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Howdy and hello 'der fellow ammo makers. I recently bought a new Tikka T3 and started handloading for it. I was wanting to try "partial" resizing and monitor the headspace on the brass, so I bought the Hornady headspace gauge kit that mounts on your calipers. However, I'm confused about the...

I've been doing a bit of research on the methods of dealing with the lead fouling that results from shooting cast bullets. As one who doesn't cast them myself, I'm fairly limited to what variables I control, (i.e. BHN, lube, etc). So, I can't simply size the bullet according to chamber/throat...

Our backyard rifle range is 100 yds, but the bench is about 10' higher than the target. What I'm wondering is- how much different will my p.o.i be if I were to take a shot at 100 yds without being elevated after being sighted in from the elevated bench? (I.e. hunting) I'm assuming it would...

I'm thinking about putting my RCBS 5-0-5 on the back burner and getting a digi scale for convenience. Anyone have reccomendations for a fairly priced model? I was looking at the Frankford Arsenal DS-750 and wondered whether anyone could sway me to buy or not. P.S.- I've had 2 seperate models...

Howdy all, I was field-stripping this M&P 45 just a few minutes ago, and when I went to go put it together, the guide assembly got jammed. The guide rod assembly is a little loose when you put it together with the barrel and slide, so I think it slipped when I turned the assembled slide back...

Hi, I've been looking at getting a GPS for hunting and hiking for a while now. The choices out there are pretty overwhelming. I'm looking for something simple- I just want to navigate from point A to point B and tag a few waypoints. Anyone have experience with a simple, fair-priced...

Howdy all, Back in August, I bought a brand spankin' new Winchester Model 70 Featherweight in .308 win after drooling over it for a while. It shot great for the first 4 trips to the range, then I started noticing about 1 out of every 10 trigger pulls the trigger would slip about 1/2 way...

I did a good bit of searching online a few months ago, and found no evidence that a barrel with a 1:12" twist would stabilize a 180 grain bullet in a 308 winchester. I finally bought some Sierra SBT 180's and tried them out. That group was shot at 300 yards. Just thought I'd put it out there for...

It's so easy to get 10 lots of 9mm brass all mixed in together, not knowing how many times a certain piece has been fired, wondering if it was even my brass to begin with- is there a method anyone has used that helps to keep your brass segregated at the range and when you get it home to reload...

I took my gas tube off while disassembling/field stripping my AK earlier, and now it doesn't want to go back on. Whether I use absolute finesse, or brute strength, it continues to laugh at me. I've watched several videos on youtube, and their AK's go back together with ease. What am I doin...

Howdy, When I started handloading, the 8th Hornady load manual had just came out, so I bought it. I saw on Midway USA that the 9th is out now. If I wanna keep shooting the same loads- i.e. powder, bullets etc- do I need this new manual, or can I just continue using the same data? Thanks...

Howdy all, I recently bought some Hornady Custom 308 winchester ammo and shot it. Upon reloading the brass, the federal 210 primers (the same ones Hornady uses to my knowledge) took both hands to jam in the primer pocket, and most that seated were mashed in all sideways. I finally had to...

I've recently decided that I'd like to have a rangefinder for several purposes. 1) to simply help me get better at estimating range 2) for bowhunting/shooting 3) for rifle hunting/shooting. I made a deal with a guy locally and bought one of the old Leica LRF 1200 models. It was pretty crappy...

I posted this in "The art of the rifle" because the topic came about while shooting rifles. I noticed while at the range last week that there is a huge difference in recoil between my Savage Model 14 .243 Win and my Mossberg 4x4 30-06- EVEN THOUGH the .243 was loaded with 40 grains of...

Howdy all, This all started a few nights ago when I was in Sportsman's Warehouse here in town. I was fondling a few of the rifles just for the heck of it, and came across a Marlin XL7 "SST". The particular model they had featured a stainless barrel/action, a one-piece rail, a fluted bolt and...

Howdy all, Not brand new to hand loading, but still fairly new to the option of Neck sizing brass. I've neck sized a certain lot of WIN .243 cases only 3 times, but a number of them take quite a bit of effort to close the bolt on. It was my understanding that when you approached this point...

Greetings, all my "hand-rolling" enthusiasts. I've been full-length resizing 243 WIN brass for about 6 months now, and getting pretty good groups out of them. I decided to get a Lee collet neck sizer and neck size only. Now- my Hornady manual talks about neck sizing, saying it can pretty much be...

Howdy all, I picked up a bag of norma 30-06 brass at a gun show this weekend. Out of the 55 pieces, 25 were stamped "norma", and 30 were stamped "NORMA Re". Can anyone tell me the difference? The "Re" makes me think "Re-furbished" or something along those lines. Hopefully I didn't get 1/2 a...

I've only been reloading pistol for a few weeks now, and I can't seem to get my Hornady powder measure to throw a consistant charge- even with small disc powder like the Alliant power pistol that I've been using for 9mm. How much variance in charges should I allow? The lowest charge listed for...

I've been considering getting one of the "lead sled" type rests to steady my rifle with at the range. In the past, I've simply used a padded block for a front rest, and a sandbag for the rear. What's your preffered method for steadying a rifle at the range? Please include explanations as to why...