What did you do in the reloading room today?

[flyingmonkey35]

Powder coated and then loaded some .38 special and 45 lc. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161010/0bc49cd3ea9798d9eaff00e2ba03117e.jpg

Also for fun my wife got a free 100 oz mug. Took the kids to 711 and filled it up with slupree. Can you say diabetes?http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161010/77fd84b1241e3b7101e1645c59d51f31.jpg

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[TXGunNut]

Nice day at the range emptying a bit of brass. After firing up the smoker I resized the 38-55 and 30-06 brass. Let the U/S cleaner do it's thing and now they're drying in the loading room. Have a deadline coming up fast so the -06 brass will be loaded by this weekend, still trying to figure out the one last tweak for this load before loading up a few rounds and sending the rifle & ammo south.

[TXGunNut]

Powder coated and then loaded some .38 special and 45 lc. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161010/0bc49cd3ea9798d9eaff00e2ba03117e.jpg

Also for fun my wife got a free 100 oz mug. Took the kids to 711 and filled it up with slupree. Can you say diabetes?http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161010/77fd84b1241e3b7101e1645c59d51f31.jpg

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100 oz mug? In some locales you have to post "No Lifeguard on Duty" signs around that thing!

[enloe]

100 oz mug? In some locales you have to post "no lifeguard on duty" signs around that thing!
brainfreeeezzzzee

[taco650]

Found a SOWW on the floor of the reloading room/garage and wondered for a few minutes how I missed it the last time I smelted a batch of them. However, that wondering didn't last too long because I realized if fell off the rear tire of my motorcycle so decided to save it and get it glued back on. Oh well.

[shoot-n-lead]

Found a SOWW on the floor of the reloading room/garage and wondered for a few minutes how I missed it the last time I smelted a batch of them. However, that wondering didn't last too long because I realized if fell off the rear tire of my motorcycle so decided to save it and get it glued back on. Oh well.

I believe I would stop by the tire shop and get a new one...rather than glue that on back on.

Be bad to get on the road and have that one come off again and have to ride it with an unbalanced tire until you could get home.

[robg]

Reloaded the 20 308 cases I emptied at the range yesterday ,would have been more but had a range officers meeting after I'd spent the morning as range officer.only had an hour to shoot in.

[mold maker]

Emptied and restarted my giant HF tumbler. One more K45 ACP to go.

[DerekP Houston]

finally ran out of 148gr wadcutters! Time to swap the LnL over to 380 shell plate and dies and give it a run for awhile. Never thought I'd get them all loaded, but slow and steady makes good progress.

[RogerDat]

melted down this summers haul of pewter, came out to 22.5 lbs. Swapped 7.5 lbs. of it and 5# of cerro bend ingots for half the cost of a Zouave rifled musket.

[StratsMan]

Got my new reloading bench about completed... putting a couple coats of finish (Varathane) on the top today...

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[robg]

Cast some Lee 357wfn 158 gr pb boolits ,some 308160 gr Lee rngc boolits ,then tumble lubed them .just waiting for them to dry then I'll load them up .good day just chilled out and relaxed.

[Jal5]

Nothing. Worked on winterizing the boat, getting house ready for kids moving in with us for a time until they get settled. The 5 yo grandson wasn't here for 30 mins when he asks when are we going to make some bullets!

[Michael J. Spangler]

Got my new reloading bench about completed... putting a couple coats of finish (Varathane) on the top today...

178819

Nice looking bench.
Looks pretty beefy. What is the top made of?

[Reverend Al]

Yesterday I ss pin tumbled a batch of brass and then tossed them in the dehydrator to dry out. Should be down in the reloading room sorting them today, but we have a big family dinner tonight at my step-daughter's place and I'm cooking a couple of dishes to bring with us ... that and a big, double batch of buttermilk biscuits ... then it's back to the reloading room tomorrow!

:drinks:

[StratsMan]

Nice looking bench.
Looks pretty beefy. What is the top made of?

I just laminated 2x4's in small sections (10 inches) and ran them through a planer... Then glued sections together for correct width... Smoothed it all with a belt sander...

[luis7]

I´m smelt today 30 kg of range scrap with 5 kg of monotype.
A 6 to 1 alloy.
Greetings from España.178902

[Harter66]

Took a couple of new moulds for a run . I seem to be developing a 35 and 45 cal addiction.

178913
A Lee 500-360 HB , 359-88 RF , 360-228 FP
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Samples of the 35s

I wonder if that 88 gr will make Mach 2 in a 357 :) .

[Reverend Al]

Sorted cleaned brass, annealed it, waiting for it to cool so that I can re-sort it, sorted out some junk ammo to tear down for components. A good day, but calling it quits soon ...

[Pumpkinheaver]

Resized some 45-70s earlier. Getting ready to charge them with 3031 and top them off with some 420gr powdercoated bullets.

[whisler]

Stocked my primer shelf.

[waco]

Boiled and cleaned the 450 for a new batch of Glen's Black lube. Loaded 20 308 rounds to test with new lube. also loaded 100 rounds of 38spl with the new stuff.

[hc18flyer]

Spent the day casting 358 win and 8 x 57 hunting boolets, all sized and lubed too. I also cast a bunch of Lee 324-175''s for my brother''s Yugo M-24/47. Ran myself out of 8mm gas checks. Should be good till Spring. It was a crappy, wet day, perfect to stay in and cast. Next weekend scouting for deer season, and cutting firewood. Flyer

[MDC]

178940

Cast a batch of MP 45acp

[WFO2]

Nice Boolit Buddy what mold is that . Weight Etc .

[MDC]

Nice Boolit Buddy what mold is that . Weight Etc .

They are from Mihec's 454-200 mold. Cast from coww+ 2% Sn they come out at 198gr. I cast these from 8lb range scrap 2lb coww + 2% Sn. I haven't weighed them yet but they should be a tad heavier

[DerekP Houston]

switched the LnL over to 9mm dies and plate and sent a batch through with the new 38 S&W expander plug inserted. Bullets seated much easier hope no leading on my next trip. had to seat them a bit deeper for it to cycle through my semiauto though. titegroup 3.9gr .34 disk load.




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[robg]

Loaded 100 rounds of 308 160 gr rngc boolits with 18 gr of 2400.

[marlin39a]

Took a close look at my supplies. Ordered an 8# jug of Hodgdon HP-38, and an 8# of Hodgdon CFE-223. I'm good now in case of the Hildabeast.

[taco650]

switched the LnL over to 9mm dies and plate and sent a batch through with the new 38 S&W expander plug inserted. Bullets seated much easier hope no leading on my next trip. had to seat them a bit deeper for it to cycle through my semiauto though. titegroup 3.9gr .34 disk load.




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What boolit is that?

[DerekP Houston]

What boolit is that?

Some left overs I had from a mold I sold. Rcbs 124gr tc

[Texas by God]

Loaded my first batch of .40 S&W. Berrys 180gr plated HP over 6grs Unique. Function fired 3 rds into the water trough- I'll fish them out tomorrow and check for expansion- like I care. I got my Lee mold the other day; just waiting for casting weather! Best, Thomas.

[Reverend Al]

Pulled down some old junk ammo for the components, sorted some brass, full length sized and deprimed about 200 rounds of .270 Winchester brass ...

[Tom W.]

Had trouble getting in. I had the dealer replace the door and now the lock is sticky I put a shot of RemOil in it and am letting it soak while I go get a CT scan........

[WFO2]

Hope your scan turns out good .

[Jal5]

Ran some 223 yesterday with my grandson as helper. Fun. Lots of questions. Need to inventory my powder and primers and make a large purchase for future needs.

[shoot-n-lead]

Hope your scan turns out good .

X 2

Prayer sent for a good report.

[DerekP Houston]

Some left overs I had from a mold I sold. Rcbs 124gr tc

very disappointing results. over half failed to fire, solid primer strikes and nothing on the 2nd pull either. Perhaps my lc9s doesn't like S&B primers, but it shot the rest of the ones I loaded with plated bullets fine. This was the first attempt loading 9mm on the progressive though, perhaps I messed something up.

[Reverend Al]

Cleaned some more '06 brass today ... and will go down to the shop and anneal it tomorrow. Then I have to get out guns, ammo and accessories for a range day on Thursday!

[smilie=w:

[flyingmonkey35]

very disappointing results. over half failed to fire, solid primer strikes and nothing on the 2nd pull either. Perhaps my lc9s doesn't like S&B primers, but it shot the rest of the ones I loaded with plated bullets fine. This was the first attempt loading 9mm on the progressive though, perhaps I messed something up.
I had the same issue with a highpoint carbine. Found the firing pin spring was too weak for s&b. As they all fierd fine in a different gun.

The lc9 is a small gun

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[pugjunga123]

Did some cleaning, sorted some brass I picked up from the range and sold my pro melter.

[taco650]

Cleaned up my Lee 4-20 pot. Also tried to polish the port and rod in it so it would stop dripping so much. Hope it fixes the problem but may have to read some of the threads on this if it doesn't.

[DerekP Houston]

I had the same issue with a highpoint carbine. Found the firing pin spring was too weak for s&b. As they all fierd fine in a different gun.

The lc9 is a small gun

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That was my initial thought. I have some winchester primers I'll try out and see if the lc9s likes those better. if they fire fine in my full size guns then I'll just use factory ammo in my ccw gun.

After further reading, appears to be a common issue on the platform. I'll take it apart and clean it, but if the issue persists will send it back to ruger.

[frkelly74]

I have gotten into Powder Coat. I coated some 225 Lee boolits and learned several things: Aluminum foil sticks to powder coat paint, It is very difficult to remove shreds of foil from the tiny 225 boolits when they are bonded with powder coat paint, foil shreds and burnt powder coat paint make a mess in your lead pot, 1/4" mesh hardware cloth makes a better boolit holder than aluminum foil and the boolits almost can't help but be beautiful, My wife is not too impressed with loaded cartridges even if they resemble lip stick. What an informative interlude I have had.

[BrutalAB]

Finished up [for now] adding to my reloading bench.
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I'll add some drawers someday in the future. But for now I have plently of light and plenty of space.

[Reverend Al]

I went up to my local range today and signed in at 10:15 am, shot 4 different rifles over several hours, sorted through a bunch of range brass, and then finally signed out at 5:05 pm! Stopped for a quick bite of dinner on the way home, then put all of today's fired brass into the tumbler ...

[Oyeboten]

I got overwhelemed with how much I have been learning and digesting it all, so I just paced back and forth a while...

I had some naive experience years ago in Loading for Hand Gun Revolver and .38 Auto and .45 Auto, ( all good, all methodical and done well, never a dud or misadventure, but, merely pedantic steps, following directions no hot loads, ) and lately I have been wanting to understand it all better.

So...

[Coconino]

cleaning up the bench and re-organizing the bullets ready for fall reloading. It was a mess:(

[DerekP Houston]

That was my initial thought. I have some winchester primers I'll try out and see if the lc9s likes those better. if they fire fine in my full size guns then I'll just use factory ammo in my ccw gun.

After further reading, appears to be a common issue on the platform. I'll take it apart and clean it, but if the issue persists will send it back to ruger.

follow up, took the firing pin out and found pieces of primer metal in the channel. I'm guessing those were causing the light primer strike issues, will test it at the range next week. also cast up some of the new mp 9mm mold and got them hitek'd and pc'd for testing.

[Reverend Al]

Annealed a bunch of brass ...

[dragon813gt]

Sized 50 pieces of new 375 H&H brass. It's amazing how case necks get destroyed sitting in a bag. I'll pull them out of the tumbler in a few hours. They were pretty tarnished as well.

[ohiomadman]

I have gotten into Powder Coat. I coated some 225 Lee boolits and learned several things: Aluminum foil sticks to powder coat paint, It is very difficult to remove shreds of foil from the tiny 225 boolits when they are bonded with powder coat paint, foil shreds and burnt powder coat paint make a mess in your lead pot, 1/4" mesh hardware cloth makes a better boolit holder than aluminum foil and the boolits almost can't help but be beautiful, My wife is not too impressed with loaded cartridges even if they resemble lip stick. What an informative interlude I have had.
Reynolds makes a non-stick foil that has worked for me.

[ohiomadman]

Deprimed,cleaned,lubed,and sized 185 45-70 cases in the last couple of days. I am gonna fire the pot
up and cast some 405 grainers later today.

[Bob in St. Louis]

Stared longingly.......

[Bookworm]

Fired up the casting pot. Cast about 15lbs of Lee TL358-158-2R, and about 12lbs of
Lee 358-125-RF.
Next week I'll load up some 357Mag, and some 9mm.

[JeffG]

Loaded up 100 rounds and chronographed some 38 Special with 358-105-SWC and BE-86 powder.

[granville_it]

Processed some 45-70 cases that I had used for black powder loads.

Cheers Mark

[NavyVet1959]

Reynolds makes a non-stick foil that has worked for me.

Aluminum beer cans work for me. :)

[berksglh]

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[JonB_in_Glencoe]

I've prepping for a large 9mm ammo run. the last time I assembled 9mm was 2014.

I sorted 3k Brass two days ago.

I cast the first of three (or four) batches of boolits yesterday, and setup my Star and honed out my 356 (lathesmith) die to 357...Dang he uses a harder steel (or heat treats?) than Lee does with their bullet size dies. I have a timed process to hone .001 out of a Lee die...It took me four try's to get that lathesmith die .001 larger (and really it's more like .0007 instead of a whole thousandth)...and let me tell you the fourth try was twice as long as the first three trys.

Today, I will cast batch #2 of the Lee 358-125-RF (a batch is typically about 500).

[sigep1764]

Loaded 300 9mm this morning. Over the last two weeks or so, that makes 1800. Im trying to load every piece of 9mm brass i have to see just how much i have. I think i have around 1500-2000 left to do.

[Loudy13]

Test rounds for the new Rifle (M1A) 30 rounds 168gr Match with H4895, 30 rounds w/Varget, and 17 rounds of a tested load for plinking after the test rounds.

Now if the weekend would just get here!!!

[DerekP Houston]

sigh...only thing more annoying than finding 380 cases in my 9mm batch is SPP 45. Loaded up a few dozen hg 68 clones to test in my 45 just need to take a trip to the range now.

[Reverend Al]

Sorting out and pricing a few surplus items to take to our big 2 day gun show this weekend ... I always take a table whether I need to or not. (And I usually buy more stuff than I sell!)

:bigsmyl2:

[Bob in St. Louis]

When I'm in the middle of a project and I'm forced to run down to the local farm supply store, I try to grab something for the reloading bench.
Nothing extravagant, just a little "treat" for myself for a job well done on keeping up the homestead.
Well.... 2016 has been a rough year for home improvements and repairs.

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[labradigger1]

De primed 300 6.5x55 Norma cases. Deer seasons comin' ya know.

[KMD]

primed 100 new 45 colt brass

[trixter]

I introduced a new 9mm owner to the life of reloading. Then I setup and ran 100 45 hex hollowpoints, just so I can remember how. Gas checked and sized a bunch of 223 pills getting ready for reloading. I believe that I have everything I need now to try powder coating the 223 stuff, I'll run a batch next weekend.

[dragon813gt]

Oiled everything. Found some of my NOE bushings rusted on Friday. They were the last ones I bought and I guess I never oiled them before I put them away. Found the Star slide bars rusted. Kind of odd because they were oiled. The old ones were fine. The ones I purchased from Magma back in the spring were rusted. I need to move everything inside but that defeats the purpose of having a reloading bench in the garage.

[trixter]

Reloaded 50, 45's with H&G 68 clone cast boolits, no I have to go shoot a bunch, because I've used all of my empty 45 brass

[DerekP Houston]

loaded up 5 different loads with hg 68 in 45.

wst @ 4.3 and 4.7gr
unique 4.7gr
bullseye 4.2gr
titegroup 4.9gr

trying to find an autodisk hole that performs well in my 1911, if not I'll buy the LnL plate for 45 and use the hornady powder measure.

finally cleaned and degreased the LnL powder drop and made a few dozen 380 rounds for testing. Appears to be dropping consistently between 3.2 - 3.3 gr of bullseye.

sorted my dirty range brass, cleaned up a gallon bag each of 9mm and 38 special for reuse.

[robg]

Sized 100 357 cases then tumbled them for a couple if hours while I cast 120 190grsil 357 boolits and 66 160 gr Lee 308 boolits .tumble lubed then gas checked them then relubed them and laid them out to dry.

[wyofool]

Turned this 179784 into these 179785

[bstone5]

Loaded 200 38 Special shot shells with the Speer shot capsules with 109 gr. of #10 shot.
Then loaded 50 444 Marlin brass as 410 brass shot shells, 13 gr 2400 as powder load and 1/2 oz of #8 shot for the S&W Governor for snakes in early deer season here in Texas.

[michiganmike]

I haven't done anything related to casting for the past month. When my wife retires next year we are down-sizing. So, I am slowly getting our current house ready for sale. This past month I hung drywall on our garage's ceiling and walls, taped, applied joint compound and sanded it. On Friday I applied the finish coat of paint and Saturday I cleaned up the floor. Looks at least 100% better. And my back, shoulders and arms are now well toned! Casting bullets is a LOT less strenuous.

[Bob in St. Louis]

It's a shame all the things you do to improve a home that you're moving out of.
Things that bother you for years, never get done until you're ready to evacuate. :(

[robg]

Weighed and bagged up the boolits I cast yesterday.

[Tenbender]

Been cleaning brass. Have it all done now. Hunting season Saturday. Almost forgot. Picked up 149 lb's of wheel weights at the Good Year dealer . The guy there sorts them for me. All lead weights.

[Bookworm]

Loaded 150 rounds of .357 Mag. Three different powders, 2-3 different charges of each powder.
More testing to come.
Sized ~500 .38Spl cases. Started the excruciating process of length-trimming, something I do to all "new to me" range brass. Ugh....

[Reverend Al]

Ran my ss pin tumbler full of Federal .270 Winchester brass ... will do another batch tomorrow while these ones are drying in the dehydrator ...

[therealhitman]

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Setting up a second Star off the side of the indoor winter bench to run PC boolits through. No heater needed on an empty lubesizer. Pull the pump linkage bar and I should be good to go... I think.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

The Pot is being fired up with COWW alloy and the hotplate/oven has the Lee 358125 RF for the LAST batch for my 9mm project. The first two batches yielded about 1400(includes some leftovers from a batch long long ago), so I don't need to make a giant pile today, to get to 1500+.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

Setting up a second Star off the side of the indoor winter bench to run PC boolits through. No heater needed on an empty lubesizer. Pull the pump linkage bar and I should be good to go... I think.
WOW, it's seems a waste to use a star for what a inverted reloading press can do, but I bet you have your reasons...maybe a bullet feeder?

[Bookworm]

Loaded up some more Lee 358-125RF in .38Spl.
Gotta use up this bottle of Trap 100 from 1989 so I can get it off the shelf and go on to something else.

[therealhitman]

WOW, it's seems a waste to use a star...

Well... it could just sit in storage I suppose. But I really only PC .30 cal bullets for 300AAC and cast a ton in advance. I tend to size what I need when I need them and those still unsized stack up on the shelves gaining BHN every day. But with the second Star set up I can walk up and do a bunch up while on a call or whenever. Hoping that's the ticket to clearing the backlog of cast .30s. Besides, I have no interest in inverting one of my 550s. Then I'd have to stand on my head to use it, it would bend my hat, my hair messes easily, and...it's just wrong.

[NavyVet1959]

[QUOTE=therealhitman;3831164Besides, I have no interest in inverting one of my 550s. Then I'd have to stand on my head to use it, it would bend my hat, my hair messes easily, and...it's just wrong.[/QUOTE]

That's why it's always nice to have an old single stage press around. :)

I have an old RCBS single stage press that is mounted on a long 2x6 that slides in a slot on my reloading bench so that I can mount it normally or inverted, depending upon what I need to do.

[therealhitman]

That's why it's always nice to have an old single stage press around. :)

I have an old RCBS single stage press that is mounted on a long 2x6 that slides in a slot on my reloading bench so that I can mount it normally or inverted, depending upon what I need to do.

I like that idea. Every time I acquire a single stage in reloader's estate lot at auction I eventually wind up giving them away to get somebody started in the hobby. I should hang on to the next one for future consideration, and I could also chuck the hardness tester in it out in the shop rather than just attic pile it. Thanks Navy.

I am curious though, how to get my Star dies in a Rock Chucker? :popcorn:

[NavyVet1959]

I like that idea. Every time I acquire a single stage in reloader's estate lot at auction I eventually wind up giving them away to get somebody started in the hobby. I should hang on to the next one for future consideration, and I could also chuck the hardness tester in it out in the shop rather than just attic pile it. Thanks Navy.

I am curious though, how to get my Star dies in a Rock Chucker? :popcorn:

Don't know anything about the Star dies...

I use my single stage press with the Lee resizing dies and also use it fore removing bullets from loaded cases when I setting up a press, but not loading powder in the cartridges while getting the length right.

I opened up an ammo box yesterday that had some commercial ammo in it from quite a few years ago and had a bit of a surprise. The ammo was 9mm and trays were styrofoam. The jacketed bullets had obviously seated themselves quite a bit deeper over the years to the point where I am going to need to pull and reseat the bullets before even thinking about firing them. ASSUMING I can even get a grip on the bullet, given the fact that it is now seated so deeply. :(

[rugerdude]

Cleaned a pile of my daughter's junk off my bench. Finding out that a 2 year old generates a huge amount of detritus that invariably finds it's way into my shop and onto my reloading bench for some reason.

Once that was cleaned up I loaded up a couple of boxes of .38 Special and .44 Magnum, put some mixed range brass in the tumbler, and started prepping some .45 ACP brass. Planning to start in on my first try at loading .30 Remington for my Grandad's old Model 14 this weekend.

[taco650]

Loaded up some more Lee 358-125RF in .38Spl.
Gotta use up this bottle of Trap 100 from 1989 so I can get it off the shelf and go on to something else.

Mind me asking how much Trap 100 you are using in your 38 loads? I've got two cans of the stuff that my wife bought at a garage sale for me and would like to get it used up. It was one of those "they got some reloading powder here, do you want me to buy it?" DUH! Anyway, my S&W 64-3 needs more food and I've got a bunch of Lee 358-158 SWC-GC to use as well. PM me if you want.

[taco650]

Sized & checked more Lee 358-158 SWC-GC I cast up months ago. They weigh out around 162-166 with my water dropped range scrap which doesn't bother me. Going one at a time on the old Lyman 450 can be tedious but work today was VERY stressful so the repetition of it all was relaxing. Didn't solve any work problems but got to unwind in a productive way. :-)

[Bookworm]

Mind me asking how much Trap 100 you are using in your 38 loads? I've got two cans of the stuff that my wife bought at a garage sale for me and would like to get it used up. It was one of those "they got some reloading powder here, do you want me to buy it?" DUH! Anyway, my S&W 64-3 needs more food and I've got a bunch of Lee 358-158 SWC-GC to use as well. PM me if you want.

I'll reply here, because Trap 100 data can be hard to come by, and a search engine may help others in the future.

Hodgdon #25 (fifth printing, 1989) shows Trap 100 for the .38Spl with 158-160g lead at 3.0g - 3.4g.
Velocity listed at 771fps @ 11,400 cup to 832fps @ 14,400 cup.

It also shows 148g BBWC at 3.1g to 3.5g Trap 100 (828fps - 891fps, max 15,600 cup).
I used this at 3.5g with a Hornady HBWC, and chrono'd 847fps from a Ruger Service-Six 4".

For those interested, I used jacketed data for the Lee 358-125RF.
Hodgdon shows 3.8 to 4.5g Trap 100 (824fps, 10,200 cup to 930fps, 15,500 cup).
I used 4.0g, chrono'd at 864fps, 19.4SD, 69fps spread form the same Service-Six 4".

It also shows data for lighter and heavier projectiles, but I don't use those.

I called Hodgdon once a few years ago, and was told that Trap 100 is very close to HP-38 in burn rate. I think it's a just bit slower.

If you need any other caliber data, let me know. I can't scan this book - it's a hardback and won't fit in the scanner - but I can type it out.

[taco650]

I'll reply here, because Trap 100 data can be hard to come by, and a search engine may help others in the future.

Hodgdon #25 (fifth printing, 1989) shows Trap 100 for the .38Spl with 158-160g lead at 3.0g - 3.4g.
Velocity listed at 771fps @ 11,400 cup to 832fps @ 14,400 cup.

It also shows 148g BBWC at 3.1g to 3.5g Trap 100 (828fps - 891fps, max 15,600 cup).
I used this at 3.5g with a Hornady HBWC, and chrono'd 847fps from a Ruger Service-Six 4".

For those interested, I used jacketed data for the Lee 358-125RF.
Hodgdon shows 3.8 to 4.5g Trap 100 (824fps, 10,200 cup to 930fps, 15,500 cup).
I used 4.0g, chrono'd at 864fps, 19.4SD, 69fps spread form the same Service-Six 4".

It also shows data for lighter and heavier projectiles, but I don't use those.

I called Hodgdon once a few years ago, and was told that Trap 100 is very close to HP-38 in burn rate. I think it's a just bit slower.

If you need any other caliber data, let me know. I can't scan this book - it's a hardback and won't fit in the scanner - but I can type it out.

Thank you! I did some research myself when I first got the powder and found that it was on the fast side as well. However my data was from the web somewhere and not very complete. At 3.8-4.5 grains a shot, it will last forever LOL!

[Bookworm]

Thank you! I did some research myself when I first got the powder and found that it was on the fast side as well. However my data was from the web somewhere and not very complete. At 3.8-4.5 grains a shot, it will last forever LOL!

Happy to help. I've received alot of info here on this board, and some personal help from members that don't know me at all. I'm just glad to be able to pass along something useful.

That 4.0g Lee 125RF load was really easy-shooting. Sized to .358, lubed w/NRA lube. No leading, and you get the bonus of the wonderful "honey" smell during shooting.

Be careful, those 3.8-4.5g loads are for the 125g. You had mentioned some 158g in your earlier post, just wanted to make certain you had read it correctly.

I also used to use Trap 100 powder for 9mm, back in the late 80's - early 90's. Iirc, it worked just fine, however, my notes from that time are incomplete.
I think beer-drinking got in the way of note-taking back then. I quit drinking alcohol almost 18 years ago, amazed I still have both hands....

[Harter66]

I frequent a BP forum with a monthly lottery draw paid on honors . Usually 1 winner for cash toward a new gun gear or whatever . Some months a member puts up a 2nd place .
This morning I boxed up a .451 and .454 single RB ,10# of 1-20 , older Lyman stove top 20# iron pot with new Lee handles and ladle . Call it a starter kit if you will .

[taco650]

Happy to help. I've received alot of info here on this board, and some personal help from members that don't know me at all. I'm just glad to be able to pass along something useful.

That 4.0g Lee 125RF load was really easy-shooting. Sized to .358, lubed w/NRA lube. No leading, and you get the bonus of the wonderful "honey" smell during shooting.

Be careful, those 3.8-4.5g loads are for the 125g. You had mentioned some 158g in your earlier post, just wanted to make certain you had read it correctly.

I also used to use Trap 100 powder for 9mm, back in the late 80's - early 90's. Iirc, it worked just fine, however, my notes from that time are incomplete.
I think beer-drinking got in the way of note-taking back then. I quit drinking alcohol almost 18 years ago, amazed I still have both hands....

Thanks again. I will reduce my loads for the heavier bullet. My note taking was better years ago but then I took about 10 years off from reloading to ride dirt bikes LOL! Dirt bikes went away about 6 years ago and started up the reloading but not as regularly. Still need to tune up the note taking ;-)

[Jal5]

Been cleaning brass. Have it all done now. Hunting season Saturday. Almost forgot. Picked up 149 lb's of wheel weights at the Good Year dealer . The guy there sorts them for me. All lead weights.

Really good!

[Reverend Al]

Took the batch of Federal .270's out of the dehydrator and just finished annealing them all. (About 200 rounds) Took this morning's batch of .270's and .308's out of the tumbler and put them into the dehydrator to dry out. Refilled the tumbler with another batch of mixed brass (.308, .270, .30-06, .30-30's, etc.) and will turn it on again as I head out of the shop door to go back upstairs ...

[ambergrifleman]

Swaged some primer pockets.

[Reverend Al]

Took the batch of mixed brass out of the ss pin tumbler and put it into the dehydrator to dry. Annealed more .270 brass. Sorted some mixed brass. Just refilled the tumbler with 9mm brass and will turn it on as I walk out of the shop to head back upstairs. Another good day ... (was pouring rain so couldn't go shooting anyway) ...

[Wis. Tom]

Changed over the LNL AP press over to 357 mag for the first time, as was up by Calebla's on Thursday and they had the #6 shellplate that also fits 7.62x39. Got 2 lbs of H4198 and 2k primers, also. I have been using my Lee turret for 357 but am looking forward to the LNL. Will have time to load some tomorrow while listening to the Packers on the radio. Loaded up 10 tonight, 5 with a bullseye load and 5 with titegroup and will shoot them tomorrow morning when out loading wood in the back 40.

[KMD]

Loaded 50 45 colt with fff goex

[claudecjs]

Started in the morning sizing 250 158 gr for the 38 while the pot was heating up. Cast 500 of the same. Didn't plan that many but the mold was working well so I dust kept going. While waiting for the refill of lead to get to temp. I did a S&B of 350. New at this and thought it was a good day.

[RedRiver]

Changed out a power steering pump on my wifes Pilot. Powder coated and baked 100 9mm boolits. Attempted to resize some Lake City 5.56 brass to .222 with no luck, just cant seem to get any without wrinkles on the shoulder.

All before 10AM.

[skeettx]

RedRiver,
Take you sizing die and clean the insides with alcohol.
Use a small bit of Imperial sizing wax on the casings.
On the first and maybe 2nd and 3rd casing, run the handle up
a bit and then retract and turn the case and run the handle up more
and then retract and turn the case and so on till the casing is fully sized.
Now your die is seasoned :)
If you start to get wrinkles, then you are using too much lube.
Mike

[DrDucati]

For AR15 in 223
180227

[Harter66]

I abused 25 308s back into straight walls for a 45 Raptor that isnt ready to go yet ...... Curse the shipping lag......

[WFO2]

Steel pin washed a load of 38's . Now in the tumbler for final polish .

[taco650]

RedRiver,
Take you sizing die and clean the insides with alcohol.
Use a small bit of Imperial sizing wax on the casings.
On the first and maybe 2nd and 3rd casing, run the handle up
a bit and then retract and turn the case and run the handle up more
and then retract and turn the case and so on till the casing is fully sized.
Now your die is seasoned :)
If you start to get wrinkles, then you are using too much lube.
Mike

Might also consider annealing the neck and shoulder before sizing. Remember, you're moving the shoulder back and that works the brass pretty good. Also remember that military brass is usually a little thicker than commercial.

[RedRiver]

Thanks guys. Got lots of brass including commercial, was just trying again. I've been using my grandpas old brass from the 60s and 70s for the .222, figured I'd try making some newer stuff just in case the 50 year old brass ever craps out. Haha. God only knows how many times he reloaded them.

[taco650]

Thanks guys. Got lots of brass including commercial, was just trying again. I've been using my grandpas old brass from the 60s and 70s for the .222, figured I'd try making some newer stuff just in case the 50 year old brass ever craps out. Haha. God only knows how many times he reloaded them.

I think you're wise to stock up. One more thing about using the 223 brass, once you get it resized successfully, you might have to neck ream to get the neck wall thickness uniform. Good luck!

[Bob in St. Louis]

For AR15 in 223
180227
Nice!
How many rounds you recon that is??

[taco650]

Cleaned my "work" G17 & AR after two straight days of training.

[Don Purcell]

Cast one thousand 230 grain truncated flat point .45 for the A.C.P.

[robg]

Sized ,trimmed ,expanded, 38 308 cases then primed them .was going to do some casting but ran out of time.

[taco650]

Cast one thousand 230 grain truncated flat point .45 for the A.C.P.

Which mold you using for those?

[Uncle Jimbo]

Been real nice weather here for a while so I melted a bunch of medical lead containers. (I really don't do this in the reloading room, outside on the patio.)

[Jal5]

For AR15 in 223
180227

Which mold? What have you settled on for loading? Looks like the NOE mold I use.

[dragon813gt]

Pulled the LAM parts out of the #2 oil, I ran out of kerosene, and cleaned them all up. Fired off an email to RCBS about which parts I need after determining which parts are missing or damaged.

This one was in real rough shape. All the bullet ejection parts were rubbed bare. Why people feel the need to put pliers on knurled parts is beyond me. The ram has big score marks in it but it should still work. I didn't ask for one of them so I'm hoping it will work properly. Now it's a waiting game. First for a reply from RCBS and then the shipping of the parts :(

[triggerhappy243]

I would wager, that if you sent in the entire press, it would be returned completely rehabilitated.

[Texas by God]

Going to start sizing&depriming .38 specials. Wife's giving me the mean eye because her .357 Rossi carbine & S&W M67 are hungry. Best, Thomas.

[DerekP Houston]

managed to snap the spring on my lee auto disk powder measure, good thing I have the hornady setup now. New one on the way from lee precision, will have it fixed soon as it gets here. planned trip to the range with my 1911's and a revolver this afternoon.

[Reverend Al]

Still cleaning and drying 9mm brass. Doing 2 large plastic pails of 9mm for my star shooing pupil. She just bought a brand new CZ Shadow 2 to replace her old model Shadow and is practicing like a fiend for next year's IPSC season. I gave her 55 pounds of cleaned 9mm brass yesterday and will give her another 50 to 75 pounds of cleaned brass sometime next week ...

[dragon813gt]

I would wager, that if you sent in the entire press, it would be returned completely rehabilitated.

Nope, I would end up w/ a LAM 2 that they would want to charge me for. This will the fourth one I've rebuilt so I know what I'm doing. Just need the parts to do it. Will be interesting to see if they charge me for parts like last time.

[Pumpkinheaver]

I have 10MM brass running in the tumbler. Will load them after a while.

[bilco]

Cast from the recently shipped MP 147HP PB mould that was a group buy. Powder coating with the cheap Harbor Freight ESPC gun and Harbor Freight Red, 75 at a time, baked in a cheap PID regulated toaster oven @ 400F for 15 minutes. Have about 2000 I'm going to do a few hours a night the next few days!

180368

[Reverend Al]

Cleaned and dried more 9mm brass today ... up to about 100 pounds now with about 20 or 25 more yet to go ...

[Tom W.]

Cast a few .38 wadcutters from a mold I received in a trade with another member here. I then emptied my dripomatic and dumped the crud out of it. Going to try boiling it to see if that will stop the dripping.

[Loudy13]

100 rounds of .308 w/180gr hornady #3070's over H4895, and I left for work with my tumbler running (12 hours) so my next set of 308 brass is super clean and shiny..dolt

[vrh]

Went out to the reloading bench. Got 20 rds of 30-06 with same headstamp ( military). Cleaned them in my tumbler. Sized, deprimed. Trim all of them to specs. Chamfered the case mouth on all. Primed all with same mfg. Primers. Charged all with same powder & weight. Seated a bullet into the case according to AOL. ( all bullets weighed exactly the same. No + or - .1 of a grain)
crimped all bullets.
Now it's time to see how these puppy dogs shoot at 100 yds.

[taco650]

Loaded a box of 40 S&W practice ammo for the G27 (180gr plated TC over 6.0 of AA#5).

[Harter66]

Went out to the reloading bench. Got 20 rds of 30-06 with same headstamp ( military). Cleaned them in my tumbler. Sized, deprimed. Trim all of them to specs. Chamfered the case mouth on all. Primed all with same mfg. Primers. Charged all with same powder & weight. Seated a bullet into the case according to AOL. ( all bullets weighed exactly the same. No + or - .1 of a grain)
crimped all bullets.
Now it's time to see how these puppy dogs shoot at 100 yds.

I had 125 LC43 that varied in water volume by 7.3 gr and case weight from 187-205 gr . Unfortunately I had a fussy 06' that knew the difference in the lots of 191-192 , 194-195 and the 197.5-190 gr cases . The real tell came when I unloaded on target the last 80 rd and my 12-18" rifle shot 3 very separate 3" groups and obvious flyers that just happened to correspond exactly in count to the weigh lots .

Just what it's worth.

[Reverend Al]

Finally put the last batch of 9mm brass in the tumbler today. Will be about 125 pounds worth to pass on to my shooting pupil to turn into IPSC practice ammo. Now it will be on to cleaning .40 S&W brass for my wife's 1911 ...

[NavyVet1959]

Now it will be on to cleaning .40 S&W brass for my wife's 1911 ...

Assuming that 1911 uses normal size mags, you could very easily make a 10mm equivalent out of it. Keep the same barrel, but load the rounds to 10mm OAL and pressure. Some have called this a .40SWL (.40 S&W Long). You might need a slightly heavier recoil spring and depending upon your existing barrel, you might need to get someone to increase the leade in the barrel chamber somewhat to handle the extra length of the round.

[Loudy13]

Formed 300+ 300BO cases...tomorrow its to the trimmer

[dragon813gt]

Cleaned the rifles I shot today.

[robg]

Loaded 100 357 mag ready to shoot tomorrow .

[W.R.Buchanan]

I loaded 200 .44 Specials using Powder Coated Boolits and 200 .44 Magnums using the last of my Lubed and Sized Boolits.

Randy

[brassrat]

I got some small jars and lids and poured my new TL Microlube and Lee Alox both in naptha. I am tired of them thickening up and wasting my fuel. Hope this keeps them thinner.

[Tom W.]

Cleaned my dripomatic, sanded the rod, cleaned the hole and cast some wadcutters. Darn thing still leaking, although not as bad as yesterday. Probably time to retire that pot.

[Kevinakaq]

Loaded up (10) 45-70 test rounds (457124 and 15 gr Unique) to try out in a 1895 Cowboy I picked up a few months back.

[DerekP Houston]

Went to the range with a friend and emptied some brass. Will be setting the LnL up for 45 acp as we shot all I had loaded.

[aspangler]

Loaded 40 HP 45-70 rounds, Sized and primed 50 more. Lubed 98 340 grain 458 boolits.

[Beagle333]

Lubed a bunch of MiHec C360-180 RF HP's while watching football.

[ammohead]

Loaded the last few Sierra 85 gr HPs for my 6.5x55 Twede to use for coyote blasting.

[bstone5]

Cleaned 357 SIG brass with the tumbler and stainless steel pins, punched out primers in 38 Special brass will clean tomorrow after deburring primer holes. Will clean brass over the next week. After all brass is cleaned will cast bullets for reloading. All bullets are now powder coated after a few years of good results with powder coating.

[jrdztech]

I started to process 750 pounds of mixed range brass.. talking about a hard chore...

[labradigger1]

Found a treapassing mouse. I now have 22 lr rat shot in my loading bench and one less trespasser.
Worth it? I think so.

[NavyVet1959]

Found a treapassing mouse. I now have 22 lr rat shot in my loading bench and one less trespasser.
Worth it? I think so.

I have found that a .357 mag round can be loaded with spent primers for an effective close in rat shot.

Put a grain or two of a fast powder into the case and top the powder with a compressed 1" piece of paper towel rammed in tight.
Fill the rest of the case to the top with spent primers.
Take some hard wax lube or paraffin and mash it down into the top of the filled case to hold everything together.

[Tom W.]

Rooted around and found my 10 lb. Lee pot. It hasn't been turned on in probably fifteen years or more. Plugged it in, added some ingots and waited. Lots of smoke, but no leaks. I may use it until I or it dies,whichever comes first.

[Meatpuppet]

Loaded up 2800 rounds of 9mm practice ammo (147gr Blue Bullet RN, 3.2gr VVN320, CCI SPP). God bless Mike Dillon's (RIP) Super 1050 with an auto-drive!

[Texas by God]

Finished loading .38 specials. 4 grs Unique over 160 RN, 150 gr Lee SWC, Acme red SWC, and some plated DEWC that I didn't remember having. I need to load .223 hunting ammo with Speer 55 gr sp next. Best, Thomas.

[Reverend Al]

Finally cleaned the last batch of 9mm brass! About 150 pounds of it in the past 2 weeks ... now it's back to regular reloading chores instead of just cleaning brass.

:)

[Texas by God]

I have found that a .357 mag round can be loaded with spent primers for an effective close in rat shot.

Put a grain or two of a fast powder into the case and top the powder with a compressed 1" piece of paper towel rammed in tight.
Fill the rest of the case to the top with spent primers.
Take some hard wax lube or paraffin and mash it down into the top of the filled case to hold everything together.
Navy Vet- I concocted a similar rat shot load using primers instead of shot in a 12 gauge shell. Hell on rats and will break up bulls fighting through the fence Right Now! Best, Thomas.

[Wayne Smith]

Not in the reloading room and yesterday, but took both my 1911's to Dougguy and he throated and crowned both barrels. Now to find time to take them to the range!

[Harter66]

Ran a brand new Mountain Moulds mould for a brand new 45 cal rifle .
Reformed some brass for the same .

[DerekP Houston]

loaded up the last of my 45 200 gr hp rounds, will need to bust out the mold and make some more. next to use up will be some tl 230 gr rn I found in the closet. need to do some load development on the 185 gr XTP, I have 5 boxes of 100 from the rebate to load up. Hodgon lists 7.1-8.1gr of CFE pistol, probably stick around 7.3-7.5gr for my purposes, will know more once I load em up and test.

[robg]

Sized ,trimmed,expanded ,primed loaded up 100 rounds of 308 160gr GC boolits over 18 gr of 2400. Now I'm all set for next Sunday down the range .2 hours well spent .

[dverna]

Just finished up loading .308's for the deer season that starts tomorrow. There is peace of mind and confidence going out with a hunting load that delivers 1/2 MOA groups. If it's brown...it's going down.

But I am an old softie...will not shoot a doe with a young one, or a young one. Do not need the meat that badly. And the guys I hunt with only shoot 8 pt or better unless the buck is a freak and needs to be thinned from the herd.

Don Verna

[Tom W.]

Loaded some wadcutters for the first time ever.i had maybe 10 rounds that wouldn't chamber. I'm learning the difference between the brass tolerances, as some have suggested here.

[Ola]

I just finished casting about 20 lbs of 140 gr bullets. Keeps me shooting for next months..

[bstone5]

Tom W
To much crimp may swell the case below the bullet. Are you using brass designed for wad cutters, if the brass is not straight walled below the bullet the bullet will also swell the brass if the bullet is in the tapered portion of the brass.

If you loading 38 Special wad cutters the brass should have the the two rings around the brass.

[DerekP Houston]

Loaded some wadcutters for the first time ever.i had maybe 10 rounds that wouldn't chamber. I'm learning the difference between the brass tolerances, as some have suggested here.

How deep are you seating them? I made a mistake early on leaving them out too far and wouldn't chamber in anything except 357 magnum guns.

[Tom W.]

Seating them flush with a bit of a roll crimp. I found some brass had a cannellure at the base, as well as some that had one, two or no cannellure. It was mostly +p and +p+ brass that the boolits swelled the brass.

[inspector_17]

Brought all my reloading equip/supplies into the house. Shed is to full of other stuff and not enough room for me to work. I am set with enough reloads to keep me shooting/occupied thru the winter (all my guns). Now all my stuff is in the closet (ulterior motive? Hahaha!)

[TXGunNut]

Loaded up some "try" loads for a hunting trip that's less than two weeks away. Starting over with 5744 powder, couldn't get the results I wanted with 3031. Headed to the range shortly, will likely clean and load these same cases for another trip tomorrow. So many projects, so little time!

[RedRiver]

Taking a smoke break while the boolits dry. Got a new .401 175gr two cavity mold this week. Cast 50 tonight. 50/50 clip on/ stick on with 2% tin added and water dropped. Drop out at 178 grains. Dead on at .401. Going to power coat in a minute here.

[Reverend Al]

Annealed 104 rounds of 9.3x74R brass and then loaded it up with 6.5 grains of Nitro 100 and a case full of cornmeal filler so that I can fire form them on Monday when I head up to the range. I'll see how they look after they come out of the chamber of my No. 5 Pacific Ballard in .40-90 Ballard ...

:)

[Harter66]

Restocked some goodies from the Big Reno Show .
Scored a #45 Cramer .

181027

[trixter]

I have started down the 9mm road. I am using some Lee TL 356-124-2R, that were cast by a friend, and I received in a trade. So far I am very happy with the results. I took 15 rounds to the club on Tuesday morning and they worked great in my new XDs. I tried some un-sized and some sized. I could not tell the difference in target results, but there is differences while reloading, even after opening the mouth as wide as possible I still shaved some lead. I sized some and the problem went away. Now to perfect the powder (Unique) load.

I love this hobby.

[Garyshome]

Now that clinton is defeated.................NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!! I can relax for a little while!

[SSGOldfart]

where did yall find the liquid wax for bll? I checked the grocery store and local wally world with no luck. Just curious if its a regional item perhaps.
I got it at Lowe's and Home Depot Lowe's didn't have any paste wax,for making Ben's Red,but Home Depot had both on the shelf.

[robg]

Sized trimmed cleaned primer pockets on the 40 308 cases I used at the range today .bought 2 309 molds 160rn and 150 FP two cavity molds should speed up my casting from the single cavity molds I've been using.

[Reverend Al]

Continued making fire-forming rounds, this time for the Lee Enfield .410 Musket. .303 British cases that are annealed, 6.5 grains of Nitro 100, 1/4 sheet of toilet tissue, filled with bulk cornmeal, topped off with another 1/4 sheet of tissue. Taking the LE Musket up to the range tomorrow along with my No. 5 Pacific Ballard in .40-90 ... and my Hi Wall in .32-40 ... and my Low Wall in .22 WCF ... my Springfield Garand ... and a couple others. We're making a day out of it and friend of mine is bringing his son along with him. I want to give his boy lots of options in the way of guns to try out!

:lol:

[Jal5]

Worked on cleaning an old Lee 10# production pot by boiling water in it. Lots of scale and crud. Next will be lapping the spout then my first try at bottom pouring boolits

[TXGunNut]

Loaded some 38-55's this morning after marveling at the first frost of the year. By the time coffee pot was dry and gear loaded in the truck temps were a comfy 50 or so and a wonderful day at the range. Changed out my walnut media after probably 15 years, amazing how well the new stuff is working!

[Loudy13]

100 RDS of 30-.06 plinkers, and 25 test rounds for 300BO

[62chevy]

Loaded some 38-55's this morning after marveling at the first frost of the year. By the time coffee pot was dry and gear loaded in the truck temps were a comfy 50 or so and a wonderful day at the range. Changed out my walnut media after probably 15 years, amazing how well the new stuff is working!

Push some of that heat up here Please. :mrgreen: Sure could use some right about now. 26 with an inch of snow on the ground, way to early for that stuff here. =(

[robg]

Expanded and primed 100 357 cases I deprimed and polished last week ,was going to do some casting but its blowing a gale and pouring with rain, only 5 degrees c ,so I wimped out.

[Doggonekid]

Cold weather is setting in around here and the casting season has begun. Just poured 250 LBS of lead ingots and stacked them next to my linotype and wheel weight ingots. Got out my furnaces and bullet molds and then, it was time to go to bed. The older I get the harder it is to stay up after 10:00. I will finish this story at a latter date.

[Bookworm]

Got out my furnaces and bullet molds and then, it was time to go to bed. The older I get the harder it is to stay up after 10:00. I will finish this story at a latter date.

10 ? I'm lucky to make it to 9pm.

But, we get up at 4........

[trixter]

I loaded 150 9mm for practice. working of getting some 125gr lead boolits powder coated for more practice rounds.

[Ola]

Cooked my first batch of FWFL.

(The original Felix-sticky at lube section NEEDS a modified 1. post that has little bit more information. Now the info is scattered in those million and half following posts.)

[trixter]

My shooting buddy came over and ran the press (Lee Classic Turret) and made 50 9mm's (his first time) while we caught up on the latest. I think the hook has been engaged.

[ubetcha]

Started rummaging through a storage crate of assorted, thought to be empty, cardboard ammo boxes and found four boxes of 44mag cases and a bag of assorted commercial and mil 223 cases. Put all in a ultrasonic citric acid bath to clean and then polished them. Now to full length size and trim to length for future use. I didn't like the bases of a box of 44's that I would expect would separate at the head, so I flattened them with a pliers and into the scrape bucket they went

[trixter]

Walked by on my way out the door to go to work. I have to work to support my habit of saving money by casting and reloading. I will resume my endeavors at 4:15 pm.

[sleeper1428]

Finished lubing, sizing and gas checking 250+ each of RCBS 45-350-FN and RCBS 45-405-FN that I cast the previous week. That, along with the 150 rounds of 45-70 I loaded last month (NOE and RCBS boolits) should be enough for the next few months, especially at my age (79) and with winter setting in. With that fun chore finished, I started loading 223 and have already finished somewhere in the neighborhood of 1200 rounds. I use my old Dillion RL550 to reload the 223 and it goes really fast since I don't prime on the Dillon but prefer to hand prime with the RCBS universal hand primer while relaxing and watching TV. My brother and I shoot up a LOT of 223 and we have a couple of new AR's to break in - I milled the 80% lowers this summer and we just put upper receivers, barrels and stocks on them last month. So I'm keeping busy in retirement.....

sleeper1428

[dragon813gt]

Setup the 550B for a run of Hornady 115 grain RN. It's ready to go. Just waiting for the wife to get back so she can watch my son. He has a habit of trying to grab everything on the table. Don't know how many I will load. Box looks to have about 300 bullets in it. May have more :D

[whisler]

Swaged primer pockets on a 3 lb. coffee can of crimped 223 brass. Plan on loading some up after the hoiday, to see what bullet weight the rifle prefers.

[dragon813gt]

Ended up loading 303 rounds because that's how many bullets were left. Took longer than it should because of a bunch of WCC brass. I was using range pickups and there was a lot of that brass. They went straight into the recycle bucket. I won't waste time swaging 9mm primer pockets.

[NavyVet1959]

Went to load some .45ACP in my Dillon, but it was operating with some resistance, so I wiped it down the shaft with carburetor cleaner and then put some Marvel Mystery Oil on it. It seemed to help a little, so I then loaded 50 rounds of .45ACP. Was having a problem with crushing primers, so I stuck a piece of all-thread that was slightly larger in diameter than a large primer pocket in the drill press and used a file to taper it somewhat. Then used that to clean out / remove the crimp on the primer pockets. It seemed to help somewhat since the frequency of crushed primers seemed to go down a bit.

[MOA]

Ha, ha. Just a few more nibbling and set the hook real good!

[Expat74]

finally got around loading up some 5.56 181386

[Reverend Al]

Just annealed another 150 rounds of 9.3x74R brass to fire-form in my Ballard Pacific in .40-90 Ballard. Monday up at the range went really well and I test fire-formed the first 54 rounds and they formed up fairly well. They blew out to the chamber about 2/3rds of the way down and will require finish forming with a full house load and a 400 grain bullet to finish forming the bases ...

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[HangFireW8]

I can't beat Reverand Al's post, but...

Had my nephew reload his first 9 30/06 rounds by showing him each step with 1, then having him do all the same steps with the other 9.

Then we took them out back and shot them.

[Harter66]

I've been buying brass and tossing it in a tub and tall 50 cal can as it came in..........good grief . Apparently I was under the impression that 30-30 would continue to be unavailable here . There's a bbl burner WM in the stash also , if I load and shoot all the 1x brass on hand it should be time for a new bbl . I did find some goodies I can part with as it is severely over stocked , even by last year's standards . A couple cartridges are in need of propping up but most others need no help . Slowly there seems to be some order coming into the mess .
I guess I was looking for a particular bullet and to put up some brass , I wound up sorting and canning about 1000 brass in 5 cartridges with another gob of unknown quantities .
I did find the bullets I was looking for before the neatness happened .

181443

[MOA]

HangFireW8 great going, another reloader in the brigade :bigsmyl2:

[taco650]

Loaded some 40 S&W and sized a few more Lee 358-158SWC-GC.

[trixter]

Loaded up another 100, 9mm practice rounds. Then I loaded up 10 ladder rounds with TL 356-124-2R that I got from a friend (15lbs) in a trade for ingots, and then 50 rounds of 223 with lead boolits. Found what was stinking up the garage; lawnmower with old gas in it. It went outside until tomorrow when I can deal with it.

[labradigger1]

Primed and charged 100 222 Rem cases with 19.2 grains of IMR 4198. Will finish loading tomorrow with Sierra 50 grn sp.

[Reverend Al]

I dropped by the local government Crown Assets disposal store today and finally found the perfect chair that I've been watching for to use down here in my reloading shop. Nice and tall, has back support, a foot rest, and it's on caster wheels. Going to test it out now by decapping a bunch of brass ...

[bjordan]

I started processing the 400 or so R-P .44 mag cases that a friend of mine found in a bucket at our local scrap yard that he got for $4.00. It looks like they were loaded rounds that flooded (probably from the rain we had west of here a few months ago near Baton Rouge. The cases are really tarnished, green and funky. There were no bullets and the primers were still un-fired. Maybe they were just primed, un-fired cases... Anyway, a soak in lemon juice, hot water and vinegar overnight and then a spin for a few hours in the tumbler with new walnut media and they look almost Ok. Certainly fine for shooting. I am about 1/2 way through the cleanup. I punched out the old, un-fired primers on the half I have clean. Its a process, but I like doing it.

[Ferdinand]

Between last night and today - loaded up about 150 .45 ACP, and cast another 250 so far. Switching to .357 now...

[RedRiver]

Cleaned and quartered a couple cottontails. No casting or reloading tonight due to the lingering stench of skinned mammal.

[dragon813gt]

Fought w/ one six cavity mold for a few hours. I remembered why I stopped buying any larger than four cavities.

After the frustration I cast w/ a NOE 311-230 for the first time. Reminded instantly why I love their molds. Not sure how I scored the top of the mold. But it cast easily through forty pounds of alloy.

[trixter]

I dumped the media out of the tumbler, scrubbed the bowl clean, refilled it with new and poured in about 150, 9mm. Wow what a difference new media makes. Then I set up the Classic Turret up for 9mm and ready to go this morning.

[Harter66]

Waiting on the kid and grands for the belated turkey day so I cast , sorted , sized and checked 100 Cramer #45s and what should be about 150 NOE 279-124 made it to the sizer but didn't sized and checked. The 6.8 is going to be sad . The 30s aren't really looking forward to more testing.

[Brad Cayton]

I cast 350+, Lee 312-155R2 boolits and have the first 150 powder coated and cooking in the oven. I had such good results with my mini 30 and the Lee this deer season I decided that the 400 rounds I have loaded wasn't enough so ordered 500 more brass and cast some more boolits. Really liking this round.

[Jal5]

Cast 125 from the lee 358125 RF using the lee bottom pour 10# pot. Pored really good using two double cav molds.

[JeffG]

Loaded some 44 Special.

[Gar]

Been pretty slow around here the last two days so I casted up some 148gr wadcutters and loaded up about 400 38spl cases.
mfraser264 was kind enough to sell me some 55gr .223 bullets so I loaded up 500 of those, and with all the empty primer boxes laying around, I decided to full them up with some homemade tannerite <sp?> for targets. They make just enough bang at 200 yards to let you know you hit them.

[dragon813gt]

Cast another twenty pounds of the NOE 311-230
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/dragon813gt/TimeToMakeAmmo/6C22F129-AF9C-4E52-A280-C14F2A78E1BE.jpg (http://s198.photobucket.com/user/dragon813gt/media/TimeToMakeAmmo/6C22F129-AF9C-4E52-A280-C14F2A78E1BE.jpg.html)

Attempted to use the six cavity mold again. It was a no go. As soon as PMs start working again I will have two molds for sale.

[Reverend Al]

The new reloading shop chair that I bought works great ... I put together another 150 rounds of 9.3x74R to fire-form in my Ballard Pacific ...

[robg]

Sized trimmed expanded and primed 60 308 cases then sized and expanded 50 357 cases ,they needed cleaning used some white sprit I had cleaned the dirt grease /wax off instantly ,wondered why I didn't use it before instead of rubbing them clean with just a rag.

[dragon813gt]

Weighed bullets and made pie charts since everyone loves them :laugh:
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/dragon813gt/TimeToMakeAmmo/A52653AE-38CF-4F4F-A0B5-45D1DFF76B6E.jpg (http://s198.photobucket.com/user/dragon813gt/media/TimeToMakeAmmo/A52653AE-38CF-4F4F-A0B5-45D1DFF76B6E.jpg.html)

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/dragon813gt/TimeToMakeAmmo/C234FD80-527C-4A96-8D54-4D1F31BA98A0.jpg (http://s198.photobucket.com/user/dragon813gt/media/TimeToMakeAmmo/C234FD80-527C-4A96-8D54-4D1F31BA98A0.jpg.html)

I should have added the formulas to add up the weights and see exactly how much lead I used ;)

[slohunter]

Sorted a 5 gal bucket of old and large truck WW's I picked up last week. Happy, 100% lead.

[skeettx]

Loaded a bunch of 12 gauge (Texan MIV) , 9mm (Dillon 1050), 38 special (Star with Hulme feeder)
What fun
Mike

[NavyVet1959]

Weighed bullets and made pie charts since everyone loves them :laugh:

Those weren't pie charts...

This is what a pie chart looks like:

http://www.officetooltips.com/images/tips/184_2016/7.png

They're like ... well ... err ... *round*, ya' know... :)

You created *bar* charts...

[dragon813gt]

Bar graph, pie chart.....whatever. I know the difference but didn't think it was a big deal.

[skeettx]

he he he
Y'all boys need to go huntin"
Sure could use some SNOW

[Reverend Al]

Lubing, sizing, and gas checking a big bin of .30 calibre bullets for future use ...

[NavyVet1959]

Bar graph, pie chart.....whatever. I know the difference but didn't think it was a big deal.

We take our pies pretty serious around here...

http://cngoodec.turbobytes.net/images/Goode-Pecan-Pies/Goode-Brazos-Bottom-Pecan-Pie-in-a-Wooden-Box-4-md.jpg

[dragon813gt]

Cast a bunch of NOE 358-155 TC ELCO for the first time. Only had it for eighteen months :laugh:
Once up to temp it rained bullets. No mold mallet needed for this one. Open it quickly and they fell out of the mold into the bucket.

Pie charts to follow ;)

[OS OK]

181713

A little casting of Ideal HP's, SWC's from an old 1930's vintage 'single' mold...then PC'd them...then tested them...they are .38 Special and they are very slow, 741 FPS out of a Snubby.

*See the rest of the story at ...Working on a HP load...'Barrel Lengths Matter' (http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?318639-Working-on-a-HP-load-Barrel-Lengths-Matter)

charlie

[HABCAN]

Not like I needed any more of them in my stash, but bored, so......cast, WD'd, dried, PC'd Carolina Blue (twice), GC'd and sized .287", 60 - Lyman .287841's. Followed that with a short nap, then left the room. (I'm not afraid of work: I can lie down right beside it and go to sleep!)

[SWANEEDB]

Made it out to the garage today, set up my smelting gear. Had 110 lbs unused x-ray sheets, all were 12 x 12, about 200 lbs lead water pipe. Is now all in ingots. Took just a little under 3 hours using our setup. Two turkey fryers set into a frame built for us by a couple friends. Pot is stainless steel, measures about 10 x 22, 8 inches deep, we can easily do 250 lbs at a time. Now have enough to mix with lino/foundry type. We got lots of casting to do, didn't want to run out, think we have about 500 lbs ready to go into the molds. So, had a good day.

[wv109323]

Last Night I played Abe Lincoln and reloaded by the fireplace light. Actually our power went out and I lit two candles. I sized and deprimed about 400 .223 cases by candlelight. I couldn't do anything else.

[RogerDat]

Sized about 300 158 gr. SWC Lee TL design, going to hit with a second coat of tumble lube, then load em all and shoot them all.

Decided to size these after comparing the performance sized and unsized. Noticeable improvement in accuracy with sizing. Have some ingot making to do and then casting in my near future. Want to pick up a 6 cavity to save time (or make more in the same amount of time)

[dragon813gt]

I'm back w/ a column chart. It's not a bar chart according to OpenOffice [emoji12]
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/dragon813gt/TimeToMakeAmmo/D883BD50-C54E-4027-8827-C66E979ED688.jpg (http://s198.photobucket.com/user/dragon813gt/media/TimeToMakeAmmo/D883BD50-C54E-4027-8827-C66E979ED688.jpg.html)

I pulled a random fifty for the measurements. I wasn't about to weigh all of them like I did last time. Took the few extra seconds to create the formula for average weight and total weight in pounds. Weight in pounds gives me an easy way to figure out how many I cast. Not exact but it's close enough.

Realized I need to add alloy and cast diameter for record keeping purposes. I could get carried away w/ more formulas but that's overkill :laugh:

[enloe]

still cleaning and sorting brass. on the plus side I have way more 223, 45acp, and 44 mag than I thought I did:)

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

well, this morning I organized my mold shelf, to make room for another NOE mold, his "end of the year" ONE day only sale for us $1000 club members was just to good to skip. I wasn't gonna order any more molds, dang you Al...but I guess I will bring in a new 9mm mold, to replace a couple of Lee molds.

[dragon813gt]

Edited: I bought a mold because of the sale. Just wish I had the code late Monday night. I figured he wasn't going to run a sale so I purchased what I needed. Would have been nice to have 25% the entire order but I'm not going to complain. It's not like he has to run sales [emoji3]

[Reverend Al]

Nothing today since I'm working on drafting the new edition of my gun club's monthly Bulletin instead ... but yesterday I ran up to the range and fire-formed another 150 rounds of 9.3x74R brass into .40-90 Ballard in my No. 5 Pacific!

[smilie=w:

[RogerDat]

Found out that the way to install plain base pop can gas checks was run the bullet through the lee sizer base first. So sized 250 wadcutter from a Lyman mold that doesn't seat as deep as a normal WC, same amount of impingement in case as Lee 158 gr. SWC and did 50 with the PB gas checks, going to try them in a 357.... why? Because I can! Figure to run them around 850 - 1000 fps, along the lines of the Buffalo Bore wad cutters.

[Tom W.]

My loading /casting room is also my shed. I got off of work early today and straightened it up a bit, and laid two area carpets on the floor. Still can't tell I did too much....

[Jal5]

Another 125 or so 9mm boolits with the lee bottom pour. Goes really fast with two DC molds.

[trixter]

Loaded another 100 9mm rounds to go to the club for practice Saturday morning. Then I cleaned up my mess and put everything away.

[dragon813gt]

Cast some 35 XCB, 360-172-SWC and 403-180-RF bullets. The 403-180 showed up in the mailbox today so I wasted no time. Can't complain that it took a whole two days for the mold to arrive from NOE in Utah.

[enloe]

Tumbling another load of brass. after this load I will sort it as I am coming back from the range

[dragon813gt]

Cleaned up from six straight days of casting. I even cleaned the pot out. Had a slight drip that would come back every now and then. A turn of the rod stopped it. But I figured it was as good a time as any to clean it.

[DougGuy]

I am mounting all my presses and my lube-a-matic on pieces of oak or other solid wood, so they can be clamped onto the workbench and moved around as needed, this allows the loading bench to serve multiple purposes when not reloading. I can clamp the lube a matic and lube boolits, then set it off to the side, clamp the progressive press down and load ammo, or clamp the single stage press down to crimp, trim cases, etc, all with no ugly holes drilled all over the place..

[Jal5]

I am mounting all my presses and my lube-a-matic on pieces of oak or other solid wood, so they can be clamped onto the workbench and moved around as needed, this allows the loading bench to serve multiple purposes when not reloading. I can clamp the lube a matic and lube boolits, then set it off to the side, clamp the progressive press down and load ammo, or clamp the single stage press down to crimp, trim cases, etc, all with no ugly holes drilled all over the place..

I don't know why I didn't do that years ago. But only one set of holes in the bench for the single stage everything else gets its own board clamped down.

[62chevy]

I am mounting all my presses and my lube-a-matic on pieces of oak or other solid wood, so they can be clamped onto the workbench and moved around as needed, this allows the loading bench to serve multiple purposes when not reloading. I can clamp the lube a matic and lube boolits, then set it off to the side, clamp the progressive press down and load ammo, or clamp the single stage press down to crimp, trim cases, etc, all with no ugly holes drilled all over the place..

I did that for a while but those clamps were a real pain to work around. bought the Lee Bench Plate and that was the best 25 bucks I ever spent. http://www.titanreloading.com/press-accessories/lee-bench-plate

[trixter]

After a club session, I did 3 loads of 9mm brass in the tumbler, then loaded up 100 rounds for the club next Saturday. This morning I will straighten up and organize the reloading table. You have to stay on top of it or it will turn into a total disaster zone.

[taco650]

Sized some 45ACP boolits in the Lyman 450

[Lee S. Forsberg]

Cast, powder coated, lubed, sized, and loaded about 1200 45 ACP last week.

[Bob in St. Louis]

Cast about 100 Lee one ounce slugs.

[Michael J. Spangler]

Loaded up a dummy round for my next batch of 44

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/MJSpangler/Casting/9A1A13D1-901A-40F9-8DF6-163062DE003A_zpsgogwioga.jpg (http://s286.photobucket.com/user/MJSpangler/media/Casting/9A1A13D1-901A-40F9-8DF6-163062DE003A_zpsgogwioga.jpg.html)

Lyman 429303
Pretty cool bullet.

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=129853&d=1423320617


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[dragon813gt]

Cast ingots from the last of my foundry lead. Apparently "the" family member relived me of most of this as well. This was after catching them previous to buying this lead. And locks were changed. So it appears someone stole my keys at some point. There is no way I cast 1,000 pounds of bullets in around eighteen months. I haven't been shooting that much.

[RogerDat]

I am mounting all my presses and my lube-a-matic on pieces of oak or other solid wood, so they can be clamped onto the workbench and moved around as needed, this allows the loading bench to serve multiple purposes when not reloading. I can clamp the lube a matic and lube boolits, then set it off to the side, clamp the progressive press down and load ammo, or clamp the single stage press down to crimp, trim cases, etc, all with no ugly holes drilled all over the place..

I found only plywood worked well as base, wood with a grain seemed to want to split where a mounting screw went through. I avoided clamps by running counter sunk machine screws down through bench and using wing nuts and washer under bench to swap out bases with press mounted on them.

Have considered the Lee base bracket and plate but also the Pat Marlin Rock Dock and Shelf Dock system. But those solutions are on a someday list of money to spend, piece of 5/8 plywood I had already available when pine board snapped. Oak flooring was the other material attempted, too much seam.

http://www.patmarlins.com/product/rockdock-docking-mount/