No bad advice here (as usual). Pick the press you want to start with. Lee makes getting started affordable. I started with Lee and stayed with it for 30 ish years. I think there are better solutions out there, but I'd be hard pressed to warn anybody off of Lee to start.
Timing is good. Factory...
I remember the bear out front! It was right against the building in a cage. I put many guns on lay-away there when I had no business buying them. They gave you a year to pay and somehow they were able to produce the thing when you went to pay it off.
Double layers of 3/4" plywood glued and screwed together. Laminated formica on top and front. 2x4 frame and legs under making sure a leg lands on either side of where the press went. The whole thing is screwed to the wall and I truly get no movement from the bench.
Consider asking the farmer if you can hunt his field. Most farmers I know see deer as vermin. A handful of friends walking the field as a drive can be productive.
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I recently made an "AR10" impulse purchase from PSA. I was aware of their proprietary design, but the price was right. So far I'm more than happy with accuracy, but I think I would like to build a more standardized version if that really exists.
I'd start with finding out what your static pressure is at the house. When water flows through the pipes there is always some pressure loss. If you are starting out with a low pressure to begin with, you will really notice the normal losses. Your utility is only required to provide you with 20...
Hmm, I never thought of scientific research as welfare before. I searched a definition and I still don't view it as welfare. For sure we have a different view of how money is spent on this matter. As to how those discoveries could have been developed, I agree, but isn't that a bit easy to say...