can you use? I don't know what calibers you shoot.

Hate to waste the room in the box with just packing.

I appreciate your generosity and help.

Most of my rifle shooting is 30.06, and some .358. I shoot a lot more handgun than rifle, mainly .44 and .45, plus a few of the typical arcane calibers. Companion carbines are my B92 and Marlin 94, and soon, I anticipate, the Krag, which should split the difference.

Here's the Krag, by the way - seller's photos, hinting at the build. The maker included some neat touches. I will revisit the sights once I've figured out how it shoots. The high comb is a different question. I'm not a fan, in general, but I'm keeping an open mind.

Sort of an odd bird, eh?

Thanks again, John. I'll look forward to repaying your kindness.

Regards,
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And unless you send me your mattress, I don't have enough.

Should be nice and lively. Mine had a rollover Monte Carlo and it soon lost a disagreement with a spokeshave.

I'll throw in some '06 brass, bullets and stuff. Glad to do it - folks have sure helped me out with hard-to-find items in the past.

The 30-40 brass is sized, primer pockets uniformed with a Sinclair tool, and tumbled in stainless pins. The pins are something new for me and I must say they do a magnificent job both inside and out. Also annealed the necks using a Bench-Source machine - this helps prevent that long pretty neck from splitting prematurely.

In case you track, all of this brass is twice-fired.

When you get ready to load, keep in mind the throat might be longer than expected and the magazine length might dictate OAL. On mine, I seat the base of the Lyman 311284 even with the base of the neck which leaves one grease groove outside the case. The mouth of the case falls right at the end of the next lube groove. Once I settled on this, I don't lube that exposed groove when sizing.

Looks to be pretty well done. Congrats!

I see those little ceramic beads used in production lines and wonder...

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