Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[MustangMike]

FYI, I use the Lee Collet Neck Size dies for 3 of my cartridges ... the 220 Swift, the 300 Win Mag and the 30-06.

Even though it says no case lubrication is needed, I lubricate them anyway, both inside and outside.

2 reasons: I believe the case lube lets it work better, and I ALWAYS clean the necks of my cartridges before I reload them, because that is where most of the powder residue is (the cartridge generally seals to the chamber before the blowback gets past the neck).

I put lubricant on a paper towel to do the outside of the neck, and on a Q-Tip to do the inside of the neck.

Warning: No one should follow this advice because I obviously know nothing about reloading, I've only been doing it for 50 years and haven't learned a dang thing!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Here we go! Grab your pop corn and pull up a chair! It's about to get real and real quick!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

After purchasing all the nessasary equipment here and there to reload. All over a span of about three years. I haven't actually started to do it. When it comes time? Do I dare ask ANY of you highly experienced hand loaders about full length or neck sizing?
Nope! I think I'll just read up on it or watch a video or something!
Anything that prevents me from starting another Arborsite Armageddon!

 

[sean donato]

After purchasing all the nessasary equipment here and there to reload. All over a span of about three years. I haven't actually started to do it. When it comes time? Do I dare ask ANY of you highly experienced hand loaders about full length or neck sizing?
Nope! I think I'll just read up on it or watch a video or something!
Anything that prevents me from starting another Arborsite Armageddon!

I'm just an idiot, don't ask me.

 

[mountainguyed67]

Anybody know where chipper is?

Running his wood chipper, of course.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

97 3500 turbo diesel. New engine with upgraded oil system. Has trailer brake tow package, 130k miles, what do you guys think? $12,500

 

[Squareground3691]

97 3500 turbo diesel. New engine with upgraded oil system. Has trailer brake tow package, 130k miles, what do you guys think? $12,500
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How’s the undercarriage look , frame , suspension, springs , shackles, etc ?

 

[svk]

Neat truck. Seems like a lot of coin for a 26 year old vehicle but I'm sure everything is more expensive up in zigzagging bear country.

 

[sean donato]

97 3500 turbo diesel. New engine with upgraded oil system. Has trailer brake tow package, 130k miles, what do you guys think? $12,500
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Your gonna wish you had a 454....

 

[Sawyer Rob]

You said I provided false information, and I did not. Yes, I take offense to that, and you repeated it.

I don't start crap, but I don't walk away from it either.

Show me, specifically, what I posted that you think is false!

I'm still waiting for you to show me where I posted the below, you really don't think you are getting off the hook by trying to change the subject, do you?

SR

Rob insists that I must be telling lies about neck sizing providing better accuracy and longer case life

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Your gonna wish you had a 454....

Do you think he will need a 454 for zig zag country, just asking... It's not like he going long distances pulling loads on a freeway. Last time I was in zig zag country, traffic was pretty slow.

SR

 

[MustangMike]

After purchasing all the nessasary equipment here and there to reload. All over a span of about three years. I haven't actually started to do it. When it comes time? Do I dare ask ANY of you highly experienced hand loaders about full length or neck sizing?
Nope! I think I'll just read up on it or watch a video or something!
Anything that prevents me from starting another Arborsite Armageddon!

If it is virgin brass, or is from another gun, always full-length size it. If it has been fired from your bolt action gun it is OK to neck size it, especially the first time.

Here is a description of what happens to a case by Jim Carmichel (former editor of Outdoor Life - from my Lyman manual) "When the round is fired the tremendous gas pressures expand the brass case and for a brief instant press it tightly against the chamber wall. Then, when the bullet exits the muzzle, the pressure drops, and the natural springiness of the brass causes it to retract from the chamber walls. However, the case does not spring back to its original size."

This is why neck sizing only can provide more accuracy and prolong your brass life.

Always check the length of the brass after it is sized (full or neck, it will grow some either way) and always check that the brass easily chambers before neck sizing.

Neck sizing will often work a few times before you have to full length size again, usually followed by trimming the case. How many times will depend on how hard your brass is, your cartridge shape, and how hot you load your rifle. So, ALWAYS check the fit in your chamber before neck sizing.

Always bevel new brass, and each time after you trim (accuracy is determined most by the heal of the bullet, so if you damage it accuracy will suffer).

Make sure your bullet is not touching the rifling unless you are shooting a light charge (touching the rifling increases pressure, but sometimes provides the best accuracy).

If your bullet is too far from the rifling, accuracy will often suffer. Different bullets will often require different seating depths.

When I loaded 110 gr Hp bullets in my 270, I could only get it to shoot well unless the bullets were touching the rifling, but it was a light load, so it worked OK and printed in the same place as my 130 gr load. It made a big difference in the accuracy with that bullet. Do NOT do it with near maximum loads.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

How’s the undercarriage look , frame , suspension, springs , shackles, etc ?

It's up In Anchorage so I can't look at it myself. I'm trying to get a hold of a North Slope oil field master mechanic friend of mine to go look it fir me. The seller says it's a good sound truck no rust and has lots of receipts of all the recent work to make it a safe truck to sell. He has two other pickups already.

Neat truck. Seems like a lot of coin for a 26 year old vehicle but I'm sure everything is more expensive up in zigzagging bear country.

New engine, also comes with another running engine.

Your gonna wish you had a 454....

It's long hauls to town and back that would kill me with a big v-8 gas engine.

 

[Squareground3691]

It's up In Anchorage so I can't look at it myself. I'm trying to get a hold of a North Slope oil field master mechanic friend of mine to go look it fir me. The seller says it's a good sound truck no rust and has lots of receipts of all the recent work to make it a safe truck to sell. He has two other pickups already.


New engine, also comes with another running engine.

It's long hauls to town and back that would kill me with a big v-8 gas engine.

Check transmission fluid dipstick for color too .

 

[MustangMike]

can tell you, if someone post inaccurate gun/reloading info, I'm going to call them on it, I don't care if they are a Joyce Hornady "groupie" or not, lol as it has nothing to do with more than one way to reload, it has to do with giving out "inaccurate info" that I'm sure will get repeated.

Is this good enough for ya? Kinda obvious who you were referring to.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Do you think he will need a 454 for zig zag country, just asking... It's not like he going long distances pulling loads on a freeway. Last time I was in zig zag country, traffic was pretty slow.

SR

I don't live in town. I live across the bay from town. 100 miles round trip on a curvy hilly road towing 10,000lbs.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Is this good enough for ya? Kinda obvious who you were referring to.

No it's not, it says NOTHING about N sizing.

Your reading and comprehension skills are worse than I thought!

I'll be waiting for you to show me, until then I'll ignore you. lol

SR

 

[MustangMike]

I don't care if it was neck sizing or not ... I asked what I said that you think was not accurate ... pretty simple!

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I don't live in town. I live across the bay from town. 100 miles round trip on a curvy hilly road towing 10,000lbs.

Good point, but I assume you won't be in high gear or OD much, so that helps with a less powerful engine quite a bit too.

SR

 

[Kodiak Kid]

No I won't. Not that much anyway.