Lets see if we can spur some innovation within the ranks.
What is the most hated job you face when reloading, casting, smelting etc.
Lets list them and shy it is hated. Then maybe one of our more innovative folks can provide a solution to the collective.
Please don't list something that is already handled effectively by a commercial product.
Who wants to go first?
annealing.
brass prep
Crawling around the floor...
...looking for dropped primers!
It's not that I'm cheap...OK, that too. It's mainly because you can't buy any.
Mark
Any way you sell it,
No matter how you spell it,
When you start to smell it,
BO Stinks!
trimming brass, you have to do it after sizing, makes a progresive press not so fast.
Trying to justify to the old lady why I just bought another reloading press, when I already have 4...
Smelting wheel weights into ingots
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I'll post brass prep as the most hated.
This will include not just trimming, but also deburring the flash hole, reaming the primer pocket to the correct depth and other needed case prep.
Cleaning lube from bb boolits stinks, lubing takes time I use an LY 450 and RCBS sizers. There is nothing about the process I dread.
[The Montana Gianni] Front sight and squeeze
Pulling bullets. It usually means I messed up the load somewhere along the line and they need redoing. Sometimes you can recover components but rarely do cast survive the experience intact.
Getting my Lee adjustable powder bar to drop the weight I want.
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cutting off 30-06 cases with a dremel to make 358 win. there has got to be a better way.
I actually kinda enjoy anealing, guess I took to it like a duck to water!
I too hate trimming cases...
Tom
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Did I ever mention that I hate to trim brass?
This...Hands down.Originally Posted by Tom W.
+++++ Brass Prep and lubing for sizing/cleanup
Slow Elk 45/70
Praise the Lord & Pass the Ammo
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It's got to be brass prep, I've really got to work myself up for that chore.
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Without a doubt!
for those who dislike lubing cases before sizing, I will share a trick I learned and have excelent results with. please try it and let me know what you think!
find yourself a small container with a lid, ( I use a chew tobacco can ). next locate some felt, and cut to fit the bottom of your container. then pour in enough hornady or rcbs type liquid lube to soak the felt. then to lube your case, lightly wipe your finger across the felt and use your finger to wipe the lower half of the case. now is where the felt really makes things nice, push the case straight into the felt, and it will leave about a 1/16 inch depth of lube inside and outside of the case neck. then run through the size die. since I discovered this it is the only way I will ever lube bottle neck cases again!!!
Trimming brass, without a doubt.
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It has to be sorting cases after a day at the range. I used to think keeping 38, 357 and 44 mag, 45 Colt seperated was a nightmare untill I added 9X18 to my list.
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