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    Quote Originally Posted by Baltimoreed View Post
    Can’t wait for it to cool off for real so I can fire up my melting pot and pc oven.
    Amen to that!! Way too hot for casting !

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    Sorted a couple quart cups of weights that a friend dropped off. Sorted and deprimed a couple cups of range brass from the same friend.

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    I re-glued my led light to the bottom of the top plate of my Lee Breech Lock Pro. The led is curved but not quite the same shape as the press, so some additional adhesive was needed.

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    I reloaded about 150 38 spl and added to my stash so when it cools off at least below 80’ i can shoot for a while. Waiting for my new 6 gallon gas tank for my 4kw gen. Maybe then i can shoot with a large fan, without cooking or slapping these mosquiters

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    Started prepping some Winchester 45-70 new cases for loading with a new/used Ideal mold 457-125. Got them run through the sizing dies and then a good rinsing in hot water and then a spin in the Turbo tumbler for a few hours to dry them out totally and put a good shine on them. Got them setup in my new loading blocks with the top extension block to provide some extra vertical support. So nice to have a loading block that will take the base of the 45-70 case easily.






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    Just loaded up the last 52 or so pieces of 44 special with RCBS 44-250K
    Contemplating whether or not to load some 45/70 before bed.
    Or to load the rest of the 453423 into 45 Colt cases

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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael J. Spangler View Post
    Just loaded up the last 52 or so pieces of 44 special with RCBS 44-250K
    Contemplating whether or not to load some 45/70 before bed.
    Or to load the rest of the 453423 into 45 Colt cases
    Take your time and let them wait for you. If you get everything loaded up, you will have to go shooting before you can load again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tazman View Post
    Take your time and let them wait for you. If you get everything loaded up, you will have to go shooting before you can load again.
    Amen to that.

    Last summer I broke out the Lyman 310 and loaded some 38 special. I think I prepped about 100 cases and finished up about 50 total while watching a few boxing matches. It was nice to spend all that time and still have bullets left. At 500+ rounds an hour with the Dillon I would have blasted through a ton bullets and had nothing to load after that.

    Great idea. I'll leave the rest for another day. I'll load some 45s tomorrow.

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    Found the gas checks just a hair on the wide side for the S&W pounder so while I'm waiting for the new .501 sizer to arrive I decided to put a drop of loctite super glue on the check so there's a good bond already there when I run them through the sizer.







    Ahhhh, all my little cone heads.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael J. Spangler View Post
    Amen to that.

    Last summer I broke out the Lyman 310 and loaded some 38 special. I think I prepped about 100 cases and finished up about 50 total while watching a few boxing matches. It was nice to spend all that time and still have bullets left. At 500+ rounds an hour with the Dillon I would have blasted through a ton bullets and had nothing to load after that.

    Great idea. I'll leave the rest for another day. I'll load some 45s tomorrow.
    That’s what I do every evening, load 50 to 100 38 spl. Mostly waiting on horses to finish evening feeding. I could do on the 650, but it’s so fast I’d be out of something in no time at all. Load all week for about 1 hr target shooting on Saturday. Slow and accurate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hossfly View Post
    That’s what I do every evening, load 50 to 100 38 spl. Mostly waiting on horses to finish evening feeding. I could do on the 650, but it’s so fast I’d be out of something in no time at all. Load all week for about 1 hr target shooting on Saturday. Slow and accurate.
    Love it.

    I wish I had more 310 dies. Just 38/357 and 45/70

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    Just got my range bag loaded for tomorrow. I gotta re-sight my 30/30 A.I. after I changed the rings on the rifle. Plus phart around with my CZ 75 SP01...... maybe shoot some steel if the range isn't crowded.
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    Did I ever mention that I hate to trim brass?

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    Fitting a never ground factory Remington pad for the 870. Miles to go but look at it wet- may end up pretty.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Texas by God View Post
    Fitting a never ground factory Remington pad for the 870. Miles to go but look at it wet- may end up pretty.

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    that is some really good looking wood!

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    Finally found the bag of fired brass I wanted to anneal before I recharge with unique for the 8x56mm RD. Now their drying. Will charge them this next week.


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    Quote Originally Posted by MOA View Post
    Finally found the bag of fired brass I wanted to anneal before I recharge with unique for the 8x56mm RD. Now their drying. Will charge them this next week.

    Now I’m really jealous of that reloading block you have, with the topper you use for taller cartridges. That is just neat, I’ll have to do as a project for a friend, and myself, it’s not patented is it?

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    Congratulations! This thread is 400 pages long! Who knew?

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    Glad you like it Hossfly. Parented???? Don't know, my boss does all the design and engineering. I'm the idea, marketing and handloader part of the business.

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    Cast and gas checked 500 75-227 NATO boolits. Star is heating up the lube as I type.

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    Loaded 80 38 Special with Lee 356-95RF over 3.2 grains of Red Dot, 20 rounds of 38 Special with Elco HP over the same 3.2 grains Red Dot, and finished up the 400 rounds of 223 with the 75-227 MP over 15.5 grains of 748.

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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