Jack Spade

When I tested the machine I didn't use the primer drop but it was cycling correctly. No, Shipping would be extra.

I will have this gun with me at Ides of March if anyone wants to take a look at it.

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I have a MEC Sizemaster 12 ga shotgun reloader for sale that I can deliver to the Ides of March Match. This loader was very dusty and I have cleaned and lubed it and it works great but it could probably use more cleaning. Everything works as it should and it makes a very nice load. It has the adjustable powder and shot bar so you do not need bushings. These really let you fine tune your powder drop and adjust the shot for perfect crimps. If you can find one of the adjustable bars they alone are $100. Asking $400.

I have a MEC 9000gn 12 ga shotgun loader for sale that I can deliver to the Ides of March match. Loader is in great condition and has the upgraded Priming system and added bottle support. Everything works as it should and makes a nice reload. Asking $600.

I have a Ponsness Warren 800B shotgun loader for sale, will deliver to Ides of March. Machine has been cleaned, oiled and freshly set up and adjusted. Comes with a 1 1/8 oz shot bushing and a .468 powder bushing. There are several different bushings that work in these, PW, Pacific, Hornady and they make an adapter that lets you use MEC powder bushings as well. Ponsness Warren is still in business and stocks a lot of parts for this machine. These make excellent reloads. Asking $500. I can deliver the machine to Ides of March match. I can also ship this machine but they are very heavy and shipping will be around $100.

The answer to your question may lie in what pistols are you shooting? I shoot ruger vaquero's in 357. I load everything in 38 special and load it to the length my rifle likes. The pistols don't care about length. This is for simplicity and not having to sort or separate rifle and pistol brass. If both your rifle and pistols are 357 I would just load 38's to fit your rifle. Some guys try to make this too complicated.

What calibers/gauges are you wanting data for? I have manuals I can photograph pages for you.

So from info I could find on the web it looks like the one I have is a black powder gun. It is an Iver Johnson. The owl on the grips faces forward, has the long cylinder leads and a leaf hammer spring. The guy I got it from owned it for years and shot a lot of side matches with it and used light smokeless loads. Serial number indicates it was made between 1909-1919. I have some black powder, APP and 777 so that might be fun too!

I picked up a top break chambered in 38 s&w and would like to know what smokeless loads you guys are using in the pocket pistol side matches. Yes I know the difference between a 38 special and 38 s&w. Yes I have dies and reloading components. Not really interested in shooting black powder. I have just about any powder that might be recommended.

Hawkeye kid, your prayers have been answered. Deuce Steven's dropped a video a couple of hours ago with just such a product, new from Eagle grips!

If you decide to replace them I can highly recommend the new Eagle gunfighter grips with the reactive checkering. I am really impressed by how they stick in my hand.

I am going to guess that was a fluke and they found a couple of 2# containers in the back corner of the warehouse.

Ditto machine!!

If you have recently changed calibers make sure you changed the silver piece under the piece that goes back and forth bringing a shell casing to be dropped onto the feed slide. Also make sure you have the insert in the piece that pivots under the casing feed tube. Clean you case slide, track, and check the springs that pull the feed slide back forward. Somehow it is letting more than one casing get on the slide. Make sure your travel rod is adjusted the right length.

They may be silver soldered at the factory but a friend of mine knocked his off a year ago, we found the sight blade and I used the same lock tite glue that comes with the sure hit brass sights to glue it back in. He shoots 2-3 cowboy matches a month and it hasn't come out yet so I wouldn't be afraid to replace a front sight blade. Even if they are soldered any competent gunsmith should be able to do that simple process and put in a replacement blade.

Nice thing about vaqueros is the front sight blades are just glued in and factory height replacements can be bought from brownells for $6. So don't worry about affecting resale.

First thing you should do is establish what load you want to shoot, bullet grain weight and fps. Then use that load to regulate your front sight height. I file all of my front sights to get them to hit where I want.

I bought a 3d printed case feeder for one of my 650's from a guy on mewe named Kevin Robert's. He also has a Facebook page. He is located in Thailand but ships them here. If I remember right it was about $100 less than a dillon but had a better motor, variable speed motor and used electronic eyes I stead of a physical switch. I have ran thousands of rounds through mine and it works great.

Ballistic products inc, Natchez shooting supply, Powder Valley, Midsouth Shooting supply, Graf and Sons are a few I check to find shotshell reloading components. As mentioned above Recob's target shop is another resource.

Any idea what time frame? I have reloading books that go back to the 1950's.

Yes, this rifle sold.

Yes it is a 10 box case.

Roger's Sporting Goods has Winchester Low Noise Low Recoil 12 ga shells in stock $129.99 a case.

There is an order to reloading shotgun shells. You first select the hull you are going to use, then the amount of shot. From there you look at the published data to determine what powder, primer and wad get you to the FPS and pressure you want. These components all have to work together to make a usable shotgun shell. In today's climate of rarely available components you may have to see what powders are available and then pick your load and wad. I tell all my beginning loaders the first thing you should buy is a Lyman 5th edition shotshell loading manual.