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Re: Best/Worst Reloading Investments [Re: Tactical Cowboy] #9027719 04/01/24 07:39 PM
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My best reloading investment is my second wife. My worst reloading investment was my first wife.


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Re: Best/Worst Reloading Investments [Re: Tactical Cowboy] #9028525 04/03/24 12:38 PM
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Shot shell loading anything. Many years back I decided to start loading shot shells so I could shoot steel shot from my older waterfowl hunting guns. Can it be done? Yes, most certainly so. The only problem is the massive bulk of all of the components you have to keep on hand. The up side is the quality of ammo is better than anything I've ever been able to buy off the shelf at any price. I still have 5,000 fiocchi high brass primed new in the box hulls that are taking up WAY to much space. One day I am going to gather everything in a pile and sell it cheap.

Re: Best/Worst Reloading Investments [Re: Big Sam] #9028579 04/03/24 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Big Sam
My best reloading investment is my second wife. My worst reloading investment was my first wife.


hahaha I LOVE this!!!!!!!!


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Re: Best/Worst Reloading Investments [Re: duffas] #9028591 04/03/24 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by duffas
possum hollow case trimmer - didn't know he was still in business.

I don't always use one but his bore guides are good.

Re: Best/Worst Reloading Investments [Re: Korean Redneck] #9028949 04/04/24 01:35 AM
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Red neck, I feel the same way he does. Remember the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears? The bear said “Someone is sleeping in my bed and they are still there.” That got me filing for divorce.


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Re: Best/Worst Reloading Investments [Re: Dave Davidson] #9029121 04/04/24 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Dave Davidson
Red neck, I feel the same way he does. Remember the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears? The bear said “Someone is sleeping in my bed and they are still there.” That got me filing for divorce.


hahah u boys are funny!!! I guess I'm one of the lucky bastards.


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Re: Best/Worst Reloading Investments [Re: Tactical Cowboy] #9029411 04/05/24 01:03 AM
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Jury is out I either don’t remember or have t disliked too much.


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Re: Best/Worst Reloading Investments [Re: Tactical Cowboy] #9030378 04/07/24 01:09 PM
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Best:
Forster Co-Ax, but the RCBS Rockchucker is an epic conventional press. So is the Redding T-7 in a turret.
Lee Hand-prime tool. I have probably primed tens of thousands of cases with it over the past 20 years. The tray lid is wearing out and fits loose -- the only negative.
A decent caliper is critical. I use mine for all sorts of things besides handloading.
About two-thirds of my dies are Lee and two-thirds of my molds. They've never let me down. The Lee Production Poit is a workhorse too, but can be temperamental.
Good old RCBS 10-10 beam scale.
Lee dipper set. Amazing how consistent these can be.
Thumler's Tumbler for case cleaning.
Hornady One-shot for case lube.
Lee push-through sizing dies and Liquid Alox.

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Anything to do with case trimming. I hate it.
Progressive loaders. I don't shoot enough volume to remember how to keep these fed and tweaked. I am sure I would change my tune if I were shooting IPSC, that sort of thing.
RCBS (or Lyman) Lubrisizers. I have and use one, but what a mess.

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I should have bought a pickup bed level full of primers in 2018.


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Re: Best/Worst Reloading Investments [Re: bluetopper] #9031330 04/09/24 02:42 AM
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Originally Posted by bluetopper
I should have bought a pickup bed level full of primers in 2018.


You and me both.


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Best: RCBS Hand priming tool

Worst: RCBS Chargemaster Story goes my now ex wife bought one for me one year for Christmas. I used it for about 1 month just to familiarize myself with it. It was nice and all but I load for mostly hunting, not target shooting so it was kind of over-kill for my needs, and a little too slow when I needed to make 100 rounds of 6.8SPC for a hog hunt... So, I put it back in it's original box, packaged everything back up, taped off the box to keep dust out of it and put it up on the top shelf of my reloading cabinet where it sat safely, untouched, for 4 years.. I recently took it down and opened it up as I was going to give it to my nephew for him to use as he is wanting to get into loading... Display is jacked. It will power up then the screen fades out after about 10 seconds.. Useless, expensive, barely used CHINA made garbage.. If sitting on a shelf in a temperature controlled environment killed it.. how long would it have lasted had I continued to use it?


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