Ralpharama

£110 delivered?

£130 delivered next day with DPD?

Bump

Bump

bump

Offers

Anyone?

How important is neck tension? And how important to it is annealing? My budget rotary gas fired annealer really isn't especially precise and from time to time the cases stop turning and so aren't accurately annealed. There seems to be lots of opinions on YouTube, but as my interest in extra long range increases so I realise that i really need to make my ammo as good as it can be. As far as I can see the only annealer that is super accurate is the AMP, but this is eye wateringly expensive. Thoughts?

No problem with .338 Lapua a Bunky’s. Bisley though does not allow any form of .338 . Going down Bunky’s to shoot at 1200yards, so my current set up will be fine 😃 Though I’ll need to borrow a mod, as one’s needs one there now 🙄 Kev got grief about noise so mods are required. I’ve added one to my variation as well as a .338 and the new barrel🤔

Sold to Raymie P

Sorry, I thought I had put the pix up. Duh 🙄

Northern Ireland isn't a problem, but it will be Royal Mail as it's north of twenty quid with DPD😃

This tool is used in a cordless drill to trim cases to length. I have shell holders and depth mandrels for .308 and .300WM. Also included is a hand internal and external deburring tool. It's easy to use and takes the cases down to the correct length without having to set anything up. £25 posted

These accurate scales are very accurate and come with calibration weights, tweezers and a powder pan all in a nice protective case. Can work in grammes or grains £28 delivered by DPD next day (Mainland UK)

I found this really good for large rifle primers but a bit hit or miss with small rifle. They've been selling them for years so it's most likely me. I also was told by the vendor that you have to tap the magazine every now and then or it stops feeding them. There are two set of small and large inserty things. One I wasn't sure about so I bought another pair. I've moved onto an eyewateringly expensive RCBS version. I am including three special shell holders for it. They covered .308/6.5 Creedmoor, .223Rem and .300 Win Mag. The shell holders cover far more calibres than these, but that's what I used them for. £28 delivered by DPD next day (mainland UK)

I bought this second hand and found it pretty accurate, but not as accurate as a RCBS Chargemaster 🤣 It was great for my lever action, but now I have become obsessed with tiny groups at very long distances it no longer fits the bill. I modified a Lee powder through die so that it sits on it and can be used on a turret press. It has a coarse and fine adjusted for load. I am unsure of the make, but from the colour I might guess Lyman? £40 delivered next day by DPD (mainland UK)

I've had this press quite a while and before I started using a single station press and used it for all my calibres which is why I have four turrets with it. It is easy and quick to use, but I have become addicted to ultra precision so only high end dies will satisfy my urge tfor the ultimate accuracy. To be honest I was shooting pretty well when using Lee stuff and I suspect my new desire for the Nirvana of reloading is probably an expensive mugs game 🤣 £120 delivered using DPD next day delivery (UK Mainland only)

Cast Iron solid Single Station Lee Precision press with breech lock system, which makes changing dies much quicker and easier. It is a decent solid press. They are currently £214 at 1976 Spud who are not known for being expensive. I've not had it that long. Has large and small primer inserters and little plastic think to use of one isn't using it to insert primers, as I chose not to. £140 delivered mainland UK by DPD using next day delivery

I had a chat with Matt at HPS and have ordered a new barrel for my Sabatti. Apparently with a 1 in 8 twist barrel with an extra couple of inches and I can shoot heavier projectiles and achieve my goal 😃 It's not massively cheap, but much cheaper than entering the .338 route with all the huge expenses incurred there.

I have become obsessed with the idea of shooting a mile. I have a place to shoot it sorted - Bunkys in Cornwall. What I don’t have is a gun capable of keeping a projectile supersonic much more than 1400 yards - .300WM Sabatti MRR with fat barrel, but only 26” long. Options: a) Upgrade current rifle? Would longer barrel be enough? b) build new action/Barrel into current stock (lovely FormRifle stock) c) new custom built .300WM - probably can’t afford and would need variation d) .338Lapua lovely but need variation, all new dies ….. very expensive - Sabatti don’t make .338 so really expensive for accuracy Thoughts?

£600 anyone?

I have case prep machine envy .... not sure i can run to one of those, how ever much I desire it

From time to time one has to suffer the tedious job of case trimming, lest bad things happen. The trimming itself isn’t too much of a ball ache, but removing the resultant burr most certainly is a pain the low hanging fruit. I have tried a high quality pair of chamfering engineering debuting tools, but they work on a 45degree angle and most reloading debuting tools seem to work on a far more acute angle with a more suitable rake angle for brass. It seems that I must work harder and invest in a case prep centre. I did like the look of the Hornady trio which seemed to do all I want at a sensible price, but was somewhat put of my a link to an American forum where they were complaining that they had broken this model. I do appreciate that making any machine “American proof” is a tall order for any designer, but if these units are unreliable I don’t want to invest in a flawed product. I’ve never had any problem with primer pockets other than when I had bought some cheap ..223 brass that had sealed in primers, so for me I’m only looking for deburring inside and out and I like the idea of a case brush to remove crap from the inside of the neck. Have you guys got any tales for great joy or a gnashing of teeth in this respect?

The expression Jammy Bas**rd springs to mind 🤣 That said I have a friend living in Bodmin and he suffers badly on the roads from Emmets 😂

I’m up at Bisley now - been playing with Ruger 10-22s this afternoon as part of my RSO course. Nasty little fiddly things 🤣 Learned a lot today, just hope I don’t balls up the exam tomorrow 😳 I’m staying in the Pavillion tonight. The “en suite” is rather like the heads in a sailing boat 😖 It all looked much nicer on the website 🙄