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Rule3, Did it arrive today? How is the testing going,so far?:D You're probably right, I'll put some rounds together and see where it takes me from here. I have really, as always, appreciated all the input from you and others. If nothing else, it has made me feel that I have at least attempted...

Lol! My favorite part of that song is the ''twang, twang..."

I follow you on the pressure. It seems that maybe the dirtiest part may,in fact, be at the begining, where the piston is located. I had a recurring thought today, as I pondered the subject. Magnum reasearch states that a user should try many different 'brands' of ammo in the DE, as long as...

OK, more good information. I didn't know there was a powder specific to a gas operated weapon. As of now, even after checking your 'pull down' source, I am limited to 2400. As in powder is scarce out there. So, I will stick to the top end of the data for 2400, which is 20.5 for Lymann,or, 21...

Great points you make, and a concise analysis of the 'finer' points to making good ammunition. Being fairly new to reloading I come here, to this forum, for the Bottom Line and the hair splitting subtleties that aren't explained in the 'ABCs' of reloading. At this point I am commited to...

Great resurrection thread! Please enlighten me on the original stocks for these guns. Were target stocks an option in the pre 24 1950 target, and, if so, were they checkered or smooth, cokes or otherwise? Were magnas considered to be the 'standard' stocks on these?

Great insight guys. It seems the vast majority of reloaders for the DE feel that H110 is the 'best' at full strength loads. It cycles the slide reliably. Others say that 2400, also at full, or near to it, strength cycle the action predictably and reliably. So, yes, slow burn rate and heavy...

Rule3, Thanks for the reply. Someone on ' the firing line forum' stated that the owners manual , for their gun,had said this. Others chimed in and said that theirs didn't, and so it goes. Accordingly, Magnum Research says that you just shouldn't reload for it at all, but, many do, apparently...

Maybe I should come at this from a different angle. If, 2400 were that much dirtier than H110, wouldn't the extra powder/dirt residue be completely soluble in cleaning solvent? I can understand how the lead would plug it up, that's obvious. I am just having a hard time seeing how the powder...

I have acquired one of these recently in a trade deal and have read that the gas system is sensitive to 2400 powder and it being 'dirty' , which in turn can clog the gas system. I know that you are not supposed to run lead bullets due to the gas system but am unclear on the powder being an...

I do have one complaint. Everytime I fire off a round my middle finger knuckle gets hit by the trigger guard, leaving that knuckle sore for a week or so after shooting. I have XL hands and I wonder if magna stocks would help this matter? I am always swayed by a gun that shoots this well and...

Made me laugh! You know what I'm taliking about. Hahahaha, like 29' says below...'eek'! No way, nor will I. The way I see it, over the past 86 years, this old girl has earned every battle wound and still does her current keeper proud, so, far be it from me to erase all that hard won...

To many here this is probably no secret but to me, the uninitiated, new to HEs, it has been a 'true' discovery of the highest order. I acquired this 'shooter' from a friend here on the forum with the hopes that it would at least hit the paper at a reasonable distance. Given its age, the fact...

Glen Farmer, I was typing my post while you were sending yours. I'm glad to read about the back to back comparo of the Dillon and the RCBS. I had never reloaded until I got my Dillon 550, so, it is what I know at this point and I would prefer to not buy another press.

Great information everyone, thanks. So it looks like I can reload both semi auto and bolt on the 550. It does however, if I understand correctly, seem imperative that I check set back with a case micrometer and overall case length? I am not sure how to 'neck' size only, in the case of the...

Great, yes, I should have mentioned it before, this is for my Remington 700 bolt action. You mentioned a 'case micrometer', is that something you recommend over calipers?

For those of you that load .308 on the 550 do you use it exclusively, for all steps, or do you use another press for sizing? I am asking because I have read, in this section, that the 550 will 'deflect' and otherwise not stay true when sizing the case. Many, who own 550s, have said that they use...

I'm like you, I was hooked on the '29' because of Dirty Harry. I found a 29-2, which is just great to have, knowing it's the 'original' and it's P&R and so forth and so on. I also have a 29-10 which gets 99% greater range time than the 29-2. It will take the full power magnums as much as your...

I just got back into town after the holiday and went about trying to find large rifle primers. Nothing anywhere. I just looked at midway, natchez and grafs and found that they are out of stock on the primers and many powders. Powder valley looks like it could be run by the janitor. If anyone...

I just tried to find small rifle primers yesterday, with no luck. That got me looking around and I noticed that Powder Valley doesn't have any of my favorite powder,Unique, in stock nor any of the small pistol or small rifle primers I was looking for. I haven't needed any of the above, except...