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I knew, just the word "vaseline" would get you all excited...

I use a lee hand primer -- it is around 23 years old and still going strong -- just a little Vaseline for lube on occasion...

It's the light hammer springs that Alec has a problem with -- Too many light strikes with other primers

I would definitely think water over chem -- Wet powder doesn't burn -- Will you have time to deploy it? -- Will the water actually reach the unburned powder at the bottom of a flaming powder hopper?

Don't let this stop you -- Alec is a special case -- every time I've read about this happening there has been 1 common factor -- Federal primers You can still hand prime -- I honestly can't get used to the priming motion on the press -- That's just me, I spent a LONG time priming with a hand primer that it feels strange for me to prime any other way You also are used to touching every piece of brass -- You won't outgrow that with a progressive press -- Hand priming lets you inspect every piece of brass and be sure the primer is seated correctly Another issue that drove me crazy was not knowing -- not knowing if the primer was right till I had a loaded round -- I found myself pulling out the brass after the primer seating stage -- what a terrible waste of time that was It just make me feel better to pull the de-capping pin from my sizing dies and feed primed brass into the press -- no reason you couldn't do the same -- The progressive is worth it

That one is scary -- I think I'll be throwing up some sheetrock over my presses -- The question still remains -- How do you put out a powder hopper fire? It may be an irrelevant question because you may not have any time -- It'll just burn out quick -- by the time you have the fire suppression in your hand it will be over, at least the powder burning part

I just took a look - interesting but wouldn't we be forced to pin and weld them

you want to borrow my hand primer and try it? it really isn't that bad and you aren't tied to a press -- you can prime anywhere

you already de-prime before cleaning -- hand priming isn't that unreasonable as you know -- I prefer it

again... You the Dillon blowing master did you crap your pants this time glad you're ok

South jersey and shoreline -- Tues. night into Wed -- winter weather advisory -- Up to 6" possible -- little to no accumulations NENJ

I have a 10/22 with a green mountain barrel that was originally chambered for 22 short -- it was reamed to chamber .22 LR That gun absolutely loves CCI mini mags but the lighter 36 grain offering not the standard 40 grain I did try wolf match -- there was not a discernible difference between the 2 to justify the cost of the wolf -- still have the better part of a brick of the stuff

You're right about that -- Painful -- I wonder what Hornady said when they saw the video -- It's gotta be a bad press -- something is off I've loaded thousands of rounds on my hornady -- Never a failure to eject the finished round I don't have a case feeder on the Hornady -- I'm too cheap to pay for it -- I'll build one when I feel the need -- the Hornady is so open on that side that it's not difficult to load a case by hand Much more open space on the left side of the press than the dillon I don't use either press for primers, I load primers by hand, with a lee priming tool -- this is when I check my case for defects I do de-prime before cleaning with a universal de-capping die in the hornady -- then tumble in liquid with stainless media

I just went thru this -- reloading for 25 years with a rock chucker this year I bought a hornady -- then had a Dillon 650 passed down to me -- they are both set up side by side Its a toss up as to which one is better -- they both have their faults -- neither one is better than the other -- in my opinion come see for yourself

Pre register here:Practical Carbine Competition I'm in with slots booked in the 2nd and 3rd sessions -- plenty of space left Trying to talk a friend or 2 to join

Lets get the game started --- Name those guns -- I'll start On the door -- Lower right -- 1911 -- Colt combat elite 3rd up on the right -- 1911 STI Trojan

Are you even allowed to keep them on a farmer permit? Years ago, I was under the impression they had to go into a mass grave type thing with no harvesting of any meat. Jake and I really did get skunked this season, mostly due to lack off places to hunt -- If you ever needed a Father and son team to help with Deer control during the hunting season we'd be very willing -- Jake isn't afraid of a days work either, if you needed volunteers...

11 tons of salt applied today -- 1.5" maybe 2" accumulated in edison

How about this for deer in your crops??

9.5 is the official word for Edison.

I just checked -- coating to 3" statewide for Saturday morning into Saturday afternoon Time to make a decision your wife won't like...

I have to second this -- he called this past snow a week ago when know one else was saying squat -- I've only been following him for a few weeks but he's been dead on since I've been watching on your trip -- I've been in the snow removal business for over 25 years -- been doing the same 400 unit condo complex for 24 of those years -- I have only taken 2 vacations by air in those 25 years during the winter -- I just don't do it -- way too much riding on me -- the money is good but I wonder if its worth it sometimes -- as they say "it is blood money" -- this past storm I spent 27 hours on site -- mostly in a JD 544E

NH isn't the cheapest state for property taxes but they are cheaper than here -- I have 51 acres, just land in Warner NH -- Property taxes on just the land are a dinner out -- This year $112 -- They where higher a few years ago but believe it or not, when real estate crashed the taxes went DOWN -- It was only a few dollars but they went down My taxes will climb when I put a house there -- I figure, with a moderately sized home -- $5000 to $7000 Still beats the pants off the $12,000 here for a 70 year old home with 1 full bath

I ended up going -- Shot 93 rounds -- Had a great time with great people as always -- Got home at 12:45 I'll be back

We have invited manufacturers including Beretta, Magpul, Smith & Wesson, Winchester, Browning, Taurus, and more to the show-- none of these companies have ever displayed at this show before I'm curious if anyone accepted the invitation -- It's a long ride for a lame show Last time I went was 18 or 19 years ago -- I bought a gun but not at the show directly -- It needed to be ordered so I picked it up a few weeks later -- not sure if I could have taken it home from the show or not Also booked a caribou hunt out of Canada