gregintenn

Wow!!!........you have an indoor pool? :cool:

Wow!!! :stunned: I've left a considerable fortune laying on the ground the last few years. I'm not aware of anyone in our area that still buys furs.       Oh yeah, broox: I think that was Roadrunner. :hiding: :rofl:

The cast iron press is definitely a better press, but the aluminum will make a LOT of quality ammunition.

I've had a Frankford Arsenal tumbler for many years, and it still works just as it did when new.   Corncob pet bedding media with a squirt of Nu Finish car polish is an inexpensive alternative to gun brass specific media. It is larger, however, and tends to get lodged in bottleneck rifle brass. It works well with pistol brass.   With the tumbler, you'll also want to get a sifter/bucket combo to separate the brass and media after cleaning. You might devise some other way to do it, but you'll need something.   Now that I think of it, I don't believe case lube has been mentioned. You'll need it for the rifle brass, but if you get carbide pistol dies, it won't be necessary for them.       http://www.amazon.com/Lee-Precision-50th-Anniversary-Reloading/dp/B00162RM3E Have you considered a kit?

I would suggest you start with the hand primer. It is a small expense, but a big improvement over priming with a press.   I'll sometimes sit on the couch and watch a movie while priming a batch of cases with my hand primer.   Pull an umprimed case from one coffee can, prime it, and pitch it in the other coffee can.

Well, you DO ask some weird questions.

What would you do with it? People generally don't eat coyotes. They are considered a varmint or pest. You can shoot them year round, no limit. What do you do with a mouse when you get it out of a trap?   Competition hunting is a great way to try and control the population of these things. They are devastating to game animals such as quail, rabbits, turkeys, deer, etc., as well as livestock.

Let someone shoot you once with each caliber, then you can see which one hurts the worst.   I'm going to forgo the test and say they are all deadly.   I'm like the sheriff when the lady at the dinner remarked about his sidearm. She looked at it and nervously asked "Are you expecting trouble?"   He replied "No ma'am. If I were expecting trouble, I would have brought my rifle."

Instead of a lock ring with a set screw, or a screw that locks the lock ring into position, the Lee lock rings have a rubber o ring, or bushing, that holds the ring in adjustment. If you turn the die in and out of the press with the die body, and not the lock ring, it could be moved. With a bit of care, you can keep the lock ring in position on the Lee dies, but they are not as secure as other brands. To me it isn't a big deal, Other people think it is. I like the fact that I don't have to dig out an allen wrench anytime I want to adjust the die. All and all, Lee dies are my favorite brand, regardless of price.   You can adjust the bullet seating die to crimp cases as desired, thus negating the need for a crimp die. I've never had any problem with this. Other people prefer to crimp in a separate operation. To use the seating die for crimping, however, your cases will need to be a uniform length. Not so with the Lee factory crimp die. I trim all my cases. A lot of people don't.   I do not use the powder through feature on the expander die. A funnel works just as well. I like to charge one case at a time, and then immediately seat the bullet. This keeps you from knocking cases over and spilling powder. On a single stage press, you'll have one die at a time in the press. If you pour the powder into the case through the expander die, then you'll have a bunch of charged cases sitting on your bench until you replace the expander die with the bullet seating die. That would be when I would knock them over.   I like to tumble, size, trim and chamfer, clean the primer pocket, flare the case mouth (on pistol brass), and reprime a bunch of cases in batches. I do this in my spare time in the winter to help fight boredom. Then, they are ready to load whenever I want. Once your brass has been processed like this, you can load as many or as few as you want in very little time.   I store my processed brass, divided into caliber, in the big plastic Folger's coffee cans.   I'm not telling you all this is the best way to do it, I'm just giving an example of one way it can be done.

You'll need some means to trim and chamfer case necks. The Lee system works great and is inexpensive. You'll want the cutter/lock stud combo, a chamfer tool (this will also remove the primer crimp from military brass), and the shellholder/case length gauge for each caliber you load.   If you trim a box or so, you can do it by hand. If you are trimming a large volume of cases, you can chuck the lock stud in a drill to make things easier.   Pretty quick, you'll also likely find a use for a kinetic bullet puller.   Of course you'll want one, and preferably several reloading manuals.   These, as well as components (brass, bullets, primers, and powder), will be more than enough to get you started.   As far as the breech block system, I personally don't see much advantage to them. Once adjusted correctly, it only takes a second or two to screw in or unscrew a die in the press. If you don't move the lock nut, it should stay in adjustment from now on.

I might have missed it on your website, but are you manufacturing the bolt carrier groups in house?

Are you guys an FFL dealer? If so, could a customer swing through Dyersburg and pick up a receiver or three in person?   That is a nice, clean looking website you have.

I'm thinking a 22lr upper would be cool on one of those lowers.   Pretty cool to learn of another Tennessee gun manufacturer.

About $400 to infinity. I ended up with quite a bit more in mine than I intended, but in hindsight, I'm glad I didn't choose parts based solely on low price.

I have a Citori Featherweight 20 gauge. I've had it for nearly 30 year, and have shot thousands of rounds through it. I am very pleased with it and would buy one again.

....or misplaced.   Where did I put that?

I made that decision several years back.

Magazines?

COuld be. It appears his vest has matching adornment.

If you are concerned about your shoulder, you are making a wise move by not firing it. They have a rather hefty recoil. I'd clean it up, and buy at least a little ammunition for it just in case I ever had a need to fire it. The 7.62x54R in an inexpensive, yet formidable round, right on the heels of a 30-06 or 308.

Same brass. Same projectile. Same reloading dies. Slightly different chamber dimensions.   I've fired both interchangeably with no ill effects. Your mileage may vary.   I don't think I've ever seen any commercially produced reloading data for 556.

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I do admire his persistence.

The ground's white, and it's putting it down right now here in Macon county.