Canuck223

As Alamo Shooter finds, I found this was a problem when I didn't have my press set up quite right. I went back to basics. I cleaned and lubed the press well. I adjusted the shellplate nut to be tight enough without being too tight. I made sure the toolhead was indexed properly, by running the head into the press, then backing off the toolhead nut, and centering the toolhead, then tightening the bolt slowly. Now that I use the PW autodrive kit, I'm wondering if the human factor could be a contributing factor.

Paul Watson long ago sold his soul. Any origional stirring of environmental awareness was long ago sold out to his money grubbing and attention whoring nature. That this television network underwrites his activities pretty much excludes it from my set.

I got a message from an old friend today on Facebook, with an unusual request. Her father was asking for me to give him a call. I hadn't been over to Ted's house since Anita was in highschool, easily 20 years ago. I think I last saw him 10 years or more ago, when my daughter was first born and we were shopping for cribs. I always liked Ted. He was a humble but happy man, who took life as it came, but always with an eye to the future. He's got three daughters, and no sons or from the sounds of it, son-in-laws that he trusts. His health is not great, and at 79 he's trying to make sure there are no avoidable difficulties left for his wife if he should pass. He wants me to come over and help him clean out his collection of rifles and shotguns. I'll go over tomorrow to take down a description and pictures, and post them on our local exchange forum. I know I can get him a fair price and find his collection a good home. I doubt his wife or girls would do anything stupid with them, but clearly he doesn't want them bothered.

I took MrsC out to The Keg last night for her birthday. It ain't truly fine dining, but it's a long way removed from McDonalds. Across from me was a father and douchebag son. If I'd ever kept my hat on past the front door, my father would have slapped it off my head. Thank-you, I feel better.

A friend lives in California (Rancho Cucamonga) and is going shooting with me while he's home with his family. As a green card holder and permanent resident of the state, afaik, he's good to go to purchase his own back in Cali. Am I correct that there is a 10 day wait and a 10 round limit?

Marstar have seemed to have difficulty keeping them in stock. The popular models seem to sell out quickly. The cheaper mags are perpetually out of stock. The only real complaint I've heard from an owner was a damaged mag catch recess. I'm not certain if this was due to over eagre home gunsmithing by someone unfamiliar with the system, or a genuine flaw. At 1/3 the cost of an STI, it's an attractive option for the guy just getting into Standard Div.

I'm not shy about my hobby. I refuse to treat target shooting like it's shameful and best kept secret.

OK, back in the day, I processed a poopload of once fired brass and loaded enough ammo to make my gov't explosives division sweat my powder orders. My set up was using two toolheads. Toolhead one: Station 2: Dillon Carbide size die Station 3 : swager back up die Station 6 : RT1200B trimmer The Dillon die was adajusted with the Dillon case guage. The RT1200b was adjusted to contact the neck only. Cases had been cleaned for 24 hours in crushed walnut followed by 2 hours in corn cob. Then the cases were lightly lubed with Dillon spray lube, and allowed to dry completely. Following processing, the cases were returned to a tumbler with fresh corn cob media to remove the lube and the rare burr from the trimmer. Afterwords, the cases would be run a second time through toolhead #2 Toolhead #2 Station 2: Lee collet die with a mandrel polished .0005 undersize. Station 5: Dillon powder die/measure Station 7: Dillon Seater die Station 8: Dillon crimp die The Lee die in station 2 is to prove the primer pocket flash hole against the chance it's clogged with tumbler media, and to ensure the neck is not too tight after going through the RT1200 as while it does size the case slightly, it doesn't open the mouth afterwords. At about this point, I tend to have half a dozen guys pipe up and ask about chamfering. My answer is I never did. The RT1200 doesn't chamfer, but leaves a clean cut. I loaded new SS-109 bullets I'd been able to source from Hi-Tech Ammo every 6 months while at Knob Creek. With the SS-109's boat-tail profile, I never found I needed to chamfer.

The world is full of compromises. If you want to trim while you process your brass, set up a seperate toolhead just for that purpose. The only signigigant compromise in my opinion is powder selection. Ball and short fine extruded powders will work fine. Longer extruded powders are a pain.

I'll see your hungry 16 year old, and raise you a set of 8 year old twind desperate for cash for more Pokemon cards....

I've been at my current site for 6 years, and as forman for 4. The area manager that was here when I arrived was only around for a year, but it was a heck of a year. Our old forman was diagnosed with colon cancer, and was off for 7 months over the course of a year recovering from surgery and chemo. In that time, our area manager sent over a replacement worker, but he didn't assign a temporary forman. We managed just fine, keeping the place running and the paperwork up to date. When our forman was ready to return, company policy was to assign him modified duties at a larger job site under supervision. We advocated strongly with the area manager that we could cope with him on site even with his limitations. The area manager and his boss discussed it, and agreed to the plan. I used the area manager as a reference when I tried for and got the formans job when the old one retired (healthy). Since then, I haven't seen him much. He was transfered to another area 5 years ago. Yesterday i e-mailed to ask if I could use him as my third reference for the formans job at his old site. Not only did he agree to acting as a reference, but he offered to drop by and coach me on some of the finer points that I'll need to know for that interview.

I had taken may machine down to bear bones to detail clean it, prior to running a batch of processed 9mm through to prime them. I was rebuilding the press, and wanted to check the primer slide and the timing of the primer plunger. I didn't bother installing the toolhead, and just flicked on my PW Autodrive. Unfortunately, I'd failed to notice the shellplate wasn't in the correct position, and without the toolhead, there was nothing to stop the PW from running a full cycle. The swager made contact with the edge of the shellplate, chipping it.

I don't load .380, or supercomp brass. Currently I'm just loading 9mm, but may load .223 Rem again in the future. If I could get away with it, I'd like to just buy the .223 Rem conversion kit for my 1050 and use the same shellplate for both. Does 9x19 fit in the .223 Rem shellplate? I know 9mm is a #5 and .223 I believe is a #3, and they have specific plates for a reason, so I expect the answer is no.

I damaged my 9mm shellplate, and was thinking out loud, but can you use the .223 Rem shellplate instead? I know guys shooting supercomp brass need to, but I wasn't sure if regular 9mm brass would fit withour headaches?

Thank-you!!!!! I had it happen this morning while I was cleaning my gun. I find I can simply listen, and hear when something doesn't sound right. I was right beside the machine, cleaning my GP6 and all of a sudden, the tone changed. I looked over and the arm is stalled. I switched it off and had a look, only to find the puck had come off the end enough that the key had slipped out. It's not a hard fix, but knowing ahead of thim that it does happen saved me a lot of stress.

I keep a cheap 1/5th HP air compressor and air gun attachment beside the press, and blast it with air periodicly to eliminate spilled powder and tumbler media.

Dude, I've been smiling like a virgin on prom night ever since you replied to my PM. You have no idea how much stress you saved me. Thanks again!!!

On low, and using the white funnel insert, I've yet to have an upside down case.

No offence at all. I have a Mr.Bulletfeeder and love it. My reason for pre-processing brass is 50/50 OCD and just a general distaste for having a fowl up while loading ammo. I find most of my problems while loading relate to split cases, ringed primers, bent rims. By running the cases prior to risking components, my stress level drops. I remove the swager just to reduce the stress on the shellplate. Ya, I know if the back-up rod is adjusted in concert with the swager, the stress should be nil, but if you've got OCD and you know it, wash your hands.....

Is the indexing ball stuck?

When I set it up, I adjusted it with the toolhead all the way down. I took your suggestion, and adjusted it so that it was all the way up. It seems to be working, with indexing 100% and it still sizes all the way to the shellplate.

For the most part, all center fire pistol licences are not being renewed. One competitor in Ireland who managed to get his licence for his SP01 Shadow renewed, has as a condition that he can't fire it in the Irish Republic. So he's trusted to keep his gun and ammo at home, but has to leave the country to shoot it. The Justice Minister, Jerry Ahern feels he needs to save the Irish from the "American gun culture".

I bought a MrBulletFeeder from Rick when they came back on the market, and love it.

OK, so I'm beginning to think that part and parcel to owning a 1050 is just sitting and watching it work while someone else is operating it.... The indexing issue I spoke of above may not be an issue after all. I loaded the machine up with brass and ran 1000 cases without a hiccup. I think that when normally operating the press, I tend to move the handle up faster, as there is no load. That likely has been tossing the shellplate into final position. When running the PW, the speed is constant. The shellplate isn't always in final position with the toolhead at the top, but the locating pins nudge it into position when needed.

Hmm, I need to tinker a bit more. I loaded the beast up with brass and ran it tonight, just sizing and swaging the pockets. I was alarmed at the number of times the locating pins in the toolhead were moving the shellplate into final position.