What did you do in the reloading room today?

[whisler]

I have one of those RCBS JR3's that a friend gave me. Use it quite a bit for sizing.

[mold maker]

IUblike me it just needs some use/limbering up.

[taco650]

I have one of those RCBS JR3's that a friend gave me. Use it quite a bit for sizing.

I've used one since 1979 and still going strong. The only issue I had with it was the primer holder broke a couple years ago but a couple emails to RCBS and new one FREE OF CHARGE arrived in the mail less than a week later. Now that's customer service!

[Jal5]

Deprimed and ss pin washed a bunch of 45 and 9mm brass

[15meter]

Disassembled 20 450 nitro express loads that were a little too hot for plain bases bullets.

[jarhead0321usmc]

Processed 100lbs of range scrap into just under 80lbs worth of ingots. Have some brass in the wet tumbler and cleaned the filter from the dehumidifier. Later on might organize alittle.

[triggerhappy243]

Cast 200 lead round balls for an experiment.

[Reverend Al]

I loaded some very light 12 gauge black powder loads with card and fibre wads and then filled with confetti. A friend is hosting a big family wedding on his 10 acre property this coming weekend and he was asked by the mother of the bride if he could arrange to fire some blank confetti loads into the air during the festivities. This was a first for me and I wasn't sure about what to use for a powder charge, so I gave him a few of each loaded with 15, 20, and 25 grains of 3F so that he can test a few first ...

[NavyVet1959]

I loaded some very light 12 gauge black powder loads with card and fibre wads and then filled with confetti. A friend is hosting a big family wedding on his 10 acre property this coming weekend and he was asked by the mother of the bride if he could arrange to fire some blank confetti loads into the air during the festivities. This was a first for me and I wasn't sure about what to use for a powder charge, so I gave him a few of each loaded with 15, 20, and 25 grains of 3F so that he can test a few first ...

If that does not generate enough confetti, maybe just load blank shells and then stuff the barrel full of confetti from the muzzle?

So, in other words, they're going to have a "shotgun wedding".

Yee hawh!

[Bob in St. Louis]

I'd love to see a video of that!

[Reverend Al]

Just a confetti shell update (just in case any of you ever decide to try to do the same thing ...)

Apparently 15 to 25 grains of 3F was just a BIT overly enthusiastic! He reported back to me this morning and he said that the 15 grain load was fairly LOUD and scared the "H E double hockey sticks" out of his neighbour's horses and his own dogs. It propelled the card and fibre wads about 40 feet up into the air and scattered the confetti widely. 20 grains was even worse and the confetti never came down (he thought it might have been shredded to dust in the process of being ejected from the barrel at too high a speed). He skipped on testing the 25 grain loads as he knew they'd be worse again. So now its back to the drawing board. I'll load a few more test loads for him at 8 grains of 3F and we'll see what happens ...

[dragon813gt]

Finally got around to sand blasting one of my LAM1s yesterday. Got around to priming and putting a first coat of paint on it today. Also heat cycled a new NOE mold, stoned the sprue plate and lubed it up. I can actually get things done when I'm home [emoji23]

Will be interesting to see if RCBS charges me for parts this time around. The only salvageable part is the handle yoke. Everything else is either really worn or heavily rusted. I normally try to keep a warranty parts order to a minimal amount. Can't do it this time unless I reuse rusted parts.

[jarhead0321usmc]

Loaded 500 rounds of .380 for the wife to shoot this coming weekend. Began organizing my ingots into 30cal ammo cans, to get rid of all the plastic crates I'm currently using. I found that you can comfortably put 50lbs of ingots in each can without it being too much of a hassle to move around.

[Texas by God]

My brothers and I chipped in & bought a JR3 press back in '73. Loved it. When oldest bro moved out it went with him so I used some cow money to get a Rockchucker. When a friend passed I got his so I sold my old one to a tyro reloader that I was mentoring.
In the loading room I'm doing stock work on a bubba SMLE and trying to sand that last little bit of impressed checkering from my 1965 700 ADL stock.
Best, Thomas.

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[RogerDat]

Sorting brass by head stamp, checking for condition. Through 3 out of 4 coffee cans.

[jdfoxinc]

Coffee cans? How about 5 gal homer buckets?

Lather rinse repeat.

[Eddie17]

Loaded 325 rds of 223, powered by IMR 4895. J word bullets.
Working on getting Lee Cast an PC,d to run in the AR.

[OS OK]

It's 'hot...damn hot' . . . the ole lady next door is frying pork chops and eggs on the hood of her car!

Soooo...I went back in the house and 'I din do nuffin!'

[warf73]

Instead of reloading today used the reloading bench as a gun cleaning table. Girlfriend and I stripped down her P238 and gave it a 3500 round cleaning and replacing of springs. Granted the gun has been cleaned several times over the past 2 years but never stripped complete down and cleaned spotless. Sig say replace the recoil spring and fire pin spring every 2k rounds or so well they aren't far off. The factory springs where both 2 full coils shorter than the new ones. The last two outing's she had a few issue with brass not clearing so I couldn't put it off any longer.

Looks like a wet weekend in store for us so if all goes well I'll powder coat a few thousand boolits up for her lead eater. We did load up the primer tubes for the 650xl so when I do load up rounds I can do so for 1k rounds :)

[kmrra]

Went to range this morning and picked up about 400 rounds of assorted brass , and 32 # of range lead, Got that smelted and now to start cleaning brass, Range lead was 99% 700 g or in that neighborhood ? 45-90 bullets that were shot during BP silhouette and they mostly use 30 to 1, or that was what I was told anyway.

[Plainsman]

Been a good week for adding to the reloading/casting supplies!
I scored three-5 gallon buckets of WW, purchased 1500 .357" jacketed FPs, 100 200gr .357 JHPs, 100 .357 mag and 100 9mm brass all clearanced!
I also managed to find 250 rounds of .338 RCM brass online and ordered it immediately!

[Kevinakaq]

Loaded up some more 32 win special rounds. 32-170 using 20.5 gr of 4198. Had great results yesterday at range with first five in a pre64 94 and wanted to explore further. Made five more at that load and another five at 22 gr. Working my way up...

[15meter]

Cast up a batch of .375's to try in an 375 H&H.

[taco650]

Reloading bench converted into many rifle building bench ��
201058

[David2011]

Lubed a big box full of boolits and loaded 300 of 'em into .40 S&W. That'll get me through the weekend.

[RED333]

Been working on a shooting bag for muzzle loading. Cast some 500 gr 58 caliber boolits for same.

[Reverend Al]

Formed and primed about 500 rounds of .300 Blackout ... will load them tomorrow ...

[Reverend Al]

Day two ... loaded the .300 Blackouts with 150 grain soft points over 15.5 grains of Winchester 296 ... so tomorrow it's on to some .358 Winchesters and .40-90 3" Ballards!

[smilie=w:

[308Jeff]

Nothing reloading wise, but I did put the Talon groups on my XD-45 Tactical and later today going to assemble the 300 Blackout AR-15.

[Meatpuppet]

Cast and powdercoated some 400gr and 500gr for 458 SOCOM.

Also swaged some bullets for a 357 Maximum carbine.

190gr plinkers with exposed soft lead tips using 310dia-170gr core, RCE 40cal jackets I drew down to .355 for swaging and BTSniper's dies.

180gr hunters using a 310dia-120gr core, annealed 9mm case drawn down to .355 and BT Sniper's dies.

201157

[The Governor]

Inline Fabrication upgrade on my Lee Classic, auto eject and ergo handle.

This cost almost as much as my reload setup.

[am44mag]

Well, I didn't read a label correctly and I poured a few hundred pieces of 38 special brass into a bag of 38-40 brass...

[taco650]

Nothing reloading wise, but I did put the Talon groups on my XD-45 Tactical and later today going to assemble the 300 Blackout AR-15.

Talon "groups"???

:kidding::kidding::kidding:

[hc18flyer]

Cast, sized and lubed 300 45-270SAA and 200 45-255rnfp for my Ruger. Maybe tomorrow I will cast some softer, to start working on my whitetail load? hc18flyer

[jdfoxinc]

Lather rinse repeat.

I can see the bottom of the gas check container.

[308Jeff]

Talon "groups"???

:kidding::kidding::kidding:

Oops! :oops:

[MOA]

Very nice. Never can have too many shelves

My thoughts exactly.

[MOA]

Well, I didn't read a label correctly and I poured a few hundred pieces of 38 special brass into a bag of 38-40 brass...

[smilie=b:

Been there....done that.

[robg]

Loaded up 20 .223 with 55 gr sierra blitzkings over 24 gr of tac .sized 60 308 cases .

[308Jeff]

Got the LNL AP and case feeder running pretty good.

Resized and wet tumbled 1,200 pieces of 45 ACP Speer nickel brass.

[JBinMN]

Smelted down the last of my "dirty" lead into ingots. So, now I am set up for a while on that. I am happy to not have any more WW or pure lead that needs the "cleaning". Good to go until next year with what I have now, anyway.
:)

[Grmps]

Made a bunch of shoot and see targets

[kmrra]

Cleaned 4 wheel guns that needed cleaning , tumbled couple hundred 223 cases and sized and decapped them. Cleaned up loading and radio rooms. Took care of long over due chores in and around the loading shop inside and out . Bought a 10 gun Gun cabinet at a garage sale for 25 bux and got it cleaned up and put in the shop , now I dont have to stumble and move all the rifles that I had sitting around, every time I needed to do something in the loading room I had to move them from one corner to the other and this I have been doing for 2 years, Glad they have a home now. Kinda hate to do anything in the shop now since everything is nice and neat, but that wont last lond LOL
I also bought over 500 rnds of 12 gauge at the flea market on Saturday for 27.50 didn't figure that was a bad price

[kmrra]

Inline Fabrication upgrade on my Lee Classic, auto eject and ergo handle.

This cost almost as much as my reload setup.

Which upgrade did you get ,

[Tom W.]

I looked and found that I had overloaded a shelf in my components cabinet. Maybe tomorrow I'll unload that shelf and figure out how to fix it.

[jdfoxinc]

It is finished. The battle is over. All the .32cal PBGC are on 80gr .311 bullets. Now to finsh sizing and lubeing the left over bullets for my .32acp astra. I'm also drooling over an older Beretta 81.

[The Governor]

Which upgrade did you get ,

https://inlinefabrication.com/products/case-ejector-for-the-lee-classic-turret-reverse-rotation

And the Ergo handle. With my 3 die set, I can crank out 5 or 6 .38 specials in a minuet.

Haha, I'll admit, it's not an easy pace to maintain but if you concentrate, you can burn.

I have my Lee Classic Turret mounted on a Harbor Freight grinder stand.

https://www.harborfreight.com/universal-bench-grinder-stand-3184.html

A butt load of weight under.

[308Jeff]

Just ordered one of their handles for the LNL AP. I have a feeling it's going to be a huge improvement.

[labradigger1]

Stripped and cleaned a mkI and SRH. Found a new mouse nest in my small rifle primer storage drawer, chewed boxes and poo'd over everything. His days are numbered!

[bullseye67]

Good evening,
Well nothing's as exciting as setting up a "trap line" for catching those critters.
I reloaded 60 rounds of 308 that were fired as "plate clanggers" at ~150 yards. Put away 25 pounds of boolits I tumble lubed on Friday. Tumbled the last 10 pounds from Thursdays casting session. Ran a third set of wet patches through the rifles that went on this weekends outing to practice position shooting.
Everyone have an awesome week:drinks:

[Reverend Al]

Deprimed a bunch of junk shotshells to salvage the primers. Annealed several hundred more rifle cases including some more of my Norma 9.3x74R cases to fire-form in my .40-90 3" Ballard. Then deprimed them all so that I can start putting together the fire-forming loads tomorrow. Another productive day ...

:-D

[kmrra]

Loaded up some 223 or my go to varmint gun, I finally run out of the ones that were loaded up in 1983, that was a 50 round box , I loaded up 100 using all new cases from Hornady, by my calculations this should last me for the next 60 years LOL

[Soundguy]

Converted some 6.8spc to 8mm nambu.

[jdfoxinc]

Cast a pot full of Lee TL 9mm using my 6cavity. Boy did that empty that pot fast compared to the DC 80gr.32.

[dondiego]

Instead of reloading today used the reloading bench as a gun cleaning table. ]Girlfriend and I stripped down her[/COLOR] P238 and gave it a 3500 round cleaning and replacing of springs. Granted the gun has been cleaned several times over the past 2 years but never stripped complete down and cleaned spotless. Sig say replace the recoil spring and fire pin spring every 2k rounds or so well they aren't far off. The factory springs where both 2 full coils shorter than the new ones. The last two outing's she had a few issue with brass not clearing so I couldn't put it off any longer.

Looks like a wet weekend in store for us so if all goes well I'll powder coat a few thousand boolits up for her lead eater. We did load up the primer tubes for the 650xl so when I do load up rounds I can do so for 1k rounds :)
Thought this was going to get interesting!

[gwpercle]

Loaded up some 41 magnum target loads....41 special loads but in 41 magnum cases.
Using my new boolit mould NOE 413-215-WC (PB) (413432). This bad boy is a .41 cal version of the Lyman 358432 Wadcutter which has proven to be the most accurate boolit in my 38 specials and 357 magnum guns. When I got wind or this design to be made in 41 magnum I jumped on it with both feet. Used three different powders to try and now just have to find some time to slip off to the local indoor range....August heat and rains in Louisiana dictate an air conditioned range is necessary !
But first I need to download and print some free targets for the trip .
The model 58 in my avatar is the intended subject .
Gary

[KMD]

Cleaned the bench, it's a work in progress. I thought the fir planks would make a nice top but they are far from flat.
http://i.imgur.com/nEgBbKZ.jpg

[RED333]

Cleaned the bench, it's a work in progress. I thought the fir planks would make a nice top but they are far from flat.
http://i.imgur.com/nEgBbKZ.jpg
Well I am not the only one that likes peanut butter and recycle the jar. :drinks:

[Soundguy]

I love to recycle cans and jars!

[Grmps]

KMD The planks make a good substrate, if they weren't kiln dried you will need to screw them down well to the cross bracing to keep them from twisting. Now you put some plwood/metal/masonite on top and you have a solid/flat bench.

[Grmps]

KMD The planks make a good substrate, if they weren't kiln dried you will need to screw them down well to the cross bracing to keep them from twisting. Now you put some plwood/metal/masonite on top and you have a solid/flat bench.

Soundguy You should move to Oregon, we get .10 per can for recycling (we have to pay .10 recycle fee when we purchase them) it's supposed to help keep the landscape cleaner.

[62chevy]

Well I am not the only one that likes peanut butter and recycle the jar. :drinks:

Love my recycled peanut butter jars and yes I eat to much peanut butter too. =)

[KMD]

Well I am not the only one that likes peanut butter and recycle the jar. :drinks:
I have a lot of those brown kraft PB jars and use them for everything from bullets to brass.

KMD The planks make a good substrate, if they weren't kiln dried you will need to screw them down well to the cross bracing to keep them from twisting. Now you put some plwood/metal/masonite on top and you have a solid/flat bench.
My plan is to top with plywood or MDF

[kmrra]

Cast up 500 200g 45 boolets

201640

[jimb16]

Haven't started the sorting and melting yet, but I get 3 5 gal. buckets of wheel weights for $10. I'm gonna be busy for a while. ( I'm an old hand so you don't need to warn me about zinc weights.)

[RED333]

De primed, tumbled in stainless pins, and sort some 44 mag brass.

[kmrra]

201708

Tryed out a test batch of 200g 45 ACP bullets that I cast yesterday loaded them up and tested them out, was my first try using the HiTek coating.

[Texas by God]

Loaded up some 41 magnum target loads....41 special loads but in 41 magnum cases.
Using my new boolit mould NOE 413-215-WC (PB) (413432). This bad boy is a .41 cal version of the Lyman 358432 Wadcutter which has proven to be the most accurate boolit in my 38 specials and 357 magnum guns. When I got wind or this design to be made in 41 magnum I jumped on it with both feet. Used three different powders to try and now just have to find some time to slip off to the local indoor range....August heat and rains in Louisiana dictate an air conditioned range is necessary !
But first I need to download and print some free targets for the trip .
The model 58 in my avatar is the intended subject .
Gary
Give us a range report. Sweat & Mosquitos are a good alibi if you flinch! I love me some .41 special loads. I've GOT to get another; I've been without a .41 for a year...

[Wayne Smith]

I have a lot of those brown kraft PB jars and use them for everything from bullets to brass.

My plan is to top with plywood or MDF

Get yourself a belt sander if you don't have one (Years ago I told LOML that she should assume that each project I did around the house would cost a new tool. Last four haven't needed any!) and sand flat. Then top with ply, not MDF. Fiberboard will crumble under impact, you don't want that. I made my benchtop out of a piece of 3/4 ply ripped in half and folded over and glued and screwed. It's solid.

[DerekP Houston]

Just a bit of inventory and cleaning today. Got an assortment of 45 cal bullets/boolits for my buddy to try out once he gets a press, a bag of 45 lpp sorted brass, a lb of bullseye and a brick of primers. Figured that should be enough to get him on his way and he can sort out restocking after the first 1000 rounds. Still haven't decided if I'll just donate my turret press and buy myself another or take him to bass pro for his own.

[jdfoxinc]

Weighed & inspected a batch of lee TL 9mm. Then started sizing on my 450. It lubes them well.

[OS OK]

Just a bit of inventory and cleaning today. Got an assortment of 45 cal bullets/boolits for my buddy to try out once he gets a press, a bag of 45 lpp sorted brass, a lb of bullseye and a brick of primers. Figured that should be enough to get him on his way and he can sort out restocking after the first 1000 rounds. Still haven't decided if I'll just donate my turret press and buy myself another or take him to bass pro for his own.

Santa Clause ain't gonna like the competition there Derek!

[DerekP Houston]

Santa Clause ain't gonna like the competition there Derek!

I'll just say it's from George ;)

[tazman]

I got a new mold today for my 45ACP. Lee tl452-200-SWC. I broke it in by casting 300 rounds(it had been used but you couldn't tell by looking). It went extremely well.
After the pot got hot I picked up the mold off the top of the pot and started casting.
It was dropping good boolits from the first cast.
201739
They weigh in at 210 grains with my alloy(range scrap) and were within .001 of round at .453 no matter how many I measured.
I tumble lubed them with White Label X Lox and I am waiting for them to dry overnight. I should be able to load some of them tomorrow.
I hope to try them out on the range Monday.

[308Jeff]

Installed the Ergo handle and LED light set up on the LNL AP. Started getting it dialed in to begin running 45 ACP soon.

[triggerhappy243]

Went to the range today and unloaded 50 rounds of 30-06 and now sorting to process them. Sore shoulder.

[NavyVet1959]

Get yourself a belt sander if you don't have one (Years ago I told LOML that she should assume that each project I did around the house would cost a new tool. Last four haven't needed any!) and sand flat. Then top with ply, not MDF. Fiberboard will crumble under impact, you don't want that. I made my benchtop out of a piece of 3/4 ply ripped in half and folded over and glued and screwed. It's solid.

Or make it from just solid 2x8 or so lumber for planks and learn how to properly join the planks together to make a solid table top. It's a skill worth learning. You might need to buy a few clamps if you don't own enough already though. I built the top for my reloading bench probably 24 years ago and it's been recycled into a couple of different projects since then, but right now, it's a decent size reloading bench with room for at least 2 people to work on each side.

[RED333]

Yesterday dropped 20lbs of shot, to day clean up the room.
(Dropped meaning made with a shot maker) Hey did I just make up a new meaning to "Dropped shot"?

[Beau Cassidy]

I fired up the 1050. Time to refill the 11 primer tubes.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170814/2376cd4a5f08f1ad27d8b1739eb8e22b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170814/b9fae3752d26b0e4a742624650905a9c.jpg

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[Texas by God]

I finished repairing a Winchester 74 .22 rifle for a neighbor. What a neat old rifle! And removed the mag safety from my HiPoint 9mm and sighted it in at 20 ft with Geco fmj. And I rubbed in the first coat of TruOil on my Rem 700

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[am44mag]

I fired up the 1050. Time to refill the 11 primer tubes.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170814/2376cd4a5f08f1ad27d8b1739eb8e22b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170814/b9fae3752d26b0e4a742624650905a9c.jpg

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what bullet is that?

[Beau Cassidy]

That is either a slick sided MiHec or Accurate bullet. I cast those a few months the ago and don't remember which mold I used. Both cast great and I use them interchangeably. There are well over 3,000 there. Not my best job coating them but they pass the smash test.

[am44mag]

That is either a slick sided MiHec or Accurate bullet. I cast those a few months the ago and don't remember which mold I used. Both cast great and I use them interchangeably. There are well over 3,000 there. Not my best job coating them but they pass the smash test.

Thanks for the info. I'll have to look into getting a mold like that for my 9mms. Pretty much all my bullets for that round are powder coated. :D

[Bob in St. Louis]

Smelted just under 200 pounds of lead into "cupcake" ingots.
The father of a guy who knows another guy, knows a coworker of mine who gave me all the lead boat anchors. FOR FREE!!!!
All I had to say was, "Thank you", and, "Gee... how many fishing boats did this guy need anchors for?!?!?!?"

[Sean357]

Haven't been in my reloading room in almost 2 months, out with a helicopter for Montana fires. But, been keeping myself busy while waiting for inspection times to roll around. Holster is a avenger style for my 45 Colt Blackhawk, forgot my belt slot former so fitting will have to wait. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170814/03f092db5683fa43b6939b74c4660486.jpg

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[David2011]

Made a pile of boolits for Cowboy Action. Ugliest boolits I've made in a while thanks to Frankford Arsenal mold release. They'll shoot just fine and they dropped from the Lee mold easily for a change.

[Michael J. Spangler]

Loaded about 200 of some old stock of Black Bullets coated bullets from before I was casting. 3.5 Grains of bullseye in a 38 special case. Loaded about 100 Lee 356-120TC coated with Hi-Tek over 4.0 grains of bullseye in 38 special too.
Cast a good bunch of 45/70 bullets and paper patched them.
Cast some RCBS 44-250K and I'm waiting to coat them this week. Can't wait to load some up and fill the MTM ammo wallets.

[Michael J. Spangler]

Made a pile of boolits for Cowboy Action. Ugliest boolits I've made in a while thanks to Frankford Arsenal mold release. They'll shoot just fine and they dropped from the Lee mold easily for a change.


Which lee mould? I was just working with the 356-120TC and I was amazed at how well the bullets dropped. I literally open the mould and if any bullets don't drop I just tilt the mould and they fall out. I have had really good luck with the new style lee 6 cavity moulds.

[taco650]

Which lee mould? I was just working with the 356-120TC and I was amazed at how well the bullets dropped. I literally open the mould and if any bullets don't drop I just tilt the mould and they fall out. I have had really good luck with the new style lee 6 cavity moulds.

Wish I could say the same about my Lee 358-158swcgc two cavity. I've polished it wish toothpaste and its a little better but still have to hit the joint nut firmly with my wooden shovel handle to get it to drop the boolits. Sometimes I even have to take a pic and poke them out by the base.

[jimb16]

Finally got around to smelting the cowws that I got last week. 102# in ingots. Still have around 20# of stick-ons to make into ingots. Not bad for $10. Next week, I'll start making shot.

[RED333]

Worked on a muzzle load shooting bag, first bit of leather work in years, will post pics soon.

[Loudy13]

Formed a couple hundred 300BO cases before work

[Crash_Corrigan]

I have some big plans for my reloading room. I had a burglary last summer and the insurance and I finally got to an agreement and I got the check. Even though I had the optional replacement cost covereage they played their usual games and did not agree to the costs I submitted and then paid me the depreciated amount. When and if I replace the stolen items and submit the invoices to them they will give me the full monty. I got a feeling that they will again try to give me the shaft. I had some tin ingot stolen and they allowed that ingot have a life of 20 yrs. Since I had them 10 years they depreciated a metal ingot by 50%. Same with 280 lbs of lead ingots. Could someone explain to me how you can wear out lead ingots in 20 years?

Ditto for reloading dies, Dillon toolheads, conversion kits. This is of course after I had to prove I had owned a Ruger 357 flattop, a Canon Digital camera and an Xbox console. It was a good thing I had pictures of all these items on my computer then they depreciated everything to the hilt including 50% on the Ruger. Here is a flash for you, the Progressive Insurance company says the your Ruger Firearms will wear out and be useless in 20 years. Now for the replacing of $11,847 worth of goodies. I spent a whole day on the computer and the phone for the first wave. Dillon sent me two big boxes which are still in my hallway. One has a XL 650 and the other is full of reloading dies and other sundries. Midway just loves me. I have about $1,200 worth of goodies enroute as we speak. Then I had to on Evil bay to find all the nice little extra goodies for my presses. You know the roller bearing for the advancement of the disc that holds the cartridge cases and another goodie with a roller bearing to smooth out the cartridge feeding mechanism. Then there are ergo handles for the Dillon, the rockchucker, the Lee Classic Turret and assorted thingies to make life easier on me and my gear. I never thought back in '93 that I would spend so much of my treasure and time on casting, reloading and shooting. I never even knew about casting boolits or reloading. I thunk ya just went to the store and bought bullets. Little did I know about paper patching, dip lubing, smelting, recovering lead projectiles, BPCR or powder coating boolits. I learned all this stuff on this forum. I hate you people....you are keeping me broke.

[Harter66]

This is the guy that gets to start with a clean slate ........and forgot about all of those $5 updates and better than OM parts . :)

[jonp]

Just cleaned some stuff up and found a Nikon Prostaff 3x9x40 that I'd forgot I'd ordered. Sitting on the shelf in the box and luckily I just bought a 270 T/C that will like it.

[Michael J. Spangler]

Found a turned 38 special case when sorting out brass. Cool little piece to add to the collection. I might just load a round nose lead bullet in there to make it look complete.

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[hc18flyer]

Loaded my first set of 45-270SAA boolets with 17 & 18 grains of Alliant 2400, for my Ruger Blackhawk. I also loaded a set of the RCBS 255SWC with 12.5 grains of Blue Dot. Working my way up to a whitetail load with a selection of boolets. Planning on about 1100fps and accurate at 25 yards. hc18flyer

[Soundguy]

Haven't been in my reloading room in almost 2 months, out with a helicopter for Montana fires. But, been keeping myself busy while waiting for inspection times to roll around. Holster is a avenger style for my 45 Colt Blackhawk, forgot my belt slot former so fitting will have to wait. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170814/03f092db5683fa43b6939b74c4660486.jpg

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Very nice!

[lightman]

Not in the loading room, but me and Biggin just unloaded the 20 buckets of wheelweights that we bought last weekend. My truck gave a sigh of relief, even if it is a Super Duty! I guess they will sit in a corner of the shop until hunting season is over and cooler weather gets here.

[JBinMN]

Bought 52 pounds of xray room sheeting for $39.00. Another good buy while it lasts.
;)

[jimb16]

Finished casting up ingots out of the wheel weights I started on the other day and then proceeded to make 50# of #7.5 shot out of it. Finally tried dollar store fabric softener as a coolant for shot. It actually works better than the environmentally safe anti-freeze that I was using, and its a lot cheaper too. Looks like I'm changing coolant.

[jarhead0321usmc]

Prepped too many of cases of 5.56. My hands are killing me now. Better take a few Aleve. Was going to melt down some range scrap into ingots but the weather was calling for rain so I'll hold off until its nice out.

[Texas by God]

Just cleaned some stuff up and found a Nikon Prostaff 3x9x40 that I'd forgot I'd ordered. Sitting on the shelf in the box and luckily I just bought a 270 T/C that will like it.Damn it. I hate it when that happens.
Oh wait; it never happens to me. Enjoy!

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[Tom W.]

Sized and flaired some .38 and .357 brass. I had the A/C on for an hour and a half and it was still too hot to stay in there......

[David2011]

Which lee mould? I was just working with the 356-120TC and I was amazed at how well the bullets dropped. I literally open the mould and if any bullets don't drop I just tilt the mould and they fall out. I have had really good luck with the new style lee 6 cavity moulds.

It's the 358-158-RF. I've probably cast 2500-3000 boolits with it so far. It's been Leemented with Brownell's lapping compound, the cavity edges scraped with an X-Acto, smoked and finally I resorted to FA mold release. One cavity in particular is especially sticky, the fifth from the hinge bolt. I need to work on it as well as #4 and #6. I really like the boolits it makes but hate using it. Sometimes it takes a dozen or more sharp whacks with the mallet to get them all to drop. That really eats into the pace and even allows the spout to freeze at times. Aggravating.

[Michael J. Spangler]

It's the 358-158-RF. I've probably cast 2500-3000 boolits with it so far. It's been Leemented with Brownell's lapping compound, the cavity edges scraped with an X-Acto, smoked and finally I resorted to FA mold release. One cavity in particular is especially sticky, the fifth from the hinge bolt. I need to work on it as well as #4 and #6. I really like the boolits it makes but hate using it. Sometimes it takes a dozen or more sharp whacks with the mallet to get them all to drop. That really eats into the pace and even allows the spout to freeze at times. Aggravating.


Is it an older style moulds or the ones with the new style vent lines in it?
I had issues with an older one myself. I'm guessing if you're running cool enough for the spout to freeze it might help how they drop if you run the alloy a little hotter. I run about 700 degrees with 50/50COWW and Pure with good results.

[15meter]

Loaded a batch of 375 H&H with cast.
Sized a batch of 450/400 NE
Sized a batch of 375 2-1/2
Sized a batch of 8x50R

Was going to size a batch of 450 3-1/4 NE but had the wrong press on the bench.

[warf73]

dondlego,

I like how you think, LOL

[Loudy13]

Sized about 2-300 300 BO cases, that 5 gallon pail of cut brass is not going down quick that's for sure!!

[lablover]

Set up my new lam2. Oh what I have been missing. Soooo easy and nice

[Tom W.]

I waited until 2000 and ventured into the shed, turned on the air conditioner and sized and lubed some boolits for my .357.
I didn't stay out there too long, still oppressively hot.

[zubrato]

Loading several hundred to a thousand 9mm 135gr rounds since I shot most of them training.
Going to work up the mihec 143gr HTC slickside boolits with bullseye, and TG at higher charges. Couldn't get proper case obturation at lower charges like 3.2gr TG (my fav 135gr load for 9mm) but it's my first foray into powder coated boolits. Needs a bit more experimentation until it becomes my favorite training/plinking boolit.

Worked the slide just fine, with excellent accuracy and recoil characteristics but had way more powder fouling than traditional lubed boolits.

Matter of time till I get it dialed in and switch over 100% to powdercoating.
(Never thought I'd say that..)


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[Harter66]

Loaded some work ups .

202164
A Factory due to having posted more than here Privi 405
458193 @ 417 gr
462-420 @ 414 gr M-P
453-350 Mountain Moulds custom

[Charliemac]

Nothing today but tomorrow will be a big smelting/ melting day

[Reverend Al]

Just a general clean up today ... sorted some brass and moved some stuff around to make more space ...

[Tom W.]

One day I will try paper patching. I know absolutely nothing about it, but I have a single shot 30/30 that is just getting dusty at my son's house.......

[Michael J. Spangler]

Picked up some reloading stuff off CL.
Sorted it out and got the lee pro 1000 up and running. Still need to sort out the MEC 650
That will probably be it for the day.

[Contenderman]

I loaded 78 32 H&R mag. cartridges, 10 grs Lil Gun powder pushing a 90 gr cast lead bullet by lee. Best I can get is about a 5" group at 25 yrd.

[jarhead0321usmc]

Reloaded some 12s on the mec. Tested some ingots with the cabine tree. And organized one if the benches.

[OS OK]

202206

JEFF...these are the other 1/2 of the batch I gave you...can't figure out why they ain't purple!

[DerekP Houston]

202206

JEFF...these are the other 1/2 of the batch I gave you...can't figure out why they ain't purple!

Did you flip a press over just for sizing? That looks genius.

[Harter66]

Loaded some step loads for 223 to make up some 22 mag or less loads but I don't think I can get there the 225-37 NOE ...........

Knocked out some loads that should be subs in the 1895 .......... Not having much luck with that ..........
Super heavy weights didn't work out in the Colts rifle any better so I don't guess I should be surprised .
It's 95° now so maybe when the sun gets behind the hill I'll go try these . I'd hate to have a load get stale . :)

[Charliemac]

Tomorrow is here and just finished smelting 215 lbs of free pure lead in to ingots. That was a bit of work.

[308Jeff]

202206

JEFF...these are the other 1/2 of the batch I gave you...can't figure out why they ain't purple!

Yours look a lot better though!

[skeettx]

Loaded 50 pounds of shot into shotshells for a few weeks fun
Mike

[308Jeff]

Busy day for me.

- Decapped and wet tumbled 550+ pieces of 308 brass.
- Sized 1,500 pieces of 300 Blackout and wet tumbled half of 'em.
- Sorted half of a 5 gallon bucket of brass that I bought. LOTS of 44 SPL/Mag in there.

[David2011]

Made a pile of boolits for Cowboy Action. Ugliest boolits I've made in a while thanks to Frankford Arsenal mold release. They'll shoot just fine and they dropped from the Lee mold easily for a change.


Which lee mould? I was just working with the 356-120TC and I was amazed at how well the bullets dropped. I literally open the mould and if any bullets don't drop I just tilt the mould and they fall out. I have had really good luck with the new style lee 6 cavity moulds.

Spent a lot of time working with the the Lee 358-158-RF mold I used making the ugly boolits. The mold release was cleaned out of the mold and then I scrubbed it with Dawn and hot water followed by a final cleaning with lacquer thinner to remove the remaining bits of mold release. I went over the edges of the troublesome cavities that prompted me to use the mold release to begin with. I found a few burrs and scraped them off. The mold still needs a whack or two on the hinge bolt at times but it's much better. I slowed the pace, lowered the melt temperature and went from the ugliest boolits I think I've ever cast to nice ones.

202223 202224

[Vagabond55]

just finished turning 300 40S&W brass into 250grn 44mag proj.

[OS OK]

Did you flip a press over just for sizing? That looks genius.

Yeah...thought you knew...http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?328828-Joy-in-an-Upside-down-Sizing-Press

[Tripplebeards]

Learned that I loaded up a way too hard of a boolit with trailboss after watching loads of bacon.

Gonna use my 7.5BH batch that was so pose to be 16:1 to cast up some more devistators to use instead of the current 14.3BH boolits.

I bet these hard guys penetrate!

202228

[Tom W.]

just finished turning 300 40S&W brass into 250grn 44mag proj.
Do you load them base up or down? The ones I made several years ago I loaded base down. I was surprised how well they shot and penetrated.

[Michael J. Spangler]

Spent a lot of time working with the the Lee 358-158-RF mold I used making the ugly boolits. The mold release was cleaned out of the mold and then I scrubbed it with Dawn and hot water followed by a final cleaning with lacquer thinner to remove the remaining bits of mold release. I went over the edges of the troublesome cavities that prompted me to use the mold release to begin with. I found a few burrs and scraped them off. The mold still needs a whack or two on the hinge bolt at times but it's much better. I slowed the pace, lowered the melt temperature and went from the ugliest boolits I think I've ever cast to nice ones.

202223 202224


You nailed it!

[OS OK]

202230

These HP's have their cavities filled with silicone white caulk to act as penetrator tips, non clogging HP's...



Learned that I loaded up a way too hard of a boolit with trailboss after watching loads of bacon.

Gonna use my 7.5BH batch that was so pose to be 16:1 to cast up some more devistators to use instead of the current 14.3BH boolits.

I bet these hard guys penetrate!


202228

[Tripplebeards]

202230

These HP's have their cavities filled with silicone white caulk to act as penetrator tips, non clogging HP's...


[/CENTER]

I might have to try that!

Wouldn't you think the hard HP would cause more trauma trying to tear through soft flesh?

I keep think of slapping my mouth with the flat part of my hand and hearing a pop and multiplying it by a thousand.

Maybe I'll superglue a airsoft BB like originally planed.

The other thought I had was like the movie "the bear" where one of the hunters made an "x" with a knife, I believe it was a 35 Rem, to get it to expand quicker. I would think that would make a harder boolit fragment with similar results as a nosler partition.

BTW...how many more posts till I get my 1st boolit?

[skeettx]

1000 post per boolit
So you have 1000-390 = 610 more posts till you get
your 1st boolit

Mike

[Tripplebeards]

Learned that I loaded up a way too hard of a boolit with trailboss after watching loads of bacon.

Gonna use my 7.5BH batch that was so pose to be 16:1 to cast up some more devistators to use instead of the current 14.3BH boolits.

I bet these hard guys penetrate!

202228


Just casted 10lbs of devistators with a BH of 7.5 and found out my new replacement mold is leaking around the HP pin area like the last one.
202268


Should get some low velocity mushrooms now!

[OS OK]

I think the silver ones are @ 1,000 posts and gold @ 5,000...not sure.

[David2011]

Just casted 10lbs of devistators with a BH of 7.5 and found out my new replacement mold is leaking around the HP pin area like the last one.
202268


Should get some low velocity mushrooms now!

Purty! Any chance the melt and mold are too hot reducing the viscosity of the alloy too much?

[Tripplebeards]

Mold could be too hot. I let it sit on my Coleman burner to stay warm and heat my pin between casts.

I thought if my lead or mold was too hot the boolits would be frosted which none are.

202279

I PC and GC a few

[Vagabond55]

Well, not exactly today, but I finished it off today, 56 pounds of 9mm brass run through my roll sizer, and it is not automated. Worst part it's not my brass, belongs to a reloading buddy of mine.

[JBinMN]

Smelted 52 pounds of pure lead Xray room sheeting into ingots this afternoon. It was about 80-85 F. & dewpoint at about 70. I sweated a lot, but the beer was cold when I took a sip on occasion.

I think I may be done with smelting for a while until I can get more COWW. Besides, I have surgery in about a week that will shut me down on that stuff for a couple months or so.
:?

My "stash" is now at about 400# pure lead ingots, 20# SOWW & maybe 300+ of COWW. + about 15# of tin. I will continue to build the stash, but not gonna worry about smelting for a while. Only took me about 6 months to go from 100 # to this. I am satisfied for now anyway. I have enough to keep myself & family + a couple friends shooting & fishing for a bit now.
:)

G'Luck to everyone with their doins! I really like to read about you folks & your doins. Please keep it goin!
:)

[OS OK]

Good job and way to go JB...I will pray that your surgery goes well and your recovery is swift.

I was just sitting in the shop a while ago and trying to estimate the weight of my stash now, today I purchased another 180# of COWW and I am finally in the over 1,000#'s club.

[JBinMN]

Good job and way to go JB...I will pray that your surgery goes well and your recovery is swift.

I was just sitting in the shop a while ago and trying to estimate the weight of my stash now, today I purchased another 180# of COWW and I am finally in the over 1,000#'s club.

Thanks! I hope it goes well too.
:)

I won't be doing much for reloading/casting/etc. for a while since the surgery is on my right elbow & I am right handed. So, I am right now trying to get as many done now as I can. While recovering I am gonna try to earn to shoot well left handed. I can shoot LH right now, but not as well as I would like. Good time to start working on it, I reckon. Making lemonade out of a lemon situation in a way.
;)

[William Yanda]

I have been distracted lately. The blackberries in the patch across the road are ripe. I have picked a milk jug or two every other day for about 10 days. The wife has made several batches of jam.

[Wayne Smith]

Rebuilt a Tru-Line Jr. Sourced the top nut, washer, turret spring and 5/16" bearing locally. Filed the notch in the washer. Had one of the modern turrets ordered from eBay multiple years ago, one of the last steel ones he made (now aluminum). Sprayed the whole thing down with Kroil and it works.

Does anyone have the specs for the spring? Mine is a little weak.

[AnotherNew1]

Dropped another $0.50 pewter Mug @ 12.9oz into the "to be melted latter bucket" Score!!!!! The bucket is in the reloading room.

[jarhead0321usmc]

Made a powder bushing block for the mec out of walnut. And deprimed a thousand 5.56 cases.

[Grmps]

Finished another batch of shoot and see targets

http://i.imgur.com/aUjorN3.jpg (http://imgur.com/aUjorN3)

[Jal5]

Deprimed a bunch of 9mm, 45acp, and 380 the past few days. Trying to catch up!

[Soundguy]

Finished another batch of shoot and see targets

http://i.imgur.com/aUjorN3.jpg (http://imgur.com/aUjorN3)

How do you make those? Waxed colored paper sprayed with flat black?

[Grmps]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg-l2KWG1Yw

I used 22x28 colored paper from the dollar store $.60 ea
Cover completely with cheap 2-inch packing tape
I cut thin strips of blue tape, make the x
spray with cheap $1 per can flat black paint from HD or anywhere
then peel the blue tape off after painting

My next batch I'll skip the blue tape x and draw lines or circles with a silver metallic marker


Cost about 10 cents for a 7x7 inch target

PS any paint that contrasts with the paper (you can use white typing paper) works
I'm sure none of you has any old spray paint lying around


http://i.imgur.com/SetOo3R.jpg (http://imgur.com/SetOo3R)

[Soundguy]

Sounds great, thanks!

[Tom W.]

I found out last night that I forgot to ease the pressure off of my LAM...... oh well, it was just a little ball of lube. It now resides in my lead pot....

[mold maker]

I found that the 600+ of my 5.56 brass didn't pass the plunk test. Only a few thousandths but enough. Guess I'm not as near done as I thought. Just glad I caught it before the rest of the 3000 pieces were done.

[Smoke4320]

Broke in a new NOE SC 454-290 RG2 mold
About 10 drops and it was casting perfect 274 grn hp bullets

[tazman]

Cast 250 Lyman 452374 boolits using a 2 cavity mold. I think I need to get hold of a 4 cavity.

[JBinMN]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg-l2KWG1Yw

I used 22x28 colored paper from the dollar store $.60 ea
Cover completely with cheap 2-inch packing tape
I cut thin strips of blue tape, make the x
spray with cheap $1 per can flat black paint from HD or anywhere
then peel the blue tape off after painting

My next batch I'll skip the blue tape x and draw lines or circles with a silver metallic marker

Cost about 10 cents for a 7x7 inch target

PS any paint that contrasts with the paper (you can use white typing paper) works
I'm sure none of you has any old spray paint lying around

Made some today myself. 77 cents for the same sheets, 1.19 for the tape & the paint was just under $3. at Walmart.
(Didn't think to look at Dollar store.)

I use stickers for the bullseyes.

It is a good idea.
:)

[Digital Dan]

Counted bullets.

Might be I have enough for the next few weeks.

[Texas by God]

Facing RC surgery on my favrite shoulder so most reloading tasks hurt. So I stippled the grips on my HiPoint! I WANT to reload dang it. I can shoot left handed except shotgun.

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[Sghinds]

Got extremely lucky with a local mold purchase. Guy listed some bullet molds for sale for a great price, so I drove out to pick them up. We spoke about shooting a bit and the calibers we load for. So he told me to grab a jug of powder from his shelf, not having a book to look for anything I might need, he gave me a mostly full older 5lb metal tin of 700X. As I walked with him to where the molds were, I noticed 2 San Diego Star sizers on the floor with some other gear. I stated those were some nice bullet sizers, and he said they sure are, I'll give them to you. I'm still in shock.

Molds were:

Lyman 4c 452664
Lyman 4c 358665
Ideal 2c 358429
Lyman 1c 358156
Lee 2c 452-200-SWC
Lee 2c 358-148 WC
Lee 1c 358-150 SWC
Lee 2c TL358-158-2r
Lee 2c TL452-230-2r
Lee 6c 452-200-RF
Lee 6c 452-200-SWC
Lee 6c 358-150-1R

[jeepguy242]

my bench is in my garage...

i watched it become a mess because it is a catch all for all the stuff i am too lazy to put away when i am done using it....


i have been working on the front suspension of my truck so it has acquired a lot of tools that i haven't put back in my tool box this week... i need to clean it off and get back to reloading

[OS OK]

my bench is in my garage...

i watched it become a mess because it is a catch all for all the stuff i am too lazy to put away when i am done using it....


i have been working on the front suspension of my truck so it has acquired a lot of tools that i haven't put back in my tool box this week... i need to clean it off and get back to reloading

When you are up to your elbows in alligators and trying to get a job knocked out...well, it's hard to remember to put each tool away as you are working . . .

Don't feel like the 'Lone Stranger', I think we all do this. After a full summer of irrigation work here, this week has been the first time I've seen the top of my table saw's take-off table in a long time...a very long time! I've been uncluttering the shop for 3 days now...yahooo, I'm almost there!

[Grmps]

Got extremely lucky with a local mold purchase. Guy listed some bullet molds for sale for a great price, so I drove out to pick them up. We spoke about shooting a bit and the calibers we load for. So he told me to grab a jug of powder from his shelf, not having a book to look for anything I might need, he gave me a mostly full older 5lb metal tin of 700X. As I walked with him to where the molds were, I noticed 2 San Diego Star sizers on the floor with some other gear. I stated those were some nice bullet sizers, and he said they sure are, I'll give them to you. I'm still in shock.

Molds were:

Lyman 4c 452664
Lyman 4c 358665
Ideal 2c 358429
Lyman 1c 358156
Lee 2c 452-200-SWC
Lee 2c 358-148 WC
Lee 1c 358-150 SWC
Lee 2c TL358-158-2r
Lee 2c TL452-230-2r
Lee 6c 452-200-RF
Lee 6c 452-200-SWC
Lee 6c 358-150-1R

I would be returning with a quantity of his favorite beverage, no good deed should go unpunished.

[Soundguy]

What a swinging deal!

[DerekP Houston]

Love those targets grmps!

I *had* planned on doing some casting this weekend but with the hurricane bearing down on us I think I'll stay indoors and reload for my 38.

[JBinMN]

Got extremely lucky with a local mold purchase. Guy listed some bullet molds for sale for a great price, so I drove out to pick them up. We spoke about shooting a bit and the calibers we load for. So he told me to grab a jug of powder from his shelf, not having a book to look for anything I might need, he gave me a mostly full older 5lb metal tin of 700X. As I walked with him to where the molds were, I noticed 2 San Diego Star sizers on the floor with some other gear. I stated those were some nice bullet sizers, and he said they sure are, I'll give them to you. I'm still in shock.

Molds were:

Lyman 4c 452664
Lyman 4c 358665
Ideal 2c 358429
Lyman 1c 358156
Lee 2c 452-200-SWC
Lee 2c 358-148 WC
Lee 1c 358-150 SWC
Lee 2c TL358-158-2r
Lee 2c TL452-230-2r
Lee 6c 452-200-RF
Lee 6c 452-200-SWC
Lee 6c 358-150-1R

Very Nice!
:)

[johnc486]

Just finished casting 1264 124gr TC boolits with a 2 cavity Lyman mould, this is a fantastic mould. After weighing 20 the average was 125 grains with a high of 126 and a low of 124, I'm happy with that, now to HiTeking.

[Michael J. Spangler]

My Lyman sift top tumbler got wet in the bulkhead (serious rain earlier this week) So I spent last night sorting through 45 ACP brass that was packed with wet moldy media and scraping it out.
Now it's tumbling again so I can free up the tumbler for more 45/70 brass in prep for some paper patch bullets.

[DerekP Houston]

Picked up all my casting gear outside so it wouldn't float away :D

[Chev. William]

De-capped the Last Batch of a total fo 3000 5.7x28mm FNB Once Fired Brass and Begun Reforming Them down to .276"Body diameter fo rmy 'wildcat' Projects. Latest Batch of Reformed is 400 cases as Parent for trimming to my Needed lengths. 100 cut to .960", another 100 in the process of cutting to 1.055", and a third 100 waiting to be cut to 1.125".

Along the way, Took time to make four dummy cartridges up with Resized, to .250" diameter, Hornady #2510 60 grain Soft FN Partial Jacketed Bullets; one each in 25ACP at .905" OAL, one each in ".25 Auto Long Rife" (.960" case) at 1.300" OAL, one each in ".25 Magnum Auto" (1.055" case) at 1.365" OAL, and finally one each in ".25 auto Long Stevens" (1.125" case) at 1.405" OAL; which is the Maximum length that will function in my Custom Ruger Convertible Single Eight Revolver wit 10-5/8" Barrel.

Best Regards,
Chev. William
Retried ETC USN Disabled Veteran.

[copdills]

made some 000 buck and 690 rb's

[johnc486]

Just finished coating those 1264 124 gr TC boolits with the HiTek Bronze 500, no problems at all (temp on convection oven was 40* F off (low) ) which was accounted for before coating. Next step, sizing and loading on my XL650, fun times ahead for my gen 4 Glock 19 at my back yard range. I can't recommend HiTek coating enough, never powder coat again or mess with greasy lubes.

[Soundguy]

made some 000 buck and 690 rb's

What mold do you use for your 69 caliber balls? And are you casting them actually at .690, or smaller?

What do you feed them to?

I have a Dixie repro 1842 Springfield musket.

I like .675 & ticking. Its an old Lyman single cavity I got lucky to find.

[Hogtamer]

Been loading for dove season. Think I've got enough to kill every bird in the state, from 7/8 oz #9 20s at 1300fps to 1 1/4 oz 12 ga #7 at 1250 fps. Cleaned up some odd lots of powder and wads in the process.

[DerekP Houston]

Got some 358-200 cast up before the weather came back around. One cavity in particular seems to get base flashing each time.

[Walter Laich]

finished sizing some PC bullets between the hurricane, high water warnings and tornado alerts

...ah, to on the Texas Gulf Coast in August

[OS OK]

Got some 358-200 cast up before the weather came back around. One cavity in particular seems to get base flashing each time.

Prolly have a high spot on the sprue plate right over that cavity. Warped.
Lock the sprue plate and turn the mould up sideways to the light and see if there's a gap there.

[DerekP Houston]

Prolly have a high spot on the sprue plate right over that cavity. Warped.
Lock the sprue plate and turn the mould up sideways to the light and see if there's a gap there.

Good thinking I'll go fish it out and take a gander.

[Bob in St. Louis]

My third trip to the casting bench. Ever. The first two ended up with destroyed Lee slug moulds (one ounce and 7/8 ounce).
With some extensive tutorials from one of our fantastic members here (who seems to like to remain "behind the scenes"), I can proudly say that I didn't break, anything!
When all was said and done, I cast about 220 one ounce Lee slugs.
There are now marks on the temp settings on the 5th burner and 20# Lee pot. I probably cast about 50 that went back into the pit before I got the settings where they needed to be.
Looking forward to the next trip. I've been dragging my feet as the first two rounds where utter failures, but as smooth as things went this trip, I won't be waiting NEAR as long to get back on that stool and slinging some lead.
So... "Thank you".
Thank you to all who have PM'd me about my failures, one in particular, and to those who have responded on my public threads.

[RED333]

Picked up some felt, made some lube, wax and Crisco, soaked some of the felt, punched a few cookies. Also got some "end wraps" from Sally. Made a few paper cartage's and got out and shot one of my cap and ball pistols that I had not shot. No fouling and hit the gong from 30 yards. All in all a good day, O and picked up 3, 9 oz cans of Trail Boss.

[DerekP Houston]

Gave hurricane casting another go between bouts of rain, half a jar of 38 spec wadcutter ready for loading. I had planned on using hitek but didn't notice all my solvent had evaporated! Guess I'll grab some new bottles when I can and use bll for now

[Michael J. Spangler]

Tumbled and sized a hundred and fifty or so 45/70 brass. Now I'm trying out my new to me lyman universal trimmer. I really like it compared to the Hornady I have.
I do like my Lee trimmers too but I think the Lyman will work out quicker.
Then I can tumble the lube off of them tonight and start the rest of the brass prep before loading.
Love me some 45/70

[308Jeff]

Decapped and resized 1,600 of the 2,100 pieces of 30 Carbine I recently got off of here.

Man, that roller ergonomic handled for the LNL AP is the cat's meow! Only took me a little over and hour to do those 1,600.

[KrakenFan69]

Cast 500 9mm Magma 124 bb and 550 225-61 Elvis .223. Loaded 800 9mm. Hi-Tek coated 800 already cast 9mm and 600 already cast .223. Not a bad day.

[RED333]

Not a dadburn thing, worked late.

[OS OK]

202807

Heat cycled this new .452-200-HP mould 4 times @ 400*F...letting it cool and will lube it up and assemble for tomorrows first run.

Many thanks to Gtrubicon for buying this for me when he purchased his. For an almost old fart...he's a pretty good fella!

[Smoke4320]

cast and powder coated 200+ NOE 454-290 HP's

[62chevy]

cast and powder coated 200+ NOE 454-290 HP's

Pictures or it didn't happen !!! [smilie=s:[smilie=s::bigsmyl2:

[KrakenFan69]

Pics of the stuff I did the other day. Magma 124 gn BB 9mm w/ Black Cherry Hi-Tek Coating. Arsenal 225-61 Elvis .223 with Zoombie Green Hi-Tek coating and Lyman 525 gn Sabot Slugs of pure lead.

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[Soundguy]

that cherry hitek looks great.

[g17]

couple hundred rcbs 38-150 will size/lube and load tomorrow.

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[Texas by God]

A friend brought over a bunch of stuff to sell for him. Including Dillon Square Deal set up for 9mm and still containing Titegroup powder & primers. I have bullets so I will load 9mms till it's empty!

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[oldblinddog]

that cherry hitek looks great.

Looks like Liz Taylor's lipstick! How do you get the bottoms coated?

I didn't do anything today, but I cast some RCBS 30-150-SP yesterday that look ferocious:
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They were born with teeth! These were the best yet with this very well used mold.

[bruce drake]

Pulled down some 30-06 I've had loaded up for match use for the components (I don't shoot the caliber anymore so I plan to reuse the projos, powder, primers will be reused in my AR10 in 7.62x51) and then deprimed fifty 7.62x51 cases from Sunday's trip to the range.
Tonight, I cut down a cheap Century Arms 50 caliber inline muzzle loader for the barrel to be sleeved into a 12gauge shotgun barrel sometime this winter after which I will then recut the barrel's chamber for 50-70 Govt. to make a black powder cartridge stalking rifle.

[lightman]

Not in the loading room, but yesterday I sorted a 5 gallon bucket of stick-on weights. Found 1 valve stem and 13 1/4oz non lead weights. About to go sort another bucket. Also put about a quart of range brass in some soapy water to soak.

Note, there weights were purchased from another caster, not at a tire store. The yield is holding up pretty good around here still, but not that good! All in all, really happy so far.

[mdi]

I went in and opened the ammo cabinet, and looked for something that needed to be reloaded. Plenty of brass, plenty of processed/primed brass, but also plenty of reloads waiting to be fired! Actually running out of room for reloads (been on crutches and can't drive for 2 1/2 months and ammo backing up)...

Woe is me...

[RED333]

I went in and opened the ammo cabinet, and looked for something that needed to be reloaded. Plenty of brass, plenty of processed/primed brass, but also plenty of reloads waiting to be fired! Actually running out of room for reloads (been on crutches and can't drive for 2 1/2 months and ammo backing up)...

Woe is me...

That is a bad thing, ya know reloads have shelf life. Send the overs to me (you pay shipping) and I will test each and every round and make a report.
Get well soon and shot them your self.

[Tom W.]

I opened my components cabinet and saw that I overloaded a shelf. One side is broken. A piece of 2x4 and some screws should fix it, but that will have to come later.

I looked around and re-acclimated myself, as I haven't been in there in a while. The last thing I remember doing was prepping some brass that I fired a few weeks ago. I did find the boolits that I had cast and had run through the lubrisizer. I had just enough to load what few cases I had. Twenty were .38 Special cases I loaded with Bullseye and the Lee 158 gr. RF that I bought a few months ago. They loaded perfectly. Then I had ten .357 that I loaded with the same boolit and a tad stouter load of Bullseye. I hope I get to go to the range again before I have to go back to Newnan..... I like my Model 19-4 Smith.

[TXGunNut]

Sized some 32 and 38WCF boolits after I sized some 38-55 boolits for a friend. Was going to load a few tonight but a day like today called for a cocktail so the loading room is OFF LIMITS.

[lightman]

Sorted another bucket of weights today. The yield is still holding up good.

[308Jeff]

Sorted another bucket of weights today. The yield is still holding up good.

That's a really good yield too!

[TXGunNut]

That's a really good yield too!

Agreed! I have a couple hundred pounds of steel waiting to be recycled after my last smelting sessions. Got about 120 pounds of boolit alloy out of last two buckets. Lost my free wheel weight source so my next smelting session may be my last. Too much time invested for the lead yield I've been getting.

[Michael J. Spangler]

Finished prepping up my 45/70 brass and loaded 50 test rounds of 300 blackout with various cast loads. Some hi-tek with and without GC. Some BLL some carnauba red with gas check.
Can't wait to shoot them

[lightman]

That's a really good yield too!

Please remember that I purchased these from another member and fellow caster and he had already sorted them. I'm slowly working my way through 20 buckets! I don't get this kind of yield from the tire stores although it seems to be holding up better than what some of you are seeing.

[Tom W.]

I took three handguns in to clean them. They were almost spotless to start with, and the bores had no trace of leading..

While cleaning I plugged in the lubrisizer and when I put the handguns away I sized and lubed about fifty boolits before I got too tired to function well. Now I'm resting on my bed with my kitty holding me down.

[KrakenFan69]

Looks like Liz Taylor's lipstick! How do you get the bottoms coated?

I didn't do anything today, but I cast some RCBS 30-150-SP yesterday that look ferocious:
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They were born with teeth! These were the best yet with this very well used mold.

When I was using powder coating with a PC gun the bottoms were never coated. Switched to Hi-Tek and I find the process to go much faster and is more forgiving. If 2 get stuck together during curing I just pop them apart when I remove them from the oven and can not see or feel where they were touching. I'm not sure how that works but its great! Once I have my Hi-Tek mixed up I just add some to my projectiles in a plastic bin and shake them until the Acetone evaporates. First coat is really light and the next two is a bit heavier. I rub/smash test one at each coat. It sounds like more steps ( multiple coats ) but I run three trays and just pull one out, pop one in and add the next coat. Set the time and go back to casting or watching tv. repeat until all three coats are done. Works for me.

Cast and coated another 1,000 9mm this week. Plus coated the .223 I cast earlier this week. Loaded 1,000 more rounds of 9mm. Been a pretty productive week. Going to the range is a pain this week as I'm on call so I just use this as my prep time. Just ordered a 6 cav Lee 358-158 RF last night to add into the rotation too!

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[OS OK]

When I was using powder coating with a PC gun the bottoms were never coated. Switched to Hi-Tek and I find the process to go much faster and is more forgiving. If 2 get stuck together during curing I just pop them apart when I remove them from the oven and can not see or feel where they were touching. I'm not sure how that works but its great! Once I have my Hi-Tek mixed up I just add some to my projectiles in a plastic bin and shake them until the Acetone evaporates. First coat is really light and the next two is a bit heavier. I rub/smash test one at each coat. It sounds like more steps ( multiple coats ) but I run three trays and just pull one out, pop one in and add the next coat. Set the time and go back to casting or watching tv. repeat until all three coats are done. Works for me.

Cast and coated another 1,000 9mm this week. Plus coated the .223 I cast earlier this week. Loaded 1,000 more rounds of 9mm. Been a pretty productive week. Going to the range is a pain this week as I'm on call so I just use this as my prep time. Just ordered a 6 cav Lee 358-158 RF last night to add into the rotation too!

Kraken Fan #69

Your gonna luv that mould! That's one of the best cast rounds I have... .38 Spl. or .357 Mag.


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[Tom W.]

Yup, that's a great boolit ! Hopefully I can empty some brass this weekend, depending on how I feel.

[KrakenFan69]

Your gonna luv that mould! That's one of the best cast rounds I have... .38 Spl. or .357 Mag.


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Those look great! I spent the morning decapping 2,000 9mm cases. I have a decap only toolhead on myy 650. Now to go start SS pin tumbling them prior to roller resizing. Always something to do.

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[Michael J. Spangler]

300 Blackout

https://i.imgur.com/tWOQFGEl.jpg

[KrakenFan69]

300 Blackout

https://i.imgur.com/tWOQFGEl.jpg

Those look awesome!!

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[jonp]

Cleaned 2 rifles I took to the range several weeks ago. I swabbed the barrels with Ballistol before setting them aside but one thing led to another and I never got the chance to clean them.

[jonp]

300 Blackout

https://i.imgur.com/tWOQFGEl.jpg

I'm building a 300 now. How do those boolits run in yours and what mould are they??

[Michael J. Spangler]

Those look awesome!!

Kraken Fan #69

THanks!


I'm building a 300 now. How do those boolits run in yours and what mould are they??

Lee 312-155. They shot about 2.5" at 100 last time.
I'm trying to see if they will run with hi-tek. Loaded some with and without gas check to test.

I have to say that 311365 with a pinch of powder subsonic is awesome!! So fun.
Blackout is a super fun cartridge. Don't hold out. Buy now!!
It makes the AR platform fun for me.

[Tom W.]

I decided that I wasn't going to be able to fix my cabinet, so I got my buddy to look at it. He'll get the keys and fix it for me. He and his family keep an eye on me and Lori......

[taco650]

THanks!



Lee 312-155. They shot about 2.5" at 100 last time.
I'm trying to see if they will run with hi-tek. Loaded some with and without gas check to test.

I have to say that 311365 with a pinch of powder subsonic is awesome!! So fun.
Blackout is a super fun cartridge. Don't hold out. Buy now!!
It makes the AR platform fun for me.

How do the rounds you showed cycle?

[Digital Dan]

Mixed some alloy, prepped some cases, looking forward to a few days w/o rain to work some loads.

[Michael J. Spangler]

How do the rounds you showed cycle?

As fast as I can pull the trigger.
The heavy bullets loaded long tended to bind in the magazine at the nose. The advanced slowly upward and sometimes the bolt would make it halfway back to battery before the next round was at the top of the mag.

The 155s however feed like water

[jonp]

THanks!



Lee 312-155. They shot about 2.5" at 100 last time.
I'm trying to see if they will run with hi-tek. Loaded some with and without gas check to test.

I have to say that 311365 with a pinch of powder subsonic is awesome!! So fun.
Blackout is a super fun cartridge. Don't hold out. Buy now!!
It makes the AR platform fun for me.

I already have the top end. I'm making an 80% lower for it. I have all the parts needed just need to finish the lower.

[Michael J. Spangler]

I already have the top end. I'm making an 80% lower for it. I have all the parts needed just need to finish the lower.

I think you're going to love it.

[jonp]

Do tell, Michael. What alloy are you using with the 155's and what powder? I've got a barrel of AR Comp and some varget, cfe223 and several others. Are you using something else like H110 or AA1680?

[therealhitman]

Loaded up a ton of .45 acp for plate matches. Lee 200gr SWC with White Label Commercial 160 over 4.2 of WST. Good for the rest of the year for match ammo.

[therealhitman]

Lee 312-155. They shot about 2.5" at 100 last time.



What are you sizing to? I'm doing COWW plus some lino, no checks. Powder coating has made that boolit hit and miss as far as getting through my .310 die comfortably...haven't ever tried Hi-Tek.

[labradigger1]

Saw a mouse running across the bench and hid under a manual. Grabbed a kinetic hammer and raised the book. No more mouse.

[Michael J. Spangler]

Do tell, Michael. What alloy are you using with the 155's and what powder? I've got a barrel of AR Comp and some varget, cfe223 and several others. Are you using something else like H110 or AA1680?
COWW plus some extra tin. Water dropped.
I was using H4198 but my next test is going to be with CFE BLK


What are you sizing to? I'm doing COWW plus some lino, no checks. Powder coating has made that boolit hit and miss as far as getting through my .310 die comfortably...haven't ever tried Hi-Tek.
I'm sizing to .310. The Hi-Tek should be much thinner than PC I have tried PC and Hi-Tek and the Hi-Tek is easier IMHO. Cleaner more consistent look and easier application. I just finished up about 12+ pounds of 9mm bullets and a couple small batches, one 44-250K and the other a .457 collar button. Easy beans for sure.

[RED333]

Shot 100 45 Colt, 50 pistol and 50 rifle. Fired 20 hot 44mags just for fun. Cast 100 or so Lyman 450229 for my C&B pistols. Have got good at making paper cartridges with them. Have the tumbler running the brass now.

[Michael J. Spangler]

Coated some 9 and 44 that I laying around.
Made some cool little "collar buttons" from a modified .457" RB mould I picked up here on the forum.
Can't wait to shoot them. They weight about 163 grains.

https://i.imgur.com/j8pHQVAl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/k7no5i9l.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/iIA0elll.jpg

[KrakenFan69]

I cleaned the loading room. (well, some of it. It's a start.) It (the cleaning) was horrible.


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[Bob in St. Louis]

Turned about 20# of ingots into 7/8 ounce LEE 12 gauge slugs.
Had a grand ol time.
Actually got things going at a pace where the slug "dropped" out of the mold as soon as I opened it, without even tapping on it.

[Beau Cassidy]

I ran the accurate .40 mold for a little while this morning netting about 47 lbs of bullets to go with the 100 lbs cast over the last week or two. The 1050 is gonna like this run. Think I might fire up the pot tomorrow morning and do it again.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170904/2b609db0657078c03ce447ef23a4f72c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170904/28e1512c9cf45b8dc1c08098411d8864.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170904/bfd55a9ad1d0ee67f51b425d294dced3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170904/94b11820071b6f9b4dcaeee3a8a19b11.jpg

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[Grmps]

Finished some more shoot-n-see targets

http://i.imgur.com/dKAMfnd.jpg (https://imgur.com/dKAMfnd)


http://i.imgur.com/WR3YXVD.jpg (https://imgur.com/WR3YXVD)

[RED333]

Sorted the brass, loading up some BP paper cartridges for an after noon shoot.

[KrakenFan69]

Cleaned up the loading room a bit more and then loaded 150 12 ga in 3 different combinations to get ready to do some testing.

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[308Jeff]

I cleaned up the reloading bench and set up my NOE bullet sizer. This was my first attempt at bullet sizing. Tried to go from .459 to .452 and even with lube, it just ain't havin' it. Think I'm going to have to buy a .455 bushing and do these in two steps.


I ran the accurate .40 mold for a little while this morning netting about 47 lbs of bullets to go with the 100 lbs cast over the last week or two. The 1050 is gonna like this run. Think I might fire up the pot tomorrow morning and do it again.



That is a LOT of purdy 40 cal bullets. I'm jealous!

[Reverend Al]

Took a batch of clean brass out of the ss pin tumbler and put them in the dehydrator. Just started another batch of brass in the tumbler.

Now I'll head upstairs and start prepping food for the family BBQ we're hosting tonight. (Ribs and Sesame Chicken skewers with fresh corn on the cob ...)

[Jack Stanley]

Making a big batch of alloy outside with the big gas fired pot .

Jack

[copdills]

made a few boxes of 7/8 lee 12 ga

[Bob in St. Louis]

made a few boxes of 7/8 lee 12 ga

Do you have a favorite recipe you'd be willing to share?

[lightman]

Still sorting weights. Bigger came over and we sorted 2 buckets each. That leaves 14!

[TXGunNut]

Went in there to load up a few of the 32WCF boolits I lubed & sized recently. Dug out the boolits and finally found the new empty brass in a cartridge box....but twenty were already loaded with the exact load I intended to load! :confused: Checked my load notes and discovered the kind soul that loaded my ammo for me also recorded the load data.....in handwriting that looks quite a bit like mine dated just last week! Even made a note of the new COAL. :???: In an earlier session I loaded some 38WCF and finally started a section for it in my Load Notes book, can't believe I've been loading this cartridge for about two years and didn't have a notes section for it.
I've had a lot on my mind lately but these little adventures in my loading room give me a chance to laugh at myself. :roll:

[Maven]

Too windy + questionable weather forecast today -> me casting, sizing, and lubing a small pile of LBT ~470gr. FP (truncated cone), but plain base* CB's for my .45-70 Marlin #336. Those CB's are scary accurate @ 100 yd. too, but are deadly at both ends with heavy loads!


*Originally 1 cavity was cut with a gas check shank, but after a few rounds of 1,300 - 1,350fps in such a light rifle, I decided a GC wasn't necessary and sent the mold back to Veral Smith to remove that feature. He did and both cavities drop equally accurate CB's.

[Smoke4320]

Loaded 45 colts. Now 454-290 HPs gong 1211fps

[FISH4BUGS]

Set up the Dillon swager to do military 223's. Goal is to have 2000 sized, swaged, trimmed and chamfered by fall.
Someday i will get a Dillon Power Trimmer.....but $400 is slowing me down.

[tazman]

I ran about 150 Lyman 452374 boolits through my Lyman 45 sizer this morning. I had cast the boolits a couple of days ago but hadn't gotten the 45 set up for them yet. they feed Like pouring water through a funnel in my 1911 and shoot pretty accurately.
I also loaded up 50 rounds of Lee 230TC for the 45ACP. I am going to try those in the same gun and see how they feed.

[Jack Stanley]

Cast a nice pile of 311299 bullets for future use .

Jack

[KrakenFan69]

Got my new Lee 358-158 RF today. Got 'er up and running and knocked off a quick 350 to runn the pot empty as I get ready to set up a pure lead run of Lyman 525 Slugs. Plus my new Patron Banner became live today! WooHoo!

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[tucumcari_kid]

Yesterday I lost 2 hours looking for my lost keys until we found them in my wife's pants pocket. Didnt get the pot on. Tonight I had one hour of light so dumped about 20 good 311-119s. Couldnt get the pot and the mold right. REALLY wanted to get some 358311 cast but light failed before everything was right. Got two partials and two cast, neither of them properly filled out. Tomorrow I'm headed straight for the pot ....

[Texas by God]

Yeah, I head straight for the pot in the morning,too. Any way I finished emptying a Square Deal by filling 9mm brass with TiteWad and 124 fmjfp for the HiPoint haha.

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[Soundguy]

Coated some 9 and 44 that I laying around.
Made some cool little "collar buttons" from a modified .457" RB mould I picked up here on the forum.
Can't wait to shoot them. They weight about 163 grains.

https://i.imgur.com/j8pHQVAl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/k7no5i9l.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/iIA0elll.jpg

Now that looks awesome!

[Tom W.]

I found a box of 9mm that I had promised to a security guard here at the hospital. He thinks lead bullets will cause leading. I haven't had any in several years......