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I have some Federal cases with FC and 223 Rem on the head. These should not be military but I'm not sure because it looks like Federal sealed the primer. Does Federal seal primers for non-military cases? I know how to identify military 223 cases. I have a lot of FC cases that don't appear to...

Any experience with polymer bullets?

Recently, I've posted a couple of threads in which I made reference to Larry Willis' collet die for removing bulges in belted cases. I've not received any good comments about Larry or the die. The die works perfectly for me. Is there anyone on this forum who like the die and Larry?

Someone has probably thought of this but I will pass this along anyway. I've not tried this on a regular resizing die but I'm guessing it would work. I was using the Innovative collet resizing die for removing a stuck 300 Weatherby case. I had the die installed in my portable loading bench...

Regarding the S&W 686 I purchased at the Tanner gun show, this past weekend, they included the empty case used to test the handgun. Immediately, I noticed two things about it. First, it's steel. Second, it wasn't made in the U.S. The head stamp is Tulammo, which I believe is made in Italy...

All, At one of those evil gun shows, this past weekend in Denver, I purchased a S&W 686 in .357 magnum. At home, I read the owners manual and other documents that came with the gun. One of them is a registration form. They give you the reasons for registering. One statement indicates the...

I believe I know the answer to this question but remembering the countless times in my life (mostly in the military) I heard the statement, "there are no dumb questions", I want to ask this question. Is there is a concern shooting through a muzzle condom placed over the muzzle of a rifle. A...

So, let's say you are a casual shooter and you have a boat load of cases for various calibers and components to load all of them. Do you load all as soon as you can or do you load some then save the remaining components for a later date? Three considerations are, shelf life of powder and...

Until yesterday, I thought headspace on Weatherby belted cases (as well as other belted calibers), is set by the belt; however, after watching Larry Willis' (Innovative Technologies) video I received when I bought his belted case resizing die, he says to set the re-sizing/de-capping die, after...

How 'bout some ideas on home made pins. These would be the straight RCBS type without the head. I'm guessing a small finish nail would work too. Yesterday, I bent a pin so while looking for my container of pins, I found an allen wrench of the same diameter as my RCBS pins. The light...

A few years ago, I was at a commercial rifle range zeroing my Mark V 300 Weatherby. During a cease fire, I noticed another Mark V shooter whose rifle was outfitted with a muzzle brake. I talked to the owner about it asking him how much recoil he feels. He invited me to shoot his rifle with...

Are there any concerns loading 45 ACP for plinking or with HP bullets in match brass?

Here are some questions about head stamps. Regarding head stamps. While sorting 45 ACP brass, I've come up with a few mystery head stamps. I can't find them in my head stamp site. 1. One case has FC (Federal, I assume), 62 (year) and NN (?). 2. I can't find HPR. 3. I can't find WMA...

I went turkey hunting, for the first time, last weekend. My plan was to drive a five mile road inside a Colorado State Wildlife Area, spot some birds then use my .223 for the kill. I saw some birds but nothing I could shoot at, for one reason or another. Having never hunted in the spring but...

Gents, I have a brass 30-06 case with the headstamp, FC HE. I know FC is a Federal cartridge but I can't find HE in a headstamp site I use either connected with FC or HE alone. Anyone know what this is?

I just learned about this, yesterday. After the Aurora shooting, the parents of one of the deceased kids, sued gun and ammunition manufacturers. A judge threw out the case citing the, "Lawful Commerce In Arms Act". This act protects these manufacturers from the stupid things people do and I...

I'm looking for recommendations for a good 3X9 scope in the $150 to $200 range. It will be mounted on a Remington 700 in .243. This rifle belongs to my best friend's 15 year old grandson. Other than the 3x9 feature, the scope should be basic.

Yesterday, while shooting at a popular area near Denver, I spoke to two men about trigger pull. One man, who was zeroing his rifle for his first elk hunt, thought the pull, on what seemed to be a fairly new Remington bolt action 30-06, is too hard. The shooter admits he is not savvy about...

While looking for brass, I found a 30-06 case for which I cannot determine the manufacturer. It is Berdan primed, is made of steel and is a somewhat shiny grayish color. I have used two magnifying glasses, to double the magnification, and I still cannot make out what the three small symbols...

Ok, let's have a show of hands of those who are so obsessed with not trashing ANY brass, they keep a can of brass cleaner handy so they can polish cases where tumbling or ultra-sonic cleaners don't do a good job.