We're also borrowing a friends' S&W Shield 9 for her to try out. She loves my M&P40c but wants something smaller for EDC. She loved someones XDS when she took the class, but we don't remember which model (or if it was even the xds).
Printable View
We're also borrowing a friends' S&W Shield 9 for her to try out. She loves my M&P40c but wants something smaller for EDC. She loved someones XDS when she took the class, but we don't remember which model (or if it was even the xds).
In trade for that Shield 9, I'm goign to teach my friend how to reload. He just bought a Lee Turret press, 6 calibers worth of dies, a scale, a reloading manual and 4 turrets (meant to get 5).
He also told me about a store in a nearby town that does ammo reloading while you wait, and they sell their powder/primers to customers. He said they have lots of stuff, not sure on their prices but he said its more than the LGS which has very little powder/primers still.
I was too busy ignoring the trains @ 3:26 this a.m.Quote:
Originally Posted by BuffCyclist
Well okay then, that's an acceptable excuse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo
But the rest of you hos... [Slap]
Quote:
Originally Posted by BuffCyclist
Lee makes two kinds of turret presses. One is iron and steel, the other is steel and aluminum.
I'm not sure which he got, but he did say that he read a lot online about how that press has play in it, so when you setup your dies, you need to turn them in another 1/4-1/2 a turn. He said his didn't seem to have that much play so [Dunno]
Play in the turret head means that it tilts away from the ram as he pushes and tries to form a case. It also means that bullet concentricity issues may arise with loaded ammo.
So does this issue arise from the steel/aluminum press being weaker and therefore less rigid, due to a tolerance issue with the die plates, or something else entirely different?Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBelly
Mmmm.... cheesy grits with two fried eggs on top. Delicious!
[Dinner]
Tolerance issues with the play of the turret on its mounting point.Quote:
Originally Posted by BuffCyclist
its easy to tell the two apart: iron and steel one comes with a ball head ram lever. Steel and aluminum comes with a roller handle ram lever.
the Lee presses CAN auto index, but I wouldn't. You can just take that lever out.