What did you do in the reloading room today?

[62chevy]

Cast up a 150+ Lee TL356-95-RF for my 380.

[Randy C]

It was my cousins boys 14th birthday took him shooting and he reloaded them himself, his first time reloading.

[gwpercle]

Finished breaking in a new mould.
NOE 413 - 215 - WC (413432) I wish I could take a picture of this one and post it , a 215 grain Wadcutter for the 41 magnum. The design is based on the Lyman 358432 with everything enlarged to .41 cal. It's a sweet design for the neglected and maligned 41 magnum.
I'm going to load up some target loads for my model 58 S&W and we going to the range !
Gary

[Smk SHoe]

Only loaded up 150 .223 for blasting but did finish the drywall and mudding around where I just put in a window A/C unit in the man cave/reloading room. Had to cut a hole in the wall and frame it out. But it will be a pleasure reloading in the North Carolina summer now.

[Texas by God]

Cast boolits for .38 Special with my oldest and newest Lee moulds. 150and 115gr SWCs.
And sent a survivor prayer for Tom W. yes it does suck.
Best, Thomas.

[robg]

Loaded 100 357 cases with rcbs 158 gr GC boolits /164 gr with my lead over 13.5 gr 2400 .then sized 100 cases that I emptied on Sunday at the range .

[Tom W.]

I finally felt good enough to get out there with my new mold and put handles on it, then decided it was time to head back to the house. Maybe sometime later this week I'll be up to cleaning, lubing and actually using it.

[62chevy]

I finally felt good enough to get out there with my new mold and put handles on it, then decided it was time to head back to the house. Maybe sometime later this week I'll be up to cleaning, lubing and actually using it.

Good to hear Tom. Didn't do anything today, powder coated yesterday and maybe tomorrow they will get sized.

[skeettx]

Today was monthly melt day, I made 132 one pound ingots from range scrap.
These will be made into shot

Mike

[Harter66]

Hmmm where did I see those missiles before. :kidding:

Well ya know variety is the spice !

[mdi]

Really slow around here, so, I just sized/deprimed and tumbled 100-125 .44 Special cases I found behind my .44 Magnum brass...

[Reverend Al]

Mounted a spare 3x9 Leupold onto the large action Martini in .38-55 I bought recently and then bore sighted it. The vintage Lyman All American 6x that was on it is so dusty and dirty inside the lenses that you can barely see through it. I've neck expanded some .30-30 cases and will load some 255 grain .378" boolits and will fire form them. Then I'll finally get a chance to try out my Kal Max Case Stretcher and stretch them out to full length .38-55's. Now I need to get it out to the range and fire a few test rounds through it ...

[AnotherNew1]

Made room on the bench for a new lyman CYCLONE yippie

[Soundguy]

Nice!!

[David2011]

Using a Magma Engineering Exercise Machine (aka Case Master Jr.) I push-through sized about 1500 .40 S&W cases (15 pounds at 99.9 cases per pound). I began to notice a different feel to cases as they went through the die. It slowed me down but I was curious so started looking at headstamps and firing pin marks for conventional or Glock strikes. Winchester brass that had been fired in a Glock went through just with increasing pressure. Some brands with round firing pin marks had a distinct feel as the rim passed through the die and a second resistance as the web passed through. No doubt the Winchester/Glock combo felt as it did due the the generous diameter of the Glock chamber. The way brass goes through the system it's hard to check the headstamps first to predict how they will feel so I don't have any info on how Winchester fired in other firearms felt. I only looked at exceptionally hard and exceptionally easy cases.

The Case Master Jr. is an arbor press with a nifty case loader and a modified Dillon .40 S&W sizing die. Magma says the die has been diamond honed to take the taper out. If some of this sounds familiar I mentioned it briefly in another recent post. I have push-through sized with an unmodified Dillon sizing die in .40 S&W and there is a huge difference in the feel of that die in a loading press and the modified die in the arbor press. To further enhance the speed and ease of sizing a large batch I adapted my Dillon 650 casefeeder to the Case Master Jr. The sustained throughput is about 1000/hr at a cyclic rate of 1200/hr. It's amazing how little more production I got trying to really push it. The comfortable cyclic rate is 20-22/minute. Busting tail it goes up to about 24/minute. NOT worth the extra effort. The Glock fired Winchester cases require probably 30-40 pounds of downforce on the handle where the easy cases can take as little as 9-10 pounds. This machine would really benefit from an air cylinder on the ram but I'm estimating that it would have to be able to supply up to 400 pounds of force. The handle cycles about 230 degrees for a ram stroke of 2.5".

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David

[Shiloh]

more 8x57. LEE 175 gr. RN.

Shiloh

[mwells72774]

Converting 7.5x55 berdan GP11 brasshttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170609/e08370c7f49c9d5b1ad72fe1f576fbee.jpg

-First step was to run in a FL sizing die with drill bit collet inserted to hold the drill bit steady.
-Next I beveled the old primer.
-Next step was to drill out primer cap but leave the sidewalls.
-Next to swedge primer pocket with RCBS swedger.
-Next to drill out depth with Lyman adapter.
-Next to seat primer and go!

[Soundguy]

How often do you loose the 'old' primer sides in a deprime?

[mwells72774]

How often do you loose the 'old' primer sides in a deprime?

So far for swedging and drilling, maybe 2 out of 40ish. With this swedging process it really lines everything up specially how the RCS swedger is beveled so that guides the Lyman trimmer perfectly. Also the swedging kind of pushes everything out.

Also I haven't really tried the depriming step yet. I suspect that the lumber will be relatively low, but maybe that is wishful thinking

[S.A. Boggs]

I am in the process of outfitting a 12x20 high wall barn using many of the ideas put forth. I am super insulating due to having to go solar. Our electric company wanted more then the cost of solar for power. Propane for heat and led lamps for light. Starting out with 400 watts and then will add to this up to 2,000 watts with a gas generator for backup. I am building a separate area to cast in using a 60 pound propane pot as I have many 4 and 6 gang molds. My Husky dog is part wolf so I am naming the place Wolf's Lair in her honor.
Sam

[Soundguy]

So far for swedging and drilling, maybe 2 out of 40ish. With this swedging process it really lines everything up specially how the RCS swedger is beveled so that guides the Lyman trimmer perfectly. Also the swedging kind of pushes everything out.

Also I haven't really tried the depriming step yet. I suspect that the lumber will be relatively low, but maybe that is wishful thinking

When you test the deprime, would you post the loss %. Bim following this and a few other berdan to boxer threads.

I've seen everything from swedge ymlike yours to superglue to very controversial soldering.

[mwells72774]

Primed several with spent primers and recapped. Not a sleeve removed. All held true

[prsman23]

Decapped and sized some 444 marlin brass to make 410 shotshells


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[zubrato]

Sized and lubed a whole bunch of MP-HG50-HBWC with the cone pin, and lube sized a whole lot (a lot a lot) of the MP359-135FP aluminum 8 cavity.
Didn't expect to make that much 9mm, usually took me 2-3 hours longer to make that many boolits!



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[RED333]

been working on some bee loads using ground corn my chickens kick out of the feeded. Works great on top of some green dot in a 44 mag case. Kills at 6 feet and wont knock the paint off wood. Even swagged up a few 44 bullets.

[CIC]

I did my favorite part of loading. I tossed a big coffee can of dirty brass in the tumbler after I went shooting. I love clean brass but getting it dirty is the best!

[Dave18]

dug down and found the floor, to see what color the carpet was in there:kidding:

[bullseye67]

Good morning,
Today is to finish up what I started last night. TL'd 500 358 SWC and 500 #68's for 45ACP, today I put them away.
Have a Super Sunday!:drinks:

[mistermog]

hahahah i threw away 15 empty ice cream / butter / cool whip containers :)

[gspgundog]

Amen to that brother. Spend more time looking for stuff I put away so I won't forget. Lolo

[dragon813gt]

Killed a whole lot of ants. The curtain over the window is long and bunched up at the bottom. Boy we're there a lot of ants in there. I've been seeing them here and there for a few weeks but couldn't find where they were coming from. Wish I had time to reload but I put together a bunk bed for my sons instead.

[Soundguy]

been working on some bee loads using ground corn my chickens kick out of the feeded. Works great on top of some green dot in a 44 mag case. Kills at 6 feet and wont knock the paint off wood. Even swagged up a few 44 bullets.

Can you explain more about this 'BEE' load?

Is this for shooting bee's? or?

[robg]

Preped 20 308 ppu cases I was given at the range by a non reloader .did tell him to save his brass as he might want to recycle them ,so I don't feel guilty .prepped 100+ 357 mag cases .I'm saving the planet being so green .

[prsman23]

Can you explain more about this 'BEE' load?

Is this for shooting bee's? or?

There is a carpenter bee load thread around here somewhere.


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[RedJackson]

Dug out 100s of rounds of ammo and die sets for which I have no guns.

[Tom W.]

Today I felt good enough to break in my new mold. The stars were not in alignment at all. I cleaned the mold, lubed it, made sure the cavities were cleaned with alcohol, did everything I knew to do and still got wrinkled boolits. Repeated the process, smoked the mold and still no go. I finally got disgusted and opened the mold and blasted it with RemOil. Three casts later and the boolits all came out like they were supposed to. I made a small pile and had to retire. Tomorrow back for chemotherapy.

[62chevy]

Today I felt good enough to break in my new mold. The stars were not in alignment at all. I cleaned the mold, lubed it, made sure the cavities were cleaned with alcohol, did everything I knew to do and still got wrinkled boolits. Repeated the process, smoked the mold and still no go. I finally got disgusted and opened the mold and blasted it with RemOil. Three casts later and the boolits all came out like they were supposed to. I made a small pile and had to retire. Tomorrow back for chemotherapy.

Tom good to see you getting it done but sounds to me like your mold was to cold. I use a torch to heat mine up when using a hot plate to cast and when using the gas stove I use the hot plate to heat my molds.

[RED333]

Can you explain more about this 'BEE' load?

Is this for shooting bee's? or?

Here ya go, fun and good practices.
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?239464-Carpenter-Bee-Load

[Bob in St. Louis]

That looks like fun!

[ravelode]

Re-sized, trimmed and primed 78 30-30

[308Jeff]

Decapped and wet tumbled every piece of 45 brass I have.

Amazing how much quicker and smoother things go with ear buds in and good tunes playing.

[308Jeff]

Preped 20 308 ppu cases I was given at the range by a non reloader .did tell him to save his brass as he might want to recycle them ,so I don't feel guilty .prepped 100+ 357 mag cases .I'm saving the planet being so green .

PPU 308 brass is good. You'll get a quite a few loadings out of it.

[kayala]

Finished up my batch of 500 in 357 SIG.

[robg]

Was going to do lots of stuff but it's in high 80 degrees here( 28c ) and very sticky here on the coast ,might try to later this evening if it cools a bit ,forecast is 70/21c tonight we're not used to this here as we're twinned with Atlantis.

[Texas by God]

Installed a Dayton Traister trigger on my 93 Mauser- it 's going to require some smithing. If you pull the trigger with the safety on, the firing pin will drop when you flip the safety to fire(oops!)

[Loudy13]

Baked 4 pans of bullets (+/- 1000 .355) while mowing the lawn, neighbors probable think I am weird or I can only handle cutting a few swaths of lawn at a time!

[halodub]

Sorted all the brass I got from my last couple range trips into separate Ziplocs to prepare for cleaning next time I get to my grandpa's to do some more loading. Got together all the stuff I got at Gander from their closing sales and put them into my reloading bag (Lyman Crusher that was on display and a set of Hornady Custom 40/10mm dies). By the way, if anyone is looking for another press to add to their collection, head to your local Gander and ask them to sell you one of the presses on display, then send an email to the company asking for any missing parts!

[Soundguy]

Baked 4 pans of bullets (+/- 1000 .355) while mowing the lawn, neighbors probable think I am weird or I can only handle cutting a few swaths of lawn at a time!

Mine might too. I often setup a few processes that need periodic tending, and mowing is a good down time to do those. so I also mow and stop now and then.

[Tom W.]

Got my mold up to temp and made a pile of pretty boolits. The oil issue is gone. It took about four or five casts before it heated up. I also melted a bunch of 400 gr. .480 boolits that I have no primary use for. I suspect they will make great .357/ 9mm boolits. That six cavity mold sure uses the lead.

[62chevy]

Got my mold up to temp and made a pile of pretty boolits. The oil issue is gone. It took about four or five casts before it heated up. I also melted a bunch of 400 gr. .480 boolits that I have no primary use for. I suspect they will make great .357/ 9mm boolits. That six cavity mold sure uses the lead.

How is the treatments going for your cancer Tom? Praying this is it and you get to live past 90.

[Tom W.]

I have my good days and bad days, mostly bad days. Kinda like an oscilloscope. Sunday we tried to go to the casino in Wetumpka, we got as far as Tallasee and I just couldn't go on. We tried again Monday and all was well. Today I was feeling yucky again. Lori told me that chemotherapy would get worse with each infusion, and she is right as usual. She did figure that I may be able to be finished by sometime in October. I can't imagine how bad I'll be feeling by then. God will give me what I need to get through this. That does not mean that I like it...

[Bob in St. Louis]

Good to hear you have Faith.
Prayers with you.

[trixter]

I just finished a run of 380 XTP's and now I am setting up the press for a big run of 223 w 55gr lead, and powder coated.

[mold maker]

I took a UPS box down to the cave and turned out the lights I had left on. I had tripped yesterday and bruse my back sides and forearm. The trip down to the cave with the heavy box was enough.
Got to have a reason to try again tomorrow.
If it doesn't rain I have several gals of 5.56 ready to acid tumble.

[edadmartin]

198085198086198087198088I loaded some of my first run powder coated 45acps on my newly modded press. The press used the inline fab reverse rotation case eject setup. Which is now working flawlessly. I made a poor boy boolit and case holder.this allows old fingers to grab either quickly and in the right posistion .it has eliminated most all fumbling around getting cases or boolits to the press properly. It holds about 35 cases and 40 lscw. When i refill the tubes i check for small primer cases or defective boolits. I saw this on tailgunners you tube vid about five years ago.

[AnotherNew1]

Smelter a little pewter today.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170622/e36acd362e0a04d4aae7da16b08ed7c2.jpg

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[ravelode]

Loaded all of the .30-30 I had prepared

[lightman]

Mostly housekeeping duty. Just don't know how my room gets so messy! I've been reorganizing my ammo and brass storage. Pulled some bullets from some ammo that I no longer have guns for. Been casting about once a week. Recently redid my master list of guns. Recently redid my master list of bullet molds. Working on a master list of cases, primers, powder and bullets.

[Tom W.]

Just separated the boolits I cast the other day. I had less than thirty rejects, and some of them would have been ok to load, but at times I'm anal.....
The remainder filled a box that some .480 brass came in several years ago. Now to empty some .357 brass.

[copdills]

I cast some 7/8 lee slugs and 690 round balls

[Texas by God]

Made an ersatz scope mount for an SKS from a Win 94 side mount, cleaned"on" the Peabody , loaded 100 .38 specials with 3.5 grs Red Dot and Hornady 158 lead HP, shot some aerosol cans to throw them in the trash, checked zero on my AR .300 BO(dead-on), traded a revolver for a bolt action Browning.

[RogerDat]

Polished and sorted 18# of brass. And did some dog grooming, the grooming table is down by the reloading bench and she needed some maintenance and made the mistake of coming down to the cool of the basement.

[trixter]

Cleaned up the mess after running a bunch of 223 55gr FMJBT, starting to get set up to load Lee C 225-55-RF that I have powder coated, some with Harbor Freight red and some with Ford light blue. then work up loads without gas checks for plinking with my Mossberg 223 bolt gun.

[fralic76]

Sized, powder coated and then final size 1500 boolits.

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[jimb16]

converted 50 rounds of berdan primed 7.62x54 to boxer primed....

[bluejay75]

NOE 432 282 WFN, Powdercoated in clear, WLPP, 21.2 H110. This is a very consistent mold +/- 1 grain by a rookie caster. This load is on the bottom edge of the load range for this powder. Want to test one more time before I go into a batch reload. I have fired 25-30 rounds and none have flashed on me. I have found H110 to be very accurate on the bottom end of the range right as the flash goes away then work until the accuracy starts to wander. This is a legitimate 2 inch 100 yard load.

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[robg]

Just sized trimmed cleaned 45 308 cases .if the cases ain't very dirty I just wipe cases as they are spinning in my drill with a bit of cloth that's got a bit of white spirit on it .mineral spirit in USA takes off carbon and case lube a treat.

[Retumbo]

Need to find another crate to fill can't stop...
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[Pb Burner]

Loaded a box of 45's with 200gr from Hm2 mold. Also prepped and primed 100 357mag brass.

[RED333]

Swaged some more 40 S&W to .430 for my Ruger carbine. On top of some 296 makes the gong go nuts. Did get out back to shot my new to me 40S&W rifle, using my cast 180 HP boolits it will shot into an old propane tank.
https://www.tnwfirearms.com/product-p/asrx-cplt-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx.htm
I have the 9mm bolt face and barrel as well, just no ammo.

[AnotherNew1]

15# of pewter Ingots Gone!!!! Cast in Lee .530 RB Mold (Practice and Alloy Later). Yep first actual cast(ing) session. Now for those that are curious, the mold states 224gr Lead, but with pewter it turns into 148.2 to 151.1 gr, my highest and lowest of 15#'s, which i believe is just about ONE PILL per # of lead in the pot for that 2% Tin stuff i keep reading about. I know there's some other metals in there but i'm pretty sure it will suit my needs.

Questions (FIRST TIME CASTER)
I was very happy with the results except a couple things.
-I'm hoping its just the mold and the nature of the Beast but All my Balls can pretty much sit right where the sprue plate cut was made (Flat cut).
-I didn't seem to get a variety of shiny, or frosted results just a dull chrome? (Pewter Remeber). I Cast (on purpose from 525F to about 625F, and 550F seemed best(BUT IM NEW)) Just to get experience and see differences.
-Should i have tried cooler temps? Higher Temps? As the temp dropped it seemed harder to get Balls to drop out of the mold, and the hotter it got it was harder to clear the sprue plate (Pewter would become like glue)
- I know this is a $25.00 mold but i was thinking it would be great to learn with and yet have another end game at the same time.
-Just how similar will a Lead Based casting be to Pewter almost Tin Casting, A new Temp i know but in general?

Don't want to change the OP but if you have some comments please PM me (ALL HELP IS WELCOME, I'm learning from CastBoolits.gunloads.com, Books, a PDF on Ingot to target and I hate to say it YouTube, But i know of No-One that does this personally) Sorry to all for the Long post.

[Soundguy]

Need to find another crate to fill can't stop...
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I love them surplus wood ammo boxes ( any type )... make great.. well.. ammo storage. :)

[EMC45]

I measured out all my lumber/plywood for my new bench. Been 2 years about since I pulled the press handle and I am getting sick of not loading/casting.

[Soundguy]

Most I've done in a couple weeks is pick up a .375 round ball mold.

[Reverend Al]

Been under the weather so haven't done much in the reloading room for a while, but I went down and sorted out some brass, ss pin tumbled a bunch of brass, and pulled apart some junk ammo for the components. Next I need to fire up my Annealeeze and anneal a bunch of brass in various calibres. If I can find the energy I need to load some test ammo for a couple of recent purchases and then get them up to the range and shoot a few targets. (I went up to the club on Monday and finally shot my old Colt Army Special in .32-20 WCF for the first time with good results.)

[daloper]

Loaded up a box of .44 mag. I loaded up some bullets from my MP mold with the penta HP. PC with Smokes signal blue and loaded over 7 gr. Unique. I know it is a soft load but looking for something around 900 to 1000 fps. Will try to get out and shoot this weekend over the crony to see speed.

[ole_270]

Got bored yesterday so I fired up the lead pot and between yesterday and some this morning poured 1300 452-200 swc(H&G #68) from a Lee double cavity mold. At some point, there WILL be a 5 or 6 cavity mold for this bullet in my rotation!

[EMC45]

Got my plywood glued up and it's drying now. double thickness of .75in. Nice and thick bench top.

[ichthyo]

I started preparing to load the mighty 25acp. Got dies, brass, primers, and powder. Still need to find bullets. Hard to find online. Hard to find molds to cast my own.

[prsman23]

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[lightman]

Changed the dies out in my Lyman 450 and sized 500 or so 38 bullets. Started getting my 44 brass together for a marathon loading session, maybe in a few weeks.

[JBinMN]

Spent a couple hours making .45 boolits. TL-452-230 TC & 2R
Maybe couple/few hundred. Did not count yet. Still need to sort & look for culls after they cool a bit.
:)
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ETA>>> 304 TC keepers & 276 2R keepers, 36 "culls"... Heck... I thought it was around 2-300..

They pile up fast when the flow is good.
;)

[Bookworm]

Emptied my boolit trap out back.

Rendered down ~75 pounds of range lead into 1lb ingots.

Took about 2 hours, including setting up and tearing down the cooker/pot.

[Grmps]

Finished cleaning and oiling (lanolin/alcohol spray lube) 104 molds I don’t use often.

Printed Labels (mailing labels) for all the molds

I put all the Lee molds in labeled Lee mold boxes (you can buy them from Lee if you didn’t save them) and put the boxes in a large plastic milk crate

Took the handles off the rest of the molds, wrapped them with Anox VCI corrosion inhibiting paper, labeled them and put them in 2 HF 20 Bin Medium Portable Parts Storage Cases 1 for black powder and 1 for smokeless powder.

I put all the handles in an ammo box

Now they are well protected from the elements, compactly stored and easy to find/access.

The rest get a shot of lanolin until their next use

[Bookworm]

One of my brothers is visiting next month. Need to stock up some.

Loaded 300 9mm - Berry's bullets 124g FP, 3.7g Trap 100. Still trying to finish that pound of Trap 100 from 1989.

300 38Spl - Lee 358-125RF, 4.5g HP38. This jar of HP38 is from 1993. Has a price tag - $11.20

[JBinMN]

35 pounds of COWW & 3 pounds of SOWW into ingots...

I hate dealing with them , but they are part & parcel of the doin...

[Michael J. Spangler]

http://i.imgur.com/TjOC9RVm.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/A0eTU4am.jpg

457658 Just patched and waiting to dry. I'm messing with different patch lengths.

[308Jeff]

Starting moving my reloading room inside.

Normally I try to do my reloading in the winter, but I've got too much to do.

[Minerat]

Resized 100 223 LC brass to get ready to testing NOE 225-45SP both GC and PB and NOE 225-55FP GC. After removing a stuck case on the third one after being too lazy to use a lube pad. Sized 300 of above boolits to 0.225, with moly-bee. The quest begins.

[skeettx]

http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/MVC-063S1.JPG

Propane tank cut just above half
Wash tub cut out for heat shield
Cast iron pot with bottom cut out for heat funnel.
Ingot moulds and dippers and pots for bullet jackets and crud.
Got 72 ingots on first melted pot

Mike

p.s. Total today 176 ingots :)

[Meatpuppet]

1500 rounds of 9mm... 124gr JHP over 3.9gr of Prima V set off by Fed SPP Magum (OAL 1.10). Off to the range with a friend Thursday morning for some practice.

[RED333]

Cast and loaded up a few Lyman 420303s, red powder coat, some 296 powder and made some noise on the 4th.

[Stationary Smell]

I set up my Hornady LNL AP today and loaded 250 rounds of 9mm in no time! Very happy!

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[ghh3rd]

250 rounds of 230gr .45 acp coated with Hi-Tek
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The first 50 that I loaded and tested were like little lasers... they don't punch nice round holes in paper, but they go where I want them to.

[zymguy]

100 125g (purchased) rnfp infront of 4.2g 700x in 38 special

[62chevy]

Two days ago I made dummy rounds for my Cobra CA 380 to see what OAL worked best with the Lee TL356-95-RF. .900 worked the best. So yesterday I loaded 10 each of 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7 and 2.8 grains of TiteGroup to see what works best.

[robg]

Loaded up 50 x357 mag half 160gr Lee wnfp and some 158 gr rnfp boolits I found in my boolits box that some one gave me some time ago.to the range tomorrow to try them out .

[Reverend Al]

Mine is my gun room / reloading shop all in one so I'm heading down shortly to dig out some guns and ammunition for tomorrow. Heading up to the range with a good friend of mine for a day of shooting.

:-D

[Taco Belly]

This morning I discovered my unfired Ruger Stainless Flattop 45 Colt cylinder has throats measuring .450-.449, while the 45 ACP cylinder measures .451. I cannot determine if I should send it out to open up, or just buy the tools to do it myself!

[Bookworm]

De-cappped and dry tumbled 44Spl brass - 160 pieces

De-capped and dry tumbled 44Mag brass - 340 pieces.

De-capped, and in line for dry tumbling is the 357Mag brass - 650 pieces.

Standing here, looking at a box of ~1450 pieces of 38Spl brass that needs processing, and thinking I'll save it for another day....

I need a bigger bowl on my dry tumbler.

[308Jeff]

Kinda did the same as Bookworm. Decapped 1,300 pieces of (mostly) Lake City 7.62x51 and got a bunch of it in the rotary tumbler.

There was a handful of pieces of SBS headstamp in this batch, and they DO NOT want to give up their primers. In the end they did, though.

[bluejay75]

Greetings Casters,

Big batch of NOE 432-282 WFN complete. Bullets powder coated in Randyrat dark silver. Load is 21.2 Grains of H110, WLLP, mixed brass. This is a 2 inch load, been testing this for 2 months before I went into the batch reload. Seated past the cannelure with a collett crimp. Packed and ready for hunting season/ seasons.

NOE 432-262 WN is a work in progress. It measures out to almost the same as an XTP. Going to try Unique (9 grains) for a 1200-1300 fps rifle load. Or 22.5, 23 or 23.5 grains of H110. I casted them hard t handle the latter load better.

Bluejay

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[gwpercle]

I ordered a new Lyman casting dipper, my 50 year old one was too short for the Magnum Melter Pot I have now. This one is longer and the bowl is larger...Sweet! I fired up the pot and cast some fishing sinkers...a few pyramid and a few bank sinkers. Just as an excuse to try the dipper. I should have got this one years ago...I like both the larger capacity and longer handle rod .
If you are left handed, the handle can be mounted on the left side....neat !
Gary

[mwells72774]

Cast up some 446110FN's for the 43 Mauser and Beaumont

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[Harter66]

I broke the seal on my brand new copy of Ken Waters note book .

[Michael J. Spangler]

Finished using up my cross grain paper patches and cut some new strips and patches with the grain. Patches a dozen or so bullets and now it's bed time.
Back to casting tomorrow.

[Bookworm]

I broke the seal on my brand new copy of Ken Waters note book .

I've got the huge red paperback. You will have many hours of reading in there.

I like the book, but many loads were developed with powder that is (now) long obsolete. I realize some may yet have a keg of that discontinued-in-1965 powder, but for the most part, that data is useless.

Also, regarding cast usage - these days, the trend is more to heavy-for-caliber boolits. When Mr Waters was working, the trend was different, and too, those projectiles were just not available.

In the case of 9mm - lots of 115g loads, some 124-125 g loads, very little heavier.

Same in 38Spl and 357, 44Mag, etc.
Not alot of heavy boolit data.

That being said, his approach is noteworthy.

[Harter66]

I've got the huge red paperback. You will have many hours of reading in there.

I like the book, but many loads were developed with powder that is (now) long obsolete. I realize some may yet have a keg of that discontinued-in-1965 powder, but for the most part, that data is useless.

Also, regarding cast usage - these days, the trend is more to heavy-for-caliber boolits. When Mr Waters was working, the trend was different, and too, those projectiles were just not available.

In the case of 9mm - lots of 115g loads, some 124-125 g loads, very little heavier.

Same in 38Spl and 357, 44Mag, etc.
Not alot of heavy boolit data.

That being said, his approach is noteworthy.

I have PO Ackley's Handbook for Shooters and Reloaders also . It lists 125 gr bullets in every 25 cal 25-35 and up I've never seen one .

I also purchased Ken's Pet loads ( the big red book ) to go with his Notebook . It's more about knowledge than data . The Lyman 47&48th have data for 45-90,110 and 120 but nothing for the 6.8 Remington now pushing 25 yrs old . The 48th listed data for the WSM line too .

Not a lot of call for information on the 1969 475 hp 390 cid Ford but I have a book that includes that also .

The old books give us a guide to expand our personal knowledge base and learn more about why some of the old school things soldier on and some are just a pan flash .

Where would you find data for 250-265 gr bullets in 45 ACP ? Have you looked for Schofield data lately ? 25 Souper or 280 AI ? The Carcanos ? Those just aren't in the new books .

Sure the powders are long gone , some of them have the same name but are completely different than they were at the time of writing . If you have a guide powder loading that survives for a fast and slow like Unique and 4350 or 4831 and a mid range of 4198,4895,3031 then all of that old data , with proper caution , is usable . Maybe not as published but as a guide .

I'm looking forward to reading about the 7-30 Waters , it fits with my fat chambered 7x6.8 SPC .

[Bookworm]

"It's more about knowledge than data."

Very well said, and I agree 100%.

My statement was more for other, newer reloaders that perhaps think the huge book has a huge amount of data.
It does, just a good bit of the data is unusable today.

His methods are something to learn from, and emulate.

I enjoy the book immensely, however, one must know what it is, and what it isn't. I have purchased older books about reloading, specifically to expand my general knowledge of the subject.
Ken Waters' tome is an excellent start.

[308Jeff]

I'll probably catch some flak for this, but I read up on it first and it's safe... Wet tumbled a bunch of 40 Cal HST pulled bullets I bought a while back. They were pretty dirty, but 20 minutes in the wet tumbler with some Lemi and Zip Wax (without pins) and they're as pretty as can be.

[EMC45]

Got the bench screwed together and screwed into the wall. Mounted the Lee Classic Cast to it and started setting all my manuals and primers in their spots. Can't wait to get back at it.

[DannyW]

Just finished sizing 58.6 lbs. of 124gr. 9mm the last couple of days. Time to let the ole arm rest for a couple of days now.

[DannyW]

I even got the loading bench clean up a little after the 2 day run.

[Michael J. Spangler]

Just finished sizing 58.6 lbs. of 124gr. 9mm the last couple of days. Time to let the ole arm rest for a couple of days now.

Great now I want skittles

[DannyW]

Great now I want skittles

The blue covered real well, green was next in line. The pink didn't cover that well. The target won't know the difference. LOL

[adam_mac84]

Just finished sizing 58.6 lbs. of 124gr. 9mm the last couple of days. Time to let the ole arm rest for a couple of days now.

u have the exact same powder colors that I do :)

[therealhitman]

Sized a few hundred Lee 429-200s.
Checked this thread for ideas of what to do next.
Went to the store for skittles.

[tazman]

Sized a few hundred Lee 429-200s.
Checked this thread for ideas of what to do next.
Went to the store for skittles.
Now that is funny.

[Soundguy]

Cast up some 446110FN's for the 43 Mauser and Beaumont

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very nice looking!

[copdills]

cut a couple hundred wads to load some slugs and some buck

[Bob in St. Louis]

Now that is funny.
Indeed!!
Some of these bins of colored bullets look just like a bucket of skittles!
Very funny!

[DannyW]

Indeed!!
Some of these bins of colored bullets look just like a bucket of skittles!
Very funny!

When I take a bucket to the range to shoot they call me the candy man. L.O.L.

[Plate plinker]

Cast up some slugs with new Lyman mold.
199460

[mwells72774]

very nice looking!

I had to remelt all of those. The lube grooves didn't fill out all the way squared. Still trying to figure that mold out. Ran it hot and got rounded lube grooves, but any hotter and they were frosty

[Soundguy]

I had to remelt all of those. The lube grooves didn't fill out all the way squared. Still trying to figure that mold out. Ran it hot and got rounded lube grooves, but any hotter and they were frosty

what alloy did you use?

[lightman]

Emptied my boolit trap out back.

Rendered down ~75 pounds of range lead into 1lb ingots.

Took about 2 hours, including setting up and tearing down the cooker/pot.

I'm curious about your bullet trap. I've been thinking about building one. I'm thinking about the conventional steel box with the sloped plate in back filled with sand. I'm looking for steel plate as we speak.

[OS OK]

I'm curious about your bullet trap. I've been thinking about building one. I'm thinking about the conventional steel box with the sloped plate in back filled with sand. I'm looking for steel plate as we speak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdPSAoPx3R0

This is the best I've seen for the home range...I use the chipped rubber in a large trash can but it's heavy to move and a bit tedious to recover the Pb...this is what I want to build next.

[lightman]

Thanks for the link. That looks interesting!

[Bookworm]

I'm curious about your bullet trap. I've been thinking about building one. I'm thinking about the conventional steel box with the sloped plate in back filled with sand. I'm looking for steel plate as we speak.

I use a version of the chipped-rubber catcher. I use a 5-gal bucket, filled with the shredded rubber that can be purchased from Lowe's. I put in about 4" and tamp it down with a 2x4, then another 4", etc. It's fine with lower power handguns, including 357 Mag full power 160g loads.

I ran into problems with 44Mag. With 240g + at over 1100fps I knocked the bottom out. I cut a 3/4" plywood disc, put it in the bottom before tamping in the rubber, and stopped knocking out the bottom.
Unfortunately, it would sometimes knock the entire bucket off the bricks I had it propped on. I solved that by stacking 2 buckets - cut the bottom from one, slide the second about 2/3 way in, screw it together with drywall screws.
Put the plywood disc in, no more problems.

It takes about 1 & 1/2 of the bags of rubber to fill the enlarged trap. It's not too heavy to move around, but I wheel it out on a garden wagon. I screw the tops on the bucket (replacement lids are $1.50 at Lowe's), and tape cardboard on top of that, on which to stick my targets.

To be clear, I didn't empty 75 lbs out at one time. I usually empty it when it becomes heavy, and can easily pull out 20lbs at a time.
The lids last a good while, depending on what you are shooting. At $1.50 each, catching just a few pounds of lead pays for it, and the lead is clean coming out.

[mwells72774]

what alloy did you use?

I couldn't tell you off hand. It's about 15lb lead and 1/16th lb tin

[lightman]

Thanks Bookworm! I'll probably never run out, but lead is getting harder to find and more expensive. I'm just thinking???

[Jal5]

Used BLL on about 500 358125 RF for my 9mm. I have used up a bunch of those this summer. Time to reload

[Greg S]

Finished breaking in a new Mihec 360429 mold with 20 lbs laddled out of a Lee 20 lb pot.

[warpspeed]

Got a new press mounted to the bench - Dillon Super1050 :)

[Soundguy]

I couldn't tell you off hand. It's about 15lb lead and 1/16th lb tin

assuming you had the mold clean and the lead to temp, a hair more tin won't hurt, but you don't want to harden the lead much past 6 BHN IMHO.. Not for revolvers anyway.

Somehow this got mixed up with a black powder pistol thread I was reading.

10-12 is fine for most non magnum smokless revolver bullets.

It's black powder revolver balls that you want ultra soft for.

Had to edit this to clarify.

[mwells72774]

assuming you had the mold clean and the lead to temp, a hair more tin won't hurt, but you don't want to harden the lead much past 6 BHN IMHO.. Not for revolvers anyway.

I'll try that. This pot is a harder mix for rifle calibers.

[JBinMN]

I'll try that. This pot is a harder mix for rifle calibers.

If ya haven't yet, this might be a good article to read(lots of references & articles there too):
http://www.lasc.us/FryxellCommentsCBAlloys.htm

Here is a couple quotes from that article that could be helpful:

What does this mean in terms of alloys? For general all-round revolver shooting, I find it hard to beat 10 lbs of wheel weight alloy with a couple ounces of added tin. This comes out to roughly 4% antimony, 2% tin (similar to the old electrotype alloy). This makes excellent bullet metal, it casts well and is hard enough for almost all handgun applications (BHN of about 12).


So, for routine sixgunning applications what do we want from our cast bullet alloy? In the 800-1000 fps range we should probably keep the alloy at a BHN of 12 or below. From 1000-1400 fps, 12 to 16 is a very useful range of hardness. For velocities of 1400 to 1700 fps, this window slides up to 14 to 20. Above 1700, linotype at a BHN of 22 is an excellent choice.

G'Luck!
:)
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As far as the reloading room today...
:)
Went to the scrap yard yesterday & turned in 8 lbs of aluminum for $2.80, added up to $5 & brought home a few chalices & a pot made of pewter for the tin. 1.5 pounds or so I am thinking.
:)
Today is is melt it into ingots day & then this afternoon when it gets hot. Reload some cast boolits in .380, 38Sp. & 357.. Still using up that Red Dot.... In experimenting, I found that a used .22 cartridge volume of Red Dot holds on ave 2.1 grns. of Red Dot, & the .380 max in some load data is 2.1, so I am going to grind the top of the cartridge down, add a handle & have a little scoop for doing the .380 rounds. I will put it in the powder measure box for storage & to remind me to use it.
:)

[bjordan]

Yesterday I bolted a new-to-me Dillon Square Deal next to my other SD. Now I can leave one set up for small primers, the other for large.

I am still tweaking the Lube Master. Man, these things are a PIA the first time. And, I have a Star already, so I know *something* about how to adjust them.

[rmark]

Resized 45-70 brass and found the little window air conditioner isn't cooling well. It's 95 degrees outside, not much less inside.

[montanamike]

Fully prep'd 1500 pieces of lc 556 and stainless tumbled 6000 223/556 mixed headstamp. And just worked on organizing the gun room in general.

[RED333]

Today is is melt it into ingots day & then this afternoon when it gets hot. Reload some cast boolits in .380, 38Sp. & 357.. Still using up that Red Dot.... In experimenting, I found that a used .22 cartridge volume of Red Dot holds on ave 2.1 grns. of Red Dot, & the .380 max in some load data is 2.1, so I am going to grind the top of the cartridge down, add a handle & have a little scoop for doing the .380 rounds. I will put it in the powder measure box for storage & to remind me to use it.
:)

Here are 2 I made, the top one is .5 grans of titegroup for 25ACP, left is 1.3 grans of green dot, 25ACP as well. Right was a test.

[Soundguy]

Here are 2 I made, the top one is .5 grans of titegroup for 25ACP, left is 1.3 grans of green dot, 25ACP as well. Right was a test.

Nice.. I make those too. I have one for my 45-70 rounds that especially saves me time.

[MOA]

Finally got around to getting out the new brass I bought months ago and got it all deburred and sized. Ran it through the SS pins and got all the water based lube off of the cases and will dry overnight and put away until I am ready to load when I will round out the mouths from the dents they seem to get at the factory and shipping with the M die from Lyman. 150 forty five seventy, fifty thirty thirty, and fifty three seventy five Winchester and one hundred forty four mag cases.

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[EMC45]

Filled my Marsh ink brush

[Harter66]

What do ya use it for ?

[Bookworm]

Cast a bit over 25 lbs of boolits. Used 50/50 CWW/Pb (pure), with 1% Sn added.

The weight is split about even, betwixt a LEE TL358-158-2R six cavity ; man that thing produces quickly,
and a new NOE TL358-175-RF 4 cavity.
That NOE mold is a joy to use. My first "nice" aluminum mold. Such a pleasure. Just a shake, and the boolits fall out.

Emptied the pot twice, that's enough at one sitting.

[mold maker]

Just finished citric acid cleaning over a K of really dirty mixed brass and sorted the military from the commercial. It rained on the brass before it dried and I let it sit over night on the screen to dry in today's sun. It started to darken before it dried so a CC and NuFinish tumble are in order.
What happened to the passivation that citric acid was supposed to impart?
Is acid rain possibly involved? The brass was brighter than new after citric acid-cleaning.

[Bookworm]

It's not acid rain, it's global warming. I mean climate change.

It's (we're) at fault for everything.

[62chevy]

Made 50 rounds of reduced loads for my 308 Savage Axis using 10 grains of Unique and a lead 170 grain powder coated bullet. This is a great plinking round with a mild recoil.

[Jal5]

125 rounds of 223 rem reloaded. Learned to better ream those primer pockets. Gave me problems on the lee loadmaster.

[trixter]

I reloaded 150 rounds of 9mm, tumbled 500+ 223 brass to remove lube, now I am going to size them using my new WFT trimmer, then reload about half of them with 55gr cast boolits that I have powder coated, and the other half with 55gr FMJBT bullets. Early tomorrow I'm going to my range and unload a whole bunch of the lead ones using my Mossberg MVP.

[EMC45]

Sorted/organized a BUNCH of brass. Loaded 50 rounds of .44 Special - 200gr. Lee RNFP, CCI LP (ancient), .5CC Lee dipper of Clays, 1.445"

[copdills]

loaded a few 7/8 lee slugs and check out and readjusted my powder measure

[Jal5]

Fixed a shelf in the reloading bench that had bowed from weight and installed two bins on the edge if the bench ti catch rounds etc.

[JBinMN]

Boxed up & drove 40 miles round trip to return a 30-06 mold that was drilled off center. Not really a, "What did I do in the Reloading room?" , but in a way it was.... Pert near, since I was gonna cast some of them & reload...

I hope to not repeat those doins & I will be reloading some more .380 tonite for shooting again tomorrow. Seems the kids & the missus like that cheap shooting more than .22 now a days.
.

[Harter66]

Sold 2 gun cabinets for what we gave for the 5 yrs ago .
Everything is finally in the safe !
Now to start plying down the number of half cans of stuff to full cans .

[lightman]

Started sizing some of the bullets that I cast over the last few months. Finally emptied my 450 sizer so I can fix the lube leak. Got it apart and cleaned up but did not have the correct size "O" ring.

[EMC45]

Loaded 50 more rounds. .38 Special this time. 150gr. Lee SWC over 3.5 Bullseye. Still sorting the gun room.

[RED333]

Sorted, sized, deprime and tumble some 44 mag brass I picked up the other day.
Loaded up 2 cap & ball revolvers for a bit of shooting on Sunday.

[Texas by God]

Loaded 30 25-06 100 gr Nosler blue tips for this fall. 53.5 grs H4350. They're supposed to be fast.
For those across the field opportunities!

[triggerhappy243]

Loaded 30 25-06 100 gr Nosler blue tips for this fall. 53.5 grs H4350. They're supposed to be fast.
For those across the field opportunities!

only 30? I stopped at 150

[Bookworm]

only 30? I stopped at 150

That reminds me of a time, years ago, I went deer hunting with a new guy. we both had day-packs, and one evening we were discussing what we carried afield.
He had 50 rounds of .30-06 with him.

In the day-pack.

Every day.

I said something like "Joe, the deer aren't going to be shooting back...."

[lightman]

Wow, and I thought I was carrying too much with 4 extra cartridges. I cut up the red plastic case holders like Federal puts in their shell boxes and make a poor boys case holder. Its quieter than a stripper clip and easier to use. If I'm walking I won't carry more than what fits in the magazine. I strive for the one shot one kill thing!

[lightman]

As far as the loading room goes, I may start prepping some 44 brass. My working stock of loaded 44's is about used up and its about time to stuff them all again. I think I have enough bullets cast up to cover this.

[Texas by God]

only 30? I stopped at 150
Yep. Thirty deer/ hogs/ coyotes/ antelope. Actually had that many virgin unprimed brass sitting there looking at me as well as a box of NBT with 39 bullets left in it so.....
Bookworm- years ago in Kansas I carried my 30" 12 ga H&R Topper with 5 shells in the butt cuff. Hunted all day and got two cocks with 3 shots. My twenty something guides had Bennelis with decals and carried 2 boxes each of 3"shells. One young man paid more for his choke than my gun cost. They asked if I had more ammo; I replied-" Did they raise the limit?"
I felt vindicated at day's end when only one hunter got 3 cocks but he used a lot of shells to do it.
Sorry for the rambling!

[lightman]

Resized about 2K 44 magnum cases today and wet tumbled them. Just got the last batch out of the tumbler. My right arm is tired!

[EMC45]

Loaded 50 rounds .380 - 102gr. Lee RN 2.7gr. Bullseye, Wolf SPP, mixed cases, COAL .970. Gonna shoot these beasties from the KelTec P3AT and the DB380.


Last night I tore down my Pacific (Hornady) powder measure. Today I pulled apart the RCBS hand priming tool. First time I have done it in 14 years of using it. Scrubbed it all down and oiled it back up. Seems everything being stored for 2 years unused got it all gunky and seized up a little. I am glad to be back at it!

[quickshot]

finished building my new bench,organized bullets and boolits, and sized and decapped 100 9mm brass

[Wayne Smith]

Started making a base for my new RCBS bench primer.

[kmrra]

sorted 9mm and 223 brass,

[308Jeff]

Resized about 2K 44 magnum cases today and wet tumbled them. Just got the last batch out of the tumbler. My right arm is tired!

That's a lot of 44 mag brass.

[lightman]

Yeah, and the one that I was looking for was on the very bottom!:drinks:

[Drifty4]

Cleaned and sorted 44 mag and 223 brass.

[jdfoxinc]

Sorted and weighed the last batch of .32 80gr boolits while the pot and lubrisizer were beating up. Cast the same boolits till I was tired of it. Lubed and sized sorted boolits. Then seated PB gas checks on them. Next time lather rinse repeat till all the checks are used up. Then load them in 7.62x25 for my Posh 41 and 2 TT-33s. Then cast more for my Astra 1916.

[MOA]

Resized about 2K 44 magnum cases today and wet tumbled them. Just got the last batch out of the tumbler. My right arm is tired!


Silly boy lightman, your suppose to plug it in and turn it on, not crank it with your arm.:kidding:

[lightman]

Silly boy lightman, your suppose to plug it in and turn it on, not crank it with your arm.:kidding:

:drinks:

[Efin]

Just changed the barrel on my Glock 22 with a 9mm conversion barrel...
Now I guess I need to make some more 9's, and can now do cast ...😉

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[skeettx]

YES Efin and I just set up a CZ-52 with 7.62x25, 9mm Luger, and 38 Super/9 Largo barrels, what fun, what fun
Mike

[brass410]

started rendering chunks and lumps of grey antimonius material into super gorgeous ingots, got 3 milk crates full, should be a good start on my casting inventory for this winter.

[Reverend Al]

Sorted through another big pile of fired brass and another batch will go into the ss pin tumbler tomorrow. Sorted a bunch of odds and ends of junk ammo that was donated to the cause and will pull it all down to salvage the brass and bullets (plus I will save any live primers for fire-forming duties).

[RED333]

Working some .308 brass to make some .45 Colt jackets. I did get 50 or so annealed, started with 3 to get the posses down. Still working out the bugs but it looks like they will come out to right at 300 grans.

[RED333]

Made some shot

[lightman]

Finished tumbling my working stock of 44 magnum brass and started sizing and tumbling my working stock of 9mm brass. Took a break and hit 2 parts stores and an implement dealer looking for "O" rings to rebuild my Lyman 450. Tested an ingot for hardness and did an acid test for a buddy. Drilled and tapped a Lee mold for a set screw for the same buddy. Watched the Sun set while sitting in the shop door with a beer!

[white eagle]

Farted again

[swheeler]

Resized, trimmed and inside/outside chamfer 200 22-250 cases, boringgggggggggggg.

[Drifty4]

Primed .44 Mag cases. To hot to do much else.

[OS OK]

Resized, trimmed and inside/outside chamfer 200 22-250 cases, boringgggggggggggg.

Yep, I get it...boring. But...just like a fine paint job, the finished product depends on preparation. It all pays off when your looking at all those 'X's' in the bullseyes.

[swheeler]

X's are all I ever see:drinks:

[308Jeff]

Last night I sat in front of the TV and cut out the crimp, uniformed the primer pocket, and trimmed about 400 pieces of 308. Have about 900 left to do.

Even with the RCBS prep center and a Giraud trimmer, it's tedious work.

I already have 5-6K pieces of fully prepped 308 brass sitting in bags. Not sure why I keep doing this...

[bjordan]

I ran about 1,300 125 grain RN 9mm bullets through the new-to-me (lightly used) Magma Lube Master. Its dialed in and working great. I just test fired 6 rounds through my G17. They work great. Now all I have to do is fire up the Bullet Master this weekend for a few hours and I will have me a pile-o bullets.

[Bookworm]

Loaded some 357 Mag

200 with Lee TL358-158-2R, 6gr Universal, Fiochhi SPP - for just plain shootin'.
50 with Ideal (Lyman) 358477, 9gr HS-6, CCI 550 SPM primer - for tryin' out.
50 with NOE TL358-175-RF, 11.6gr AA#9, CCI 550 primer - for some flash-bang.

[jonp]

Loaded one dummy .243 for a friend to use as a snap cap in his new T/C Compass he bought, with scope and rings, for $210 after rebate.

[swheeler]

Today was size, trim and chamfer 160 300 WM and size trim and chamfer 90 264 WM

[blue32]

Cast 424 230gr. 45's with an RCBS 2 banger and a Lee 10lb pot. Definitely need a larger pot.

[Smk SHoe]

Loaded about 700 9mm on the dillion 650 and loaded another 200 .223 blasting on a turrent press. ( I gotta get the 650 changed over to load .223) I still Size/ deprime and prep .223 on a single stage.

[15meter]

Reloaded the last of a batch of 06 plinker loads, on to the 8x50r.

[OS OK]

Here's a switcheroo...
haven't seen my sister in 30 years, she's here for two weeks. Where do we hang out? Yep, the loading room.
Yesterday she made a 100 .38 spl wadcutters on the Green Machine, she shot them...then she de-capped and put them in the walnut.
She's one of those types that want's to know what everything does and how to do it. Used to drive me crazy as a kid.

I suppose we'll do it over again before she leaves...'little sisters', ain't they a kick in the pants!

[skeettx]

Loaded about 300 12 gauge shotshells with home brewed shot :)
Mike

[WRideout]

Loaded a box of 30-06 with my nine year-old granddaughter. Lyman 311284 over (hercules) 2400.
Wayne

[Bookworm]

...'little sisters', ain't they a kick in the pants!

I have a "baby seester" too. She is 47 now, but still my baby sister.

I always told her " Kid sisters are like a slinky - not really good for anything, but fun to push down the stairs..."

[woodbutcher]

:) I too have a"Baby Sister".She is now 68 years old.Can still be a pain,but I still love her.
Good luck.have fun.Be safe.
Leo

[RED333]

Disassembled, cleaned and reassembled my Lyman case trimmer. Still working on 308 case to 45 Colt jacket, getting closer. Can not afford the store bought dies so using what I have on hand. Did get out of the reload room to shot some BP, dadburn it was hot, did clean them in the room.

[Drifty4]

Loaded .44 Mag cases with cast 245 grain Boolits over 18.5 grain of 2400. Comfortable shooting loads.

[skeettx]

RED333 if you are experimenting with 308 to 45 Colt jacket
Would not a 45 ACP be easier?

or use 40 S&W for short bullets or 10mm for long bullets
Mike

[RED333]

RED333 if you are experimenting with 308 to 45 Colt jacket
Would not a 45 ACP be easier?

or use 40 S&W for short bullets or 10mm for long bullets
Mike

308 case is .470, 45 ACP is .480(both at the rim), give or take a little bit on each case.
Getting them down to .452 is tuff, every little bit helps.
I have a butt load of 308, a very few 45 ACP. I do have most of the bugs worked out.
Now working on steps per case, and getting the weight to come out close to 300 to 325 grans.
Got my eye on a new RBH in 45 Colt to hot rod.
I really do not have a way to swell a 40 case to .45, I do use 40 case for 44 mag.

[308Jeff]

Right now I'm drilling and tapping a stuck piece of 308 brass so I can pull it out of the die.

Saw a new "trick" where you lay your brass out on a towel, spray the lube, then roll them to coat 'em. Guess I didn't get the towel saturated enough. Good times.

[RED333]

Right now I'm drilling and tapping a stuck piece of 308 brass so I can pull it out of the die.

Saw a new "trick" where you lay your brass out on a towel, spray the lube, then roll them to coat 'em. Guess I didn't get the towel saturated enough. Good times.
Have not had luck with that process, I do split the case so I can roll it out, done a few 7mm mags.

[Edward]

Sized new 38-55 Starline brass just in case my 50s vintage Marlin RC waffle top 30-30 returns as a 38-55 from Jes Boring and then paper patched some 443-530 Elliptical boolits cast earlier today and then tumbled /primed some 45/70 so early morning (4:00) I can drop 76 grains OE 2F and do my best to empty them and further ruin my 700 yard saw blade .And repeat again I"m retired!200277200278200279200280

[OS OK]

Right now I'm drilling and tapping a stuck piece of 308 brass so I can pull it out of the die.

Saw a new "trick" where you lay your brass out on a towel, spray the lube, then roll them to coat 'em. Guess I didn't get the towel saturated enough. Good times.

Nobody teaches us better than ole Murphy about lubing the brass...huh? Been there, 'done that one'! . . . :bigsmyl2:

[taco650]

I have a "baby seester" too. She is 47 now, but still my baby sister.

I always told her " Kid sisters are like a slinky - not really good for anything, but fun to push down the stairs..."

My "little brother" is 51 and still my little brother. Same slinky rule applies to little brothers too... :bigsmyl2:

[byrd45900]

I sized and lubed a huge batch of bullets.And loaded a buch of 40-82 ammo.Good day off!

[EMC45]

Found my .270 brass and tossed it on the floor. Need to get in there and knock out some more ammo.

[mold maker]

Oh Well!
I spilled my large tumbler full of bright shiny 223 cases and walnut on the cluttered dirty floor. Now I'm moving all the cans and boxes that it flowed around so I can clean up the mess.
My knees and back are reminding me not to do that again.

[308Jeff]

Nobody teaches us better than ole Murphy about lubing the brass...huh? Been there, 'done that one'! . . . :bigsmyl2:

Funny thing is, I had only stuck one case in the last 10 years, and that was when I had just started reloading. A piece of 223 and Hornady One Shot.

Now I've stuck two pieces of brass, both 308, in the last month. Totally my fault, I just got complacent.

Gotta go pick up a bolt and washer from Lowe's this afternoon to finish extracting this one. Hopefully, it'll be the last time. At least for a while. :mrgreen:

[EMC45]

Stuck brass? Imperial Wax. Done.

[JBinMN]

Cast & kept 182 of the 356-104 -RN, 162 of the 356-120-TC, 166 of the (TL)358-148-WC, 124 of the 309-150-RF, 156 of the (TL)356-124-2R, and 134 of the (TL)358-158-SWC + about 8 of a new( used) (TL)452-230-RN for cast diameter testing.

Not too bad getting approx. 750 -800 "keepers" out of the morning.
:)

[Digital Dan]

Dismantled some .22 LR ammo.

[Reverend Al]

Took one batch of clean, dry brass out of the dehydrator and put another batch into the ss pin tumbler. Sorted out more odds and ends to sell at our local gun show next Sunday. (I'm sharing a table with a friend ...)

[308Jeff]

Stuck brass? Imperial Wax. Done.

Lanolin/Alcohol has been working great for me. I just didn't get enough of it on there because I was using a new method of application I was trying. Imperial is probably the best out there, I just like ease of using this stuff better due to the volume I resize.

[Kevinakaq]

Sized some 311284's in my lubrasizer at .310. Gonna load 'em up tomorrow for testing in a 1903a3.

[Michael J. Spangler]

Cast a bunch of slugs with a new to me Lyman mould.
Showed my cousin how to cast some 9MM 120TC lee bullets. Coated with hi-tek and showed him how to load 9mm and 12 gauge 00 buck.
Good day for sure

[JBinMN]

Cast a bunch of slugs with a new to me Lyman mould.
Showed my cousin how to cast some 9MM 120TC lee bullets. Coated with hi-tek and showed him how to load 9mm and 12 gauge 00 buck.
Good day for sure

Good to read/hear!
:)

Always good, IMO, to hear about someone learning about our Hobby( or Addiction). Kudus to you for taking the time to share what ya know to your cousin.

Best wished to you & your cousin in your future casting adventures!
:drinks:
;)

[Michael J. Spangler]

Good to read/hear!
:)

Always good, IMO, to hear about someone learning about our Hobby( or Addiction). Kudus to you for taking the time to share what ya know to your cousin.

Best wished to you & your cousin in your future casting adventures!
:drinks:
;)

Thank you!
I try to pass on this great hobby any way I can to whomever I can. It was passed on to me by friends and generous people. The best thing I can do to repay them is to pass it on to others.

[tucumcari_kid]

Cast some 450229 hollow base beauties. All the advice and experience on the forums saved me a ton of frustration. 200464

[tucumcari_kid]

Oh Well!
I spilled my large tumbler full of bright shiny 223 cases and walnut on the cluttered dirty floor. Now I'm moving all the cans and boxes that it flowed around so I can clean up the mess.
My knees and back are reminding me not to do that again.

I did that yesterday. Knocked a bin of 45 tumble lubed slugs on the floor. Had to move a shelf to get to them and get on my hands and knees to gather them up. When I went to stand up, I didn't think my knees were going to make it, so I had to find something to grab. Thought I might be there when my wife came home... sad, but true...

[EMC45]

Loaded 50 rounds of 358-429 over 4gr. Bullseye in .38 Special. Loaded 50 rounds of 230 Lee TC on top of 4.5gr. Bullseye in the .45 ACP.

[OS OK]

I did that yesterday. Knocked a bin of 45 tumble lubed slugs on the floor. Had to move a shelf to get to them and get on my hands and knees to gather them up. When I went to stand up, I didn't think my knees were going to make it, so I had to find something to grab. Thought I might be there when my wife came home... sad, but true...

I keep a scrap cut of carpet in the garage for when I feel like going 'primer hunting'...whatta sport! And yep...somedays have to climb up the side of something to straighten out those knees!

[Bob in St. Louis]

I keep a scrap cut of carpet in the garage for when I feel like going 'primer hunting'...whatta sport!

The little gal behind the counter at the farm and home store picked up a stack of primers I had on the counter and wasn't aware/careful of the fact the tray slides out. Of course it was upside down, so her and I played "primer pick up" for several minutes. Found 99 of them.

[OS OK]

The little gal behind the counter at the farm and home store picked up a stack of primers I had on the counter and wasn't aware/careful of the fact the tray slides out. Of course it was upside down, so her and I played "primer pick up" for several minutes. Found 99 of them.

It amazes me how far those lil buggers can roll and then turn a corner and hide behind something on the floor.

[RogerDat]

The larger the primer the greater the probability dear wife will set it off with a vacuum if you don't find it.

[jdfoxinc]

Lather rinse repeat.

[prsman23]

I did that yesterday. Knocked a bin of 45 tumble lubed slugs on the floor. Had to move a shelf to get to them and get on my hands and knees to gather them up. When I went to stand up, I didn't think my knees were going to make it, so I had to find something to grab. Thought I might be there when my wife came home... sad, but true...

Maybe not this exact tool but something similar might help. I've got one bc of a bad knee.
https://www.amazon.com/Folding-Helping-Long-Reach-Pick-Up-Gripper/dp/B0002VUQPG


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[woodbutcher]

:) Yep,got me one of those"pickup sticks"works really well.Can even pick up a piece of paper with mine.Got mine at the local pharmacy,was $19.95 but is of good quality.Oh yeah,for getting up off the floor,you could always hang a block and tackle from the ceiling:roll:.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

[Bob in St. Louis]

Magnets on a stick work for primers too.

[tucumcari_kid]

I keep a scrap cut of carpet in the garage for when I feel like going 'primer hunting'...whatta sport! And yep...somedays have to climb up the side of something to straighten out those knees!

I have those garage cushions that interlock, unfortunately I didn't have one in that space, but I should add more. I don't mind being on the floor sometimes, it's just the decision to stand up that complicates things. Block and tackle affair sounds like the best answer....

[OS OK]

I have those garage cushions that interlock, unfortunately I didn't have one in that space, but I should add more. I don't mind being on the floor sometimes, it's just the decision to stand up that complicates things. Block and tackle affair sounds like the best answer....

Yeah...for me though...when I get a package of primers out, I say out loud (so I'll pay attention)..."Hey Dummie...these are primers, you know, like 'Mexican Jumping Bean' kinda primers...pay attention!"
Still though, I'll have a few escapees from time to time!

[lightman]

Just finished resizing a bunch of 9mm brass. Sorted the commercial from the military and starting to swage prime pockets. Just put a load in the tumbler. Trying to do a bunch of tumbling this summer to utilize the hot summer sun for drying.

[robg]

Last week my usual load of 18gr of 2400 behind a 160 gr boolits wouldn't shoot worth a damm 3 inch at 100 yards instead of 1.5 inches .so I've sized trimmed etc loaded up 20 rounds with 17/17.5/18/18.5/19 gr of 2400 I hope one of them will get back to shooting as it was .now to clean the barrel ,hope this solves the problem.

[308Jeff]

Resized another 200 or so pieces of 308 brass. Still have a gallon and a half to go.

And then I have to ream, uniform, and trim them.

I'm done buying once fired military 308 brass. I swear! :grin:

[skeettx]

Loaded 250 12 gauge shells with home-made shot
What fun, what fun
Mike

[RED333]

Loaded and shot the 58 ML with 100 grans of powder under a 500 gr minie, big push on my shoulder, I likie a lot.
Also my 12ga ML, used the shot I made. This is fun to shoot shot I make.

[shell70634]

I had to try out my new NOE 460-405 mold. Cast about 200. They were about 390 gr, water dropped, bhn 15. Plan on driving them about 1400-1500 in Marlin .
LGS has a Taylor n Co 45-70, 32 in barrel. Can't swing the 1200 bucks. Maybe if it's there next month?

[Grmps]

Finished and installed another shelf unit to store coated bullets on
http://i.imgur.com/YvMNsGG.jpg (http://imgur.com/YvMNsGG)

[robg]

Cast 90 x190g x 358 sil boolits & 90 x150gr x 309fn boolits .lubed sized gas checked relubed .would have been more but my wrists started to give me some stick so I had to call it a day .club is shut next week so its time to stock up .

[EMC45]

Loaded 100 158gr. RNFPs in .38 Special cases over 3gr. Bullseye.......................................... yesterday

[Jal5]

Didn't do any reloading but did empty a couple of boxes of 9mm and 45acp that I cast and reloaded
[emoji6]

[Retumbo]

I processed some bees wax and pine tar

[triggerhappy243]

prepping some 303 brit brass for snake shot loads

[Soundguy]

Finished and installed another shelf unit to store coated bullets on
http://i.imgur.com/YvMNsGG.jpg (http://imgur.com/YvMNsGG)

Very nice. Never can have too many shelves

[Grmps]

Thanks, soundguy, guess yesterday was my day, got the shelf finished and installed then my neighbor called and asked if I wanted a reloading press he found. [He breaks into houses for a living (works for the mortgage companies maintaining and cleaning forclosed properties). A couple drops of KROIL and it 's smooth as butter.
http://i.imgur.com/iBTQsoe.jpg (http://imgur.com/iBTQsoe)

http://i.imgur.com/CDKrbqM.jpg (http://imgur.com/CDKrbqM)

http://i.imgur.com/7gI357o.jpg (http://imgur.com/7gI357o)