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https://www.markvii-loading.com/The-Evo ... p_410.html https://www.markvii-loading.com/Evoluti ... p_394.html Mark 7 has been supplying clutched auto drives, and some pretty nice electronic checks/controls for Dillon 1050's for a while. Now they are launching a couple of new presses combined...

Because I can make more accurate ammo than I can buy. And these days...so ammo scares don’t affect me much.

I would suggest the Dillon RL 550C as someone above recommended. It is a manually indexed press (think inverted turret, the shell plate moves instead of the die plate), that also has the added benefits over a turret in that it has a priming and charging systems, if you want those. It can also...

How much to buy? 5 years (or more) worth of components is a good start (which will obviously depend on you). More in calibers you love. 5 years will get you through most scares without having to pay panic prices. Keep the inventory topped off, FIFO, and dip into the stash when (not if)...

Great to hear.

Tackdriver, What are your thoughts on your Giraud Trimmer?

OP..., for me, brass life depends on the caliber, the load, and not overworking brass. That typed, in 223 for example, for me (ymmv) federal brass doesn’t hold up as well as others, to the point that I don’t bother with it. Conversely Remington brass holds up well, right up there with Lake...

Hopefully my son and I will empty 4 or 5 thousand rounds again on prairie dogs this spring and reload them again; empty 4 or 5 thousand 9mm plate and steel shooting together and load them again; and continue to dump coyotes this winter efficiently so we don’t eat into our prairie dog loads too...

Awesome, congrats!! Enjoy the present to yourself! Will be interested in your thoughts on the trimmer after you get it and have run a pile.

Tack, I own World's Finest Trimmer (WFT) and then bought a Giraud (Giraud Tri Way). The WFT hasn't been used since. For simply trimming, the WFT is certainly an upgrade compared to hand trimming, and faster. The con of the WFT is that is doesn't debur and chamfer......for me, this is a...

Of those choices, I would start with the XBR with the 55's. XBR (extruded) will be much more temp insensitive than the ball powders (and you get some temp swings in your area). And imo (and in my stuff), it is a better in every way compared to varget/extruded. While I have burned a lot of...

Agreed! I have buddies who claim their rifles shoot better long, and when I observe them, the rifle/shooter does in fact shoot better long distance. Do I believe it has anything to do with the bullet magically correcting its wayward flight = Nope, no, nada. Do I believe there are...

My favorite powder for 223 , particularly for bullets less than 65 g.... is H322. It is a very small grain extruded extreme powder.....which means it meters well, and is relatively temp insensitive. I use the same load for p-dogs in the Blaz'n heat of summer as I do for yotes in the dead of...

Hey leadchuker ... I can't read the last 3 digits on the GPS coordinates on the fence line picture, please post. lol ... just kidding ... you have got to be itchin to go.

Not exactly on the same subject as the starting post, but potentially interesting to some. See the pictures linked here. http://www.6mmbr.com/PrimerPix.html I still use CCI (smile) For my shooting, primers don't seem to matter as long as I stick with the type the load manual says to use...