What did you do in the reloading room today?

[coxa2]

Build a new reloading/gun bench in the back room of the house (no more garage for me!). Now it's time to move all the stuff into the house (this should be a task by itself).

[Victor N TN]

Build a new reloading/gun bench in the back room of the house (no more garage for me!). Now it's time to move all the stuff into the house (this should be a task by itself).

When you can work in heating and air conditioning, everything changes. For several years I would stay out there until after bed time. My wife would call about midnight and ask me if I was going to bed.

[swheeler]

About 600 rounds of 45 ACP

[Retumbo]

Loaded my very first shot shell with my first cast Lee one ounce slug.

[rond]

Sized, trimmed, and primed .30-06 brass.

[takasaki]

Just got done casting a few hundred tl356-124-tc for 9mm, tl358-158-swc for 38 spec and 357mag, and lyman 311252 for 32acp

[Shiloh]

Cleaned sorted and straightened things up. Through away some stuff I forgot why I was saving.

Shiloh

[Ovationdave]

Ovationdave,
The only time that I have had a problem with my RCBS powder drop, crushing powder, is when I was trying to drop small charges of powder for my pistol cartridges - but had not changed the rotor out from the large to the small.

Just thought I would mention that OB's recommendation for the smaller RCBS rotor in my powder measure fixed my issues completely, everything is working fine now.

Thank You!

Also, along with my new Rotor from Midway, I got a .257 Roberts (Lee) case trimmer and trimmed up about 100+ rounds of sized ammo, ran it though the tumbler and separated it. I will be loading that up today.

Dave

[corbinace]

Replenished my stock of powder, I had used all of my Red Dot fire forming .577 and 7.7x58 cases and my LGS finally got some after a long dry spell. I am going right now to load some test rounds in 350 grain for my Trapdoor.

[ukrifleman]

Loaded a batch of 44-40 for my repro Spencer carbine.

ukrifleman

[waltherboy4040]

Changed the o rings on a herters 49 sizer and lube dies. Also made some 9mm with lee 124 tc bullets.

[Retumbo]

My home made roll crimper works

[skeettx]

Nicely done on the crimper

When I do not use the tool in the background, I use
this pulley setup to slow the quill speed of the drill press


I loaded a boat load of normal crimp12 gauge today

Mike

[4719dave]

Sitting here debating whether to roll crimp or taper crimp these cast boolits I pc ...For my s&w 686 .

[StuBach]

Working on growing my supply of MiHec 360-93 rounds for my 380s. If I can just get my furnace to hold temp.

[hydraulic]

My rifles:

[hydraulic]

oops, sorry!

[OnceFired]

I cleaned 20 gallons of 5.56 brass today.

First 5 gallons was done with stainless steel pins, boiling water, a squirt of Dawn and some citric acid. The next three loads of 5 gallons each was done with just garden hose water, Dawn & citric acid and I left the pins out. The first batch got the least amount of time but also generated the darkest wastewater. That water was dark brown and much dirtier than the others were.

But, all four batches came out really nice which surprised me. I'm thinking I want to clean without stainless pins - saves me a major pain of separating them out later.

I've got them on the drying table with a fan pointed at them.


The first 5 gallons during a rinse.


Super dark brown water from first rinse vs final rinse


Brass on the drying table. If you look carefully, you can tell the brass on the left is dirty and the right is clean. The light isn't great in the garage, even with the main door open.

[hc18flyer]

FIRST ANNEALING AND CONVERSION
Today I annealed 75- 30/06 brass and formed it to 8 X 57 with a Redding file and trim die. I damaged a couple of case mouths before I figured out how to straighten them while still in the f/t die. I just used the RCBS sizing lube, didn't experience any problems. It is a time consuming process, but it is LC brass and will last a long time with modest cast loads.
Flyer

[therealhitman]

Installed a FO front sight and an ambi-safety on a Stainless Kimber Target II in 9mm. The gun is a matte finish and the Ed Brown safeties are polished. Carpet has to match the drapes, so I polished a Wilson Bullet Proof Slide Stop to replace the stock MIM part at the same time. Now the polished safety doesn't look so out of place. Used the time wisely and tumbled some .45 Colt brass, warmed up the heater under my Star and ended the afternoon sizing a load of 356 120 TCs.

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