Go West
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Like the title says. Thanks.
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I bought 2K pieces of once fired brass from Graf years ago. I've since bought buckets of brass from lost brass matches. I reload until it splits. Nickel brass has been discarded due to failures in the rifle.
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There you go, Pietta makes a very good gun. I like mine.
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Jim Bowie replaced my extractor and showed me how he did it at Winter Range one year. It's still chugging along. Thank you Jim for all you do.
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It needs to snap over the rim, too much slop and it may bounce over it when it should extract the shell. Clean and check.
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Walnut with paint thinner and Nufinish and run for about 2 hours. Dryer sheets are optional for me. Clean enough and saves multiple steps over wet tumbling. I deprime while operating my press.
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Let's bring this back to reality. I don't have primer explosions. I could appreciate your comments, but Guest, I was looking for a possible solution. Some folks have suggested that Magtech primers were not consistently made. That is not helpful when I have those to use. They do eventually seat, just not with my normal operation. I know, it sucks to be me, but that's the situation I have. Again, I appreciate the helpful comments so please do not stop attempting to help others when they ask.
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I have a short rifle with an old C&I short stroke kit in it that I like a lot. I'm looking to get my wife her own gun. The ultimate ss is not necessary for this application. Thank you for your responses.
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12 minutes ago, Dapper Dave said:
Weird, I prime. 45 Colt with mine all the time, no issues.
Not meaning to offend, I reload .45 Colt and .45 Schofield ammo frequently, also with no issues using other primer brands. This involves .45 ACP brass and Magtech primers on my 650. As I said, I haven't had issues until I tried this combination. I do not know at this point if rimmed brass will be an issue with this brand of primer or not. I don't have any RNFP bullets to try at the moment. I appreciate the possible solutions offered by the replies here. I will probably switch over to another caliber at this time and deal with the Magtech issue later.
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Pete, please bring yours.
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If my press works with other primers, I fail to see how it isn't adjusted properly when I use Magtech primers. It miraculously went out of time because I filled the tube with that brand? Some primers fully seated, but most did not fully seat. They were not smashed, flipped or otherwise tweaked, just not seated fully in various amounts on .45 ACP. They may work on rimmed brass, but I don't know at this point since I haven't tried them as of yet. The primer pin assembly is fairly new and works as intended on primers I normally use. This is my first experience using this foreign brand, not my first experience loading ammo.
Thanks to everyone for their helpful suggestions, I appreciate it.
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From what I understand, the competition rifle still needs smoothing and springs lightened but I'm wondering if the supplied short stroke parts would be worth the additional $80 or not. This would be in .357. Thanks in advance.
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I have a 650 and have used it many years. Now I loaded about 100 .45 ACP using Magtech LPP with unsatisfactory results. The primers did not fully seat, probably 80%. I pulled the case from the primer/powder drop station and stuck the problem rounds back in one at a time and pushed them in again. I could do this for the rest of the 5,000, get a hand primer or do them on a Lyman turret press before putting them back into the case feeder. I didn't have an issue with CCI, Federal or Winchester, so I don't believe it is truly out of adjustment. Another option is to put them on the bottom of my primer stack and ignore the issue for now.
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Which hand primer tool do you recommend? I looked online and one recommended Frankford Arsenal Platinum. Thanks.
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I've used quite a variety over the years due to price and availability. I'm currently using 231 again after not using it for years due to.......wait for it........ price and availability. Think of it as an opportunity to record your loads for the next time you come across it. You can include notes about it such as noting whether a load or powder is cold sensitive or not.
I see very large groups on SASS targets for the most part, not quarter size groups.
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If the timer didn't malfunction (all shots were recorded), no forced reshoot or a punitive spirit of the game penalty for not wanting to do it again.
Now if someone covered the port to game the system by preventing additional shots and time, ban the TO and the shooter from the club.
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Never had any, but their actions were very sweet on those I handled.
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I saw an ad for 9 mm cylinders from Sportsmans Outdoor Superstore at $110. 9 mm would be cheap to shoot and two cylinders would be cheaper than new guns. Just a thought.
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When I handed guns over to a gunsmith I told them that I used Winchester primers. In recent years I've had to buy whatever brand I could find and they've all worked until last month on my 73 short rifle. A small turn of the screw on the mainspring stopped that. That rifle is 15 years old (?) and evidently the spring weakened slightly. On the other hand, I'm not very fast so whatever works for you.
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I wouldn't worry about whether primers are magnum or not. Use small or large as you need to and what is available. It may matter if you use them for purposes other than cowboy. Then it would be wise to check your manual. The big thing is whether your guns are set up with light springs requiring Federal primers or not.
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I spray my case lube in the case feeder and let the mixing spread it around. I use it on all my cases run in my 650 and appreciate the lessened effort especially on runs of 1K or more. It really helps on brand new brass and yes, I do use carbide dies (Lee). I dry tumble with paint thinner and NuFinish. I don't notice dry powder residue unless I leave a batch in the media after tumbling.
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Carbines are lighter. One thing to consider is caliber as .38/.357 is cheaper to shoot.
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Way back when I used them in pistols, but have settled on 125 gr. for both rifle and pistol. You can load the 92's light, but you may get misses that are undeserved by spotters who rely on sound.
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Pictures help with mechanical issues.
Anyone using Perfect Pattern powder for cartridges?
in SASS Wire
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Thanks for the link. The only results I get from the search feature is me getting pissed off. I use PP in shotgun.