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  • #46
    shooting4life
    Calguns Addict
    • Jan 2009
    • 5768

    You might be able to use a body die. But I would use at your own risk.

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    • #47
      ty423
      Senior Member
      • May 2006
      • 1301

      update guys...

      so during break I went home and turned the sizing/decapping die 1/4turn more even though it was hand tightened by hand all the way to the shell plate. That was just enough to get the shoulder into spec. I put it in my Lyman case gauge and the head sat right between the lower and upper steps. I don't have a straight edge but the Frakford Arsenal digital caliper looks pretty straight to me. Used that to check and a tiny bit of light shined between the head and straight edge. I finished the rest with trimming deburring chamfering and made 10 more rounds from these F'ed up ones and then cycled it through my Sig 556 via charging handle? (not sure what Sig calls it). Everything went in and out smoothly.... thanx bubbapug and ar15barrelsl and everyone else who tried to help me... I'm on my way to alot of reloading and shooting.... btw I just got my shipment of 5K CCI No34 and 5K CCI No41 and a bunch of other stuff...going to be reloading 500S&W also.

      List of what I have setup to do with all the case feeder plates, shell plates and dies...
      40S&W
      45ACP
      500S&W
      7.62x39
      308Win
      223Rem

      RCBS trimmer
      RCBS prep center
      RCBS lube kit
      Lyman digital scale
      RCBS beam scale (bought seperate since I don't trust electronics 100%)
      Lyman tumbler
      Frankford Arsenal digital caliper (going to get a mechanical one soon again don't trust electronics 100%)
      Lyman case gauges 223 & 308
      Cabelas Kinetic bullet puller
      Hornady LnL AP with case feeder
      Honady COP die
      2x4 basics workbench with power strip and lighting
      bunch of bullets primers and powder

      I just started reloading less than a month ago and started off pretty hardcore but I'm pretty mechanically inclined so this wasn't too big of a deal. I've made tons of mistakes and learned from it. I try and double check and sometimes triple check end total bullet weights and I've caught 1 double charge and a few squibs. I read someone mention it's like driving for the first time. After I got the hang of it I was alot more comfortable. Spent about $2K so far and having tons of fun... even got the annual membership at my local range. To make up the cost of reloading it will surely take me awhile. I'm going to charge my friends small fees to cover the cost so that'll help alittle. I'll call them over the weekend to come work in an assembly line... I think we can pump out a bunch of ammo pretty fast...

      WISH ME LUCK!!
      Last edited by ty423; 07-29-2010, 7:49 PM.
      Live Free!

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      • #48
        freonr22
        I need a LIFE!!
        • Dec 2008
        • 12945

        Awesome!
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        Originally posted by dantodd
        We will win. We are right. We will never stop fighting.
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        They don't believe it's possible, but then Alison didn't believe there'd be 350K - 400K OLLs in CA either.
        Originally posted by louisianagirl
        Our fate is ours alone to decide as long as we remain armed heavily enough to dictate it.

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