Last week I took advantage of a coupon code at MidwayUSA and picked up a few items I needed:
- Got the red Decelerator pad I’ve been wanting. The actual color is a nicely muted orange-ish red that should look just fine. I’ll need to have it professionally installed, since it’s a grind-to-fit pad and I lack both the requisite grinder and skill to do the job properly. It’s also a half-inch thicker than the factory pad, so I have to decide if I want the stock shortened by the same amount. It’s almost too pretty to cut.
- Nice new stainless steel Lyman dial calipers to replace my craptacular plastic ones, since I actually need precision better than .050″ now.
- The correct shellholder for the .450/.400, which I forgot to order when I got the dies those many months ago…
- … as well as the correct pilot for the case trimmer (.410″, meant for the .41 Magnum).
- A nice Redding powder trickler, since it’s a big honkin’ chunk of machined steel for only a few bucks more than all its plastic and aluminum competitors.
- And a can of Wipe-Out bore cleaner, which I’ve been meaning to try for a few years now. John Barsness, whose opinion I value, says it’s good stuff.
Oh yeah, there’s also a few items for a future project, but that’s staying sooper-seekrit for now…
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