[SUPER 1050]

my 1050 arrived today. set it up and loaded 100 rounds in no time. great press.

i love it already. it is better than the 650 i sold IMO.

eddie

[Christmas in July! Toys! Toys! Toys!]

hello all,

just thought i would share with you.

my new 1050 arrived today. thanks to the brian enos store! i will be watching the video next and then i will assemble it.

i got it is 45 acp. then the other day surfing the classifieds here i bought a 38 super comp......DOH! looks like i will be ordering a few more 1050 parts. on that note, for a 38SC/TJ i should get the 223 caliber conversion etc etc right? small case feed plate as well?

here is the necessary porn photos.......

[Tumbler with liquid question]

i bought this stainless steel wet tumbler from biggdwag over on arf.com:

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_7_114/907679_Large_capacity_wet___stainless_tumbler.html

it is awesome. he also posts a pretty comprehensive how to article as well in the reloading section if you prefer to build over buy. if you like super shiny brass with clean primer pockets this is the way to go. works like a charm.

it adds an additional step of de priming the brass before you wet tumble it, so consider that. i plan to give the brass a quick wash with soapy water to get the dirt off, then lube, resize and de prime, and trim(when needed) and then run it through the wet tumbler with the SS media and dry. this way it the lube is cleaned off and it is ready to load. i will just leave out my resize die and load em up. no post loading cleaning needed.

[Home Made Walls with or without Ports]

excellent! thanks for the images. great idea for the ports. i am off to the lumber store on monday.

[Home Made Target Stand Designs]

Here's my home made stand made from a 6' metal fence post. Raw materials $8.16 plus a little bit of E70S-6 welding wire and C25 gas.

yup. i made several just like that (i used angle as i had no fence posts.).

any other ideas for hand made swingers? photos please.

thanks

[5.7x28 dies and conversion for Dillon 650... recommendation?]

elite ammunition was making shell plates for the 550. i am not sure if they have any in stock or if they plane to do another run. check with them. sometimes a WTB will get you something. none are made, that i know of, for the 650. hornady, RCBS, and lyman all have dies.

[Breakthrough on my draw!]

great tip. thanks.

could someone elaborate on where my weak hand should be? at the stomach or a bit higher like the bottom of rib cage? thanks

[Fundamentals at Speed]

Watch these drills.

thanks pat. i am heading out right now to give these drills a try.

[TENNIS ELBOW]

thanks for the tips and the link. i had my elbow back in check.....then i was overseas dragging heavy bags around and it had flared back up. now it is killing me again....ofcourse right in the shooting season.

cheers

eddie

[Banks and Credit Unions]

i hate banks and credit card companies too! a license to steal they are!

[Getting my 1st Dillon ?s]

i got lucky and found a used 650 when i began looking. got it for a song! lucky me. i loved it. worked as it should. i loaded over 5K of 45 acp and 3k of 223 with it. brilliant machine.

[Anyone got a 650 as a very first press?]

yup. i started with a 650 and loved it. started doing 223 and hated having to swag/champfer the primer pockets.

sold the 650. so i could afford a 1050. ordered my 1050 on tues. should be here on july 5!

[My Birthday]

that's a keeper

sure is. enjoy 28......i think i can remember 28....

[Most overlooked detail about the 1200B with 223]

Okay I knew about the M die but I didn't know Lee made a universal expander too. Looks like they were originally made with cast bullets in mind but they seem to do the trick.

The swage backup rod on the 1050 sounds like it could be viable as well. JJ- have you had any issues with that backup rod going into cases that haven't first been flared by the expanding ball?

The X-Sizer die looks nice if it meant never trimming again. Tho I tend to pick up a lot of once fired 556 at the range, so I think I will always have some brass to trim.

Using a 2 head system; #1 to process brass, #2 to load, not a problem at all.

The processing head first full length sizes, decaps, and expands/trues up the neck for trimmimg. Then the next and last thing done to the brass on the processing head is the dillon rt1200, which as you know trims and sizes, but also leaves the neck tight for good tension on a bullet.

When the brass comes off the processing head it is all ready to load, except for flaring the neck. That is done on the loading head when the swager comes into play. Swager on the 1050 preps the primer pocket AND flairs the case mouth.

jj

so on the "loading head" do you use a resize die again or not?

thanks

[Hello from Kingston NY]

thanks.

i shoot at DCPA currently.

i know there is not much close by.....some windshield time is all good for me.

cheers

[Hello from Kingston NY]

hey all,

i have been hanging around for a few weeks and just registered.

i attended the NY state Rifle match in Binghamton NY yesterday. it was great. i met some new people and they suggested i poke around here for more info on USPSA, 2 gun and 3 gun matches "near" me.

i currently shoot local IDPA,2 and 3 gun matches. i use a single stack 45 but am looking into a double stack 40 for some limited shooting.

so here i am. hope to see you all out there soon.

thanks

eddie