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Hi: For my next project, I am thinking about making up a Swift to shoot heavy bullets. Perhaps an 8" or 9" twist will be attempted. I have a large amount of Swift materials left over from my long affiliation with the standard Swift. I am thinking of using a Remington BDL LA for...

HI: This ammo was fired in Remington bolt action rifles by a team of snipers who were praticing desert warfare. Perhaps the guns were the M24 Remingtons...

Hi: I just received two Wilson bushings for their neck sizing die and was shocked to see that the cost came to $46.50 including shipping. The die retails for about that much. The bushings were $20.00 each! I think the last time I bought Wilson bushings was in 1995 and they were...

Hi: I have bought new brass and I have ground the shell holder down and removed the belts from a few cases. Still I can not get a shell to chamber! I will send 5 fired cases to a die manufacturer and have a "custom" die made. If this does not work, then it is past time to sell the...

Hi All: I recently contacted the three most popular reloading die manufacturers for an estimate for a full length sizing die made to size my fired shells. All wanted me to send them 5 fired cases for making the correct die. I was shocked to find such a wide gap in the cost of the...

Hi All: Yes, the 300 WSM does piqued my attention but the thought of shooting one from the bench does not! It looks like an interesting idea but the recoil issue is something to consider. I would indeed hand load for it as I get a kick out of hand loading. I have been using a Psst...

Hi: A friend of mine has a Weatherby chambered in this caliber and he does not care for it. It has a black plastic stock and his wife paid $300.00 for it. He brought it to me to help him sight it in and after 6 shots he decided that it was good enough! The reason for only 6 shots was...

Hi: I looked at the brass and it is marked LC MATCH 93 and has a straight knurl near the base of the cartridge. Is this good brass? Would anybody use these for BR? Yes, the rifles in which these shells were fired were indeed "real" sniper rifles used by a very elite unit...

Hi Boyd: Back in the 50's I was taught to use a lead core from a bullet and two pieces of drill rod. The lead core was handy as the shooter was also swaging bullets. The drill rod stock was polished and the ends free from any burrs etc. The bore was oiled with an oily patch and...

Hi All: I have been told that I could not use brass that has been fired in other rifles in my guns and expect any form of accuracy. Is this true? If it is true, why is it true? Does brass take a permanent "set" when it is fired in a gun that remains with that brass forever? Would full...

Gooday Mate: How is that spelled? The subject of Norma brass being "soft" has been discussed since circa 1961. There was quite a bit of talk about it in Precesion Shooting then. Yes,it will not take the high pressures as other brass but according to Norma, it is designed to show high...

Hi: As some of you know, I have been having a bit of a sticky wicket with a new barrel on a Remington 7mm magnum rifle. I have been told that the belted case is in part to blame for my problems. See my post in the Gunsmithing sectiion under 'Can't get resised shells into my gun.' I...

Hi All: I am planning to send 5 fired cases to RCBS and see if their Small Base die will solve my problem. If so, the SB die is less than $39.00. If the SB die does not solve the problem, then a custom die for about $53.00 is in my future. I am now convinced that the problem is with...

Hi Wilbur et.al.: Good for you to take time to think of my problem! When I say the the case will not begin to chamber, I mean that the bolt still has to move about 3/16" before it is in battery. The case will drop out when the rifle is stood verticaly. The neck on the fired...

Hello: I am looking for a bit of giuidence as to which scope/mount combination would be a good choice on this air rifle. I am just going to use it for informal target shooting, plinking and "fly busting." Any suggestions...

Hi: After sleeping on this problem, I got an idea. Since all of the dimensions of the ammo are correct, then it must be that the chamber is the culprict. I took a fired and resized shell and cut the neck off at the junction of the neck/ body. Then the cartridge entered the chamber as...

Hi Goodgrouper: Wouldn't this result in pushing the belt back .030"? Is this a good thing? I have done this with dies and/or shell holders for rimless cartridges but not for the belted cartridges. I have also had to alter the die setting for rimless cartridges that were...

Hello to All: To Cliff. I have been reloading since 1956. Have been reloading belted magnums since 1961. I tried shells that had been resized and no go. The die and shell holder are the same mfg.,RCBS. I am bumping the ram against the die...

Thanks for the replies! Hi: The plot sickens! I measured the dimension from the base to the shoulder and the unfired, the resized and the fired all came out to be 2.055". Now the reloading books say that this should be 1.972"-1.970". This means that my cases are .083"-.085" too...

Hi: I recently began shooting a 7mm Rem Mag. that had been re barreled. The full length resized cartridges will not begin to chamber in the new barrel. Yes, I am attempting to use the brass that was previsouly fired in the orginal barrel. Factory ammo will fit in the chamber and...