More than likely the builder realized his design was unsafe. Hundreds of used homebuilts are traded every year. But there is a gotcha with product liability: You can always get a buyer (or...
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More than likely the builder realized his design was unsafe. Hundreds of used homebuilts are traded every year. But there is a gotcha with product liability: You can always get a buyer (or...
I happen to building a Bushby Mustang II, the same model of aircraft as the one that crashed. It is a moderately popular two-place homebuilt, and was one of the first all-metal homebuilts when it...
Another vote for the Wilson. No pilots, no collets. Chuck it in your vice when you need to use it; put it back in its tiny box when you're done. You can buy a lot of different Wilson caseholders...
Why does a dog lick his privates? Because he can! When you're the only game in town, you get to make your own rules.
As I recall, the issue with Federal primers isn't so much that a single primer might detonate, but rather that the detonation of a single primer might set off the whole tray.
If you look at the...
Were the cases sooty? I have not experienced this problem, but I've heard that it can be caused by using a light load of a slow powder. Apparently unburned powder can be blown between the outside...
Matt, I have given up on Remington primers due to their loose fit. I now use Winchester primers, which seat just about as easily in new brass as do the Remingtons, but are just a smidgen tighter in...
Universal has similar characteristics to Unique. Personally I prefer a faster powder for light lead bullets in .38 Special, such as regular Clays.
The .308 has a straight-walled body compared to the .30-06. You can size the neck, but you'll never be able to set the shoulder back.
Full-length .30-06 die sets are cheap enough that it's not...
I've used the 168 grain Nosler Custom Competition (and the predecessor Nosler J4) in my M14 and I've found them to be a satisfactory replacement for the SMK. Maybe you can tell the difference in a...