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    Quote Originally Posted by 62chevy View Post
    I see I'm not the only that is getting under weight bullets from the Lee mold. Best it does is 170 grains with dead soft lead.
    I’ve heard the same thing from others on this forum. Kinda regret buying this one but works for my 30-30 too so I’m keeping it. 😒

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    I kind of avoided the reloading bench and spent the day on the other side of the room setting up a HF mini mill. Got the mast squared and the bits running true in their collets. After installing the end mill I figured the size of the milling vise and ordered it. It was pouring rain and gale force winds today. Nice to be inside and dry.
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    Well, it happened.
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    Made my duplex boolits today ahead of the crimp grove is soft lead +2%tin and the bands are ww+.5 to .75 tin(not sure just added a little tin did not measure) water dropped in ice water hope it works and they don’t fly apart in the air Click image for larger version. 

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ID:	254967please excuse the disaster that is my bench still haven’t finished setting up

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    I gave my Beretta 92 its first taste of cast (and glue). I'll shoot better when I get used to it. I've got j-words to load/burn up but the 105s are on my casting list.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Governor View Post
    I looked for .45 auto rim loads with Lee 200 and 230 grain boolits.

    Didn't find any.
    4 grs of Bullseye will work with both weights from Lyman CBH #3.

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    Calibrated my new beam scale...It is a ChiCom product, sold by a reputable and excellent U.S. Company...OBOY did it ever need it! Substituted what looked like buckshot and floor sweepings in the pan holder for #9 and 10 shot from my Snake load supply, and all went swimingly. ACCURATE, as it should be, and repeatable!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Texas by God View Post
    4 grs of Bullseye will work with both weights from Lyman CBH #3.

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    Really would appreciate if you could PM me more info on loading that Lee 105 SCW. Do you load it for the 38Spl also?

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    Loaded 142 6.8SPC 90gr bullets
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    I sized and loaded a few of my first cast and coated bullets for a range test. Had the wrong seating plug in for the round nose, but that's fixed now.
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    loaded up 48 x 45-70 410gr boolits ready for range tomorrow .

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    I am Tumbling 327 mag brass. I’ll load it up in the. Morning.
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    Nothing in the loading room, but I made a trip to the unloading area. Heard a lot of steel ring.
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    I made a few this morning before church . NOE 360 158 WFN from the group buy .

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    I’m castin up some MP 220-359’s as soon as my lead is molten!



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    Still tumbling last years range brass. Take a load out, put a load in.

    But the oldest Son and Grandson were down for the weekend Duck hunting. Yesterday afternoon the Grandson and I loaded 50 223's. I took him through the whole process from the beginning and let him do most of it. The Giraud trimmer was a little much for him and I did most of the trimming. He did the primer pocket prep with hand tools, primed the cases with a hand primer, charged the cases and seated the bullets. I did the set ups and adjustments after explaining the hows and whys. He acted like he enjoyed it.

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    Continued To load lyman 90gr .356 over 2.5gr green dot in range pickup mixed head stamp .380 brass. It's interesting how much variation in weight there is from mfg. to mfg.
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    I made a high/low speed powder dispenser/trickler with an adjustable low throw rate.
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    Just finished sizing a bunch of bullets!!

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    With the help of a coworker, I got my new bench from the garage to the reloading room. Then I stained the legs, they'll be ready to put on in a couple days. I can then drill new holes for mounting the presses and lubricators. Ill take pictures once im done. During the Chiefs game, I sanded down and polished a new set of Lee handles to work with a recently acquired RCBS mold.

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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