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Depending on what type of work this person is interested in......I can recommend Crossfox in Butte, MT. I am not sure what "great" means in this case. He has done a couple trigger jobs for me that I would call great. He gets really busy with hunting rifles this time of year though.

Oops, that isn't what I want to hear. I just ordered a bundle of precision 38's and 9mm's. Shot about 100 38's today and the barrel was perfectly clean, used 2.9 of bullseye. Just left behind the regular bullseye crap. A little crimp may help, I didn't crimp at all.

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Interesting, I never thought of that. A potential long term problem vs. the likely short term problem of hot brass landing on your noggin or slipping behind the glasses from above. Several good reasons to wear a hat.

That's the worst idea. No one wants lead, and whatever toxic crap is in primers leaching into the ground water in their backyard. I say tumble and shoot. Sell the bullets and brass that don't go bang for scrap.

That's one type of muff I haven't tried. I do have a pair of peltor behind the head shotgunner muffs, but they don't have a strap that goes over the head. They have a nice thin shell that is great for long guns. My best muffs are pro-ears. My hat size says I have a bigger than normal head (brick shaped?). That might be one reason glasses interfere with the seal. Any other tricks?

Most photos I see of folks shooting at courses or competitions are wearing glasses, a cap, and muffs of one type or another. My question is how do folks get a good seal with their muffs with the ear pieces of the glasses sticking underneath? Are most wearing plugs also? I have been shooting for quite a while, very little competition, and experimented with a basket of different muff/plug/glasses combinations. For me there is a very marginal seal with the glasses underneath a muff so I double up with plugs. Also, I took the hinges off an old pair of glasses and replaced it with a string and cord lock for adjustment. This way I can route the string over the muffs so I get a good seal with electronic muffs, plugs, glasses and hat. I kind of feel like I am preparing for a shuttle launch, but it works, and we are only issued one set of ears. Would appreciate knowing what combinations others have settled on to protect the eyes and ears effectively.

A single stage is a great accessory to the 550. I am up to 2 single stage presses and a lee turret. The 550 is perfect for churning out rounds for a match. But I have a few calibers I shoot about once a year. My little rcbs partner is perfect for that and only cost 45 bucks, the lee turret was about 45 too. My biggest gripe with the progressive is switching out primers. So I save swapping for bulk sessions. Having an extra press reduces the chance I need to swap. The lee lockrings with the rubber o-ring, believe it or not, allow changing by hand without losing adjustment. Double nutting will also save the adjustmetn but probably require snugging with a wrench.

I am kind of a nerd. When I leave the hopper filled I tape the lid closed and write the powder type and date on the piece of tape so I can't accidently switch powder types on myself. But yeah, I never empty my .38 toolhead except into cases.