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Lovex is good stuff, used to be available cheap but now around £40-£45 for .5Kg. For that price you can get a wider range of powders from Vihtavuori with the added benefit of much better reloading data available. https://www.vihtavuori.com/reloading-data/rifle-reloading/ What calibre/s are you thimking of using it in?

Always check the powder manufacturers website for the latest data. Powder isn't just ran off a machine and into a bottle, they make massive amounts in batches. These are bulk stored and dip tested at regular intervals as the chemicals alter slightly over time. Any changes to the burn rate etc. are noted and their published load data is adjusted if required. Reloading books data can be several months old by the time they're published and bought, some haven't been updated for years.

Friend of mine died last year, we used a cremation only service with the ashes delivered to the person of their choice. With all the fee's etc. it was £1150. Try a Google search for basic funeral. https://www.simplicity.co.uk https://www.low-cost-funeral.co.uk/basic-funerals/

My club FAC has been with Durham since April. Had an FEO visit almost 4 months ago, then sent a variation form (which I hadn't asked for) to complete a month ago. I emailed the licensing manager 2 weeks ago requesting an update on the situation and have not had the courtesy of a reply. They are currently issuing an automatic 8 week extension for Fac & Sgc renewals if not completed before expiry of the existing license. I've also had copies of letters/emails sent to our members adding a further 6 month extension for Sgc renewals still not completed within the 8 week extension. This should be a documented Section 7 certificate but nothing has been supplied in writing. Of course Covid is getting a lot of the blame for this but in truth even back last December they were having around a 3 month delay. According to BASC back in February (so pre-Covid) the forces with the greatest deterioration in firearms licensing service were Durham, West Midlands and Lancashire.

Don't know about pest control but shooting ranges (both indoor and outdoor) are closed from midnight Weds, "The government has confirmed leisure centres and gyms will close, as will other indoor and outdoor leisure facilities including: sports facilities including swimming pools, golf courses and driving ranges, bowling alleys, dance studios, stables and riding centres, climbing walls and climbing centres, archery and shooting ranges."

No, whoever told you that is talking complete b@ll@cks The Lee set will do 38 special as well as 357 magnum. 3 Die set, (90510) LEE CARBIDE 3 DIE SET 38SPL / 357MAG https://www.henrykrank.com/reloading/lee-reloading/lee-die-sets/lee-carbide-pistol-3-die-set.html 4 Die set (has factory crimp) (90964) LEE DELUXE PISTOL 4 DIE CARBIDE SET 38SPL / 357 MAG https://www.henrykrank.com/reloading/lee-reloading/lee-die-sets/lee-deluxe-pistol-4-die-set.html

Brand New - StarLine 6.5 Creedmoor Small Primer Cases Currently £86/100 + postage at Kranks 300 available £75/100 or £215 for all 300 posted Payment by bank transfer preferred or Paypal friends & family so no fees. Collection from Durham area available.

If by "weapons" you mean rifles and shotguns these can be sent (to an RFD) using the Post Office (Sporting Firearms) just use a 24hr service. Guns for sporting use International - Allowed in the mail, see restrictions and packaging guidelines below: Guns intended for sporting purposes - including Section 1 and Section 2 firearms, low-powered air guns and their component parts - may be sent in compliance with UK law and subject to applicable export controls on the shipment of firearms. Items that appear to be prohibited weapons may be subject to additional checks and delays. Guns must not be loaded. Air weapons with an integral gas cylinder that are de-pressurised can only be accepted. Air weapons with gas cylinders that are pressurised are prohibited Air weapons with a pressurised removable gas cylinder which is still attached are prohibited Sender's name and address must be visible on the parcel. Must be packed in rigid outer packaging suitable for the gun size and weight, for example a fibreboard box, with sufficient inner packaging to prevent movement during transport. UK - Allowed in the mail, see restrictions and packaging guidelines below: Guns intended for sporting purposes - including Section 1 (e.g. hunting rifles) and Section 2 (e.g. shotguns) firearms, low-powered air weapons and their component parts - may be sent in compliance with UK law and subject to domestic controls on the possession of firearms. Antiques, deactivated and imitation firearms are also permitted. When sending deactivated firearms include proof of deactivation. Items that appear to be prohibited weapons may be subject to additional checks and delays. Use 1st Class as the minimum service.The senders name and address must be clear on the packaging. Low-powered air weapons which exceed the Royal Mail size restrictions are accepted by Parcelforce Worldwide, using express48 via the Post Office. Guns must not be loaded. Air weapons with an integral gas cylinder that are de-pressurised can only be accepted. Air weapons with gas cylinders that are pressurised are prohibited Air weapons with a pressurised removable gas cylinder which is still attached are prohibited Must be packed in rigid outer packaging suitable for the gun size and weight, for example a fibreboard box, with sufficient inner packaging to prevent movement during transport. PDF can be found here, https://www.royalmail.com/sites/default/files/royal-mail-prohibited-and-restricted-items-nov-23-2018---23410530_updated April 19.pdf

Cases arrived this morning, very fast delivery As to case annealing, or more properly "stress relieving" applying a fixed constant temperature is the best way, dipping the case necks into a molten salts bath or molten lead will ensure the cases do not overheat past that point, an induction annealer will typically apply heat for a much shorter period than a naked flame much reducing the chances. While some cases start to change colour around the neck/shoulder area when reaching the stress relief temperature it's not a reliable method unless you're only using the same batch of cases every time. Annealing happens somewhere between 600 and 800 degrees F. Best way is to buy a bottle of Tempilaq, a dab of 750F inside the neck (Tempilaq should not be touched by the flame) is the most accurate but difficult to see. The other way is often called the "Hornady" method. This is to paint a band of 475F about 3/8inch down from the shoulder to indicate the temperature of the body. As soon as the indicator changes colour then stop, the heat must not travel down the case more than about 1/3. Doing it in a dim room and stopping when you can see what's usually called a "dull red glow" usually means you're at around 1000F.

Ordered another load for our members yesterday, will let you know what happens

I got 5,000 from them about 3 years ago for our club members. Arrived in big hessian sacks of 1,000 and exactly as described, after a lot of case prep perfectly good Lapua brass Nowadays we get once fired GGG, ream or swage out the primer crimp and it's very consistent brass for not much money!.

I had two of them set up for 44Mag and 300AAC, quick picky to set up and the on-press priming system went in the bin!. Have a good look on Youtube, there's a load of helpful videos covering setup and tweaking. The new Auto Breech Lock Pro progressive is a much better design (still don't use the priming system!), runs a lot smoother and so far hasn't needed tweaking at all

Arrived today, exactly as described, thank you very much indeed

Yes please My daughter needs another one (she has a habit of killing them!! PM me your bank details and I'll get payment sent straight away Jeff

Maybe they stared reading the forum from the very beginning for something to do during lockdown and 2015 is as far as they've gotten so far? Just wait until they get to the part about Burnley Dave and kicking doors in 😂

Probably because there's no real need or reason for it 😂 Just cast or buy the right size lead bullet and get shooting, Shellhouse make a very decent range of cast bullets. You'll probably get more info posting on other forums such as Full Bore UK or UKV, Here's a reply from a very experienced shooter/RFD who has cast bullets for decades, "I have tried it extensively a few years ago and the bottom line was that it conferred no benefits to me on the target over conventional lubing. In addition I found it a very messy and fiddly process and tried every way from simply tumbling in powder and acetone to the electro static method, the other thing is that all powders are not the same and had to get some sent over from the states to get the same level of coverage and adhesion as they were getting as none of the UK powders I used gave that other than with the electrostatic method. Perhaps if we were back in the pistol days and I was still shooting 2000 rounds a week of one or two calibres then as a bulk process it may have merits in getting set up for it. Never had great success from it when the velocity started going up over 1500 fps, I know there are chaps in the US getting good velocity and accuracy from powder coated bullets but it is still a involved process that respects the nature of what they are working with and as such is no short cut to shooting high velocity cast bullets with accuracy. For a coating then Xlox tumble lube does just as well for most similar applications with a lot less fuss and mess, if you need to size your bullets then using conventional lube is a far easier simpler and effective method. The ******* powder is a real pig to manage and the whole of my garage is still covered in the ******* stuff, not really worth the bother in my experience but if you are looking for something just to while away the time for no reason then it is a good a way as any though it can work out expensive if you really want a decent coating."

This was very popular in the US a couple of years ago, there's no evidence that powder (epoxy) coated bullets shoot any better than a decent un-coated. By all means give it a try (something to do!), you'll need a powder that (as you said) will bake in a domestic oven, in the US they use a little cheap "toaster oven" I almost brought some powder back a few years ago but decided the amount of time and energy just wasn't worth it for no appreciable gain. If you know anyone going to the US (at some point in the future) Harbour Frieght have it quite cheaply ($6.99 - 16oz) , there are a few stores scattered over Florida. https://www.harborfreight.com/painting/paints-sealants-adhesives.html?category=2553

Don't bother it's a complete waste of time. A properly sized bullet of the correct harness will shoot perfectly well

Ordered an in-stock air rifle almost 5 weeks ago, any enquiries just get the same automated "we are still working but slowly" email they sent out earlier, no direct response. Not the most important thing in the world at the moment but an actual reply would have been nice.

I've just started listening to my copies of ISIRTA, there's about 90 of them so that should keep me busy. I may even get my son to go in the loft and get my "At last the 1948 Show" DVD's to watch

I saw that, it was more of a statement than a question 😂 Probably not a bad thing as things have changed since the original thread (expanding bullets/ammo etc.)

Who dug this thread up? To clarify, No SGC/FAC needed to buy bullets (yes bullets, only the Americans call them "heads") No SGC/FAC needed to purchase reloading (Nitrocellulose) powder but you may be asked to show one. For "Black Powder" you will need to possess an "Explosives License". There are storage limits on how much powder you can hold as well as specific storage requirements for "black powder" (wooden box sealed with an intumescent strip and chained to the building fabric) http://www.hse.gov.uk/explosives/licensing/storage/ Primers, for metallic cartridges, as used in rifles/long barreled pistols etc. you need to hold an FAC. There's no requirement for these to be calibre specific, several cartridges come in both small and large primer versions nowadays. For shotgun primers while you may not need to possess an SGC you may be asked to produce one before purchasing.

And just to clarify, you can post S1 firearms and S2 shotguns but only to an RFD. You post using Royal Mail next day, see here, Guns for sporting use International - Allowed in the mail, see restrictions and packaging guidelines below: Guns intended for sporting purposes - including Section 1 and Section 2 firearms, low-powered air guns and their component parts - may be sent in compliance with UK law and subject to applicable export controls on the shipment of firearms. Items that appear to be prohibited weapons may be subject to additional checks and delays. Guns must not be loaded. Air weapons with an integral gas cylinder that are de-pressurised can only be accepted. Air weapons with gas cylinders that are pressurised are prohibited Air weapons with a pressurised removable gas cylinder which is still attached are prohibited Sender's name and address must be visible on the parcel. Must be packed in rigid outer packaging suitable for the gun size and weight, for example a fibreboard box, with sufficient inner packaging to prevent movement during transport. UK - Allowed in the mail, see restrictions and packaging guidelines below: Guns intended for sporting purposes - including Section 1 (e.g. hunting rifles) and Section 2 (e.g. shotguns) firearms, low-powered air weapons and their component parts - may be sent in compliance with UK law and subject to domestic controls on the possession of firearms. Antiques, deactivated and imitation firearms are also permitted. When sending deactivated firearms include proof of deactivation. Items that appear to be prohibited weapons may be subject to additional checks and delays. Use 1st Class as the minimum service.The senders name and address must be clear on the packaging. Low-powered air weapons which exceed the Royal Mail size restrictions are accepted by Parcelforce Worldwide, using express48 via the Post Office. Guns must not be loaded. Air weapons with an integral gas cylinder that are de-pressurised can only be accepted. Air weapons with gas cylinders that are pressurised are prohibited Air weapons with a pressurised removable gas cylinder which is still attached are prohibited Must be packed in rigid outer packaging suitable for the gun size and weight, for example a fibreboard box, with sufficient inner packaging to prevent movement during transport. PDF can be found here, https://www.royalmail.com/sites/default/files/royal-mail-prohibited-and-restricted-items-nov-23-2018---23410530_updated April 19.pdf

Nice to see Durham actually get something right for once. They've had a 3-4 month backlog for months, several people I know who had the 8 week extension letters still didn't get their certs back in that time. And of course they're still wasting time and resources insisting on doctors letters from everyone, even though they are not required under firearms legislation or Home Office guidelines unless there's a specific reason.

Unlikely to see any of the powders banned under the REACH regs, they're not good for the environment you know!. Hodge, what caliber/s are you loading for? the Viht website has a load of info covering most calibers, https://www.vihtavuori.com/reloading-data/rifle-reloading/ If you want to load up say 10 rounds using N140 or N150 let me know and I'll save you having to buy a full tub to try them out