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Thread: What did you do in the reloading room today?

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    Loaded some trap shells, and 45 ACP with 230 gr truncated cones. Also today, I was gifted an antique lead pot by an estate sale-ing relative, haven't measured but I'm guessing it will hold around 27 lbs. The pot is crucible shaped, with two pour spouts and a flat bottom. With the pot was an old brass hammer—solid brass, head and handle—the striking head round on one side and flat on the other, along with a few half-cylinder ingots of an unknown material. I'm guessing lead or pewter. I'm looking forward to giving the large lead pot a try.

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    I cleaned out years of crud from these dies.

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    Sat and taught my wife how to load her ammo on the XL 650 to shoot ILSA, she picked it up quick and loaded a couple hundred rounds, awesome!
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    Cast 22 cal hollow points in an MP brass mold. I tried the hollow point pins first and then set them aside because of sticking. After probably a dozen casting sessions I swapped the hollow point pins back in. The little bullets were falling like rain, felt great to finally achieve hollow point nirvana.

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    Started loading my first wheel gun loads. 38 Sp. Now to cast and size some Boolits.
    S&W 642 Airweight. My strong hand is out to lunch for awhile and thought this would be a good weak hand deversion. It’s a hand full. Click image for larger version. 

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    Loaded some PC 45-70's..

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    Dug out 2 boxes of 270 for a friend who couldn't find any in stock. Cleaned my Gemtech 250 of the olive oil my wife spilled on it measuring for some homemade hand salve along with the chips of beeswax
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    Looked around and wondered how I ever collected so much stuff.
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    Loaded about 75 9mm on my SquareDeal press.

    I really like having a mostly dedicated press to my most common caliber, so I can just crank a few out without committing to a huge run.

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    Starting down the long road to building a new reloading bench. The last one was in 1973 and it was not very good and is now in bad shape.

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    Sized about 200pcs of .300 blackout brass

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    Built a stand out of local birch to hold my j frame smiths while slugging the barrels. Interesting results. Of the three they measured.3545, .3548 , and .3552. I was expecting .356 .357 ❓. I have some P C boolits I was using in my 9mm sized to.356 so I loaded up 10 rds for a test.
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    Mounted a used Leupold 3X9 scope on a new to me .458 Socom pig rifle, and a lazer light sight for night work.
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    Today was cast the 44 217gr boolits for my large range ILSA matches, did about 300, its only a 2 cavity mold, not a bad day when your in the shop playing reloader....lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by Outer Rondacker View Post
    Looked around and wondered how I ever collected so much stuff.
    This for me as well…..
    “I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I require the same from them." the duke

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    Quote Originally Posted by openbook View Post
    Cast 22 cal hollow points in an MP brass mold. I tried the hollow point pins first and then set them aside because of sticking. After probably a dozen casting sessions I swapped the hollow point pins back in. The little bullets were falling like rain, felt great to finally achieve hollow point nirvana.
    Nice!! I'm assuming you were in the GB that Miha has recently shipped. We would love to see reviews on that 65g HP.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lakehouse2012 View Post
    Nice!! I'm assuming you were in the GB that Miha has recently shipped. We would love to see reviews on that 65g HP.
    Actually this is a "leftover" mold (meaning I bought it from Miha's website) from an OLD group buy...the "227640 HORNET." 39 gr flat point or 37 gr HP. It's a 3-cavity, there were some neat options for having one or two cavities in a gas check shank, but as I recall those were all sold out. So I have a 3-cav plain base.

    Pan lubing about a hundred of them right now.

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    Loaded some 130gr cast coated 357 plinkers.

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    I reloaded 250 .380acp with a 100 grain bullet and 3.8 grains of Unique for a friend and inventoried my components for loading up some .25acp for practice.

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    Prepped and cleaned 100 or more 5.56/.223 cases still need to trim and sort them . Also shot the .357 mag and loaded some more up.
    When I think back on all the **** I learned in high school it's a wonder I can think at all ! And then my lack of education hasn't hurt me none I can read the writing on the wall.

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check