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I don't own a 700NE, but in my experience, nothing I've ever loaded can be described as "maraca-like" unless I have really messed up.

The last press I picked up was from a local classified ad: Dillon 650 with case feeder. All 4 shell plates 4 tool heads with powder measures/powder dies Also the fancy stands for them Strong mount, bullet tray, roller arm upgrade. 9mm dies, and I think 45 ACP dies. 3x shell plates, 1/2/3/5...

I mean, you don't have to feel guilty if you make me a deal! I could use some for the 416/404JEF wildcat rifle I picked up so I don't have to actually ruin good 404J rounds.

I did not know you two years ago, but I kind of feel like if I had, I'd have been mad at you for not telling me that there was a Sako Finnbear 375 on the shelf at a LGS for $900 with an owner willing to deal. ;)

I think when I did the math once, a kind of mid range setup could be had for about $800. I compared that to my cost of making 375H&H --- at the time, I think most rounds were $8/ea compared to component cost making it $1.50/ea for a cost savings of 6.50. Basically meaning the break-even point of...

Nope, everything is gone and delivered.

Awesome report!

I hope he's talking to @RAVEN ROCKS PRECISION

Truth be told till your comment I kind of forgot that my 1917's qualified here. They've all been reworked over the years. This one was a Winchester pedigree IIRC. It was redone to 375 H&H and was the first safari-class rifle I owned. And the first thing that drove me into reloading incidentally.

Dang, I totally went right over that thinking it was something else, I'm so used to looking at my little one.

No one has posted a trapdoor yet?? How about this 1884 Trapdoor Carbine. Best I can tell it was manufactured in 1889. All original except it got a recoil pad at some point, and the bar/ring on the opposite side have gone missing.

I wish I could answer more questions, but I confess.... it's not really mine. But that's probably good news for a lot of people because I'd eat that entire 4000 pounds myself. I love cheese.

Man, I was JUST getting ready to post this too but I guess there goes my market!

"The world is not out to get you. The world is just out for itself."

One time I caught a sale on the pelican carry-on sized piece on Amazon as used/$40. It seemed odd so I checked out the company and apparently they were a medical device place that used them for equipment storage. I bought something like 20 of them and flipped them at 150 each on ebay and then...

Something like 2008 I was flying around as a tech on a trip and went to my local airport. Checked in through security, no issue. Got to ATL, went out for a smoke, came back through security. Two weeks later I was standing in Charlottesville airport at 0500 to take the butt crack of dawn flight...

My travel luggage are no-foam pelican cases. It's easy to make sure they are empty ---- usually that's done when I'm spraying them with a hose to clean them :D

TSA has an absolutely abysmal failure rate when tested. Conde Nast published an article indicating a 70% failure rate. https://www.cntraveler.com/story/tsa-fails-to-detect-weapons-more-than-70-percent-of-the-time Having been in and around airports a lot I'll just say there's a reason they call...

All components are now spoken for!

I recently picked these up but decided I do not have room on my plate for another project with all the 416 cal stuff I have going on. So they are going up for grabs. 1. RCBS 500 A-Square Dies. Great condition, appears to have been used very little. $100 2. Clymer 500 A-Square Finish Reamer. May...

Maybe you consider just getting another 686? Like a custom tuned competition model :D Then use use 38spl in it and keep the other for 357. Or switch it up and use this for 357. The possibilities are endless (or at least two).

I notice that the site recommends usage of escrow.com to facilitate transactions in the classifieds, however, reading their terms it appears that they do not support firearms or munitions transactions. While their services may provide a benefit, recommending them in a section whose primary...

That's true. I already stripped the Lee set's "locking" nuts off and added some nice one that I had waiting for it. :D

Okay, so it's UPDATE TIME! Little good news, little confusing news. First off, I managed to win an absolutely killer gunbroker auction last week. Or week and a half ago. It's been a busy time here. But the package came in Thursday and I finally got a chance between work stuff today to actually...

IMHO it comes down to a personal choice --- I bet most reloaders work hard at the craft of it...I know I do. I don't want to speak for an entire amalgamation of people, but there's a pride in knowing that YOU are doing it right (if you're doing it correctly). The problem is that other people...

I had to get pictures taken. One thing about HS precision stocks is that IMHO they never show themselves as well in pictures as they do in person so I figured I'd take it out back and try to get a nicer one. It's a rem700, custom barreled, vortex venom 5-25x56, Jewell trigger, with Magpul...

I know, but it hurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrts.

Man, since I posted this thread the universe has just been poking me. Got a new rifle on Thursday, and it came as a package: 6x47 (custom built), vortex scope, 2 mags, box of Bergers, and then 200 Lapua cases. Except that 100 of those cases were loaded. They were apparently made by the smith...

I just read 100k free shipping and heard my mailman throw his back out!

Deal with confidence... You won't find a cooler cat do deal with!!!

Always happy to share a deal. I might have sold a few k of the 10mm today actually. I love to play matchmaker between need and good deals when I can :D

Next up on my list is breaking down the 500 A-Square rounds I got in the same package. I'm expecting that to just be an entire world of interesting discovery.

I've got a rifle in the mail to a member here that has been missing for 4 days --- the difference is I didn't have the option to UPS it as a non FFL. /sigh/ But in happy news I keep posting links to your goodies on my local board!

Got dang! Very very nice pickup and a lovely set!

Does this count as a Howdah pistol? It's a 500 Bushwhacker 5 shot revolver by TII armory. From a 10" barrel it's supposed to be equivalent to 470NE ballistics. So stupid that it exists, but yes, I am in line to buy one :D

Yup --- I order real locking rings for all my dies for that reason. Back when I had some Lee presses with the quick change dies, I always got royally pissed that their quick change adapter bushings always had a screw type of "whatever was cheapest at the time" with some being flat, some...

Time for an update I suppose. GAME TIME MY DUDES!!! I AM GOING TO HAVE DIES SOON!!!!!!!! I got somewhat lucky in that there was a GunBroker auction tonight that included a set of Lee 416 Taylor. Unlike the last experience with Amazon/Midway that claimed I was getting a set of 416 Taylor Lee...

I've invited a few people over for teaching/demo sessions to help them decide if it's right for them and/or to teach them processes and safety. Then if they move forward, I'll go to their place and help with out of the box configurations and rehash and such. I try to keep various bits of excess...

Interestingly I did that yesterday and forgot to note it. All bullets appear to be of the same type. Weight was 348.7-351.2 if I remember correctly. I decided to skip doing measurements against the brass since I'll either A) need to resize it myself if I ever get a Rigby or B) Advertise it as...

As a fun little followup I deprime the brass today. My Lee universal decapper couldn't accommodate the case but then I remembered I had a RCBS one that has more interior room. As it turns out there were two primers types in the mix as well. 9 of type A and 6 of type B. Considering that the...

I'm no expert, but I believe the truth is somewhere between the points of "officially you can't ship it because it's over 50 cal" and what @Safari Dave said that the "spirit" is to prevent HE stuff. Which means, it'd probably get through, but there's a bit of risk to it and you'd have to judge...

That's a good point that I'm guilty of leaving out. My workbench drawer where I keep my manuals pulls out right at desk height, and so when doing my research I can open 4-5 at a time and have them side by side to compare their recipes. Then, when in doubt, I'll shift to the lower side of the...

First things I consider for powder choice are: 1. "What do I already have the most of" 2. "What do I know is likely to be in stock in the future" 3. "What powder am I already using so I can stock it in bulk" Now, for most loads I have a few powders that fit the bill. H1000, 4064, Unique...

It came to me second hand so based on the tells it was reloaded. I mention the Norma name because often reloads come as mixed brands which is an easy to spot thing. In this case they were all matching head stamps. @Kevin Peacocke --- garden fertilizer is my number one thing just like was...

So last weekend I picked up a package of stuff at a show that included 15 rounds of 416 Rigby. Not that I needed it since I don't own one, but I'm not going to turn down the freebie right? Well, I debated if I wanted to leave them intact but my policy of "never trust other people's reloads" won...

Just got my order of super shiny brand new primed Starline 380 brass for way way cheaper than I could have got the brass only direct from Starline. Super happy!

Maybe worth checking through this collection of old scanner manuals? https://www.castpics.net/LoadData/Freebies/default.html

I saw that and it made me wish I had a 444. I've been eyeing them but I just have zero way to justify it. Ran into some supplies at the big show in Tulsa over the weekend that I passed on too /sigh/

Scale, Auto-prime, Leupold 49898 are gone. I'm chucking the rest to a local charity to sell the rest for now.