" Low Tech "

[Ben]

Sometimes " Low Tech " isn't such a bad thing after all.
I have a " pet load " for my 8X57 mm Scout Rifle .
I made a OAL Load cartridge gauge for this particular load out of a piece of scrap walnut.

I drilled a hole through it and it sits on a nail on my loading bench waiting for the next time I load this favorite load of mine again.

Yes, sometimes " Low Tech " isn't such a bad thing.
The real question is ......" Does it Work ? "

 

[Brad]

Nicely done.

Turned necks?

 

[Ben]

Yes, these 8X57 mm cases were made from reformed 06' cases.
Necks are annealed and necks turned to .012 "

 

[Ben]

Today, I took a bit of a break from reloading and I made something that I should have made years ago.

Sometimes you just don't have enough hands to hold everything at one time.

This little holder for my neck wall thickness micrometer ( tubing micrometer ) is handy as pockets on a shirt.

Ben

 

[JWFilips]

Ben,
I swear, you could re-invent the wheel and make it more simple and economical!
Great idea!
Jim

 

[quicksylver]

...Look at the lower photo...I was going to ask why the @*^&% is that plugged in...?

 

[Ben]

Dan,

You never heard of an electric micrometer ?
You're probably still using the " Non Electric Model ", right ? ?
You need to move to Alabama.
We're high tech down here.

 

[Ian]

...Look at the lower photo...I was going to ask why the @*^&% is that plugged in...?

That's not part of Ben's "low tech" setup. He's got wired to his computer and hooked up to a NASA mainframe via an internet app so he can get his neck thickness in spreadsheet format to fifty millionths of an inch.

 

[Ben]

Those 120 volt NASA models are tops in my book.

Ben

 

[fiver]

 

[Brad]

Leave it to Shars to make an electric mic that requires a plug instead of a battery.

 

[kenneth]

I just love this kind of post. One day i will also learn how to post pictures!
Thanks for posting !

 

[Ben]

I just love this kind of post. One day i will also learn how to post pictures!
Thanks for posting !

You're very welcome.

Ben

 

[KHornet]

Great thread Ben! Thanks for posting!!!!

Paul