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Hollifer A. Dollar

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  1. Words can't express how badly Kay Sadeeya & I feel about Deed's passing. We are both heartbroken. Holler
  2. This is my hand holding my 1872 open top, shooting BP. Happens every time I pull the trigger, apparently. Holler
  3. Before we got our 2nd 550, I would change the setup from 38 special to 45 colt fairly often. Out of curiosity, I timed the changeover process one time, from start to first pull for "production" loading, so it includes changing from large to small primers & setting the powder measure charge (we only had 1 then). 20 minutes. 5 or 6 years ago, we got offered a deal on a 2nd 550, so now we have 1 for large primers & 1 for small primers. It was worth it to not have to remove the primer tower every time. Holler
  4. I use separate seat & crimp dies for everything, whether on the 550s or single stage for hunting rounds. Never had any luck at all seating/crimping in 1 step - buckled/bulged cases & inconsistent OAL. Crimp dies aren't that expensive. YMMV. Holler
  5. I created this chart a few years back. I weighed the charges dropped from (4) different bushings (the data points shown with triangles show the charges that I weighed for those bushings) then extrapolated the line through those points. It should be close enough for government work for the bushing sizes shown at the bottom. MEC bushing data BP capacity.pdf
  6. We load 32-20s on a Dillon 550 with Goex 3FG - first time we tried it, the same thing happened. I got an aquarium air pump & bungee-cord it to the powder measure - problem solved. When I first started loading BP on the Dillon, I used dippers & a Lee powder-thru expander die because I was using filler. I found a funnel at Dollar General that fit the top of the Lee expander die perfectly. The only thing that was tough was getting the Pull/Dip Powder/Dump/Dip Filler/Dump/Push rhythm down. I finally decided to go full case of powder & started using the powder measure. 32-20 is the only round that has given us any problems since then. Holler
  7. I hate to be a PITA but I don't see Panhandle Cattle Company - range address is 1963 Hard Labor Road - Chipley FL. The club is in the list on the affiliated clubs page but not shown on the map. Thanks Gunner! Holler
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