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I picked up a Dillon 550 last year and have been getting a lot of misfires due to primers not being seated all the way. I have the shell plate as tight as it can go and still turn smoothly, and have reset the primer cup/anvil according to the video tutorial on Dillons website. I’ve been getting...

Has anyone been able to drift the rear sight on a Hellcat? No matter what I do mine won’t budge. I’ve tried a good quality sight pushing tool, a brass punch and hammer, and every penetrating oil I have to no avail.

I just picked up a used Dillon 550 with some added goodies for $400.00 and couldn’t resist. It needed some TLC, but with a good cleaning and lubing it’s running like a well oiled clock. It came with the Dillon stand, bullet tray, and roller handle and is set up for 9mm. The only missing parts...

It’s been a while since I’ve shot my PSA AR10 in 6.5CM and just noticed a buildup of green verdigris where the muzzle brake meets the muzzle. It is also on the muzzle a little bit and extends into the brake up to just past the first openings. Is this a common thing or a problem with the brake...

I’ve been working up a load for my AR in 7.62x39 and have hopefully found a nice 1.25-1.5 MOA load using H335. I loaded up 20 rounds to test my potential load and have been putting a light crimp on them. Just for S&G’s I also loaded up 20 rounds with no crimp. I’m not worried about trying to...

I’ve recently picked up a Mini 14 tactical carbine and am really liking it except for the funky looking flash hider. So I’m thinking of deleting it, and am wondering how this will affect accuracy. I see no reason why I need it and it would shorten the rifle substantially making it even more handy.

I just recently purchased a Taurus PT-99 used and am having trouble with it resetting into SA. Usually about 30% of the time it doesn’t reset and I just wind up shooting it DA instead. Whenever I manually cycle it, it resets every single time. I’ve recently installed an MCARBO spring kit and...

I’ve put a couple hundred rounds through my CZ75 and fifty rounds each through my LC9s and Taurus PT99 of the Bear Creek 124gr Truncated Cone style bullets. These are over 3.6gr of 700-X. They shoot fantastic but cleaning is puzzling me. There is a buildup in the grooves I’m having a hard time...

I picked up an old Swedish Mauser a couple months ago for s’s&g’s because I’ve always wanted one and have been interested in the 6.5x55 caliber for a long time. This rifle was manufactured in 1906 and seems to be in pretty nice shape, all numbers matching except the stock. Using the proper...

I’m going to try loading 125gr Hitec coated .357 bullets in 9mm. I found them pretty reasonable and order a couple thousand. I’m thinking the Lee FCD would size them down enough to work or possibly getting a Lee Bullet sizing die and trying that prior to loading. Anybody tried this? Worst case I...

I had a weird experience today. I was working up a load in my PSA AR10 in 6.5 CM and the BCG kept locking back even though there was still cartridges in the magazine. I’m not an AR expert but have logged well over 5000 rounds in various AR’s over the years and in this particular rifle at least...

I just purchased my first Lapua brass for a recently acquired Swedish Mauser and noticed some of the necks had dings in the necks. No big deal, right. So I figured I’d just run them through the sizing die and straighten them out. Unfortunately I remembered too late that the flash holes are...

I have an extra sizing die for 7.62x39 that I’d like to convert/modify to a body sizing die only, if possible. It’s a Lee die and I don’t have any machining tools or knowledge at my disposal and am wondering if there would be a way to accomplish this with regular hand tools/power tools. I...

I’m thinking of rebarreling my Savage 12FV with a Shilen Varmint Profile barrel and would like to put a new stock on as well. Right now I have a Choate Super Sniper stock and would like a much lighter stock with better adjustability. Hopefully something that’s drop in and under $400.00. Can be...

Tell me if I’m crazy or not. In my snub I was thinking of cutting down .38sp cases to .38 short dimensions, then loading them using 9mm data with copper coated 125gr bullets. This is in a .357mag pistol. Heres my thinking, With the short ejection rod they will eject without getting hung up and...

I’m looking for the longest wood stock for my MAC 90, I do have one on but it’s just so short and I’m not sure which other would be the longest. I also have a setup for a black plastic forearm and would be fine with black plastic but not sure if NATO length is longest or some other type.

I just received a Taurus 605 Poly Protector as a replacement for an unrepairable Rossi that I returned for warranty. I like the gun, and while the trigger is nice and smooth it's just excessively heavy. I'd just like to swap the main spring for a lighter one but can't find any info on what...

I really like using the disc measure for pistol loading, but every once in a while the perfect load is in between two cavities. I work up my loads with the perfect powder measure then see if a disc will throw the appropriate amount. Well today I figured an easy way to make a cavity bigger that's...

I recently sent a Rossi revolver in for repair and Taurus couldn't repair it, so they are replacing it with a .357 Poly Protector. So I'm just curious to hear anybody's experiences with this gun. Thanks, Les.

I started seating my bullets in my Savage 12FV out .070" further due to throat erosion, so I figured I would add powder due to the extra space in the case. I started with my original load of 38.5 gr of H4350 with Hornady 140gr ELDM's. Then I went up to 38.8,39.1and finally 39.4 gr. This is still...