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Since you have bare wood, I would try using acetone or MEK on a clean lint-free cloth to dab on the oil stain (assuming it's lubrication oil) and see if you can draw it out of the wood before applying the stain and finish. Don't flood the wood with the solvent but simply work on the surface...

The trick of steaming wood typically is used to expand the fibers in a dent to "raise" the dent back to the original surface level. I don't have a clue how that could remove an oily stain. What I would consider doing, as I do a lot of woodworking, is to use a product that will remove most, if...

+1 for sure

I think the change I would make involves concentrating on one process at a time rather than doing two separate things at the same time. If you're looking for a really accurate and easy-to-use powder measure for pistol cartridges (up to about 10 grains of powder per charge), I strongly recommend...

What is your reloading process like, Denny? I always have a batch of cases in a loading block when I'm charging powder. Once I'm done with the batch, I visually inspect the entire block full of cases to make sure that every case has the same powder level in it. I've found a mistake once in...

Cool. Thanks for the feedback. Now, if somebody wants to give me $70 to buy one, I'll test it thoroughly. Until then, I'll probably just use my Lee trimmer.

I find that tool quite interesting. Of course, it would be virtually useless (with the design shown) for pistol cartridge cases that don't have a shoulder on them. I didn't see exactly how the "World's Finest Trimmer" can be adjusted for cartridge length. The maker talked about a couple of...

You need to order a cutter and the lock stud (base for the shell holder) as one part number. The shell holder and the case length gauge rod that controls the trim length is another part. The #90110 cutter and lock stud kit works for all brass up to .475" base diameter. There is another part...

The thing that I really like about the Lee case trimming system is that there is no adjustment necessary and the results are extremely uniform. I use a battery powered drill to drive mine much like Rich is using his lathe. The difference in my setup from the way Rich does his is that my case...

I like that idea, Rich. Unfortunately, my little lathe is usually on a shelf and not set up on my bench. Because I don't have a lathe that's set up all the time, I typically use my battery-powered Dewalt drills for that sort of duty. The down side is I need one hand to pull the drill's trigger.

I've shot ammo that I'd loaded several years before with no problems or apparent changes in the performance. The ammo was stored in simple plastic ammo boxes that were definitely not airtight and were stored in my basement. I've shot factory-made ammo many years after it was manufactured with...

You can't ask for a better response than that one....

That's the way the Ruger LCP recoil spring set works. The design of the P3AT and the LCP are extremely similar, so I'd bet that the recoil spring set is in that pistol in the proper orientation.

I shoot 55gr (M193 Lake City and my handloads) and 62gr (M855 Lake City) bullets through my AR which has a 1:9 barrel. I'm able to hold 1-1/2" groups all day long at 50 yards with either iron sights or my EoTech red dot sight (no magnification). That's with my aging eyes looking through the...

Nahhh.... My grandfather got his turkey through the neck with a 30-06 (he had a turkey tag while deer hunting in Louisiana back in the 1950s). No shot pellets to chew on that way.

I'm not at all sure what television he watches. He lives in San Antonio and when we visit (as we did a couple of weeks ago), the TV is off or just playing music from the cable system.

That article makes me think of my Dad. He's 90+, plays tennis a couple of times a week, and wouldn't take any guff from punks trying to prey on him.

If you're reloading, then testing your loads with the chrony is definitely a good thing to do regardless of how you expect to use the ammunition. Some combinations of components, including the type and amount of powder, simply don't produce as reliable and repeatable results as others. You...

I'll second the motion for the chronograph. Get the best you can find. I have an old Oehler model 35 chronograph which is one of best ever made for retail sales. For several years, it was out of production but I see that it's available again. Click on this link to see one. Testing a series...

I like that, Mayo. This thread simply gets better as we progress.