https://artsofthefusilier.com/2015/03/19/alerts-national-state-and-local-action-required/2015-03-19T18:23:10+00:00monthlyhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/2014/11/19/10-236-4-5-its-whats-up-front-that-counts/https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/165gr.gif165grBy the time you've added the gas check and lube, the cast bullets that you weighed in at 158 ~ 159 grains weigh in at exactly 165 grains, plus or minus your acceptable deviation.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bowla165s.gifbowla165sThe happy result of some quality time spent in the reloading shack, 225 or so 165 grain Silo RCBS heads. Life is good!https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/shiny_bands.gifshiny bandsClose inspection discovers plenty of shiny exposed lead, a result of the sizing operation. My experience has led me to re-lube. It only takes a minute or two, and I think it helps.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/lube-explosion.giflube-explosionA lube explosion is a messy thing, but with a little experience you can avoid this and other unpleasantries thus turning lube sizing into a rewarding hobby!https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/drivebands.gifdrivebandsProperly seated gas check properly filled lube grooves. Note also the slightly shinier drive bands on the sized bullet in comparison to the unsized.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/lube_voids.giflube_voidsThis kind of lube voids are caused by not having enough pressure on the reservoir, or possibly too cold lube preventing adequate flow. Give the handle a crank and if that does;t solve the issue, let the lube warm up some morehttps://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/lackolube.giflackolubeInadequate lube can be the result of lube not fully filling the channels of the press or too shallow insertion of the projectile. Make certain that there is adequate pressure on the reservoir as well.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/guide_pointy_end.gifguide_pointy_endGuide the pointy end into the top punch. Remember lead is relatively soft and it deforms easily so make certain things are lined up right.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/insert_base.gifinsert_baseInsert the base of the projectile into the gas check in the die.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/drop_in_check.gifdrop in gas checkI have found that the best method of handling the gas checks is to get one lube on my index finger (the stuff is sticky) and using that press down on the cup's open end. it will stick to my finger and I can easily drop it into the sizing die.2015-02-20T17:41:51+00:00monthlyhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/2015/02/19/sad-and-the-second-amendment-how-to-get-through-winter-without-losing-hope/https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/pistol_range.gifPistol RangeWhile Indoor activities help, SAD can still take the edge off, Oh Spring and High Power Season, where art thouu?https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/rangecalv.gifOutdoor RangeWaiting for Spring and some wonderful outdoor range time.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/rangecalv-4814.jpgOutdoor RangeWaiting for Spring and Outdoor Range time.2015-02-19T18:52:40+00:00monthlyhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/cast-bullets/https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/moulds.gifmouldsThe number of moulds continues to grow. Personally I think there may be some hanky lanky going on when the lights are out!https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/castpots.gifcastpotsDipper or bottom pour, it's your choice but I have found use for both. If I were to only buy one at this point it would be the bottom pour.2014-10-13T02:00:45+00:00weekly0.6https://artsofthefusilier.com/2014/10/12/are-you-ready-ammo-background-checks-ready-and-waiting/https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/nyunsafe.gifnyunsafeReady and waiting in the wings is the ammunition background check, part of the NYSAFE Act passed under Gov. Cuomo and his henchmen.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/unsafe.jpegUnsafeReady and waiting in the wings is the ammunition background check, part of the NYSAFE Act passed under Gov. Cuomo and his henchmen.2014-10-13T01:56:09+00:00monthlyhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/2014/07/28/times-gone-by-a-boys-life-and-the-second-amendment/https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bhsrifleteam.gifBHS Smallbore Team 1965The yearbook coverage of the BHS 1965 Smallbore Team. Their third consecutive year as Division Champs. Nobody questioned the legitimacy of the sport, well almost anyway.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daisypledge.gifDaisyPledgeThe Daisy Pledge which was embossed into the stock, genuine plastic no less, of the Daisy Golden Eagle BB Gun, The inset is the Golden Eagle in the JSCA Ad.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/jsca.gifJSCAThe Boy's Life ad for the Junior Sales Club of America. The Yellow arrows indicate some of the items I earned by selling greeting cards including the Eagle BB Gun, a Real bugle, and a Flying Tigers .049 U-Control plane.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ralphie.jpgralphieRalphie tries out his Red Ryder BB Gun, shortly before he nearly "shoots his eye out." My Choice was a Golden Eagle model.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/boyslifeads.gifboyslifeadsBoy's Life rifle ads from the fifties. These were in various pages, "photoshopped" together for for nostalgic and illustrative purposes. Click the Boy's Life links above for a trip to the "Way Back Machine"2014-10-09T19:04:30+00:00monthlyhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/2014/10/09/is-time-running-out-for-our-second-amendment-rights-in-ny/https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/nra-ar.gifNRA-ARThe NYSAFE Act may only be the beginning. Part Two is rumored to be ready and waiting in the wings.2014-10-09T18:55:02+00:00monthlyhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/2014/09/16/where-the-road-leads-two-gadgets-that-called-out-to-me/https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/viola.gifviolaVioila!https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tightenpuller.giftightenpullerTighten the collet around the bullet with the bar.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/colletinsert.jpgcolletinsertRaise the ram inserting the bullet into the collet.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/colletbulletpuller.gifColletbulletpullerThe RCBS Collet Bullet Puller. Caliber specific collets are supplied separately. Shown here are .30 cal. and .223. https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20an20crimped.gif20an20crimped20 Crimped (note the red mark on the bullet tip) and 20 uncrimped rounds ready for the range test.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/showcrimp2.gifshowcrimp2Note the very nice "Factory Crimp!" Compare this to the factory crimp on the comparison shot near the start of the article.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/closedcrimpcollet.gifclosedcrimpcolletWith the ram raised, the collet if forced closed around the case neck and bullet thus applying the crimp. The collet wings are almost fully closed here imparting a substantial crimp.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/crimpcollet.gifcrimpcolletThe red arrows show the bottom of the collet sleeve. The ram and shell holder force this up into the die closing the collet wings around the case neck and bullet to form the crimp.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ramupcrimp.giframupcrimpRaise the ram to the top of it's travel and you'll see the bullet pass through the collet. Tighten the die a bit more to achieve the desired crimp.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/screwcrimpdie.gifscrewcrimpdieScrew the die into the press until it contacts the top of the shell holder in the ram.2014-11-03T19:41:47+00:00monthlyhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/2014/10/09/to-crimp-or-not-to-crimp-that-is-the-question-a-tale-of-the-tape/https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/bench.gifBenchWhile shot from the bench, these results are not fired from a benchrest. That distinction and the rather gusty conditions probably made the results less than conclusive.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/setup.gifsetupA beautiful day at the range, but sadly VERY Gusty. I attempted to time shots between gusts, but...https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/groups.gifGroupsGroups 1 & 3 are the uncrimped, and 2 & 4 are the crimped rounds. Intuitively the crimped rounds appear to have grouped better, but actual measurements yield no significant improvement.2014-10-09T15:41:00+00:00monthlyhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/2014/09/28/melt-it-pour-it-and-wait-for-it-to-get-hard-shoot-for-less-with-lead/https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sprue-plate-whack.gifsprue-plate-whackOnce your lead has solidified enough, whack the sprue plate with your dowel and cut the sprue.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/the-pour.gifthe-pourtip the mould 45 degrees toward the dipper, begin the pour and bring both back to level. complete the pour leaving a puddle on the sprue plate. Repeat for hole 2 after the lead in hole one solidifies.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dipper-floating.gifdipper-floatingThe dipper floating in the melt. Sorry about this shot, it was accidentally shot setting up the camera on the tripod for the next few shots. but you get the point right?https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/stirring-the-pot.gifstirring-the-potStir in your flux of choice and stir the pot for a full minute, then re-skim and add more flux stir briefly and allow the flux to congeal on the lead surface to reduce oxidation.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/pot-stages.gifpot-stagesTop left clockwise, 1. molten lead with oxides and junk floating, 2. Skimming dross with home made tool, 3. Melt after skim, 4. Flux dropped onto the melt which will be stirred in for one minute.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/warmingmould.gifWarming your mouldYou can preheat your moulds by resting them on the edge of the pot, or by holding a corner of the mould in the melt. This is more necessary with steel moulds than aluminum which heat up very quickly often in as little as two or three pours.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/poton.gifTurn your pot onI started this pot with some scrap bullets and messy lead as well as some clean alloy simply for demonstration purposes, to create a good level of dross. Normally you shouldn't see this much debris in your casting pot.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tempexample.giftempexampleThe only difference in these casts is the temperature of the mould/lead. The image shows too cool, too hot, and just right lead/mould combinations.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/vents.gifventsThe face of the mould bodies show diagonal striations. These are not machine marks, but trashier air vents. As the lead pours filling the cavity, the air inside is bled off by these vents.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/smoke.gifsmokeBe generous with your smoke from the match. It is better to smoke a warm mould rather than a dead cold one to avoid condensation. The black soot deposited on the mould helps release the cast bullets from the mould.2014-10-01T20:54:39+00:00monthlyhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/2014/08/27/a-new-york-state-of-mind-or-how-to-work-out-your-depression/https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/nys_2a.gifnys_2aThe future of the Second Amendment under Cuomo and other elected officials who "Support your Second Amendment 'hunting right'!"https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/denofthieves.gifdenofthievesCuomo is ridding New York of guns, gGun owners, firearms jobs, and, Oh Yeah he supports your right to hunt!https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/evacuate.gifEvacuate NYThe challenge lately is finding a place to hide or move to!2014-09-18T00:51:07+00:00monthlyhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/2014/07/01/so-you-start-feeling-cocky-and-then/https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/extracted-case-neck.gifextracted-case-neckThe Gods shone down upon me even after the hubris of excessive case reuse, and the neck came out completely.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/finished-hook.giffinished-hookThe more or less finished hook, complete with the brilliant addition of a bend to allow entry into the closed ended receiver of the Garand.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/throathook.gifthroat hookI fashioned a hook from some ductile wire using a dummy cartridge for sizing.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/badbrass.gifbadbrassReloading brass has finite limits. This old ammo reloaded 27 years ago almost ruined a day at the range.2014-09-16T01:26:51+00:00monthlyhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/2014/06/19/ok-so-youre-ready-to-make-ammo-or-fill-em-and-stuff-in-the-cork/https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/done.gifDoneYour very first ever complete cartridge! Congratulations! You may want to reserve and frame it for the man cave!https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/benched-rifle.gifbenched-rifleUltimately you'll probably want to shoot your newly minted pressure series. Shooting from a bench or prone position will show you which load groups best in your rifle.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dispensecharge.gifdispensechargeAdjust your measure to "close" to the weight you desire, and dispense powder into the scale pan, then use a trickler to complete the desired weight on your scale.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/chargecase.gifchargecaseDump your weighed powder charge into your primed case using a powder funnel.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/trickler.giftricklerWhen weighing charges, you dispense slightly under the desired weight and use a trickler to finish the desired weight by gently turning the shaft which drops two or three granules of powder at a time until your scale reads zero.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/standards.gifstandardsIt saves time to reserve cases and dummy cartridges which you have set up to your desired dimensions, They aid in setting up you dies and trimmers by getting you close by feel during the setup. Always measure the resulting output form the operation. "Trust, but Verify!"https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dispenser.gifdispenserIf you're lucky enough to own a dispenser, after initial setup you simply enter the charge weight and wait! Beep and you're good!https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/approachtowt.gifapproachtowtSet your scale for the selected charge on an approach to weigh basis, adding up the values to equal the desired weight.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/zeroingbalancebeam.gifzeroingbalancebeamOnce you are happy with your scales level spot free of drafts you can zero the scale. Check your poises for zero settings and then turn the foot until the scale indicates zero. Next Use your check weights to verify your scales's accuracy. Do this every time you set up!https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/balancebeam.gifbalancebeamSet your balance beam scale on a level surface, then install the powder tray, and set the poises to their zero points and adjust the foot until the pointer of the beam indicates zero.2014-09-16T01:16:00+00:00monthlyhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/2014/04/03/priming-cases-the-first-step-in-making-great-ammo/https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/primerinsertpress.gifPrimerInsertPressTo actually seat the primer, raise the ram enough to push the primer arm into the groove in the ram. Then lower the ram to seat the primer as described.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/push-pull.gifPush-PullPull the primer arm toward you to pick up a primer from the feed tube, then push it away into the groove in the ram to seat it.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/insert-tube.gifInsert Primer Feed TubeMake certain that the "R" clip is in place, and insert the filled primer feed tube into the press. Once firmly seated, remove the "R" clip.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/last-primer-drop.gifLast-Primer-DropThe last primer picked up typically remains stuck in the half-moon clip. Simply hook your nail under the end of the clip and release it.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/pickupprimerfeed.gifPrimer PickupUsing the half-moon clip end of the primer feed tube, push down over each primer until all the primers have been picked up.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/primerfeedtube.gifPrimer Feed TubeReloading presses that seat primers are fed by primer feed tubes. This view of one shows the end with the cotter pin.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/pinkie-sweep.gifPinkie-sweephttps://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/nice-primer1.gifNice-PrimerA properly seated primer should fully bottom in the primer pocket, flush with the case bottom and retain its rounded cup like shape, not flattened!https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/nice-primer.gifNice-Primerhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/hand-primer.gifHand-PrimerOriented primers are gravity fed into the body of the primer, a case is inserted under the jaws, and the handle squeezed to seat the primer.2014-09-16T00:35:35+00:00monthlyhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/2014/04/24/complete-case-prep-the-easy-way-and-the-hard-way/https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/outside-debur.jpgOutside DeburDebur the outside of of your case mouth using the same technique and the "legs" end of the tool.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/inside-debur.jpgInside deburDebur the inside of the case mouth with the pointy end using uniform pressure and a uniform rotation and feel.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/casemeasure.gifCaseMeasureCarefully measure your case length and determine what case length you will be using. After trimming and debarring check them again to make certain they all match.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/load-block.jpgLoad BlockHappiness is a full loading block of shiny perfect cartridges. True happiness is coming home with them empty after a nice match!https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/case-prep-center.gifCase-Prep-CenterThe Case Prep Center comes with Large and Small primer pocket accessories, the motor provides the effort and quite simply you move the case around the stations to complete your case preparation.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/media_flashhole.gifmedia_flashholeA dirty primer pocket with tumbling media stuck in the flash hole. This particular case was tumbled a very long while ago, so out has tarnished again but hopefully you get the point.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/clean-pocket.jpgClean PocketHere is an example of a primer pocket that has been both cleaned and uniformed. If you look really close you can see where the inside shoulder has been routed out to be more square. A primer will certainly seat more squarely.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dirtyprimerpocket.jpgDirty Primer PocketHere's a dirty primer pocket.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/trim-sprue.gifCase Trimming SprueThe process of case trimming leaves a "lip" or sprue around the inside and outside of the case mouth. This must be removed using a debarring tool.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/30-06_cartridge2.jpg30-06_SAAMI_2SAAMI drawing with Case length spec highlighted.2014-09-13T20:31:23+00:00monthlyhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/2013/11/20/musings-on-primer-pockets-how-obsessive-can-we-get-really/https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/primer-pocket-stuff.jpgPrimer Pocket StuffSome assorted Primer Pocket related hardware including reamer and pocket cleaning brushhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pockets.jpgSwaged and crimped primer pocketsWhile hard to discern the difference in this image, the case on the left has been swaged, the one on the right still sports the crimp. The most obvious sign of this is the presence of more red primer sealant.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/placecase-376.jpgCase Head Separationhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/cupram.jpgcup&ramInsert the swaging nipple into the shell holder slot, and drop the removal cup over the nipple.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/rod.jpgCase Head Separationhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/swagingnipple.jpgCase Head Separationhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/swagercombo.jpgRCBS Primer Pocket Swager ComboRCBS Primer Pocket Swager Combo - The Case rods are not shown.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/reamer.jpgPrimer Pocket ReamerSorry about this image, It's the only one I found quickly.. Stick the small end in the primer pocket and twist 'til it moves freely.2014-09-11T19:46:32+00:00monthlyhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/trtkba/2014-09-11T19:36:21+00:00weekly0.6https://artsofthefusilier.com/2012/12/05/reading-your-spent-cases-learning-to-be-your-guns-best-friend/https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/headsepring.jpgHeadSepRinghttps://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/caseneckcracks.jpgCaseNeckCrackshttps://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/cratering.jpgcrateringhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/308heads.jpg308headshttps://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/headstamps.jpgHeadStamps2014-09-11T18:10:59+00:00monthlyhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/2012/12/06/that-bright-ring-incipient-head-separation/https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/webthin3.jpgWebThin3https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/webthin2.jpgWebThin2https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/webthin1.jpgWebThin1The far left is the primer pocket, the thick section is called the case head, the curved area leading to the case wall is called the web.2014-09-11T18:10:48+00:00monthlyhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/2012/12/06/relative-cost-of-reloading-so-why-bother/2014-09-11T18:10:34+00:00monthlyhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/2013/01/08/stuck-case-removal-its-gonna-happen-get-used-to-it/https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/viola.jpgViola!If all goes well, and you follow the directions, your case will lift itself free of the die. Patience and a lack of rancor will aid this process immeasurably.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/snugboltncup.jpgsnugboltncupThis process can definitely be done either in the vice or in the press, I show it here for the sake of easy viewing. Screw the bolt down making the bolt and cup snug against the base of the die.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/theparts.jpgThePartsThe Die with the stuck case, the threaded bolt and cup of the Stuck Case Removal Kit. https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/theparts.jpgThePartshttps://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tappedprimerhole.jpgTapped Primer HoleAfter tapping the primer hole should look nicely threaded without too much debris.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tapprimerhole.jpgTap Primer HoleUse the included tap to tap the drilled hole where the primer pocket used to be.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/drillprimer.jpgDrillPrimerhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/stuckcase.jpgStuck CaseThe die was unscrewed from the press and screwed back in upside down for the remained of the operation and to show the stuck case. Note the missing section of rim at 10:00 o'clock! And the bent section at 5:00.2014-09-11T18:10:22+00:00monthlyhttps://artsofthefusilier.com/the-arts-of-the-fusilier/https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/emptyprimerpkt.jpgEmptyPrimerPktA nicely empty primer pocket. This being military brass the primer pocket will still require swaging, but that comes a bit later.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/screwindie1.jpgScrewInDie1You have to mount your resizing die by screwing it into the press.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/neck2.jpgneck2https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/neck1.jpgneck1Dented Case Neck before and after.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/progresssmoothly.jpgProgressSmoothlyOnce you have your die set up and your spent primer tray attached, well lubed cases should flow through your press almost effortlessly! Yeah, Sure!https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/resizedcases.jpgResizedCasesA tray of spent primers around the reloading press and a nice tray of resized cases it the hoped for outcome of our first reloading session.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/inspectcase.jpgInspectCaseYou should inspect cases as they leave your resizing die for any oddities or issues such as case cracks, gouges or other signs of weakness.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/spentprimertray.jpgSpentPrimerTrayAt this point you can attach your spent primer tray to the press and get ready to rock and roll.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/decappingrod.jpgDecappingRodThe decapping rod or stem, Detail of the decapping pin and Neck expander button, inserting the decapper into the resizing die.https://artsofthefusilier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/camover.jpgCamOverViewed from the side, the press ram is fully up and the dies is screwed fully down to kiss the shell holder. 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