We went from the era of "Ooh, that kicked a bit!" to "Primer is not completely flat yet" to "The carbon fouling inside the ca...

Just don't use your finger to wipe away imaginary dust off the beam razor blade pivot.No need to ask me how I know...

Basically, that is how the Prometheus powder thrower measures loads. The Lee scale always get a lot of hate. Most notably for the decimal adjustment. ...

Found this passage in the book "Modern Reloading" by Richard Lee;"Dean always felt no one could dip a charge quite as precisely as he. ...

Technically it is called a dipper, not a spoon.Using them as spoons to scoop powder, one tends to get inconsistent charge weight. The correct techniqu...

Somchem as we knew it is a bygone era. It's not a competitive business entity in the global economy, so it will not be around for long.I don'...

Only one shot on target?You can see three more shots off the paper. Two to the right and the last one just off bottom right. All marked with red arrow...

I did use my loadmaster to load 50 rounds of .308Win for my target rifle.Instead of my usual 15fps ES the ammo gave around 35fps ES. That was still go...

I have never swatted an insect with a book.I can understand using the much-anticipated magazine as a pest control device.

I read a lot. Specially when I travel. No problem reading 3 to 4 books per week. Difficult to carry that many books around.For me, an ereader device i...

For a beginner a Lee Anniversary Kit, die set, vernier, trickler and bullet-puller.There are few things in the Anniversary Kit that you don't use...

If you dont overdo the pressure the Lee Collet Crimping Die helps with better grip and reduces ES. You don't need a cannelure.With the difference...

Basically the need for duplex loads have been removed due to better powder.In SA, the advent of S355 removed any need for duplex loads.

When using iffy quality brass, a crimp actually improves dispersion.That only works if the bullets in question have a cannelure. Also, you are then li...

I once tried 41gr S335.Witnesses said I leopard-crawled back to shooting position after each shot. That hard brass buttpad is not for sissies...