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Imperial was the best first advice I got.
Second:
After purchasing JB’s DVD on Precision Reloading I realized it was time to quit fretting over prices & invest in some better tools. Thus, Redding Type S dies, Wilson Machine Arbor Dies & an arbor press have revolutionized my entire loading program. I kissed run-out goodbye. I now develop loads at the range & have never been more satisfied by doing so.
"I never thought I'd live to see the day that a U.S. president would raise an army to invade his own country."
Robert E. Lee
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Lee Collet Neck Sizer Die
Anneal
Good bullets properly placed always work, but not everyone knows what good bullets are, or can reliably place them in the field
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Terminal performance counts... look at your velocity at impact & bullets construction for the purpose at hand.
Last edited by Spotshooter; 11/25/20.
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Campfire Kahuna
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"Try it. You'll like it"
I did and I did.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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Campfire Ranger
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I started reloading at about 12 years of age. Local gunsmith gave lessons to my Dad and I. He pounded into our heads to never reload for anyone else and to never shoot anyone else's reloads. I have stuck with that for almost 70 years , never varied even once, still seems like good advice to me.
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Campfire Ranger
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Neck mandrels or 2 thousandths shoulder bump.
Screw you! I'm voting for Trump again!
Ecc 10:2
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the 24HCF.
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Whatever you said...everyone knows you are a lying jerk. That's a bold assertion. Point out where you think I lied. Well?
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Tracker
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I charge 50 rounds at a time I'll take a flashlight and visually confirm all the cases in the block are charged before seating bullets
Coyotes shot no waiting.
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Campfire Outfitter
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Stop listening to a bunch of anal losers..
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Campfire Outfitter
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Most folks don’t know horseshit from wild honey concerning reloading or firearms!
Even birds know not to land downwind!
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Campfire Ranger
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I had a custom rubber stamp made for labels to go on reload boxes and developed a target with lines for loading data. Fill it in at the range, once home it gets three ring punched and goes in caliber specific ring binders. Best way to record load data and see the results on targets.
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Pull the decapper pin on your resizing die when resizing, then reinstall and size neck on down stroke instead of up. For some reason I'm having a hard time visualizing this. Can you explain further?
4 out of 5 Great Lakes prefer Michigan. 
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Campfire 'Bwana
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All good tips....have to agree with....
Imperial Wax....a little goes a long way
Lee Collet dies...many have turned their noses up at them
Lee Factory carbide crimp dies....especially semi pistols..best $17 you'll ever spend
One open bottle of powder on bench at once
no distractions at all-----kids----wife-----phone etc
Always keep ample supply of components properly stored
Purchase an RCBS bench mounted priming tool....very effective tool
I started reloading in 1973
T R U M P W O N !
U L T R A M A G A !
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Campfire Kahuna
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Obtain and check specs from at LEAST three reloading books before selecting a starting load... FWIW, I have six books.. 
Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69
Pro-Constitution.
LET'S GO BRANDON!!!
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Pull the decapper pin on your resizing die when resizing, then reinstall and size neck on down stroke instead of up. For some reason I'm having a hard time visualizing this. Can you explain further? What he means is remove the expander ball for the sizing operation, then install and push the sized neck over the expander ball. Pushing instead of pulling over the ball can reduce runout but it is an extra step.
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Campfire Regular
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Terminal performance counts... look at your velocity at impact & bullets construction for the purpose at hand. This for all hunting. Bestvreliading advice, dont expect to save any money
Location Western NC,
after alot of other places
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“Factio democratica delenda est"
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Campfire Kahuna
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Never grind on metal parts in a vice attached to your reloading table. Lost an eyebrow like that. Thought we had gotten nuked by Russia
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Campfire Kahuna
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If you want a tip on how to avoid distractions....
My ex entered the loading lab and gifted me with three buckets of rant and rave. A few days later at the range she was agitated once more due to some of her ammo having the primers upside down. She never bothered me at the bench after that.
I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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