knocked out another thousand rounds of 45 auto out on the Dillon and will be at it again tomorrow!
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knocked out another thousand rounds of 45 auto out on the Dillon and will be at it again tomorrow!
I PC'd 280 40 caliber boolits in Traffic White from Smoke... I like it; they look nice.
I still have about 250-300 to PC... I need to cast some more.
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I promised pictures of what Ive been doing since I haven't been reloading. First full size bench. 10ft long, 30in deep, tied together with carriage bolts, stained Minwax Espresso. Still have to tie the legs together and finish bolting down the presses but you get the idea.
Got my hands on 150 pieces of new, unfired PPU brass for 7.62x54r.
Started prepping brass. Uniformed and deburred the flash holes on 100 pieces. Then full length sized those same. Lost one piece due to a poorly adjusted sizing die.
One would think that, after 30+ years of reloading, mistakes would be a thing of the past. Unfortunately, mistakes are always lurking; just waiting to strike.
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just stripped and cleaned my 1022.
Broke in my new Lee TL452-230-2R mold so I can get them coated and loaded tomorrow to try. I was having feed problems with the 452-228-R1 boolits. Attachment 255396
Just some organizing.
Also unboxed a couple NOS MEC 600 JR MK5 presses. 12 and 20 gauge.
Unbolted my older models and sold them.
I need to bolt that bench to the wall and set up the new MECs properly. Can't wait to shoot some pheasants and quail with my own ammo.
Hoping to make up a few 44 special tonight. It's been too long since I've made some ammo.
Sized 450 Accurate 31-135s bullets.
Sized about 250 Lyman 311008 bullets.
CW
Spent 3 hours casting 30 XCBs with 4 cavity NOE mould. filled up a bread pan and it weighed 16 lbs....should be 700 +/- bullets there...….8-)
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Now, off to the range.
Processed all my soft lead and a few pounds of ww this is my setup and redneck gold ingot molds
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Today it was beautiful in southern Indiana, almost 50 and sunshine. Charlie and I went to the range and unloaded a pile of 9mm.
Mine was home cast of course.
loaded 150 .38 specials 158 Gr SWC over 308 Unique powder.
and some .223
My granddaughter is here today recovering from a week long bug. She was feeling a bit better and wanted to help Papa reload so I put her to work filling primer tubes for me. I never turn down help doing that.
Worked on one of my pickups, “de-hoarded” my old mahogany cabinet I built in high school to make room for more “gun stuff”, and primed and flared 100 previously sized .45 ACP brass. I’ll be taking the hoarded stuff to the dumpster tomorrow. I’m applying the “5 year rule” here- by golly!
Began working on a ladder for the 300 PRC that my wife and kids got me for Christmas
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Setup the new Turret press and cranked out some 40s...
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