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    Reloading questions

    in General Reloading

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    Just a thought, but as old as they are your dies may not be carbide but may be plain steel instead. If they are, you will need to use a lube or even replace them.

    MLM

    Most are carbide, their was one 9mm die that was completely destroyed but luckily he had two sets of 9mm.

    I will post pics when I get the press back and I have cleaned the dies.

    Reloading questions

    in General Reloading

    Posted

    IMHO. Reloading equipment is like most other things. You can spend as little or as much as you want. As with my tools, firearms, and just about everything else I try to stay in the middle of the road.

    I try the same approach but you have to admit the high end expensive stuff is so COOL!

    Reloading questions

    in General Reloading

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    Jon, I'd skimp on the calipers and scale, and get

    an inexpensive chronograph to make sure you're

    getting what you want, safely - especially if you

    are planning on loading .40 major.

    :cheers:

    Squared away on a chrono my shooting buddies have one and I almost never shoot solo! Thanks

    Reloading questions

    in General Reloading

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    I inherited a 20+ year old Dillon RL550 from my Uncle. I have been putting off buying a 550 knowing that this press was buried in a family members garage, I was glad I waited. Inside the box the 550 called home for the last 20 years were 7 die sets: 9mm, 45acp, 380, 38 acp, .223, and 30-06. Some of the dies have some surface rust and the 38 dies are absolutely filthy can anyone direct me to a thread or a link that explains how to clean and dissasemble them? There was also a beam scale, a huge tumbler, 3 tool heads, reloading manuals, IMR powder, 1 box of win LP primers, ammo boxes, and case lube. The press was in pretty bad shape so I sent it back to Dillon for a complete overhaul costs me $67 dollars. I'm waiting to get it back now too see what I will still need to buy to get started. So for $67 I hit a nice little reloading jackpot.

    While I'm waiting for the press I wanted to start buying some of the things I need to start here is my list so far:

    small primer pick up tubes

    .40 caliber conversion components, and dies (ultimately I want to reload .40, 9mm, and .223/556)

    Digital scale can anyone suggest one? I have read a few posts that mention this one- http://www.eabco.com/store/products/Electronic_Powder_and_Reloading_Scale_770_gr-669-0.html but I'm not sure if I should get the 770 model vs the 1550 for a five dollar difference I figure bigger is better but I'm not sure.

    Digital calipers I was told any calipers will do but am wondering what brands I should pay attention too or avoid all together?

    Dillon Powder measure upgrade, or a new powder measure depending on what I get back from dillon. (the powder measure I sent with the press was of

    the old style Im not sure if they will update it or make the old one serviceable)

    (On the lighter side I found it funny my uncle was using one powder measure for all the calibers he was reloading! He was a cheaper SOB than me.)

    Strong mount

    Bullet tray

    Rolling handle: I really dig the short throw handles from these guys- http://www.inlinefabrication.com/ They also have a pretty neat lighting system on their website and a riser mount similar to the strong mount. However their strong mount price point is $75 it does look beefier then the offering from dillon. Does anyone have experience with it? Is it worth the extra money?

    Powder, bullets and primers obviously.

    Am I missing anything? I have a good buddy to help teach me, and I'm currently assembling my bench just waiting for all the parts to come in.

    Thanks in advance for any responses!

    Where can I buy an M1 21" barrel in black?

    in Shotgun - Technical

    Posted · Edited by jonb.

    Hi all,

    I'm trying to square away my Benelli m1 to shoot 3 gun, and I'm having trouble finding a 21 inch barrel in matte black.

    Midwest, and Long island shooters connection are the only places I can find on the net that have them available for purchase.

    Long island appears to carry exactly what I need but have yet to respond to me.

    Midwest has a 21" for the m1 but it's in camo, and they also have the m2 version but I would have to dremel my fore arm to get that to fit. The m2 barrel is also $60 more than the m1 21" in camo.

    Last midwest has an m1 in 24" in black and is actually the cheapest of the three but I think it just might be too long.

    Thoughts, suggestions, or maybe another dealer?

    I have read all the similar threads on here I'm posting this in the hopes for new info.

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