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Old January 12, 2006, 02:35 PM   #26
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Ok I vote for cracked butt too. The clock was the crown of that table. If you look close half of the numbers do not work.
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Old January 12, 2006, 03:29 PM   #27
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I ask you this....What reloading bench is complete without a torch and a broken digital alarm clock??
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Old January 12, 2006, 03:44 PM   #28
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A new twist....Burning Sacrifices to the God of Timex just kidding!
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Old January 12, 2006, 05:14 PM   #29
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... Oregon Trail Lazer-Casts. What caliber ...
The quick answer is "yes!"

Actually you only see the front row, there's an additional 6 or 7 boxes behind those out of view. You might get the idea I love Laser-Cast.

I use them in 9mm, .357/.38, .40, .44 and .45 (Colt and ACP) calibers.

For my 1911, I use both 230 RN, and one of my favorites, the 155 SWCBB. The 155 is extremely accurate; it's like taking a .452" paper punch and going to work on the center of a target - very neat holes. The hard part with them is finding the optimum OAL. That turned out to more difficult than usual.

In .44 Magnum, the L-C 300 gr. TC's makes some real slammers. Great for hunting.
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Old January 12, 2006, 05:48 PM   #30
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I ask you this....What reloading bench is complete without a torch and a broken digital alarm clock??
LOL! I can't keep myself from going back and looking at that pic again and again. It's like a bad car crash, replete with body parts and general carnage; you just cannot help but look and look again as you go by.

Cracked Butt, that pic might just become my screensaver........
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Old January 13, 2006, 03:17 AM   #31
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cracked butt

your stealing my thunder son. i thought i was the only one with a torch on my loading bench. your bench is also neater than mine but i have a cleanup campaign coming up this weekend.

i'm a pig at heart.:barf: just call me pig pen.
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Old January 15, 2006, 02:30 PM   #32
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If this was properly exposed, it might come is as a tie or close second to CB's entry! The bench looks better today,This pic was 3 years ago), because of the addition of shelving above the bench to organize the empty shell boxes. I'll take another pic tonight of a better organized mess!
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Old January 15, 2006, 03:36 PM   #33
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Here's the other two corners of the small bedroom I call paridise. Both have lots more "stuff" on them now, but are FAIRLY well organized.
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Old January 15, 2006, 04:13 PM   #34
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Capt your a neatnick.your setup was almost pretty.all the little boxes in thier little box community lol.Actually i'm just jealous. And CB LMFAO when i saw that pile of rubble,i concur the clock was the topper lol.Did i sell that to you at my garage sale this summer?

LOL i'm almost sure theres a old ham sandwhich to the right of those 2 pepsi cans in CB's pic.lol what a freakin mess!!!
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Old January 16, 2006, 04:44 PM   #35
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snuffy

See snuffy, the problem here is everything in your mess seems to be reloading stuff. I will grant you second place status, but until you can get some real unreloading related trash in there your not going to hang with the cracked butts of the world.
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Old January 17, 2006, 12:39 PM   #36
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Dang, I thought the priority mail boxes might do it, oh well! I guess I'll just have to clean up real good, then try for the neatest reloading bench award!
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Old January 18, 2006, 10:46 PM   #37
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finally I understand

This must be why I have always been advised not to shoot someone elses reloads!!!
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Old January 18, 2006, 11:59 PM   #38
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I have to to agree with WIN71....

Not that I can't make a mistake....but my bench is clean and organized to at least help prevent mix up issues
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Old January 20, 2006, 06:20 AM   #39
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Dudes - Look At This

http://forums.sixgunner.com/m_27446/mpage_1/tm.htm


[Note - the Sixgunner forum is no longer in service. Sorry you missed the pictures of "Hammer's" setup, it was spectacular.]

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Old January 20, 2006, 10:21 AM   #40
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I don't see how any term can describe that other than "Wow!".

That's what happens when Bill Gates decides to get into shooting and reloading.
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Old January 20, 2006, 10:27 AM   #41
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"Sort of got carried away after that."

Duh.

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Old January 20, 2006, 01:53 PM   #42
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I want to move now!
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Old January 20, 2006, 11:53 PM   #43
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I have never even dreamed of a setup like that......the power of imagination, knowledge, and the money to get there

I could not load for the distraction of the view
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Old January 21, 2006, 12:02 AM   #44
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WOW! I guess if you have the money. I can only wish.
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Old January 21, 2006, 02:49 PM   #45
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Cracked Butt... sheese...
I am impressed man.
LOL!
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Old January 21, 2006, 02:55 PM   #46
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Plated...
woof, that is a serious setup.
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Old January 21, 2006, 03:39 PM   #47
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After looking at (read: "drooling at") that thread again, I see that Hammer and I started out the same - a Lee tool and a hammer!

(... and that ends any similarity.)
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Old January 21, 2006, 04:04 PM   #48
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Wow indeed, hammer's setup is...uh, wow.

And to think my wife thinks I have too much stuff. I gotta show her that later.

Luv that shootin tube.
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