martin_b

Is membership the only way us southern softies can shoot Eskdalemuir? (other than in a competition i suppose)

Ops:  Just read the 2018 bit of the posting date!

On 11/14/2020 at 12:14 PM, terryh said:

Martin

I‘Ve 38 spl brass you’re welcome to and can probably cut down and trim square a 45-70 or 40-65 brass to give you the other option ( as it’s a wet Saturday 😉)

PM me

Terry

Sorry mate only just seen this.  I think im Ok now thanks 

can i have the e-z prime please?

Ive just found this article

http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2019/06/cheap-tricks-how-to-measure-shoulder-bump-using-45-acp-case/

so while I wait for the proper tools to arrive has anyone got a .40S&W case they could send me?  Please!  (or maybe a .38special  i relaod for 6.5CM the 7.5 Swiss)

Thanks Guy's and the "click no bang"  is exactly my problem with a K31.   

Ops have I called it the wrong thing maybe its called a case guage ?  what I'm after is somthing like this 

https://www.reloadingsolutions.com/products/measuring-tools/headspace-gauges/

I allready have 2 x the Wilson  ones in .223 and 6.5CM but getting one in a swiss version seems more difficult.

Has anybody got one to sell or would be prepared to rent me one for a few days, while I check out a new F/L sizing die.

cheers

martin

On 11/2/2016 at 4:57 PM, rsc1960 said:

I used some small bore hose from a gas barbeque fitting that we had in the garage,

 

works fine, but when you turn the gas of at the end of the session it takes a wee bit of time to run out due to the pressuered tube.

 

sorry I don't have a better picture of it

 

bob.

Can i ask how you connected the burner to the bottle? Are there adapters at each end?

cheers 

Martin

The OP is a lazy old hamfisted git! 

My logic is you have to have a case to activate the powder messure, that leaves you will a part filled case, 

Now I could decant that into a weighing tray make it up to the exact weight and then refill the case, but my dispraxia and the elastic bounce properties of RS62 means some would escape. Hence why do leave it in the case and top it up direct.

Also I should say i use an electronic scale with a set of calabration weights, and this powder messure

https://www.henrykrank.com/reloading/lee-reloading/powder-handling/lee-auto-drum-powder-measure.html

Cheers the Henry doesnt look bad. 

The problem I have with decanting the powder is that at every stage when i do itthere is a fair risk of the odd grain escaping.

Does anyone have links to, or know even if they exist..

1: A really small ( pen sized) vacuum  that i can use to clean up the grains of powder that always seem to escape.

2: A Powder pipette. The way i load is that i use an electronic scale to weigh the case, zero the scale then use a Lee drum to fill the case to within say 1 grain of target, then manually make up the difference. What would be handy is if i could trickle the powder direct into the case mouth whilst its on the scale. I see extruded powders being the problem.

I wish you hadn't posted this..  Ive found several items I may have to place a bid on!

Sorry if this is a dumb question but is there any advantge for "pure shooting" in having electronics. 

Obviously when your chating to mates ( when we can do that again) its a benefit, but if your shooting on your own, why bother? 

provisionally sold.

This came off a rifle I bought a while ago so no box sunshade etc.. just what you can see here.

I few marks and wear around the knobs 

Illumination works fine ( red and green) locking turrets, 1/4 MOA clicks.

 £175 including postage.

Ill have these please.

now sold

Having decided to stick to one manufacturer for my brass Ive got 250+ 6.5CM cases for sale.

Its a mix of S&B ( all once fired) Hornady ( 2 or 3 times fired?) with the odd Norma and maybe others thrown in, but all large primer. Some of it is deprimed some not.

As its a bit of a mix.. £75 the lot plus postage  ,or Im at Bisley tomorrow 8:30am for a couple of hours and at least a couple of times most months.

And I'll take the press please.. can you let me know the postage to RH2 please, Cheap as possible Im in no rush!

On 2/29/2020 at 10:37 PM, Nick 53 said:

The inland revenue scam prity annoying. 

Starts with it seems a genuine phone number then launches into a warrant for your arrest or please log onto to pay. 

HMRC are aware but if you received a call to inform them of the number. 

Thanks nick 

Still going on...  I had an automated call from a London number yesterday, informing me HMRC were about to "start proceedings".  At that point i hung up.

just to be clear.. cut the head off and throw it away, tie-wrap the rest of the toothbrush to the powder thrower.  😀

The idea is you buy the cheapest electronic toothbrush you can find (think Ebay&China). remove/cut the head off then tie-wrap it as tight as possible to your autodrum ( it also should work with anything similar). Then turn it on while you load.

The idea is the vibrations stop kernals sticking internally and help granular powder to pack evenly. (I was using RS62)

I dont think it will ever be consistant enough for benchrest, but it good enough for what I do and its a damn sight faster.

Gents,  the two groups below were shot with rounds made using the Lee Autodrum.  the first set without the toothbrush mod the second with.

Number 2 on the first set could have been my fault. and the breeze was a bit gusty on the second set but brushing seems to help!

Gun was a 6.5CM @ 900 yards on Stix.

Not sure where you live but heres my story

I started with a .223 as good as anything out to 300y,  more challenging at 600y but possible,  However I live close to Bisley and Stix was waiting,  One 6.5 Creedmoor later i'm shooting 900, 1000, and 1200yards.  The issue now is I found this board read about Eskdalemuir and now I feel a mile and a 300 Norma Mag / 338 lapau etc.. calling me!  Once you start its hard to stop. Ive also shot a 22LR out to 200 yards,  good fun and good training on reading the wind. 

However back to your orgonal questionAll my scopes are FFP Milrad, just my preference but for what i shoot they just work better for me.  A Falcon on the LR and Vortex Viper's on the centre fires. No complaints with any of them. 

Ive got a EVX 6-24 FFP on my rimfire and I've no major complaints. The eyebox gets a bit small at max mag and the mag ring itself is stiff, ( fixed with a breakaway coaster) but at the price I'm happy.