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    Modified a few 50/70 cases to fit in my new to me 12.7x44R rolling block. Don't have a lathe but the cordless drill worked ok....
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    did you rebate the rime a little?

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    Deprimed more .223 brass. Got tired of not "feeling" if the pin was in the flash hole. So started using the shell holder and a spare Lee universal depriming pin like a Lee hand deprimer. Went faster.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Soundguy View Post
    did you rebate the rime a little?
    I did have to reduce the diameter of the rim a bit and did take off a little near the base of the case...very little actually. Shortened the length a bit but probably did not have to do that.

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    Another round of casting 38s done.
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    Priming 38 Special cases.
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    Cast 500 NOE 45-230TL boolets for our .45 Colts. Just got it last week on their 20% off sale. Took me about a 100 to get the temp and timing right, then the new 3 cavity worked like a champ. Need to write out some notes for next time! hc18flyer

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    Started about Tuesday moving all of my 9mm brass into the house to process. Started washing it, tumbling it, resizing it and sorting it by head stamp to store away, or load. I think these guys reproduce if not separated! Over the winter months I plan to do all of my pistil brass. The 40's are next.

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    rebuilt my wooden shotgun shell loading blocks. Made the base below the holes removeable so when I drip the water glass on the top of the brass cases and some gets down in the hole, oops, I can take bottom off to dremel sand the dried lump off.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Walter Laich View Post
    rebuilt my wooden shotgun shell loading blocks. Made the base below the holes removeable so when I drip the water glass on the top of the brass cases and some gets down in the hole, oops, I can take bottom off to dremel sand the dried lump off.
    That is a great idea. Wish I had thought of it. I just built a set last week. It would have already been useful to be able to separate them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KrakenFan69 View Post
    That is a great idea. Wish I had thought of it. I just built a set last week. It would have already been useful to be able to separate them.

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    Just drill through and add a plywood base.
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    Put a box of 9mm in the tumbler for cleaning. Then they will be loaded up.

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    Ran some .38 Spcl. anticipating my S & W 64

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wayne Smith View Post
    Just drill through and add a plywood base.
    It's already 2 layers of 3/4" MDF. 9"x9". Don't think I want to add more weight. lol

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    I did however, manage to load 500 rounds of 9mm with Lee 356-125 2R casts Hi-Tek Coated Black Cherry yesterday.

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    Seated some more RCBS 22-55-FN over a charge of Herco in some .223 Remington cases .

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    Continued breaking down the 4400 9mm cartridges I loaded before I discovered they leaded the barrel on my Hi Power. I've been at it for two days now and only have another 4000 to go. It ain't much fun though. Progressive presses can make about as many problems for you as they solve by being able to make a lot of ammo quickly. Lesson learned. MAKE SURE that ammo is what you want and will work in your gun BEFORE you make 4400 rounds of it. HAW!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Black Prince View Post
    Continued breaking down the 4400 9mm cartridges I loaded before I discovered they leaded the barrel on my Hi Power. I've been at it for two days now and only have another 4000 to go. It ain't much fun though. Progressive presses can make about as many problems for you as they solve by being able to make a lot of ammo quickly. Lesson learned. MAKE SURE that ammo is what you want and will work in your gun BEFORE you make 4400 rounds of it. HAW!!!
    That's a mistake a person usually only makes once. 4000 rounds is a lot to disassemble.

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    Why not leave them assembled and use Lee liquid Alox Lube on the outside,
    https://www.brownells.com/reloading/...nt=100-010-160
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    skeettx just gave you a good piece of information to try. I remember reading about different people trying that very thing and it worked for them. It might for you as well.

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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