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  3. Switching from one-eyed trap to two-eyed.

    in Trap Shooting

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    A member at our club, who I respect as a trap shooter, gave me a couple hints. First, mount your gun and hold it on your hold point for that position. Both eyes then go to the point on the house where the target will first be seen. Call for the target and KEEP both eyes on the target - never looking anywhere except the target. He says he concentrates so hard on the target that he "tries to read the writing on the target". In short I'll tell you that it works, it feels weird at first when you are accustomed to shooting with one eye and bringing the bead to the target. The point is that you look only at the target and never give into the tempation to look back at the gun.

    Wayne

  6. wwillson

    in Introduce Yourself

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    I've been shooting since I was way to young to shoot! I own many guns and try to shoot them all, but some I shoot much more than others.

    My main shooting activities are trap and .45ACP at an indoor range in my area. The trap range is very close to my house, so I get there a couple times per week. The indoor pistol range is about 25 minutes away, so I only get there about every other week. I cast (.45ACP) and reload everything I shoot except .22LR, but if I could reload them I would!

    The whole process of casting, reloading, and shooting is far and away the most interesting hobby I've ever had!

    Wayne

  8. How much roll and/or taper crimp for 45ACP

    in Pistol Reloading General

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    All,

    I reload for the 1911 in 45ACP. Most of my reloads are 230g RN that I cast from wheel weight lead. I put a very slight roll crimp and a very slight taper crimp on with the Lee factory crimp die. My crimps are so slight that you almost can tell it's been crimped. I believe the Lee factory crimp die full length crimps enough that the bullet doesn't move from the recoil. I'm wondering if I have enough crimp as there are times when I will get a fail to feed, but I just bump the slide ahead and keep shooting.

    How much roll/taper crimp to you put on your 45ACP loads?

    Wayne

  9. Scratched barrel with steel shot - shot level?

    in Shotgun Reloading General

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    Woodsoup,

    Ok - they are definitely scratches as you can feel them with a pencil and can see that there is barrel steel removed. I believe the shot was over the peddles and worked their way between the peddles and the barrel as the crimp was being pushed open. It is interesting that you can see where the highest outward pressure is as the scratches are only about 2-3" long and then completely disappear. Which makes sense that the highest pressure would be in the chamber area and the pressure would rapidly decrease as the wad and shot travel down the barrel.

    Wayne

  14. My favorite revolvers

    in Revolvers

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    I only have one revolver - a Ruger Single Six .22LR. I use it mostly as a teaching handgun for my kids. A Single Six makes you slow down and think about everything you do - great for a learner. I have shot many different revolvers in the range, seems that every time I ask someone what they are shooting they insist that I shoot it (not a bad thing). I'd have to say the .44 Remington Magnum is about the most versatile revolver I've fired. You can load them very light, well below the energy of the 45ACP. Or, you can load the .44 hot and heavy for deer hunting etc. I will admit that the hot loads aren't much fun to shoot at the range and at an indoor range you won't make any friends with those hot loads rattling everyone's teeth!

    Wayne

  18. Reloading the .17 Remington Fireball

    in Rifle Reloading General

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    I've considered purchasing a .17 Remington Fireball for varmits and general plinking. I've never reloaded a bullet this small in diameter. I've been told be a couple .223 reloaders that I will hate reloading the .17 because it's hard to get the powder to flow through the small neck and the bullet is just simply so small. Any truth to this? I would probably only reload about 1,000/year.

    Thoughts?

    Wayne

  22. Wolf pistol primers - quality?

    in Pistol Reloading Components

    Posted

    Woodsoup,

    Now that's some interesting feedback - thanks. No, I have never used them, but have read negative posts on the internet. Yes, I'm at fault for taking what I read at face value.

    I wonder how they will do in the cold weather up here? I don't use or need magnum primers, and I would assume they will work similarly to other standard primers.

    I will follow your advice and try some out.

    Wayne

  24. Lee Breech Lock press primer arm jumping

    in Metallic Reloading Presses & Equipment

    Posted

    I figured out that when the spent primer was falling out of the brass it would sometimes hang in the ram. When the hole where the primer falls out is machined there is a cutout made where the cutting tool unnecessarily cuts some steel from the inside of the ram. This 'pocket' was pretty dirty which allowed the spent primers to hang up there instead of falling into the tube. When the primer arm swings in it knocks the spent primer out of the 'pocket', but also causes the primer arm to jump and sometimes tips the primer.

    The bottom line is to keep the inside of the ram clean!

    Wayne

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