First want to thank you fellas for some great posts.Went to my first IHMSA shoot about 3 weeks back and came home having learned 2 things,1) I need a contender! 2) Those guys are gonna rib me forever for shooting "nekked" bullets. I have solved the first dilemma but I didn't buy a contender,I bought/traded for 3! Have my smallbore 22 LR barrel (don't think I'll PP those
),and a .357 mag barrell.The .357 starts ot .358 and tapers to .357,I am not at my loading bench but I think I miked .3525 on the bore. Being the pack rat I am, I obtained a .352 sizing die on ebay a couple years ago for about 7 bucks shipping and all(never know when you might need somethin like that).Got me some of that cheap tracing paper at Michaels crafts and wrapped a few to see where I was....,.3585.Now for the questions that are probly stupid.Is that close enough to .359 or do I need .360?I am shooting #2 alloy and that is all I have(some idiot or my evil twin went on a melting spree and turned all my lead into #2,even my fishing sinkers are #2). Should I roll em twixt a file and a hard place just to make sure? How important is the lube on the patch? Ross Seyfreid did a piece on PP years ago in G&A and it was amazing, and alas depite the begging and pleading to my wife,that issue was in with part of my security blanket that she said had to go.I shall never forgive her.does anyone have access to that article? He was wrapping some small bullets,even jacketed ones!Any help fellas would be appreciated.
And BTW I know.If I think the ribbing is bad now,just wait till the paper starts flyin!Maybe the scores will quiet the laughter.
