Dick,
I'm running on the same version of Donnelly's book, I'd considered that once but this process is getting a little better each time I do it... soldering or threading on tube could be an option.   
Here's an update, I had plans of making it to the range today for data a little beyond the 50 or 65 feet but the wind is keeping everything at bay... I know for some -20mph is nothing- and our temp is just above freezing so it shouldn't be an issue, what's the word I keep hearing...wuss? yup that's me.  Anyway, I've loaded and shot this brass about five times now, it's getting better each time.  The trigger on this Ballard needs a little work, about 7# right now but here's a 65' target.   

And for those that get it - Happy pi day.  (3.14)

Greg

Bob,
Here's a pic of the tailstock setup.  I'm doing this in a Nardini lathe that when I got it, it was short a few pieces... like a tailstock.  Most look at some of the junk I run and say how???  I retro'd a turret off a clausing and it doesn't have a lock so I have to keep tension by hand...  but it does give me the feel for applying tension.
I spoke too soon when I was talking about case life -  After the sixth reload, I had two case failures- out of the twelve I've been shooting.  The case on the left I've been expecting failure, it had a long lube dent from the beginning and the mouth cracked a time or two so I kept trimming it back.  The case on the right doesn't make sense though, wall thickness is uniform and it looked good going in to the sixth round...  I ran another 20 cases through some of the process, maybe finish them tonight.  I made some more changes in set up, lube and annealing, we'll see how these go - so far success rate is slightly better.
The saying, a body in motion... have to - for unmentionable reasons.
Regards,
Greg