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    Actually pulled the cover off my Dillon 550 and loaded 200 rounds of .380acp over the weekend. Hate loading those tiny things but I've given up finding any 45acp practice rounds, time to pour a big pile of boolits and load them. Figured since the 550 was set up for .380's I might as well load a few, seems I was out of them as well.
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    2 boxes of shotgun for SASS matches

    beautiful day--wish I had more to load
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    Got my new Lee 8mm Karabiner out and dropped about 200 to try out in my new Swede rolling block. Average weight was 233 grains w/o gas check.




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    Reconfigured my Sizemaster for 3" hulls and loaded up some cast 00 & #4 Buckshot loads for testing for Coyote hunting. Had to sacrifice a few hulls to get it dialed in but I'm good to go now! If these loads work I'll crank out a bunch before setting back up to run 2-3/4".

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    Cleaned molds. Fun stuff.

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    Sorted out my lasts cast boolits. then readjusted my flaring die and seating die to see if my new pistol will like my loads any better. If Feeling good, range time tomorrow....
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    Just lube-sized some 358-125 RF for 9mm and 38 spec.
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    Worked on some 7.62x54R brass. Deprimed and sized most all until I broke my 25 year old lee challenger press. Broke linkage. Not worth fixing, so I ordered a new cast iron one. Trimmed brass back some using battery powered drill and lyman brass trimmer. Now all brass same length.
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    Emptied the ss pin tumbler and put the cleaned brass in the dehydrator to dry off. Then I de-primed 575 rounds of .30 carbine brass and put that into the ss pin tumbler and it's rolling around down in the shop right now. Just took a break to come upstairs and get some dinner ...
    I may have passed my "Best Before" date, but I haven't reached my "Expiry" date!

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    100% stripped my brand new 22/45 and polished everything I can to try and get it to run. The tooling is sub par. Its like everything has ribs. Nothing is smooth. Oh well back to the shop. Most of my tools are packed up this is no fun by hand.

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    Rendered down the last of several hundred pounds of wheelweights. Sure looks nice but makes me a little sad. I'm 63 so maybe it will outlast me.

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    Cast, then sized and lubed 200 NOE 454-230-RN plain base boolits. Getting them ready for loading and testing in my 1911 45ACP.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Outer Rondacker View Post
    100% stripped my brand new 22/45 and polished everything I can to try and get it to run. The tooling is sub par. Its like everything has ribs. Nothing is smooth. Oh well back to the shop. Most of my tools are packed up this is no fun by hand.
    Never had this trouble with mine, but of course, mine is from 2008-10, IIRC, or so, and not recently.

    Bummer to hear you are having difficulties.

    I would have not bought it, if it did not meet the criteria of my initial inspection before I bought it.

    I keep hearing about folks bringing home a firearm they purchase, but then seem to find issues with it. Seems to me a lot of these issues would have been found at the point of sales & before the purchase..

    I guess I am just a bit more "picky" than some others. To each our own, but if it doesn't meet the standards when I am looking it over before I buy it, I don't buy it.

    G'Luck! with getting things in order.


    Now, I need to go load some more 45ACP & 44Mag tonite and tomorrow. My oldest son came over & wants to go shooting next week, if we don't go this weekend.
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    Well when you order online you have to take it no mater what. I will make it run like a top.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Outer Rondacker View Post
    Well when you order online you have to take it no mater what. I will make it run like a top.
    Sure.


    I don't buy firearms online. If I can't hold it in my hand, it stays where it is. An exception might be someone here who has "rep". Otherwise, I need to inspect anything that my life might some day depend upon.

    Different strokes for different folks.


    No worries.


    Like I said, G'Luck! with getting things in order. I mean it!
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    Sick today so no playing with powder, but I tore down my Savage 110 30-06 and installed the 35whelen barrel in the action. Gotta inlet the stock still, and I need a bigger recoil lug, but it was a fun way to burn up an hour.
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    Revamping my .223 loads and supplies after latest round if tests and some thinking. I wanted to simplify and willing to pay a little more in order to have fewer loads to test and keep supplied.

    Decided I can cover all my needs with two loads: 77 gr BTHP with 23.0 Varget, and 62-64gr bonded SP with 26.2 gr Varget. I have a bunch if bullets 55-69 grain and several powders to use up in the next 2 years. But all new purchases for .223 will be LC cases, Varget, 62 gr Fusion bullets and Nosler 77gr BTHP. Even for family plinking.

    I realized I am spending too much time exploring a multitude of components in this one caliber and not doing enough loading and shooting in others. Planning to work through simplification in all my cartridges and settle on a couple of standard loads and be done with it. I experimented for 30 years and now want to enjoy more shooting and less fiddling.

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    Deprimed and sized some range brass I picked up today. I'll turn on the tumbler some time......
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    Loaded some .45 colt shotshells. Getting ready for mushroom season and those slithery things I always run into.

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    Took some dry brass out of my dehydrator and re-filled it with some freshly cleaned .30 carbine brass. Fired up the Dillon and loaded 200 + rounds of .45 ACP for a women's shooting instructional up at our local range tomorrow. A good day ...
    I may have passed my "Best Before" date, but I haven't reached my "Expiry" date!

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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