Recent content by SmallHoles

I started with full-power .357 Mag in 2007 and almost ended my reloading career then and there. I'd inherited an old Llama .357 revolver and when I test-fired my first 6 cartridges the side of the barrel blew out! Reviewed my reloading process and recipe and found nothing wrong, then researched...

Ooops. You're right.

If it ultimately proves impossible to adjust your body die low enough to bump the shoulder, Redding recommends using their competition shell holders that are a bit thicker or thinner than standard. Or you can modify your existing shell holder if you are willing and able to do so. Redding...

What conditions were the loaded rounds stored in? I fired some .300 Wby Mag my stepdad loaded in the early 1980s a few years ago and it worked just fine; no pressure signs at all. The ammo was stored in an Indiana basement for 25 years, then in a garage in south Georgia for 10 years before I got...

Not true if you bought many thousands of bullets and primers and pounds of powder when Obama was re-elected. ;)

I wouldn't think this ever happens, if you mean that the entire case moves forward, because the extractor holds the base in place. If you mean that the shoulder expands to fill the chamber and this moves the neck forward too, you may have a point provided this happens before the bullet starts...

I use Lapua and Norma brass (for calibers Lapua doesn't make) for all my rifle reloads. Both are high quality and long-lasting. The only glitch I've encountered was with a batch of 100 Norma .300 Weatherby Mag cases. One of them had the shoulder and neck of another case INSIDE it. I couldn't...

I have a .300 Weatherby Mag rifle, which with full loads generates nearly as much recoil as a .300 Win Mag. In November 2008 I mounted a Simmons Whitetail Classic Rifle Scope that cost $99.99 on it . I shoot it at my local gun club's 300 yard range and after 11 years of use I still get the...

I had one of these before buying my Giraud Power Trimmer. I switched in my mid-50s after trimming thousands of .223 Rem cases left my hands and wrists in agony. Great buy for younger reloaders with stronger hands and/or not much money; it'll get the job done but expect to spend lots more time...

Giraud Power Case trimmer. I've had one for years, and it's AWESOME.

I have the Sinclair hand priming tool too and I like it but the Sinclair shell holders are expensive. The Lee shell holders are much less expensive but they don't fit perfectly; I had to grind down the outside edges a bit to get them to fit.

I have something very similar I bought at Sears years ago.

Ok... how do you know? I've reused primers I removed for years without incident.

I started with a kinetic puller and ended up stuffing a cotton ball in the end to protect bullet tips as others have done. This works well but contaminates the powder; after pulling bullets from multiple calibers you end up with different types of powder stuck to the cotton. As others have...

I have separate powder measures for each caliber I load on my Dillon XL 650 (mostly pistol calibers) and each is labeled with caliber, powder type & charge. I use a RCBS ChargeMaster 1500 to measure charges for rifle calibers and like others here, keep the bottle next to it when I'm loading...