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Anyone out there know the meaning of "RCBS"?
Rock Chuck Bullet Swage. Ed I've been reading/reloading/shooting etc. since before 1975 and I've never HEARD that. hum Jerry
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Dogcatcher, I've got Dr. Howell's book. Will sell for $100 shipped. powdr
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Dogcatcher, I've got Dr. Howell's book. Will sell for $100 shipped. powdr You'll regret this move . . . I have signed copy (#911 of all numbers) with a personal note to me. Won't be sold while I'm still alive.
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Don't pay that. Speaking of Fred and RCBS, Huntington Die Specialties shows fresh stock Designing and Forming Custom Cartridges for Rifles and Handguns | Ken Howell
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BY KEN HOWELL
This definitive, comprehensive and accurate guide contains a wealth of information on rifle and pistol cartridges. Out of print since 2002, This rare guide is now available in authorized reprint. Sections on: fire forming without a bullet, interpret case specs, forming case process, anneal formed cases, variations in case capacity, chamber pressure variables, and powder selection.
Over 900 case listings with one and a half-scale illustrations, 608 pages, hardbound.
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Part # K-4999
Price : $59.98 A little hard to get a personalized copy any more but I have 2 because I think when these are gone the price will climb again and somebody might find mine tempting. Maybe the permission is in place for another reprinting. Wolfe also has a nice little small format collection of dimensions as printed in the magazines.
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Ed,
You win the trivia contest! Excellent.
Huntington decided to make loading equipment rather than bullets.
About that time Vernon Speer and Joyce Hornady were working together.
Ok who suggested the name RCBS?
Last edited by RinB; 06/20/17.
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Clark...I have #599.
Jerry...started fiddling with this stuff in 1961. Still at it.
“Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away”.
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... Ok who suggested the name RCBS? RinB- It's not clear whether you're repeating my question, or asking for the answer. At any rate, Grover Wotkyns suggested the name "Rock Chuck Bullet Swage". This occurred about 1946. Wotkyns and Huntington interacted extensively at that time. --Bob
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I bought some used brass which was supposed to all be 243. I found this case in the bag. It has 243 head stamp, and has been fired. Here it is in the center of photo. 243 on left, mystery case center, and 6 SLR on right. The shoulder is actually moved forward of the standard 243. Congratulations dogcatcher, since you have the brass you are going to need a new rifle....
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Haha, I like the way you think!
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