Tumbled some 38's, 45 Colts, and 300 Blackout brass.
Nothing like storing stuff clean!
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Tumbled some 38's, 45 Colts, and 300 Blackout brass.
Nothing like storing stuff clean!
Prepped .22 Hornet. Kinda like prepping eggshells.
David
loaded 20 308 with 160g lead boolets & 40 .223 55gfmjbt bullets
Received my box of 500 357MAG brass from Starline and primed up a couple hundred with mag primers. Now.................. to fill and stuff 'em!
banger
Banger, give us a report on the quality of your starline brass. My 357 range pickups are looking kinda beat
Nothing out of the ordinary. I had 30 or 40 minutes to kill so I did a little bit of reloading. I load on a LCT, so that's enough time for a box of ammo if I'm going slow, which I was. I was loading 4.9gr Ba9 into mixed brass with 125gr LRN boolits that I powder coated. Half-way through I noticed a case came out of the powder/expander die without any powder! I ran it through again and powder fell the second time - the powder must have been supporting itself like an arch inside the measure. I weighed that and the next few and they were fine so I finished up. Just a reminder to slow down a bit and pay close attention. I actually enjoy reloading about as much as I enjoy shooting, so I'm content to go slow and inspect every case, every boolit before it's seated, to wipe each cartridge down as it comes off the press.
50rds of 38sp with Vectan GM3 to test over a chrony when I get done work today.
Began unloading some 40SW rounds I made a while back (kinetic bullet puller is getting a workout!). I tested a few and they were not fun to shoot from my G27 but didn't show any pressure signs. Still have about 20 to go.
That is why I put the sprues back in every so often. Keeps the pot fuller longer. Some like to collect them all and add back later. I have found that adding them back in ever 10 or so lets me cast longer B4 refreshing with ingots. I use a hand garden trowel to slide them back in with my hand safely back from the pot.
banger
6/05/15, cleaned, sorted, sized/decapped, primed 100 .44 Magnum cases. 60 Starline and 40 Magtec. (CBC). Good, peaceful, relaxing, fun morning...
Cast about 200 boolits using a Lee .311 100 mould for plinking with my 30-06 and 303 calibers. Ran about 4 lbs of beeswax through my solar wax melter.
Shipped off 370 223/556 cases for a trade for 45 acp LP and .380 acp on Ammo Brass Trader (ABT).
I have a loading room? Cool! Will let you know as soon as I find it, lol. I did bring a new NOE mould home from the Post Office, does that count?
Gonna load up some 577-450 and go have some fun!
Magtech formed 24 gauge brass on it's 14th loading
Unloading some 444 Marlins that apparently may have had one overcharged, but environmental conditions may have been the issue, very hot day may have changed the case parameters, but non the less, they're getting taken down to reload later for safety.
Also got a tester 300BO pill to cast and try, will cast a few and see. Then to finish, casting some 9mm, and a range of 45cal.
Already did some cleaning this morning, which means I gathered miscellaneous brass & bullets and assembled them for plinkin' ammo...
Still to come: cast some 235 grain boolits for the 300 BO... That mold is a little undersize, dropping .298 - .299 on the bore ride... I polished out the cavities to get it close to .301 (hopefully), so it's time to try again... They kinda keyholed as they were...
Reloaded 100 rds of 380 auto with NOE 92gr LRN boolits and resized and primed 60 rds of 308W. Might load those tomorrow if I can pick what combo to try. Last test was PC'd 160gr NOE boolits with 11-12 grs of Unique. Had some leading in front of the chamber.
Ed C
400 rounds of .45 ACP waiting to go through the factory crimp die...Attachment 141502