oldjohn,
FWIW, Dillon considers the 1050, A commercial reloading machine! Having said that,l I have had mine for a lot of years and they have ALWAYS taken care of me!
Ivan
I just thought of something! Yes I know that is dangerous! I think the proper question should be" How exactly do PISTOL smiths become pistols smiths" DUH! I can tell you I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer!
Ivan
When I worked Retail, I called Smith about the cases sticking in the cylinders. They Said" Use nickle cases" FWIW! Randy has the most experiance with these, So I would go with him on this!!!
Ivan
Benny,
I agree!!! . If you are not willing to ruin some metal to learn, You shouldn't play gunsmith!!!!
Ivan
" Measure twice, Cut once" Richard Chaback, My machine shop instructor! ( Tryed to listen!!! )
I
To tell you guys the truth, I made waaaaaay more money building and checkering rifle stocks, Than I ever did doing repairs. But as most of you guys know, You can only look through an Optiloop for so long!
Ivan
I attended a JC in Trinidad Co. I have an AAS. Degree ( Gunsmithing), I graduated in 1983, Opened my own shop for a few years. I got tired of fixing $50.00 22 rifles. Now I just work on my own firearms. The ATF made it real hard a few years back to renew the FFL. I had a buddy of mine get sued by a customer, due to a trigger job that failed. Put him right out of business. The attorneys were lining up for that one.
Ivan
I too have small hands, I try to hit the mag button and try to get the loaded mag into the gun before the unloaded mag hits the ground. There is plenty of time to re grip the pistol. When you have that down, Stand over your bed and try it!
Ivan