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    So hard to find reliable electronic scales.

    So, I don't own anything in electronic scales more than the $20 Frankford Arsenal scale or my bathroom scale, I do fancy the high end stuff. I use an RCBS 502 balance scale mostly. I am sure there are many scientists or lab techs on this forum that actually have need for and use the lab...
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    Rookie Q; Explain .300 Win Mag

    Although, if money were a factor, the ubiquitous .308 might make you more happy in a different way! One popular solution would be to just get BOTH guns! But this might not always be possible, so given the choice between .308 and 300 win mag, you should go with the .338 lapua! Lol! And to make...
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    Rookie Q; Explain .300 Win Mag

    This is a very plausible explanation for how I came into owning a 50 cal! I like the way you think my Danish friend! : )
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    Anyone using a Lee Collet with a Dillon 650 ? Having some trouble...

    Haha thanks for the accolades. It was super annoying that Lee makes that die that way. I just looked at my press. The 1st station is the only one that will work with a decapper. The hornady LNL rotates in 1/2 indexes. So the 2nd die, instead of being directly above the hole where the...
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    Reloading worth it?

    Let's do some math (yay!) Assumptions: Pre-panic prices (I hope they come back some day!), brass factory ammo bought initially (see explanation below) For 223, the min things I can think of to buy: Hornady LNL press = $350 (you have to consider that 500 free bullet deal!) .223...
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    Anyone using a Lee Collet with a Dillon 650 ? Having some trouble...

    Yep, I felt like a genius as I was putting back my dremel! : ) As for the other issues, I had the same quandary. I'd really like to use the collet die to neck size after using my redding body die (which doesn't have a decaping rod). But how I do things now is running all my 223 brass through...
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    Anyone using a Lee Collet with a Dillon 650 ? Having some trouble...

    Had the same problem with this die on my hornady. I was ready to grind some locks rings, I own one from every brand. Then it hit me, use the lee lock ring, upside down!
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    I'm new to stainless media tumbling, and haven't done any lubed resizing since I got my tumbler a week ago. Are you tumbling them without the steel pins too? And is this home made lube Lanolin based? I've heard stories that Lanolin can be hard to take off. Also, do you use hot, warm or cold...
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    RCBS 502 calibration is off

    Perhaps look into getting some check weights. I have a 502 also, and also weighed out 175gr SMKs : ) The zero with no weight might be different than the zero with a 100gr + load. An analogy might be like this IR thermometer I just bought. The manual says (something like) it is +/- 1deg under...
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Alright! Finally got my Thumler and ran it on some 45 and 223 so far! I think I realized why we all love this method so much, its when you pour out that nasty black water and see shiny gold and silver in the tub, its like panning for precious metals. My musings so far: - The steel pins can...
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    Forster Co Ax the right step for my knowledge/situation?

    And congrats on getting the Forster co-ax! That is such a wonderful press. I also forgot to bring up this seemingly unbiased scientific-type review that helped me decide among some of the progressive press options. I went with the Hornady...
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    Forster Co Ax the right step for my knowledge/situation?

    The good news is I have a Forster co ax on its way soon. Now I need to get some dies and I am looking for recommendations on 2 things: is my list of required dies correct and any recommendations on who would have the best die for each application(yep...I know...its subjective but your experience...
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    Forster Co Ax the right step for my knowledge/situation?

    The good news is I have a Forster co ax on its way soon. Now I need to get some dies and I am looking for recommendations on 2 things: is my list of required dies correct and any recommendations on who would have the best die for each application(yep...I know...its subjective but your experience...
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    Forster Co Ax the right step for my knowledge/situation?

    For learning on a progressive it is a matter of one step at a time (one station at a time). It is merely 4 or 5 single stage presses combined with complex mechanisms, but nothing too hard to get a handle on after watching how it works very slowly. For pistol it is more straightforward...
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    Forster Co Ax the right step for my knowledge/situation?

    I own a Hornady LNL progressive AND a Forster Co-Ax. Best combo ever! I bought the Hornady after loading pistol on the Forster for a little bit, I quickly got tired of pulling the handle all those times. A Hornady with the Inline Fabrication handle is nice, and a lee carbide die set but...
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Here's a question, do any of you guys use these types of rotary tumblers to clean the lube off of sized/deprimed brass? I was thinking about doing this once I get the tumbler. Perhaps just water, soap, and maybe some strips of old wash rags? (to eliminate the need to mess with pins further)...
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    I think this was similar to the picture that I was thinking of. However, after searching for an example of what I thought I saw, I think I answered my own question. I thought I saw in a side-by-side comparison that the stainless pin case heads were a little more scratched but I think it was...
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Hey zuke and Suasponte. Good point on the surfactant quality of the soap. I have a thumler tumbler on order and got the pins from midway today. I plan on using the soap and lemishine formula. My musings of the soap in suspension with the citric acid was geared toward how the Sodium atom...
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    I know this is an old post, but my OCD just couldn't be suppressed! Adding citric acid should LOWER the pH! : ) lol I don't know how adding sodium laureth sulfate (soap) would affect things though.
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    Got Accepted to Med school! Last Rifle purchase?

    Re: Got Accepted to Med school! Last Rifle purchase? <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 175G</div><div class="ubbcode-body">CONGRATULATIONS! I wish I had thought of this first, very funny! But of course JRose is all witty and whatnot like that. <div...
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