janfred
@janfred
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Joined: May 31, 2022
Last seen: Sep 22, 2026
Topics: 12 / Replies: 424
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Re: Any SA Bisley members on the forum ?

With the world championships over there is no longer any urgency. I'd be surprised to see any if them on the range for the next month or two.With...

3 years ago
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Re: Expander Mandrels and Neck Tension

GreetingsAnyone using something like thisExpander MandrelIs it worth the extra added expense ?Depends on what you want to do.Using quality brass with ...

3 years ago
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Re: Considering stupid for a moment.

Considering that this idiot is/was operating his lathe with no protective cover over the gears, I can easily imagine that he would be stupid enough to...

3 years ago
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Re: Help me figure out what's going on. Changing ES and SD

I have no idea what the difference in humidity is between your reloading room and the shooting range. What has been made clear by people more clever t...

3 years ago
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Re: Help me figure out what's going on. Changing ES and SD

What powder, bullets and brass are you using? Calibre of the rifle?Do you leave the powder in the hopper? How exactly do you prepare your brass? What ...

3 years ago
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Re: Herlaaifoute/ Reloading mistakes

Another mistake.Turns out you cannot turn a Lee 9mm sizing die shorter in the lathe. All you do is remove the steel rim that keeps the carbide ring in...

3 years ago
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Re: Herlaaifoute/ Reloading mistakes

Waar kry ek 14mm o-rings? Enige ingeneurswese winkel. Iets soos Fowlkes Brothers in Paarden Island. Mica of Midas mag dalk ook hĂȘ.Dit hoef nie noodwen...

3 years ago
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Re: Herlaaifoute/ Reloading mistakes

The short story. I needed a neck-sizing die, but none was available in SA at the time. I had a 32ACP sizing die available and it is almost the right s...

3 years ago
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Re: Herlaaifoute/ Reloading mistakes

Probably not that costly. You would pretty much see the results after the first case.I use a .32 ACP sizing die to neck-size my 303 brass. Turns out t...

3 years ago
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Re: Herlaaifoute/ Reloading mistakes

LMBTAQ What is the difference between reloading and driving a car?A The potential to kill people are higher when you screw up driving a car than if yo...

3 years ago
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Re: Herlaaifoute/ Reloading mistakes

Using a Dillon decaping die in my Lee Loadmaster because Dillon is "better" than Lee.That was a lot of money I could have spent on bullets o...

3 years ago
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Re: Herlaaifoute/ Reloading mistakes

I'm not too worried about microscopic brass shavings. Those usually get ironed out when the bullet is forced through an orifice at 55,000 psi and...

3 years ago
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Re: Any SA Bisley members on the forum ?

In Cape Town we use the military range at Atlantis.In Bloem they use De Brug military range.

3 years ago
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Re: Herlaaifoute/ Reloading mistakes

Emptying the powder hopper of S341 into a tin of S335.Lesson learnt. Only one type of powder out of storage at any one time. Did that once with ball i...

4 years ago
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Re: Herlaaifoute/ Reloading mistakes

Emptying the powder hopper of S341 into a tin of S335.Lesson learnt. Only one type of powder out of storage at any one time.

4 years ago
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