing Liquid. 1 ea. 1/4 level teaspoon of Lemishine. Add brass...

Such a major project undertaking for such a tiny lathe of a questionable integrity. I however applaud you for your work whatever your final out come may be. Everything in life is truly a learning experience and you have gained an awful lot of insight by working on this project. May your next...

I've owned at least four different case trimmers over my life time and now I will make it number five. Recently I purchased a Lyman Case Trim Express. this is the first motorized trimmer that I have purchased and will be my last one for the following reasons. It trims to length on Bottleneck...

If I was to start commercial reloading again before i finished the first round I would certainly have an insurance policy in place.(this is to protect you from any liabilities that will certainly follow any commercial ammunition fabricator. Also any and all ammunition must be produced to SAMMI...

Just my thoughts on using a collet that has been designed for a larger caliber. Even as little a .005" of over tightening can result in a collet with sprung fingers. This will result in an out of round tolerance which has been known to deform bullets. Not to mention it can also lead to a...

I myself use the RCBS collet style bullet puller,and this is my reasoning. After looking at the Horandy and comparing it to the RCBS, and other collet style bullet pullers the RCBS collets are much more robust and the fingers have a lot of webbing on them to support cartridge cases without...