Tom, check your PM's.
Best wishes to you also.

In regard to using VV powders, I found that N133 in the 223 using both 50gr and 40gr bullets for chuck and rat shooting gave me the smallest groups I've ever fired in those 223 rifles. One-hole groups in the sub .2 and .1 realm......fantastic! Only caveat is the cost of the stuff at over $80/lb now,...

The M700 in military form was the M24 or M240, depending on what branch was using it (Army or USMC). Carlos Hathcock used a pre-'64 M70 and the M240 (M700) in RVN and racked up an impressive KIA count. No mention of any failure using the M700 action in combat....none. Perhaps ONE man who had ONE fai...

Tom, that's a nice SA 1911 .45 you've got there, buddy. :wtg: Not a BBQ gun by any measure, but this is one of my favorite 1911 .45's in my stable. This one does indeed get carried.....a lot. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1024x768q70/923/mnF43v.jpg Kimber Super Carry Ultra +. Full size grip fra...

I disagree with your plan entirely. your just allowing anyone with a custom rifle to, regardless of caliber, to enter. Well once again, this shows you can't please everyone, no matter how hard one tries. No one is under any obligation to enter. If not liking the rules is your thing, then don't ente...

Prep your brass the way you want, full length or neck sizing, which ever method gives you the results your happy with. TK, this in response to the comment "prep your brass the way you want" from VS above. The advice I gave you is from 50 years of handloading experience. "Good advice ...

I guess my whole point is, we are like a rudderless ship adrift in the current. Every ship needs a captain. We indeed do have a captain, and he goes by the appropriate name of "Skipper" . And as a fellow moderator, I feel he is doing a very good job here, runs the yearly shoot-off, and pu...

I don't watch much of anything on u-tube, just don't have the time. But I'm here to tell you that if you attend a BR match where the shooters are all very knowledgeable, you'll see them all neck sizing only for their match rounds. Very seldom if ever will you see those guys F/L sizing their precious...

Paul....."all things come in time, Grasshopper". I read you, understand. Getting started can be daunting in terms of equipment and components. I'll admit my journey really started when I got "back to the World" in 1968, but started long before as a young'un with my dad teaching m...

Champing at the bit?? darn right I am!! HA! You're not the only one chomping at the bit there, Paul. My crew is all fired up, and deployment is still quite a ways off, but the excitement level is high. With all you put forth above, and considering the cost of factory ammo, handloading for rats or P...

K22, you might pose this question over on Rimfire Central, as those guys are much more knowledgeable about the HM2 than most here.
Just a suggestion.

When I check in, it seems like there have been thousands of views at pic's that are in some posts. Are there acctually that many lurkers or do the pic's register a view each time they are scrolled over top to bottom and vice/versa. Bill K is correct, currently the same crew hanging around. I Still ...

15 years ago my Uncle, who was a machinist by trade, measured some of my loads done on my Rockchucker. They were all .005 or less. He explained runout to me at the time. I really miss him, he was a great teacher and mentor to me. I have never regretted buying that Rockchucker. Tom, having a TIR of ...

In that second picture is that device used to measure run out? Yes Tom. In machine shop parlance, it's called TIR or "Total Indicated Runout". I actually found my old RCBS Rockchucker from 1969 was giving me TIR readings of .006"+ using standard dies. It was literally worn out....qui...

Yup, case trimming is a dreaded task, but if you neck size only for your rifle, it is seldom trimming is ever required after the initial trim job. Lots of options in this area, but over 40 years ago I settled on the Forester neck trimmer, as it has other uses also, such as neck trimming, neck turnin...