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You guys who jam bullets into lands, eject a live round and leave a bullet behind....doesn't anyone have a small breakdown cleaning rod in their pack?
One tap dropping the rod from the muzzle end , and those stuck bullets fall right out.
Ask me how I know.....
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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I would list my goofs but there isn't enough space on the Internet, even though my memory isn't what it used to be....
“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.”
John Steinbeck
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I'll reiterate it's best to stick to one cartridge at a time... Had a couple dozen 300WSM cases charged with 7WSM loads before it dawned on me the hole was too big when I went to seat a 162 AMAX. Dohhh!
"I can't be canceled, because, I don't give a fuuck!"
--- Kid Rock 2022
Holocaust Deniers, the ultimate perverted dipchits: Bristoe, TheRealHawkeye, stophel, Ghostinthemachine, anyone else?
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Campfire Savant
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Load 500 rounds 223. Then figure out it needed to be trimmed. Wouldnt chamber. Perfect
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I guess I'll add another.
Don't have more than one can of powder on your loading bench at the same time. When you empty the Varget remaining in your powder measure into the can of H4831SC it screws up the burning rate. . Been there, done that....I have some 95% R15 / 5% IMR 4350. Works great for 308 sight in ammo, but wouldn't want to push any loads near max with that can of powder.
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When you were changing powders with your chargemaster be sure and close the side port after you empty out the first powder otherwise you'll wonder what that sound is as you're filling it with the second powder and it's pouring all over your reloading bench Yep....guilty of that one too😀.
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Mountain mariner....is that your finger??? Ouch!
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Mountain mariner....is that your finger??? Ouch! No it's not. Just a picture I found online. I believe the story behind it was it was a motorized Dillon and the guys booger hook was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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When you were changing powders with your chargemaster be sure and close the side port after you empty out the first powder otherwise you'll wonder what that sound is as you're filling it with the second powder and it's pouring all over your reloading bench  I learned that trip the hard way years ago when I first starting using mine. I've had mine for about 7-8 years and still forget every now and then!!!
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Always make sure your loaded rounds fit in the magazine as well as the chamber. Otherwise you end up with a bolt action single shot.
I am continually astounded at how quickly people make up their minds on little evidence or none at all.
Jack O'Connor
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Mountain mariner....is that your finger??? Ouch! No it's not. Just a picture I found online. I believe the story behind it was it was a motorized Dillon and the guys booger hook was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I figured it was a new kind of case lube. P
Obey lawful commands. Video interactions. Hold bad cops accountable. Problem solved.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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I'm constantly finding out how sharp the top of an RCBS seater die can be on my bare arm when reaching over the top of the press for bullets and such on the shelf above. Those threaded shafts poking up from the dies leave a nice furrow in the forearm. I keep telling myself that I'm not going to make the same mistake again.....
Now with even more aplomb
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Never charged an unprimed case.. yet.. I've charged cases with the primer put in upside down. For some reason that doesn't work well.
“ The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
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Don't forget and leave the measuring cylinder full of powder when you changes powders. Didn't load any this way but threw away a fair amount of powder to fix it when two different powders showed up on the first charge.
Don't blend powders even though Phil Sharpe did this. Tried to even up several old lots of H870. Apparently one lb. was about to go so it ruined all the others.
"When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred." Niccolo Machiavelli
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That looks very painful. I shot my thumb with a nail gun about 20 years ago. I recommend that for everyone.
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I'm constantly finding out how sharp the top of an RCBS seater die can be on my bare arm when reaching over the top of the press for bullets and such on the shelf above. Those threaded shafts poking up from the dies leave a nice furrow in the forearm. I take a 9mm lead round nose bullet, drill a hole in the base, and screw it on the shafts. I shot my thumb with a nail gun about 20 years ago. I recommend that for everyone. I shot through my forefinger into the middle one...I don't recommend it..... My most painful reloading experience happened when I was polishing the inside of some case necks with steel wool wrapped around a brass brush. I rest the 3/8ths Dewalt on my thigh, and when pushing the case on, I had bent the brush just as the drill hit 900 RPM, and flung the case going Mach I directly into my left nut. Reloading was temporarily suspended.......
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Don't drop a loading block with 50 weighed, charged, cases on the way to seating bullets.
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
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Molɔ̀ːn Labé
Grandpa:the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Dad:son you have 2 choices for supper eat or don't eat.
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I put some 7mm accubonds in some 270 brass. Caught it before I had a blowup
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