Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life

Pretty normal here in Colorado winters! Kinda wonder about the coat, around here a vest is usually sufficient! Regards Gateway Kid PS by the next day won’t need to shovel, but might want to avoid the deeper puddles!

3.2 grains of TiteGroup Federal magnum primer 125 grain TC bullet in pistol, crimped in crimp groove 140 grain TC bullet in rifle @ 1.5 COAL 105 grain TC bullet loaded long (approximately 1.47 COAL) in pistol and rifle for SWMBO Regards Gateway Kid

actually I do get it, what I don't get is where these lunatics come from (since they are found all around the world) and why the locals aren't allowed to slap them silly everytime they come up with another piece of poo like this! Regards Gateway Kid

BB You know I love you, but if this is really a priority here is my list of things they should seriously focus on: Make killing people illegal Make robbing people illegal Make stealing cars illegal Make robbing banks illegal Make dealing drugs illegal If those things are already illegal, yet still occuring why not take the money allocated for this "welfare guideline" nonsense and spend it on real crimes, not some wishy washy feel good garbage!! Regards Gateway Kid BTW here we had (past tense) animal caretaker laws in the peoples republic of Boulder until one of the city councilmen ran afoul and led a drive to shut them down!

Yep our friends ran bison for years. Always used to say “you can lead a bison anywhere it wants to go!” They kept some beat up farm trucks around and using the cheapest horse cubes they could find in a white bucket would bait them into moving from one pasture to another. Secret was to introduce the babies to the bucket early. Asked why he didn’t fix the body damage he said it didn’t matter cuz when a big adult wanted to be first in line anything in the way was bound to be tore up! As far as the whole “bison vs buffalo” thing he figured it didn’t matter cuz people call things wrong all the time, couldn’t correct everybody. Regards Gateway Kid

Here in Colorado, our socialist governor and his minions pushed through a 6 1/2% excise tax on ALL GUN RELATED items. Need cleaning jags or solvents?Add 6.5%. Want some bullets from Midway? Plus 6.5%. Planning to upgrade your 1911? Cough up 6.5% more for the parts. And of course guns themselves have this tax. All are paid by the end purchaser with vendors responsible to keep track of how much they have collected. Doesn’t really meet the definition of an excise tax which is normally paid by manufacturers and hidden in the price, but that’s what they call it. Most vendors break it out as Colorado is one of few that require it. And I suspect that there are other actual excise taxes hidden in the pricing that were there before this one! Disgusted with politicians in general and those in my beloved state especially! Gateway Kid

And that, ladies and gentlemen is why women live longer than men! Regards Gateway Kid

In case you didn’t know…. so is an oven!!! Regards Gateway Kid

When I first setup my 750 i tried several types of primers and with one of the European brands they seated fairly hard. This had the effect that sometimes the handle wasn’t fully forward and the shell was not completely in place entering the sizing die. The end result looked just like yours. Changing primers to federal made for easier seating and that change in technique made the problem go away. Mine was so infrequent that I didn’t make any adjustments. Though I am not sure what adjustments could be made. Regards Gateway Kid

JB Weld….. the bacon of adhesives! Regards Gateway Kid

Buying a ticket to see a sporting event gets you in the door. It does NOT give someone carte blanche to be an a$$. Don’t like a players performance? Comes with the territory. If you have something to say that you wouldn’t tell your mom at family dinner, keep it to yourself! Don’t understand the mentality of some people! Regards Gateway Kid

550 in any configuration (A, B, C) is a great press. My first in 1982! Had (and still have a Rock Chucker) that has a semi permanent place in the shed these days. Over the years have acquired a 650 and a 750 as well, but for small runs (<200 or so) of calibers I don’t use a lot, the 550 is my go to. Used as a more or less single stage, all my hunting ammo will produce 1 inch groups at 200 yards if I do my part. Plenty accurate enough for me. Love the quick change tool heads (which are considerably cheaper than the 650/750 versions. Only complaint is when making 1000 plus of something could really use a powder check like the 650/750 has. The 550 will produce 300-400 an hour comfortably for me if I have preloaded primer tubes. I check weight, COAL, and crimp about every 80, so could probably go faster but not necessary for me. Good luck in this adventure! Regards Gateway Kid PS some will tell you to learn on a single stage (which I did for the week or so it took to get my 550 here) but the 550 can be used as a quality single stage so in retrospect I can’t think of any compelling reason to have both, unless you want! Do what makes you happy!

Of course if you are shooting holy black or some other explosive that might be a combination to avoid! LOL Regards Gateway Kid

Just watched the video. Cool concept! I use the coffee cans because I got tired of repeated handling of my rounds as I put them in the cartridge boxes. Load up strips the night before and give a general inspection at that time. Normally don’t case gauge cartridges, but double check for primers, crimps, splits, obvious defects at the loading table. With this method may have to rethink that. Regards 🇱🇷 🇱🇷 🇱🇷 Gateway Kid

Close enough! Regards Gateway Kid