? Most hated job in reloading ?

[dragon813gt]

How much do you put in? Maybe just a capful?

Enough that it doesn’t produce dust. Size of tumbler as well as condition of media will come into play. The drier it is the more you will need. You can make it to wet and it will start clumping in the cases. To fix this just let it run longer. The media will dry out and and stop clumping.

[whisler]

I wet about 6-8 38 cal. cleaning patches with lamp oil and add them to my Lyman tumbler. Brass comes out clean and patches come out dirty.

[Texas Gun]

Picking the brass up off the range

[OldBearHair]

I am fortunate to have a Bridgeport Mill 3500 lbs. to do my trimming with a fixture and a spot face tool with pilot and micrometer stop. Next is an old RCBS motorized case prep machine

[44Blam]

Picking the brass up off the range

I've got one of those Caldwell brass retrievers. I found if you just push it down on the cases instead of try to roll it, it works better.

Anyway, makes range pickup much easier.

[waksupi]

Have you tried just expanding .308 to .358? Sounds simpler than cutting .30-06.

Absolutely. The majority of my .358 Win. brass was made from .308, the parent case, and through the sizer once, and was ready to go.

[BrutalAB]

Breaking down known/possible squibs. Possible is definitely worse, since theres good ammo that gets broke down.

[brass410]

taking time from fishing to reload, so that I can shoot in my spare time. LOL its all good time spent, I guess its true if you enjoy what you do there are no bad jobs or days.

[redhawk0]

I've got 2 that tie for 1st place.

1- As a boolit caster....I hate visual inspection after a cast session. I generally will cast 800-1500 at a time. Makes you eyes go a bit goofy after the 2 hour mark when sorting for the "reject" pile

2- Like most other's that have posted...brass trimming. I have to admit...I will generally do neck sizing only on bottleneck cases just to keep trimming to a minimum.

redhawk

[skrapyard628]

I dont know if I actually "hate" it. But I definitely get a little bit of hand cramping when loading 9mm. I load in two stages on a lee turret. First sizing/priming/flaring to fill up ready to load bins. Then powder charging/bullet seating/crimping at another time.

My hand starts cramping up from handling a bunch of those little 9mm cases. I dont seem to have this problem with any larger cases. Just the 9mm cases and bullets. It probably doesnt help that I usually end up doing at least 500 at a time.

And of course those dang 380 cases sneaking in to the mix. At least they get caught during sizing because you can tell its one by the feel of the press. My girlfriend now laughs at me because she will hear me yell "another ******* 380!"

I feel for you guys that are loading on a progressive press when the 380 sneaks in. At least its a quick easy recovery for me on a turret.

[gnappi]

Nothing, zilch. Anything I hate, I avoid.

[2A-Jay]

There isn't any part of reloading hat I don't enjoy. Reloading is my relaxation Therapy besides I have now saved enough on ammo costs that I have paid for all of my equipment and at least one of my hand guns.

[NuJudge]

Trimming brass, so I bought a Giraud trimmer. Now it is not a problem, except for odd brass like the .30 Carbine, which does not have a shoulder.

[HumptyDumpty]

Trimming rifle brass, specifically my .308. I shoot and reload it by the hundreds and thousands of rounds. I have a power drill adapter for my Lyman case trimmer, but the process is always tedious.

[bullshot]

I put all the bullets I cast into a container and cull them as I run them through the sizer and lubricator.

[toallmy]

Trimming rifle brass, specifically my .308. I shoot and reload it by the hundreds and thousands of rounds. I have a power drill adapter for my Lyman case trimmer, but the process is always tedious.

The little crow WFT will make quick work of it .