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General Discussion / Reloading Adventures

« on: September 05, 2017, 04:03:51 PM »

So I'm in to reloading.  A kind member of the our club put me in to a Dillon Square B.  Since I had never been close to a re-loader before have to say it appeared to be the most convoluted machine I ever set eyes on. Though my background is electronics I am reasonably mechanically minded, or so I thought.

A couple of days researching and playing (I have yet to reload anything live) I am at the point where I grasp the machine's process and have run blanks through it (no primers or powder) and am truly in awe at what this thing does.

As far as I can tell the die head was set to process .357 Magnum, the dies are common to a .38 Special, so I adjusted the powder funnel to obtain around 0.010 flare.  I had to lower, or adjust down, the seating stem, station 3 to seat the bullet correctly and all seems well.  My question is that the manual says to put a seated bullet in station 4 (crimper) lower the die until it just meets resistance with the lever down, lift up the lever and tighten down a 1/4 turn more.  this seems flaky at best.  So my question is where do I crimp relative to the top of the case?  Using flat nose lead with a recess just below the cone and a red (seal?) below it.  See attached pix.

Thanks for any input, promise not to use this stuff at the range until someone inspects it

Sorry to hear you folks were washed out today.

Sheriff Langston.

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General Discussion / Today's shoot

« on: August 12, 2017, 07:30:33 PM »

Thanks to all of you for your advice and support today as I go through this learning curve. 

Had a really good time!

Sheriff L.

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General Discussion / Tuesdays Shoot

« on: August 08, 2017, 03:04:58 PM »

Thanks everyone for your help and patience today as I put the first match under my belt.  Have to say I was nervous however I did have a really good time.  Keep the advice coming, and keep me within the rules.  Did I mention this sport is harder than it looks

See you all on Saturday, this is going to be a fun journey I do believe. 

Sheriff.

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General Discussion / Self Introduction

« on: July 17, 2017, 08:46:26 AM »

Hi Everyone!

 
Off the bat I would like to thank those of you who welcomed my wife and I to your shoot at ORSA on July 8th.  The genuine warmth of you all was infectious and you made it just plain fun to be there.  No question was too silly and we had an enjoyable time.  I still can’t get over the speed of you folks at the firing line.
 
A quick about me.  I recently retired from Best Buy where I was a technical manager.  I am a current member of ORSA. My wife and I raised two children in the Knoxville area, one became a high school teacher, the other a registered nurse.  My wife was born in Maryland, I was born in England.  We currently live in Roane County, Tennessee.
 
Building on that visit It appears I have caught the bug.  The more I explore online, the further the hook gets set.  That all being said, I would appreciate some pointers on moving forward.  I have the basic attire under control I believe - or so my wife says - (you can and probably will let me know if not 😊)
 
My questions concern weapons.
 
I have a Marlin 1884CS 357/38 which is I think appropriate.
 
I have several Ruger single action revolvers however my only Vaquero is in 45 Colt.  My wish is to stay with 357/38 for both rifle and revolvers and I am leaning towards a Stoeger Coachman 12 Gauge  and possibly a pair of Ruger Vaqueros Model 5133
 
None of the above is in stone and I am wide open to suggestions since I am very much in the learning stage.  I would absolutely appreciate any advice anyone can give.  In addition, I would be interested in purchasing/trading with anyone who may have any available equipment that appertains to this discipline.

I will be registering with SASS today.
 
While I doubt my shooting skills will impress anyone, I truly look forward to the participation and hope that eventually I can give back to this sport. 
 
I understand there is a “set-up” on August 6th I would like to attend and of course do any orientation that is available.
 
Thanks for reading this way too long post!
 
Nick Bennetts.