Recent content by RichinVA

>>>>> STOCKS WERE MADE OF BIRCH <<<<< Not all of them. Some had walnut stocks. Never saw one myself, but remember reading about it. Mine was sycamore. I expect they used whatever.

Casey, Make sure when you get the goods that the expander & turning mandrels 'mate' with each other. I've had to polish a couple of K&M expander mandrels because they opened the neck up too much to fit correctly over the turning mandrel. Doesn't take much, but right is right. Good luck, it's...

Ditto on the rattle with the bushing and ditto on the annealing.

Ok, here's an example: You have a factory 243 Winchester. SAAMI specs tell us that the chamber neck dimension is .277. You have some nice Lapua 243 brass whose neck wall measures about .0145. So......... .0145 + .0145 + .243 = .272. That's .005 less than your chamber. Figure you want at least...

I believe Harrell's only makes dies in specific cartridges, so you have to have one of those. Pretty limited selection. I have one for 6BR and it is nice. I use Redding bushing dies. They are FLS dies, not neck dies, so they size the whole case, plus you get the flexibility to tune it to your...

Re: FS--7mm Remington Mag Die Set Bump

For Sale--RCBS 7mm Remington Mag FLS and seater die set, including #4 RCBS shellholder and Lee #5 auto-prime shellholder. Like new condition, well maintained. Used to load approx. 40 rounds. $32 shipped to lower 48. PayPal preferred (goods & services, I pay fee for your protection), but other...

.375 according to the SAAMI print

This set is for a sporter barrel. I have another set for varmint weight barrels that have a bigger 'V'. Have never let me down. Mine are dogwood. Rich

As good an explanation as I have seen anywhere, ever. And in less than 5,000 words.......:) Succinct and precise. Rich

Understand, needed the dim. for a different project. Would agree with your assessment, all things considered. Thanks. Rich

Could you tell me what the actual dimension of that bushing is? Thanks. Rich

And they're out now, 2-14-15, 0340, but I helped........

I also use it when I'm prepping brass on an expander mandrel. Good stuff!

You might try screwing the die down a bit more so that you are putting pressure on the shell holder at the top of the stroke instead of it 'just touching.' Make sure there is zero space between the die and the shell holder at the top of the stroke. You want to use every possible square inch of...