Recent content by jimbires

Thanks Dan , heck I forgot about the molten lead system . probably the least expensive way to go , and as you said you know the temp .

I did find it , starting TODAY . Peterson Cartridge's Cosmetic Seconds Sale is back, and as one of our newsletter subscribers, you're getting a 24-hour heads up notification before anyone else. Beginning Thursday, July 2nd at 4:00 PM EST, you'll have exclusive first access until 7:00 PM...

watch , Peterson brass " I got an email a day or two ago , saying they are having their seconds on sale soon . probably for a forth of July sale . I just took a quick look , I don't see it mentioned . https://petersoncartridge.com/

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I anneal after every fire . the brass is just so much more consistent to work with . there are a lot of us guys , on the Nosler forum , that anneal . if you're going to get started we'll get you going correctly . I think a few guys have the induction machines , I'd say hands down the...

the ticks are still in a lull here . I probably haven't picked more than a few , in a month or so . it makes being in the woods a lot nicer .

I had an engine internally balanced . they used a metal called , " Mallory Metal " . for an engine the advantage is the heavy weight , to small size ratio. in a long gun , you are still adding heavy weight that needs to be carried ..

Me too

Paul , I had a few weird things going on at one time . I always stayed logged in at that time . now I try to remember to log out each time . I need to log in every time now , and things have been flawless since I've been doing this . I also try to shutdown my computer more often ...

I "never " cut into the shoulder , when I turn necks . I cut until I just kiss , or scratch the shoulder . that's as deep as I go . my reason being , I don't know how thick the shoulder brass is , and I don't want to weaken the neck / shoulder junction . ( there is a thread about the necks...

tossing this batch is probably best . they could be stress cracked inside , from the manufacturing process , and nothing to see by looking at the outside of the case .

we all know brass moves , or we would not have to trim our cases . donuts are formed from thicker shoulder brass moving into neck brass . how this happens , I'm not sure . repeated firing and sizing causing the brass to move , is my guess . I would say over working the brass would...

the neck coming of is not a PSI problem . it's a brass problem .

I had something similar years ago . https://forum.nosler.com/threads/brass-failure.33873/#post-366620

Mark , I was going to start testing this , but life got in the way . I just love a new rabbit hole to go sniffing through . I have read there is only so much neck tension you can get by sizing the neck smaller . because the bullet acts like an expander mandrel . what I've read...