I was trimming some 30-30 brass to reload for my grandson tonight when I noticed the once fired brass wasn't cutting ... but the case mouth was rolling a bit. I chucked five or six of them into the shell holder chucked in the drill before I realized the drill was set on "R" (for rong way?) instead of "F" (for finally figgered out the stupid mistake). I musta been using that drill trying to undrill some holes in something the last time I had it out.
jd
oh, and my 30-30 brass is always a bit shorter than spec, but 100% consistent. Also noticed for the first time tonight that R-P brass is several thou longer than Win brass ... I actually had them separated by case head stamp before trimming. Never paid attention to that before as I usually just dump all the brass into a pile to process, then separate later.
The Lee Case Length Gauge and Cutter
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There's just some things best left unsaid on the internetsuperhighway.
There's just some things best left unsaid on the internetsuperhighway.
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Ranch Dog wrote:I added a bench as a bunch of people kept telling me that I wasn't a real bullet caster until I was using lube-sizer. I used it for about 30 minutes, took it off my bench and threw it in storage along with all the sizing dies I had bought for it. That was about 33,000 bullets ago!
LOL they can be insistent on spending your money on things you don't need. I liked tumble lubing and now powder coating.
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Yeah, but it is my fault for listening. I've always marched to my own tune when it comes to cast bullets and finally have found my peace with it. I keep it simple and displace a lot of dirt in my berms with lead.62chevy wrote:LOL they can be insistent on spending your money on things you don't need. I liked tumble lubing and now powder coating.
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