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SJB, Yes, I do use the appropriately sized pilot to go into the case mouth. I shall try your suggestion. Thank you! Steven

I have my Lyman trimmer bolted to the work bench and driven by an electric drill. Try as I may, I cannot get cases trimmed closer than .005" variation. What to do? Close enough not to fret? Or, fret? Steven

The consensus makes me feel like I am doing okay. When I load to test old military rifles, I throw and go and can get reasonable groups, depending on how bad the bores are. In US M1 Rifles with a muzzle of +1 and a throat of +2, I can get under 2" groups @ 100 yds., with the battle sights, which...

In terms of hand loading, I have flown by the seat of my pants for over 50 years. No accidents yet! Maybe I am just lucky. I am still using the Lyman manual dump for propellent. Once I check the throw for five or six drops, I will dump ten rounds and then check the next drop on the scale. The...

Okay, thanks for that. However, I am loading light loads just for range testing older military rifles. US M1 Rifle, US M1903 and US M1917, in which chamber dimensions are generous. Am I going into dangerous territory by going over the max. case length shown, in these tests? Again, for 30-06 the...

Maybe I am trimming before a need to do so. 30-06 for instance: The reloading manual shows new brass at 2.494" and to trim to 2.484". I have been trimming anything longer than 2.494"! What is the max stretch that I can allow, before trimming? Best to all, Steven L. Ashe

Yes, my bad!! 180gr. Thanx, Steven

My friend, a novice, purchased three boxes of Federal Power Shock, 300 Win. Mag, 180gr. Soft Point. He wanted 300 WSM, but the retailer would not take back the 300 Win. Mag., so he has asked me to sell it. I see that a lot of places are out of this ammo. I don't need it, so will offer it here...

When three of my uncles and my dad returned from WWII, I began tagging along behind them at age 5. This, in 1947. What strikes me now are two issues. One; they had no hunting clothes, as we know them today. And two, none of them owned more than one rifle and one shotgun. Today, all who are...

My grand daughter was able to take the photo off Storm's telephone. Not a great shot, but all we had in the dark. Steven L. Ashe

Amazing, how we can have different experiences. If I had not already taken a fair number of mule deer, whitetails and antelope with a Browning B78 in 7mmRemMag, I may have gotten rid of it too, when I shot a wild pig in N. FL. The pig only weighed a little over 200 lbs. dressed weight. I was on...

Dr. Mike, I was strictly following a slow fire regimen, because I know that in a hunting sits. I would be taking game under fire from a cold barrel. I always had multiple rifles at the range and the 300RUM cooled for at least 20 minutes, before the next shot. I also followed strict, correct...

How many rounds is a 300RUM barrel good for? I had one and the accuracy began to drop off after 1500 rounds. It took several hundred rounds just to discover what propellant, bullet and primer, and OAL it liked best! The 300RUM is not for everyone. As soon as I went beyond MV that I was already...

Of course in my post above, I meant to write 38SPL and not "39". I was thinking of an E. Brown single shot hand gun in 30-30. Any opinions on that hand loaded ammo for silouette? Steve

These iron silouettes are quite large. The pig is the size of a small pig. I have hit them center and they wobble. I have to hit them top to knock them over. Granted, I was using lightly loaded 39Spl from a 6" Blackhawk.

I will heed all of that counsel. Thank you, Steve Ashe

We have a local club that shoots casual sillouette matches at 65 to 75 yards, knocking over metal targets. What would be the best cartridge to get in a 10" barrel, hand gun to play this game? Steve Ashe

A few years back, I bought an E. Brown Inc. rifle in 6mm Bench Rest Magnum. The wildcat case is 30-30 Win. I have to neck down with 7mmWaters, then with the 6mmBRM die to get cases. These must be fire formed. Good news, pressures are low, so the formed cases last a long time. Recently I got two...

I try to load 200 rounds of any one caliber at a time. I do separate the brass by brand name and mark the boxes accordingly. However, after zero at 300 yards, a brand change does not appear to move the point of impact. Anyone else notice this, or a different result? For hunting, I would not use...

I have the Lyman additive to add to the corn cob media. Perhaps I have not been adding enough, or often enough. The tumler is a large Lyman drum and has been serving for many years now. Steven L. Ashe