Recent content by ronedog

Thanks Bob!

Ok, thanks guys...I'll start with Bergers advice and work up from there. Thanks

I am working up a load for an older gun I've had. I had to buy a different powder (IMR 4350). I thought I'd search the web to learn a bit about load recipes that have worked for other people and back off from there a bit to start testing the powder charges. But, I've gotten a bit confused...

Thanks guys...got the #6 redding competition shell holders coming and next weekend headed to cabelas and gonna pickup the rockchucker! Ill keep my lee for seating and use the rcbs for resizing.

Ok, thanks Deputy819. What about the RCBS Rockchucker press and using LEE dies and LEE bushings in that press? I read on another thread that the RCBS Rockchucker and the Redding Boss are good choices and the price points are close enough to each other...I have some rewards points at cabelas...

Thanks for the replies. I did a bit of reading on the Redding Boss press. Sounds like I can get more consistant resizing with this one and I like the idea of those redding shell holders to bump the shoulders, as opposed to screwing down the die. Would I have to also buy new dies, or will my...

Thanks guys...always appreciate this forum! I did the sharpie test on the seating...looks like it marked the bullet about 1/8th or so down from the tip, so it looks like its fine for VLD bullets. Another question came up. I've managed to get the brass bumped back with the FL sizer thanks to...

Wedgy, you mentioned a "vld seating die". It got me thinking...and im still a noob as well, so pleas forgive, if this is basic...if im measuring the overall length of my load from the ogive, then i would assume that i would also need to seat the bullet from the ogive as well. Does the lee...

Ok, thanks for the help. Heres some updates from what I did today. I was curious if I could chamber my fired brass, so I put it in my gun and it chambered and didn't stick, nor was hard to push down the bolt. I was of the impression that fired brass needed to be resized, or else it would not...

Hey guys, thanks for the replies...the hunt ended and I had to get back to work, so sorry I didn't respond sooner. Let me see if I can answer a few questions and update you on what I've done. I purchased the hornady headspace comparator and the Anvil to make my readings more precise. I...

Thank you for the help and replies. I'm not seeing any pressure issues, primers are not flattened, necks are not cracked, shell casings don't show anything at the moment. Sounds like I've missed a step I didn't realize was necessary, bumping the shoulder back. I watched a few videos (thanks...

There is a snug resistance when chambering. I should say i have about 12 cases that have been shot 8 times...i have another batch ive shot 6 times...im just keeping the batches separate...but both are hard to extract.

I'm noticing the cases are getting a bit harder to pull out. I really have to pull up hard on the bolt to eject the case, but I didn't have to do this in the past. I'm using the same amount of powder I've always used and the same brass. I have been reloading a 300 WSM for a couple years (I'm...

Hi guys. Just wanted to close the loop and say thanks for all your help. I was able to get the neck tension i was looking for. I annealed my brass and ordered a smaller mandrel from lee precision that was .3055. That got me what i needed. Thx

I thought about crimping...I have a lee crimp, but its for my 30-06. Can I use that same crimping die, or do I need to go buy a 300wsm one? Also, how to you measure the pressure of a "light crimp", do you hang weights, or just feel with your hand? A few years ago when I was loading my 30-06...