What did you do in the reloading room today?

[lightman]

Just finished sorting through about a gallon of range brass that I collected last week. I washed the dirty ones, deprimed all of them and staged them by the tumbler.

[Jal5]

Put a bunch of stuff away prepping for some plumbing work to be done tomorrow. But I realized that I need to do a big reorganization in the room soon!

[RyanJames170]

Counted and Sorted the boolits for casting defects, got them by the sizer.. ended up casting 107 C277-135’s and 194 C312-185’d

[Hossfly]

Cast about 431-211gr lee RNFP boolits today water dropped out of ww and SOWW mixed half and half. .452 ready to pc and size. Even tho I don’t own a 45acp they’re for my son in Columbus Ohio. He just loves to shoot the new CZ he got. Told him to enjoy and save the brass.

[sigep1764]

Reloaded 5 rounds of 30/30 brass I found and made a couple hundred gas checks for the 270. Took out the trash and put away recently purchased primers.

[StuBach]

Continued trying to get my back log of range brass cleaned.

[tward]

Did some cleaning and sorting of j-words and brass. Thinning the herd, turned 73 it’s time.

[sigep1764]

Cast 30lbs of boolits today. Bulk of it was the Lee 356 95RF. These are gonna be for the newly acquired LCP Custom I just purchased to replace the one I gave the wife. She doesn't shoot all that much so I had been lacking at keeping a stash of ready to go boolits. I also cast some RCBS 270-150's and MP 227-75 Nato's.

[44Blam]

Cast another 10#s of 188 grain 40 cal boolits for my 10 mm. Should have about 1200 to PC now.

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[Billwnr]

Put some tabletop storage bins up so I can get "junk" off the surface of my reloading bench.

[JerryCan]

My 338 Lapua brass arrived. So, I'm working up a load that's accurate.

338 Lapua brass is crazy expensive.

[sigep1764]

Loaded a hundred rounds of 380 using the Lee 95 grain RF. Dillon measures do not like to meter 2 grains or less of Red Dot. I had to pay super close attention.

[Boolseye]

Recently dipper-cast a small batch of 155 gr. HPs for my 10mm and 40 s&w. Loading with #5. Serious water bottle medicine. Reload and cast in my basement which is a nice place to
be on hot days.


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[flgolfer29]

45 acp 200 gr. lswc (mastercast)
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[whisler]

Loaded some 44 Special loads on my Lee Turret press.

[cwlongshot]

I have been prepping and loading 450 Bushmaster ammo for a new upper I ordered.

I have had a bolt for three years and figured time to make the leap.

CW

[robg]

smelted some old diving weights i was given into ingots .

[Texas by God]

I killed a 3” long grasshopper on the shop floor with a .22 industrial blank from my 510 Remington. Blowed it away nicely. Oh and loading some 135gr .358” TCPC 9mm P. Only 100 or so- it’s hot out there.

[cwtebay]

I killed a 3” long grasshopper on the shop floor with a .22 industrial blank from my 510 Remington. Blowed it away nicely. Oh and loading some 135gr .358” TCPC 9mm P. Only 100 or so- it’s hot out there.Wow! You going for a shoulder or full body mount on that one?

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[Texas by God]

I’ll wait for a bigger one- it’s early yet.....

[Vdubman27]

Are the primer pockets crimped?

[sigep1764]

Parents came to visit. Dad hadnt seen the reloading room/man cave. He was impressed at the gun stock restoration and reloading bench. Made me feel good and proud of the work I do.

[Loudy13]

Finished 120 rds of 300 BO for the wife's rig.

[15meter]

Clean and fluxed about 120 lbs. of range lead and wheel weights, got it into manageable 2+ lb. muffins. This plus the 100+ robot counterweight from Wednesday. All that is left is ~ 30 lbs. of telephone lead that has to have the wires stripped out before melting. And a 50+ lb. bucket of dross that will be heated one more time.

I got it from another guy and I'll bet there's another 20 lbs. in there.

And made reloading opportunities in 30-06, 7x57 and 303 British.

Glued a table back together, cleaned part of my bench, ventilated a couple of old style propane tanks so I can scrap them out, started cleaning out a barn at the farm.

Been a busy day, time to fire up the Harley and go for a cool off ride and maybe mooch a beer from a buddy who lives in Maybee.......

[jdfoxinc]

Cut Al strips and punched out .224 gas checks.

[toallmy]

I spent quite a bit of time over the week past prepping 308 Winchester brass .

[Vdubman27]

Deprimed a bucket of 5.56 and sorted enough 45 acp to have a bucket of lpp and a gallon zip loc of spp

[sigep1764]

Decapped, tumbled, and reloaded 25 30-30 with the 310 tong tool to try out the 312 expander Rick at the 310 Shop found for me. Worked pretty good.

[44Blam]

Cast up about 400 Accurate 36-180LG boolits! Can't wait to shoot these guys!
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[Texas by God]

I found 7 sun ripened 30-30 brass on a sandstone bluff at the hunting lease a few weeks ago. I washed them off and then loaded them with Win 748 and Lee C309150F sized .309” and pc’d orange. They look special enough to hunt with.

[la5676]

In the process of getting about 8000 5.56 cases sized, cases trimmed, chamfered, primer pockets "de-crimped", and ready to load when I become somewhat housebound in about a month. Hip revision surgery coming up, could put me on limited outdoor work for a spell. Figured I'd put my time to good use.

Been giving away ammo (for good whiskey) to family that wasn't prepared for the sudden disappearance of everything, and they are nervous. I figured it ain't doing me any good sitting down in the loading room, and I'm not gonna be like my dad, and end up passing everything to his only son who reloads, who already has way too darn much himself in the first place. Gonna start giving it to my son and his wife that shoot now. I enjoy loading it almost more than I do shooting it.

[kmw1954]

la5676 maybe you should save of that busy work for after the procedure. I have a feeling rehab is going to be longer than you think.

[2A-Jay]

Sat at my reloading bench taking inventory of components. need more 230gr .45cal bullets, more 155gr .40 RNFP bullets. De-primed and wet tumbled 200 .30-06 cases.

[la5676]

la5676 maybe you should save of that busy work for after the procedure. I have a feeling rehab is going to be longer than you think.

Right now, just depriming the last hour or so before I hit the pillow. Staying busy outside with wife unit acting on all she gleans from her HGTV shows.:drinks: The case trimming, and wet cleaning will all come post surgery. Re: I asked about a wet tumbler on another thread too. I think I'm ordering a FA 7 liter

The worst case scenario is 8-12 weeks on a walker, as opposed to just one when I originally got hip put it. But doctors continually try to emphasize that is not likely, but to only be prepared for it. Hardware got recalled, but mine lasted 9 years before it started failing.

[kmw1954]

The worst case scenario is 8-12 weeks on a walker, as opposed to just one when I originally got hip put it. But doctors continually try to emphasize that is not likely, but to only be prepared for it. Hardware got recalled, but mine lasted 9 years before it started failing.

Not trying to detract from the topic but I do understand. I have a Dacron Tube graft going from my Sternum to about 4" below my groin into each leg. It has been there for 14 years and still going strong. This is also the second one. The First only lasted 3.5 years. Full recovery took3 months but in actuality it was almost 9 months before I felt 100%. Best wishes for you!

[BigAlofPa.]

Decapped some 9mm .223 and 40sw. Now they are tumbling. Yesterday loaded some 44mag and 38 super. Day before that .380

[cwlongshot]

Prepping 350 Legend cases. FINALY found the 300 I nought last year!!

More then 1/2 where CRIMPED!!!!

CW

[The Dar]

Trimmed and chamfered 150 308 cases. Gonna stuff 'em with various powders and gas checked Lee C309-170F for some 200yd testing this weekend.

[44Blam]

Started gas checking/powder coating some of those 36-180s...

[Hanzy4200]

Gearing up for some serous casting, and ingot making. Factory is shut down for 3 weeks so lots of free time. Need to work on, .44 mag, 8MM Nambu, 8MM MAK, and .32 acp. Just got my vintage Lyman MAK mold back from Lyman for a much needed tune up.

[44Blam]

I've been PCing boolits all week.

I noticed that I had several piles of boolits on my loading bench. I needed to PC some 357s, but then I started PCing the rest of the boolits.

I've made it through several hundred 350 grain 45s, many hundreds of 40 cal and some random 44s that were lying about...

I've got about 300 40 cal left and maybe 2-300 125 grain 357s left...

[cwlongshot]

Chopped and deburred about 350 ish 223 cases to make 300 BO brass for a friend.

Than powder coated some gifted bullets I received today to test.

Lyman 358430 HP and some Saeco 353.

Beautiful bullets!! I really think Im gonna want this 358430 mold. Only problem is I also want it as a HP!!

[lightman]

Most of my spare time over last week was spent sorting through a 20mm ammo can of brass that a buddy brought by and several boxes that probably would fill another 20mm can. Once sorted by caliber I'll deprime and tumble all of it. You may see some of it for sale in the swapping and selling thread!

[cwlongshot]

Finished the forming and gave them a wet bath for couple
Hours. They spent all Sat night drying.

I loaded a big ladder with a re sized Rem Corlokt 150g bullet in the 350 legend.


CW

[Texas by God]

I loaded 50 rounds for my hayfield rifle. 25-06-117gr. 257 Sierra Game King @ 3000 fps w/RE22 powder. Those will last a LONG time because I mostly play with cast anymore......

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[McFred]

I cleaned, sized, prepped and primed 200 .223Rem cases.

I also chamfered case mouths on 600 new 357Sig brass and primed 200 of them.

[44Blam]

Got a new Lee shotshell loader!
Mounted it and cranked out 50 rounds of #4 birdshot.

Why did I not do this earlier?!?

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[kmw1954]

Didn't load anything but I did cast about 150/200pcs of Lee 452-200 RNFP, tomorrow I need to cast some Lyman 452 225gr RN the slow way with just a single cavity mold.

[rdwarrior]

My 5 year old daughter helped me reload some 30-30 cat sneeze loads. She resized the brass yesterday and today she seated all the boolits for me. :) She asked if we could go downstairs and work (with the press). good times.

[jdfoxinc]

Pressed the freechex .224 gas checks onto lyman 55gr bullets while my shirts were washing.

[1616s16]

made 357 Herrett brass

[Hanzy4200]

Lube sizing about 500 8MM Nambu bullets. Planning to PC a batch of Lyman 100 gr .32 pills for the 7.62X25 Tok later tonight. Finally found a recipe that shoots well out of the CZ 52. It likes them hot.

[thraxx]

My 5 year old daughter helped me reload some 30-30 cat sneeze loads. She resized the brass yesterday and today she seated all the boolits for me. :) She asked if we could go downstairs and work (with the press). good times.

ok, that's pretty awesome. :)

[Russel A]

Picked up a countertop convection oven for curing either PC or Hi Tek coated boolits.

[Land Owner]

I picked up and used my steel calipers to measure the diameter of my alloy as cast Lyman #311-041 for Marlin 336C 30-30 boolits in order to properly respond to a poster's OP.

[cwlongshot]

350L subsonics!!!

CW

[McFred]

Last night I re-assembled a rifle after having the recoil lug pinned, and primed more pistol brass.

[44Blam]

350L subsonics!!!

CW

Ha! I loaded 350L SUPERsonics today for the match this weekend. I have no imperical data, but I *feel* that I like AA 11FS better. Probably the marketing...

[gypsyman]

Spent the last couple days disassembling my pistol die sets from the Dillion press. Cleaning them all and resetting them. All my rifle ammo I do on a Redding T-7, so the dies are usually in and out and wiped off every time I use them. Reset the pistol die's, and decided to try a new load for my .40 M/P. Using a 175gr. Lee TC bullet, and usually 231 powder. Had some Bullseye sitting around, tried just over minimum charge as stated and went out back and ran a few threw, slapped the steel gongs with enough power I'm happy.

[cwlongshot]

I prepped more 350 Legends!

[lightman]

A friend dropped off a 20mm ammo can of brass and a few boxes that probably equals another 20mm ammo can for me to sort. So I have been working my way through that stuff. I've slowly been separating it by caliber and depriming it. Our deal was that I could have what I want of it for the labor of sorting it and helping him sell it.

[Mal Paso]

Yesterday wasn't going well so I stopped doing what wasn't working and fired up the pot. I cast 300 432640s with the MP 4 cavity brass mold. It's nicely broken in and after the first 3 casts it was perfect all the way through the pot. 700 degrees, 95.5/3.5/1 Alloy, Air Cooled. It went so well I filled the pot and did it again.

[prsman23]

Yesterday wasn't going well so I stopped doing what wasn't working and fired up the pot. I cast 300 432640s with the MP 4 cavity brass mold. It's nicely broken in and after the first 3 casts it was perfect all the way through the pot. 700 degrees, 95.5/3.5/1 Alloy, Air Cooled. It went so well I filled the pot and did it again.

Lovely!


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[Texas by God]

I waited for sunset and a chilly 95 degree evening to load some experimental 38-55 PC round ball cartridges. If they shoot well enough the 94 is going squirrel or bullfrog hunting.

[cwtebay]

Loaded 600 25-20, 425 32-20., 375 218 Bee because the kids and wife want to start shooting their fall turkey guns.

p.s. COMPLETED today

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[nwfdub]

150 HST with virgin Starline, and 150 plinkers.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200809/9d10ffd97c00102438dc3870bcc4987c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200809/a40961452ffe557f89d7ab2f5ff3b0c3.jpg

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[Mal Paso]

Seems like I have a Devastator surplus so after sizing I loaded a few with 20g of 2400, Fed 150 and Starline Brass.

[Michael J. Spangler]

Seems like I have a Devastator surplus so after sizing I loaded a few with 20g of 2400, Fed 150 and Starline Brass.

Man I love that bullet! Beautiful work

[Dvdmacdaddy]

Seems like I have a Devastator surplus so after sizing I loaded a few with 20g of 2400, Fed 150 and Starline Brass.

I was just looking at that mold today for my 44 mag on its way to my FFL. The pictures have convinced me that’s the mold I want.

[44Blam]

I was just looking at that mold today for my 44 mag on its way to my FFL. The pictures have convinced me that’s the mold I want.

I have that mold. It's cool. Only problem is that it is a single cavity so making a pile takes some time...

[44Blam]

I cast some 40s and also 40 Slugs...

Slug and 40
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Slugs and 40s...
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[Hanzy4200]

Finished up my annual smelting of range scrap. Didn't weigh it this time. I'm guessing 400+ lbs. Maybe 500. Waiting on a ebay mold to get here.

[Mal Paso]

I have that mold. It's cool. Only problem is that it is a single cavity so making a pile takes some time...

Actually this was the MP clone which is 4 cavity and they cast as fast as solids. https://www.mp-molds.com/product/432-640-hollow-point-4-cavity-plain-base-mold/ 13 In Stock right now! LOL

What are the slugs?

[cwlongshot]

Cleaned and oiled some cast bullet molds.

[lightman]

I've mostly been piddling lately. I sorted the equivalent of 2 20mm ammo cans of brass for a friend. He let me have what I wanted and I sold the rest of it for him. I've also been pulling bullets and making dummy rounds for a guy on another forum thats helping his kid make a cartridge display.

[44Blam]

Actually this was the MP clone which is 4 cavity and they cast as fast as solids. https://www.mp-molds.com/product/432-640-hollow-point-4-cavity-plain-base-mold/ 13 In Stock right now! LOL

What are the slugs?

The slugs are the Lyman 12ga Sabot Slug 525 grain mold. It's a steel single cavity mold like my devastator... I sent a pic to my buddy and he said I should see if I can do make them like the Aguila Minis... 1.75"... Then I'd be able to get 13 of 'em in my shotgun. :D I'll make a dummy one and see if it loads and cycles and if it does - I'll make a video.

[sigep1764]

Ive been thinking of getting into shotshell loading. Id like to see that video!

[44Blam]

Ive been thinking of getting into shotshell loading. Id like to see that video!

Hey - I just started because the shelves are empty of shotgun ammo... And I was able to find primed hulls and primers - they seem pretty plentiful. I also got an 00 buckshot mold and a slug mold. So, I'll have shotgun ammo even when you cannot buy it. :)

EDIT:
My first shot shell was uuuuugggglllllyyy... I ended up cutting the crimp off and reclaiming the shot and powder. It took a little thought to get at least birdshot shells right... I don't know much but now I know at least kind of how to make a nice looking shell.

[44Blam]

Actually this was the MP clone which is 4 cavity and they cast as fast as solids. https://www.mp-molds.com/product/432-640-hollow-point-4-cavity-plain-base-mold/ 13 In Stock right now! LOL

What are the slugs?

Well... Now I have a new mold... But the 2 cavity GC one.

[toallmy]

I have been working on a pile of .308 - .762 brass for weeks , I see the end of the project but my hands need break .
Strangely enough I don't have a 308 ........

[prsman23]

I have been working on a pile of .308 - .762 brass for weeks , I see the end of the project but my hands need break .
Strangely enough I don't have a 308 ........

Yet!


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[toallmy]

Yet!


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Yep everything is ready but the chamber being finished .

[prs]

Well, last night I had a problem with my Lee LoadMaster. By the general reputation, you may say, "So, that is not unusual?" But, it is unusual; this press has loaded bushels of ammo over the years with very few problems once I got it lined out (bought it used years ago and it was a wreck). Recently started loading 44-40. First cycle I tried last night resulted in case not aligning with size die station 1. I did not even mash the frail case mouth, I caught it in time. The carrier bolt was loose and carrier out of alignment. Corrected that and then noticed the case feed height was slightly too low, not causing a problem yet, but it can -- another couple of nuts were slightly loose. Checked and serviced the press, all good. Finished loading my remaining supply of bullets, now I need to find time to cast and powder coat more. Until now, this press has had no problems;not so much as misalingned primer.

prs

[onelight]

Sounds like routine maintenance to me :grin:

[Texas by God]

I want to cast boolits but it will be 104 actual degrees out there. I also need to pull down some horrible 38-55 RB experimental loads that I assembled recently. They suck accuracy wise but feed from the magazine..

[Mal Paso]

Well... Now I have a new mold... But the 2 cavity GC one.

That's for the best, that 4c runs away with the pot.

[44Blam]

Loaded up these three mini slugs:
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I'll take them to the range and see if they will cycle/shoot. Pretty sure it will go fine.

EDIT:
They are just a hair under 1 3/4". The intended shotgun is a Mossberg 590 A1. The tube holds 8. By my calculation, I should be able to get 12 in there for 12+1. Slugs.

[Crash_Corrigan]

My experience with the Loadmaster was the opposite. I got everything up to snuff except for the blasted primer feed mechanism. No matter what I tried nothing worked consistently with that in 100 loadings : 1 or 2 ended up with sidewise primers, 5-9 cases came thru without a primer installed. I shudder to think of all that spilled and wasted power and wasted time because Lee killed the goose when they turned that piece of plastic loose amungst us.

[toallmy]

Loaded up these three mini slugs:
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I'll take them to the range and see if they will cycle/shoot. Pretty sure it will go fine.

EDIT:
They are just a hair under 1 3/4". The intended shotgun is a Mossberg 590 A1. The tube holds 8. By my calculation, I should be able to get 12 in there for 12+1. Slugs.

I load a few short slugs like yours and they run fine out of my 500 , but if you're planning on a self-defense load you can make them not feed properly .

[sailcaptain]

Rebuilt my RCBS Trim Pro.
I put those empty pill bottles to use. A few pieces of scrap wood, 1 1/2 Inch auger bit, some light sanding and the bottles slide into the holes. Great for all the loose screws, extra parts and what have you we all collect.
Nice rainy day project and keeps all flat surfaces from becoming catch-alls. The new one is ready for some final sanding and mounting.
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[Texas by God]

I cast a pot full using 3 moulds in tandem Friday night; all Lee. The C309170 and TL 430 SWC turned out beautifully, the C309150F had wrinkled noses so I will recast them after cleaning and inspecting the mould. Last night I PC’d the 44 boolits. This is one of my favorite moulds and I’m itching to try it in my 44-40. I also loaded a few .30 Remington rounds with some leftover boolits to try.

[prs]

I just came in from making 40# of Mav Dutchman 44-40 boolits. I only have one 6 cavity mold in that flavor, so it went a little slow as compared to using two. When I use three 6 cavity molds it is hard to keep each mold up to ideal temperature when tending the two 20# Lee pots; adding alloy, fluxing, resetting the flow rate. But, with two molds, I can manage all of that pretty well. I noticed today that my main pot, which is on a PID controller, kept getting the "OPEN CIRCUIT" warning every 10 minutes or so. It seems the Lee thermostat has topped out at 710 degrees F; probably due to age/use. 715F was my PID target anyway, so I just ran the pot without the PID. I will get a thermostat or by-pass the aging one. My second pot just keeps a hot supply of alloy that I can dip over to my main pot. That 40# represented the last of my scrap lead alloy. I have only a couple pounds of tin left. What is up next is RotoMetals 90:5:5 "Lyman #2" cut in half with their pure lead to yield 95:2.5:2.5 or there abouts.

prs

[prs]

My experience with the Loadmaster was the opposite. I got everything up to snuff except for the blasted primer feed mechanism. No matter what I tried nothing worked consistently with that in 100 loadings : 1 or 2 ended up with sidewise primers, 5-9 cases came thru without a primer installed. I shudder to think of all that spilled and wasted power and wasted time because Lee killed the goose when they turned that piece of plastic loose amungst us.

Yep. Your experience seems to be common and mine rare. Mine was an absolute wreck when I got it second hand, the previous owner was showing me his his new Dillon which was running well. I noticed the Lee LM laying in the corner and asked about it, he said it was not worh 10 dollars, I offered 20 - he kept his 9mm dies. I got my 45 Colt dies and started having trouble right away. Followed all the directions. Called Lee and Mr. Lee, the elder, helped me over the phone to get it set up and sent parts free. Still had some trouble keeping index and flipping/missing primers on occasion. Things got worse called Lee again and I think it was the younder Mr. Lee that had me check for a cracked carrier when I described an audible click each stroke. Sure enough, it was spit. They sent me a care package of parts along with the carrier. It ran perfectly, original style primer fixture, for quite long time, then primer fails. By then folks on the SASS board reported imoortance of keeping the primer collection tube and primer seating well clean. I modified mine to pass the spent primers out of the bottom of the ram and into a clear hollow tube that I can empty. That was the end of my problems. The new and improved primer fixtures were awful until the last version, I still use my original versions. It is at least 20+ years old. I would get a new Dillon or Hornady right away if it broke down. 30-30, 32 SPCL, 40SW, 38SPCL, 357 mag, 44-40, and 45 Colt. I won't recommend it becasue so many folks have trouble with them.

prs

[cwlongshot]

Prepped more 350 Legend brass!!

I emptied about 100+- yesterday. :)

[talon7825]

Actually, I spent 3 hours cleaning and putting stuff back where it belongs. I get so excited I find myself reloading till something else comes up, then just have to leave and the stuff I said I would put back I don't. Will do better. ( yeah right)

[talon7825]

Those are very nice. Look forward to the results

[shtur]

Deprimed and resized a couple hundred 38 special cases. Will take advantage of the sun and high temps to outside air dry after wet tumble tomorrow.

[cwlongshot]

Mounted new bases and rings on a RARR. IM REALLY LIKING THE leupold Dual Dovetail. They are bank safe solid.

CW

[lightman]

I just finished sorting the equivalent to 2 20mm ammo cans of mixed brass for a buddy. He let me have whatever I wanted out of it for sorting and selling it for him. Now I'm trying to straighten up my loading room before I start the next project which is prepping 1000 223 cases to load.

[kmw1954]

lightman I wasn't given a bucket load but working at the range in the past couple weeks since I bought my Savage Axis 223 I have developed a horrible case of the Bends. I now have almost 3 gallon ice cream pails full of 223. I have sorted most of it so far into 3 groups; crimped primers, non-crimped primers and LC brass.

The non-crimped and LC I will keep for myself and the crimped is going to a friend. He is already equipped to deal with the crimps, I'm not.

[robg]

Sized and deprimed then expanded and tumble polished 150 357 mags cases.our club reopened last week ,missed shooting so much.

[navyvet]

Sized the boolits I lubed yesterday. .430 240gr lrn

[cwlongshot]

Prepped up 50 300 BO brass. Sized flaired and primed.

Prepped up 50 350 Legend two nights ago

Tonight casting!!

[Texas by God]

Rounding up some .30 RR fixings, I think I'll PC the Lee C309150Fs again, it worked so well last time in the 30-30 and 30-40. I shaked/baked some Lee 358105SWCs to use in 9mm as well. I need to cast more in the winter so I wont have to cast in August[emoji849]......https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200819/ffed5a414f51676ccaaad9ad3a7065e1.jpg

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[cwlongshot]

I sized up about three hundred new NOE cast bullets.

CW

[toallmy]

Note to myself , cast more in the winter by Texas By God

[sigep1764]

Went to my range for the first time in 6 months. Happy to report I didnt lose my pistol skills and I got to fire 100 Red Dot loads through my new to me 336CS. Lots of fun and a huge stress relief. Spent the evening tumbling, depriming, priming and expanding those 3030 cases with a 310 tool. Will load them with a new hollopoint mold I acquired.

[trixter]

Finished up a run of 100 45ACP with Lee 45-200-SWC PC'ed with Eastwood Ford light blue. Just something to do early early in the morning when OLD folks "Git 'er Done".

[Hossfly]

I pulled 32, 30/06 loaded that I screwed up. Didn’t run them into the resize far enough. Was able to pull and reclaim powder case and primers without incident. A lot of time and personal frustration, but lessons learned.
Did this operation before picking up 100 bales of hay and getting into barn ahead of the double barrel hurricane headed straight for La.

[robg]

prepped 50x45-70 cases i shot on sunday

[kmw1954]

Received the new Lee Universal Decapping die today so I quickly went to the loading bench and C clamped the old RCBS JR3 to it and screwed in the new die. I then grabbed an ice cream bucket full of 223 and began cranking away! Took about 1 hour to finish that one bucket.

I now also have spent primers all over the place. And to think people complain about the small Lee presses spitting primers all over. Well not like this!

[dansedgli]

I added some regulators to my master caster setup and got it running without it trying to self destruct.


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[44Blam]

Unloaded about 100 350 legend rounds and about 30 308 rounds - at the range! :D

[Chad5005]

266742. Finished loading up 600 45 acp rounds,some hi tech coated 230gr some plated 230gr and some 185 gr hp

[sigep1764]

headed to a friends land tmro. Gonna shoot some trap and some 3030 loaded with 7.5 grains of Red Dot and a new NOE hollow point load that feeds much smoother than expected. We will end up shooting some 9mm too.

[cwlongshot]

Loaded some sub fun loads for a friend. Garden loads he calls them. 200g NOE HP cast pure PB @975 fps. Hell on anything in his garden.

CW

[HawgBonz]

Nothin'. But did bush hog and clear a neighbor's property in trade for lettin me use it how I see fit.
Including a range that's only 1/4 mile from the house. So life is good..

..Concerning casting, I looked at my coffee this morning and thought to myself "It needs fluxing".
This is gonna get ugly.. :mrgreen:

[Ozark mike]

Loaded some 45 70 with 60 grains of black and tried em out may become my elk load unless i find somethin better.

[onelight]

[QUOTE
..Concerning casting, I looked at my coffee this morning and thought to myself "It needs fluxing".
This is gonna get ugly.. :mrgreen:[/QUOTE]
[smilie=l:

[2A-Jay]

I went out and looked at my lonely reloading bench. Only empties I have are about 200 38spl and no bullets for them. Maybe I should get some molds for 38sp/.357.

[blue32]

Lubed, sized, and checked some 6.5

[Hanzy4200]

Working at sorting prepping 2,000 once fired 9mm cases. Have a pile of 1-2 K 5.56 cases that are next. Apperantly theres a shortage of 9mm and .223. Guess who everyone is calling.

[blueeyephil]

Loading some 32 H&R mags. I'm going to use my Lee hand press just cause. I'm only doing 50 anyway. I'll use the ram prime too. I'm going to see if I can find a Lee dipper to use too. Just have to pick a load here in a few minutes. I've sized and deprimed and they are in the tumbler right now.

I'll be using powder coated Lee TL314-90-SWC and HP-231 looks like 3.0gr but I'll see if I can find a dipper that will be close to that.

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[lightman]

I'm in the process of sorting through my stash of 223 brass trying to find 1000 that are crimped, dinged, dented or just plain ugly. Planning on shooting them in an AR in a place where recovering the brass will be difficult. Just took the first 500 out of the tumbler to dry.

[onelight]

I'm in the process of sorting through my stash of 223 brass trying to find 1000 that are crimped, dinged, dented or just plain ugly. Planning on shooting them in an AR in a place where recovering the brass will be difficult. Just took the first 500 out of the tumbler to dry.
Ha , we will see if you can just walk away with them laying there cold and abandoned :violin:

[44Blam]

Ha , we will see if you can just walk away with them laying there cold and abandoned :violin:

I bet at least a couple get picked back up...

[44Blam]

I cast some of those MP 44 cal devastators - man it is hard to get proper nose fill out with the penta points... They look super cool when you get one, but I've got a 2 cavity mold and I get a perfect one about every 3rd cast. I tried a lot of things - hotter lead, more tin, got the mold hotter, pressure cast, etc... It's just a tricky mold.

After a while, I thought - I've got 30 lbs of 44 cal boolits... I kinda need 40 cal boolits... So I switched and cast about 15# of my 180 grain 40s.

[Ozark mike]

Loaded some 45-70 retina detachers and some bp loads also

[bullseye67]

Good evening,

Loaded up 100, 300 Blackout for a bolt Rem 700. I use the NOE 30XCB 2500 lube and aluminum gas check. They are right at 1850FPS with H110. Perfect for 100 meter dingers!! Plan on hunting in a couple months with it.

Also loaded up 90 284’s with J-words for a F-class match coming....

Then swept the floor and straightened up the bench a bit. Promised myself I would spend 15 minutes every time I reload cleaning up. Everything has a tendency to over run the benches....

So far it’s been an excellent weekend ����
Bullseye67

[Czech_too]

Broke out the Lyman 266469 yesterday and cast up a couple hundred. Hope to continue with this later today, body and attitude permitting.

These will eventually be put thru a re-barreled(6.5x55) Savage 110 which is the latest project.

[MDC]

Sized a small tub of 9mm.
Waiting on an M die to arrive. I pulled down a few loaded rounds and the brass is sizing down the base of the boolits.
Needing to coat more boolits with Hi Tech but it's too hot and humid to try to play with an oven in the garage

[Jal5]

Got a used Lyman 45 luber up and running. Needs more TLC but its functional right now
Joe

[Mal Paso]

I cast some of those MP 44 cal devastators - man it is hard to get proper nose fill out with the penta points... They look super cool when you get one, but I've got a 2 cavity mold and I get a perfect one about every 3rd cast. I tried a lot of things - hotter lead, more tin, got the mold hotter, pressure cast, etc... It's just a tricky mold.

After a while, I thought - I've got 30 lbs of 44 cal boolits... I kinda need 40 cal boolits... So I switched and cast about 15# of my 180 grain 40s.

I preheat on a hotplate with a 6x6x1/4" thick steel plate on it and an 18 ga box cover. The bottom of the pins sit on the plate. I run a Pro Melt 2, 96/3/1 Alloy at 700 for this mold. I cast more of the deep hollowpoint but the penta haven't been a problem.

[Pete44mag]

Wet tumbled 1000 9mms, 1500 .38 specials and 2000 .45 ACP. Finally ready to start reloading.

[kmw1954]

New 223 dies arrived this week and finally got a chance to use at least the decapping/sizing die. Decapped and sized my first 100 GFL brass tonight and have another 100 PMC to do tomorrow and also hopefully by friend comes thru tomorrow with some primers we are swapping. Getting anxious to shoot these in the new Savage bolt gun.

[44Blam]

Started powder coating the backlog of boolits floating around the garage... Looks like I have a week or so of PCing ahead of me.

[redhawk0]

Spent a few hours Saturday depriming, sizing, case cleaning (wet method/oven dry) and repriming 300 cases for 380 ACP....that all just takes time on a single stage press. Hopefully, this week I can get time to charge/cap them.

redhawk

[cwlongshot]

More 350 & 450 Sub loads!!

[Jal5]

Lubed some 358429 using the Lyman lubesizer today.

[ThePastafarian]

Spent all day prepping 7.62x39 brass and loading some 45 Colt to shoot in my new to me Henry Big Boy.
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[cwlongshot]

LOOKS GREAT PASTA!!! Nickle and FBlue is a attractive combo!!

I emptied the tumblers from Sundays shooting.

I prepped up a hundred Legend cases. None grew at all and none needed culled. This is the 7th loading on this batch.

I finished off a box of 165 FTX With my preferd charge of 296 powder. 17 rounds in the hunting box. This load is a great shooter under MOA and running 2260 average. Its likely hot for a AR. Ill find out soon enough. Im hoping the barrel arrives eow! ♥️♥️

[44Blam]

Powder coated 300 boolits and loaded 100 10MMs.

[Walks]

Primed 300 .44Mag cases.
Set up Tumbler for 300 more.

[cwlongshot]

Finished sizing and priming 100 350 Legend cases.

Tumbled a batch of 43 Mag and 45 Colt brass.

CW

[44Blam]

More PCing 40 cal boolits and loading 10mm in between - 100 #9 heavies. :D

[cwlongshot]

Assembled my new 350 Upper!!!

(Turned tumblers off and sifted the brass)

CW

[Bashby]

Melted down some range scrap yesterday. Made 12 dozen muffin pan ingots averaging a pound each.

[Hossfly]

Inventoried my ingot pile last night. Been casting for .45 ACP, moved down in stock. Went from a metric ton to regular ton. Gonna have to start hitting the trail of local tire stores, and scrap yards.

[toallmy]

Not today but over the last month I have finally went through all my accumulated 308 brass , thank goodness that's over . Sorted , Sized , trimmed , cut primer pocket on and on .......but I'm still waiting on a finish reamer .
So this morning I'm going to load a box or so of 7x57s and knock some holes in a tree stump before going to work .

[Mal Paso]

It was 5 degrees cooler in the reloading room yesterday so I dug out all my fired brass and deprimed it. 91 degrees at 6 am, I may just watch the tumbler today.

[Landy88]

Scrounged for empty brass to load, but I've almost everything loaded. I did find 100 350RMs and can't find 100 9.3x57s that I know are hiding somewhere. A lack of empty brass is a not unpleasant problem to remedy - shoot more, soon.

[Mal Paso]

It was 108 in the shade so I just watched the brass tumbler, maybe tomorrow I'll turn it on.

[lightman]

Ha , we will see if you can just walk away with them laying there cold and abandoned :violin:

Ha Ha, sometimes being a brass rat ain't easy! You and 44Blam got me figured out!

[lightman]

I'm in the process of sorting through my stash of 223 brass trying to find 1000 that are crimped, dinged, dented or just plain ugly. Planning on shooting them in an AR in a place where recovering the brass will be difficult. Just took the first 500 out of the tumbler to dry.

I missed a few days in the loading room because of Dove Season but I'll start working on the crimps on these after while and I just put the next 500 in the tumbler.

[MDC]

Got all set up to reload some 30 Carbine then went looking for the 200 pieces of brass I had prepped. Finally found it in the ammo can already loaded. I remember prepping and priming it, but I'll be darned if I remember loading it.

[cwlongshot]

350 Legends, 38 Spl, 450 Bushmasters and 45 Colts!!

CW

[Static line]

350 Legends, 38 Spl, 450 Bushmasters and 45 Colts!!

CW

Lol, I like that part about the 45 Colts.:grin:

[hickfu]

Heat treating at different times to see what the results will be in a couple days, a week, two weeks..
30 min, 45 min, 1 hour, 1.25 hour, 1.5 hour, 1.75 hour and 2 hours
Alloy started out 10.4 BHN will see how they turn out.

Casting all sorts of bullets, lubing, PC'ing PB Gas checking etc..

400gr PB, powder coated and PBGC'd
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35 Rem 200gr
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30-30 170gr
267486
45-70 430gr
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Just some of the things Ive been working on

[44Blam]

Loaded a few hundred #4 birdshot loads.

Then I loaded 6 "experimental" sabo slugs with data I have just kind of determined based on the slug and my wad/shell... Loaded nicely went light on the powder - we'll see.

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And loaded 2 "experimental" buckshot rounds with 8 pelets.... Loaded nice, we'll see how that goes.

[Texas by God]

Waved hello, then goodbye to my press.

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[cwlongshot]

Loaded a few hundred #4 birdshot loads.

Then I loaded 6 "experimental" sabo slugs with data I have just kind of determined based on the slug and my wad/shell... Loaded nicely went light on the powder - we'll see.

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And loaded 2 "experimental" buckshot rounds with 8 pelets.... Loaded nice, we'll see how that goes.
I have t loaded buck shot... I have loaded countless shotshells. Im gonna dust off my MEC presses and press them back into duty!!

I need to find a supplier for felt and card wads. Herters is long long gone...

Cw

[AndyC]

Got in an NOE adapter and .452" die for my Star sizer.

Oh yeah - also got a pack of artists' pencils so I can play around with checking relative hardnesses of alloys.

[44Blam]

Loaded 169 350 legend 180 grain SUPER sonics! :D

Gonna shoot that at the comp this weekend.

[cwlongshot]

I cast some "buck shot". And tumbled more legend brass!! Then mixed a pot full of alloy for this weekends casting!! ♥️♥️

CW

[Static line]

I loaded up my 275 gr. WFNGC bullets for my 43 Magnum Henry rifle.Now if I can only stop my scope mount from shaking loose.:sad:

[Bookworm]

Fired some 7.62x54r rounds over the chrono from my M39. 16gr 2400 powder, Lee C312-185 boolit. 1500 fps.

Decapped, cleaned the primer pockets, and washed the 20 pieces of brass.
Yep, washed. In hot soapy water, and used a brush on the inside of the necks.

The brass is out on the porch waiting for the fog to burn off, then maybe the sun will dry everything up.

[Ozark mike]

Loaded some 30 carbine and found a loaded 45-70 that was missing a primer and leaking powder gee i wonder how that happened.

[robg]

loaded up 100x 357mag boolits 195grgc with 11.5 gr 2400 .just to keep some in stock so i dont run out.

[Static line]

Loaded some 30 carbine and found a loaded 45-70 that was missing a primer and leaking powder gee i wonder how that happened.

Is that where my 45-70 cartridge went?

[Static line]

I loaded up 50, 44 mags for deer season and 50 ,45 Colts for deer season to go along with 50 of my 45-70's that I loaded up for deer season. Gee,I wonder which rifle I will take hunting with me this year. At any rate, I have enough ammo to get my one deer.:D

[dragon813gt]

Yesterday I tried out a power case trimmer that will remain nameless. One of the set screws kept coming loose so I was getting inconsistent case lengths. So today I pulled out a case gauge and it had very light rust on it. Pulled out every other case gauge and placed them in evaporust for a few hours. Rinsed them off, oiled them up well and placed them in the bag which I put oil in as well. Guess I forgot to oil them over the past few years. Ordered up some airtight containers so I don’t have this problem in the future.

[mrbigsteel]

Cleaned up an old MEC Sizemaster. Next: Learn how to adjust the sizing collet.

[cwlongshot]

Loaded 169 350 legend 180 grain SUPER sonics! :D

Gonna shoot that at the comp this weekend.

How did they shoot for ya???

Mr Bigsteel, I pulled mine out too!! Gotta finish my bench before I can set up again. But Im gonna donit!!

I pulled some legends that was too hot salvaged all components. Gonna load tonightband try to hit range tomorrow.

CW

[Cast_outlaw]

Well I bought a lb of rl7 while on a fishing trip vacation I do each year, but that’s it and the fishing trip was successful to.

[lpel]

Been working away for the last few day. Got this done.

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[memtb]

After owning my Marlin Guide Gun for about 6 years, I FINALLY got a few cast bullets (cast two years ago) loaded yesterday. Today, hopefully, I will test for proper feeding and run them downrange, to check velocities, monitor pressures, and hope that I can keep them on paper.

These are 430 WNGC bullets, and my first attempt at powder coating! The process start to finish, presented lots of challenges! This was my first time using RL 7, boy, it sure meters nicely through my 60+ year old Ideal Powder measure!

I need to hurry up with my loading/testing. I like to do load development on hot days, to minimize the possibility of “over pressure” situations on a hot day when out shooting. I don’t think I have many 90 degree days left this year!

Will soon.....go shoot a few light load, 300 grain, powder coated, cast bullets, that I loaded for my 460 XVR. After a near 30 year hiatus, I’m slowly getting back! memtb

[memtb]

Hey Doc, I wish that my 430’s for my 45-70 were as “purrty” as yours! :D memtb

[DocSavage]

Been playing with a 6.5 grendel 130 gr gc,17.5 gr IMR 4198 was starting load trying 18 gr next. Howa miniaction Hornandy brass,CCI primers and mold from NOE.

[memtb]

BREAKING NEWS ———In my previous post about an hour ago, I indicated that step#1 today, would be feed verification .....Rounds fed beautifully! Later today, we’ll get her on paper! memtb

[44Blam]

Resized/deprimed 300 44 mag cases. Tomorrow is the dreaded "trim and prep" day...

[memtb]

44Blam, I hope you don’t have any other projects.....I think you’ll be busy for a while! :wink: memtb

[2A-Jay]

Sat and stared at my Reloading presses with no empties to work with. you can only clean stuff so many times before finish starts getting thin:bigsmyl2:

[44Blam]

44Blam, I hope you don’t have any other projects.....I think you’ll be busy for a while! memtb
It'll be a long nite. I have a big plastic container with clean 44 mag brass that needs processing. 300 hardly put a dent in it!

[samari46]

When my lead stash pile (roofing lead) started coming up short, moved it all to the garage. Sunday moved it all (500 pounds or so) to the shed from hell as my wife calls it. Used my Kubota L3800 with the front end loader all in one trip. Got tired of climbing over the pile everytime I opened the garage door. That bucket has paid for itself many times over as well as the Kubota. Probably one of my smarter buys. Then spent the rest of the day cleaning the crud off a WW1 german 77mm cannon shell casing. Hope fully will stock in the lathe to smooth down the brass then spend some time polishing it on my home made buffer. Frank

[memtb]

samari46, :drinks: This may be a new trend in reloading! I haven’t used my Kubota for reloading purposes....yet! Much like yourself, the Kubota was one of my best purchases. If I “ever” have to move my “stash”, I’ll use the Kubota as well! memtb

[sigep1764]

Tumbled some 3030 and 38Special. Primed the 30 30, made some checks, and ran some hollopoints through the Star. Gonna experiment with some 748.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

Oh, today was a special day in the reloading room.

The Postman recently delivered a used (San Diego) Star Lubesizer.
Today, I got it setup ...I put some oil on all the important places, then I pushed out the old lube, installed some new lube, put in a 40 cal die, and awaaaaaaaaay I went.
This is the second Star on the bench, and this second one started working perfectly, right out of the Gate.
It came with a neat homemade heater/plate, aluminum with a partially disassembled travel Iron with thermostat...and it works slick :)

[44Blam]

Trimmed / deburred those 300 44 mag cases. They're ready to load!

[cwlongshot]

Just clean up last two nights!! But was only able to dedicate about a hour each day. Been tired. Stretched my self thin over last weekend and... Well I aint as young as I once was. ;)

I wanted to have loaded up a ladder for the 350 scr and shot tonight... That aint happening and at this point, I dont see it till MAYBE Friday!! More then likely it will be Sunday as my Saturday is dedicated already.

CW

CW

[MiscellaneousBrass]

Trying to get the reloading room cleaned up and back in shape. Starting to have some cool days and since I'm running low on 38/357 Mag bullets, I am trying to get everything ready to cast more.

[toallmy]

I'm looking at 3 empty coffee cans that have a 45acp sticker on the lid , and I'm looking forward to filling them up with the cooler weather coming . Actually all my cast stock is getting pretty low . I need to tighten up .........

[sigep1764]

Loaded 30-30 while quarantined today. 10 rounds with 28 grains of 748 and 10 rounds with 29 grains, all under an NOE 311165gr hollow point, Carnuba Blue lube, and a home made gas check. Then 100 more with 7.5 grains of Red Dot and Accurate 31-157R plain base boolit. I kind of want to see how hard I can push this boolit without leading using traditional lube, but the Red Dot loads are so fun and light.

[mrbigsteel]

Decapped about 1,000 12-ga hulls. Whew!

[44Blam]

Loaded up 100 44 mag boomers.
I found that I have about 40 lbs of 44 mag boolits all PC'd and gas checked where applicable.
My plan is to stock up my 44 mag by just doing some stuff with it each day until I need to cast more boolits... Or my 8lb keg of Norma 200 arrives and I go back to the new shiny round...

[dragon813gt]

Annealed some brass. Of course it didn’t go smoothly. Haven’t used it in awhile and the tip didn’t work. Somehow I had a second one, installed it but had some issues w/ flame length varying. This effected the process and I know I overheated quite a few cases. Between the trimmer issues and this I’ve ruined about 100 cases. So I ordered 2,000 from Jeff Bartlett.

This was before the flame issues:
https://www.flickr.com/gp/dragon813gt/41w4pn

[sigep1764]

Loaded 100 38 Special with 2.8 grains of Red Dot. They're nice and soft shooting in the Colt Official Police.

[44Blam]

Loaded another 100 44 mag boomers...

Gonna do another 100 and then do some mid/soft loads.

[brass410]

went to my reloading area, opened powder magazine, perused my stash of assorted powders then opened other magazine assessed the amassed cases of primers and brass cases and felt overwhelmed about the task at hand. So I sat down on my lead sofa made from assorted size lead bars and padded with wool mil surp wool blanket and decided that my fortune this far has been good maybe I should start casting and loading again (its been almost a week)

[44Blam]

100 more 44 mag boomers.
The weekend is going to be busy! I got a keg of Norma 200 so I need to ladder up some 350 legend 125s and 180s to see how that goes.

Next week, I'm going to do another 300 44 mag but as mid range and trailboss loads for the wife.

[Bashby]

Last night I tried out my new Accurate mold for 300 BO. Forgot to clean it and was getting badly wrinkled boolits. Cleaned it with a teeth brush and barkeepers friend, smoked it with wooden matches and it started making some better looking boolits. Sometime today I will go through them and see how many keepers I have.
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[44Blam]

Cleaned out my storage closet... It was getting hard to walk in there!

I found all kinds of stuff I was missing. As much as I really procrastinate cleaning up stuff, it is great when everything is organized and you find your old stuff.

One thing that is in that closet are my bins for dirty brass. Last time I did the "big" brass cleanup was about 8 months ago. So, it was interesting to see my shooting habits over the course of the last 8 months.

[sigep1764]

Cast some NOE 311165 hp's and some Lee 356-95RF. Will lube and make checks for them tmro.

[dragon813gt]

UPS dropped off a lot of work today.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50361111708_57f0b7a4f7_k.jpg

The last of the brass is in the tumblers now. I should have broken out the cement mixer but I didn’t have enough dirty media for initial cleaning. Didn’t want to kill that much new media. Not looking forward to the processing to come.

[44Blam]

I forgot - last week I resized/deprimed/trimmed/deburred 300 44 mag cases...
While cleaning out my storage closet, I had about 200 44 mag cases all trimed/primed/ready to load. :lovebooli

[cwlongshot]

Loaded up three Legend ladders with 4227 and three diff jacketed bullets

[lightman]

Used my Kubota L3800 with the front end loader all in one trip. Got tired of climbing over the pile everytime I opened the garage door. That bucket has paid for itself many times over as well as the Kubota. Probably one of my smarter buys. Frank

I've used my Kubota and front end loader several times to move or unload lead. I wish the bucket was a quick change one because I would have a set of forks if it was.

[lightman]

I'm still trying to get my room straightened up. As I have felt like it I have been sorting, tumbling, prepping and storing away a bunch of brass. I have coffee cans and boxes of brass sitting everywhere and its a mess. I even came across a bucket of weights that I sorted.

I have plans for a heavy duty shelf for my loaded ammo that should help in keeping my room neater.

[TribunusSanGeorgii]

Saturday I went to the u-pull it yard getting a hood for my car.

I pulled a little over 2lbs of ww while I was looking -- no charge! ;-)

[pertnear]

I'm trimming cases as the last stage of converting 200 Starline .360 DW cases into .256 Win Mag.
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[cwlongshot]

i'm trimming cases as the last stage of converting 200 starline .360 dw cases into .256 win mag.
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good stuff man!!!

Cw

[Socal147]

Commissioned a wet tumbler.
Loaded up some 130 gn 357
And
Some 300 gn 454 Casull

[44Blam]

82 44 mag rounds of Trail boss. The wife wants to shoot the lever gun this weekend. :D

[cwlongshot]

Sized up & Gas Checked a couple Hundred Saeco 352 Bullets.

CW

[Mal Paso]

I have plans for a heavy duty shelf for my loaded ammo that should help in keeping my room neater.

I got a couple of those NSF Restaurant shelves from Costco for $90. 18x48x72 tall or 2 half height, 6 shelves rated for 600 lbs but I've seen restaurants exceed that by a lot. I built plywood cabinets to fill the space in between but that didn't go near as fast as the NSF Shelves.

[44Blam]

Made two ladders of Norma 200... One for the Accurate 36-180LG and one for the Accurate 35-125YG.

[OS OK]

I made a handy lil'Jig to measure .22lr rim thickness...

https://i.imgur.com/VBLRnZX.jpg https://i.imgur.com/EckZdOa.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/jGKjRja.jpg https://i.imgur.com/WnQj1yT.jpg

Just trying to squeak out the most accuracy of cheaper ammo.

[cwlongshot]

I bought a pair of thickness gauges (attach to Verniers like yours) some years back.

I just last night scored a brick of Australian Winchester 42g SUBSONICS I have been looking for for most of a year!!

Im gonna bust out my gauge and do as you Charlie!!

CW

[robg]

loaded up 50 x 45-70 with 360gr boolits 25 with 20gr 2400 25 with 2gr 2400.hope to try them on sunday

[Dale53]

loaded up 50 x 45-70 with 360gr boolits 25 with 20gr 2400 25 with 2gr 2400.hope to try them on sunday

robg;
Two grains of 2400 is a "bit" light...
FWIW
Dale53

[Txcowboy52]

Converted the 650 from 45ACP to 41mag.

[Harter66]

The other night I decided I needed to get back in the loading so I grabbed a random rifle ........figures I'd grab the Prima Donna . This is a special order rifle , an 06' with an 8.5" twist , Savage 1965 so likely not as odd as it seems at first glance .
Prima likes weigh lotted brass . My Dad passed a couple of yr ago and I was given all of his stuff and among it was his RC , dies , powder etc . I went through it to put it up and mounted his RC next to mine . At some point I must have "borrowed" the TW52 brass decapped and reamed it . Anyway I set out to weigh lot it and found it much better than the LC43 .
Naturally it wouldn't chamber in Prima , I must have used the Universal decapper .
I looked for the 06' dies and came to Dad's Herters FL set first and figured they probably needed to be set up anyway .... I screwed the die in and it stopped as is just scuffing the shell holder .....good as any place to start , it was almost like that's the last place they were screwed in . It was Dad's press after all , that may have improved the odds . Sure enough ran the first case and it was sized perfect for the fire form .... You know for just a moment it was almost like .......

[Walks]

This morning I beat my brains out trying to figure out why my 20yr old Hornady L-N-L PM suddenly started to drop widely varying charges of Titegroup.
I pulled 150 loaded rds of suspect .44Mag Cowboy Ammo out of rotation and dumped them in an Old mayo jar to break down later.

Finally figured it was a loose clamp screw on the upper clamp of the L-N-L Powder Drop.
Tightened all screws and the PM - PD settled down and started to drop accurate Powder charges again.
Six screws and one loosens slightly and it all goes to Blazes.

[Dale53]

Harter66,
My dad and I were close too. I KNOW what you mean!

Dale53

[lightman]

Still processing brass. I started the day by emptying the tumbler and reloading it. I sorted brass, resized brass and removed primer crimps on and off all day. I did take a break long enough to watch Georgia whop up on Arkansas! :cry:

[blueeyephil]

The reloading room was spread out today. Much in the recliner watching SEC games. Was proud that the Razorbacks looked much better this year in their loss to Georgia. Anyway, deprimed 290 rounds of 300 BO and 320 rounds of 223. Washed and dried them all. Put into an ammo box nose down to make sure no tumbling pins were in the primer holes.

I did try something different after I got the pins out and rinsed the brass I spayed some Meguiar's hybrid ceramic wax on it, worked it around and rinsed. It doesn't have that squeaky clean feel now. It almost feels like it's dry lubed. Kinda is I hope. Don't know when I'll get around to loading it. Probably at least a couple of weeks.

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[DDJ]

Put together some 405 45-70 rounds

[44Blam]

Built my new lower. Now my 350 Legend Upper has a dedicated lower... With a really nice Trigger Tech trigger. It's sooo sweet.

[cwlongshot]

Just straightened and organized a bit... Beautiful FALL weather kept me OUTSIDE!!

CW

[robg]

prepped 10 x 45-70 cases ,now they are in my tumbler to make them pretty .no brass shaming for me.

[Dvdmacdaddy]

This weekend finally getting around to working on the $100 Rem 700 25-06 rifle I acquired. It was in pretty bad shape looks like it had been a muzzle in the floor board ranch gun. I cut off the damaged muzzle and using the lathe put an 11deg crown on it; replaced the busted trigger guard with the Magpul 700L trigger guard and magazine; pillar and bedded the action into the replacement stock, mounted and bore sighted the new scope. It will be going for cerakote once I get done blue printing the action. Didn't have any 25-06 brass but have plenty of 270, so turned 100 cases of 270 into 25-06. Then loaded some ladder loads of IMR4831 over a 117gr Hornday BTSP. Haven't ordered a 25-06 bullet mold yet but the itch to cast for rifle is getting stronger.

[drac0nic]

Working on swapping out my clapped out 12" Atlas Lathe to a less clapped out 10" Atlas Lathe. Yes that has to do with reloading, I need it to start working on some dies and a few other bits. I am thinking it will initially hold my Giraud Trimmer too.

[Txcowboy52]

Cleaned off my loading bench, converted the 650 to .41 and loaded a couple of dozens test rounds in 41 special.

[44Blam]

prepped 10 x 45-70 cases ,now they are in my tumbler to make them pretty .no brass shaming for me.

Ha! With my 45-70 and 44 Mag, I look for the tarnished brass to load. I think they look a whole lot better!

[lightman]

For the last few weeks I've been cleaning up in my loading room. This was mostly sorting, depriming and tumbling brass that was in coffee cans all over the bench and the floor. Well, today I got to the bottom of it! The brass that is! I kept 1000 223's, 1000 9mm and 1000 40 S&W's out to load but I got all of the rest of it put away. I still have some tools, boxes and assorted stuff to put back into its proper place.

[Bashby]

I checked on my order from Optics Planet. Been a week today. Waiting on 300 BO M die, lee factory crimp die, and a chronograph. Still says order processing.[smilie=b:[smilie=b:

[sigep1764]

Put together an AR pistol in 223 last week and ran some cast through it. Ill be dipped if it didn't keyhole and fail to chamber caused by all the unburnt powder in turn caused by the pistol length gas system(its a 7.5in barrel). 15.5 grains of W748 work well in the standard 16in carbine gas systems of my other AR's. Tried again today and still looked like a shotgun pattern at 25 yards. Bought a 20 round pack of J words and it stacked them neatly. Figured more speed would do it, so went home and loaded 35 rounds with 20grains of W748(because the Dillon had 35 primers in it) and voila, same good group as the JWords, all in an inch or so at 25 yards from standing with a cheap non magnified red dot. Im happy with this plinker. It might be my new truck gun.

[Wild Bill 7]

Loaded some 30-06 this afternoon. Three different loads of IMR 3031 with 165 grain lead gas checked and powder coated. Only 30 rounds for a test. Still have a bunch of 223’s to test when the range gets opened up again.

[Texas by God]

My Blue Heeler took a nap on the floor while I slowly and carefully loaded some 44-40 plinking loads. A handful of .430” round balls over a bit of Bullseye in old brass and 50 Lee .429” TLSWC 240gr PC over a bit of Unique in brand new brass. It was a fun time; I’ll be glad when I can shoot them.

[lightman]

I started off this morning by setting my Giraud trimmer up and started trimming 1000 223 cases. I just finished about 500 of them and decided to take a break. After lunch I'll do the other 500 plus a few extras. I'll probably drop them into the tumbler for a few more hours.

[44Blam]

Loaded up 50 180 grain 350 Legend cartridges. I think I'll do this each night unil I run out of boolits. (I've got about 100-150 or so.)
I think I'll cast some more on Sunday... :D

[cwlongshot]

I sized up some new cast to see...

Two new powder Coat powders.

Made and posted a video last night too.

CW

[44Blam]

Pulled a few boolits and then decided I wanted to do something else. So, I loaded another 50 350 Legend 180s.

[Hossfly]

I finished the Lyman Salt Bath pot today. Was stopped by hurricane Laura when the power went out for 55 hrs. Here and about 9 days in the rest of the parish. Helping others with portable generators keep their freezers froze.

The 40 year old Lyman pot with the (PID) controller melted the low temp. Salt and went to 960’ F. Slipped 80-30/06 cases in for 7 seconds then into a bucket of distilled water. They look good with some color change to the shoulder. Rinsed 2 more times with water to be sure salt is gone, started drying.

Will load these this week and report if I’ve stopped from splitting necks.

Took my sausage 223 rifle out to the 100 yd range and tested for accuracy. Dead on as the last 3 years, ready for Veterans hunt coming in a few weeks, lets get it on.

[hodg0610]

Yesterday I converted 100 military 9mm Luger cases to 9x18 Makarov brass. Those commie guns are hard on brass, and they sling empties into the next county. It was a pretty simple process of expanding the case mouths with a 9x18 expander die, then trimming with the Lee 9x18 Mak case length gauge and trimmer. Also swaged the primer pockets on these cases. Not sure that was necessary, but they all primed just fine this morning. Pretty tedious process of trimming, chamfering and deburring. The process went a lot faster with the drill press.

Loaded up 50 of those cases today with the Lee 95 grain round nose over unique. I'm mostly interested to see how the cases turn out, but that has always been a good Mak load for me.

[44Blam]

Yesterday I converted 100 military 9mm Luger cases to 9x18 Makarov brass. Those commie guns are hard on brass, and they sling empties into the next county. It was a pretty simple process of expanding the case mouths with a 9x18 expander die, then trimming with the Lee 9x18 Mak case length gauge and trimmer. Also swaged the primer pockets on these cases. Not sure that was necessary, but they all primed just fine this morning. Pretty tedious process of trimming, chamfering and deburring. The process went a lot faster with the drill press.

Loaded up 50 of those cases today with the Lee 95 grain round nose over unique. I'm mostly interested to see how the cases turn out, but that has always been a good Mak load for me.

I've got a CZ52 - it has what I call a "powerful extractor". It'll send brass 30+ feet away.

[cwlongshot]

I loaded up 40 Legends. 20 with my 270g Cast PCd bullet as a SUB with Herco.

20 more with the new Saeco 245g bullet again over Herco. But this wasnt intended as a sub.

Shot them the new 270 wasnt as good as 7.3g. And the Saeco Bullet/Load was MUCH more accurate!! Guestimated @ 1350 fps.

CW

[hodg0610]

I've got a CZ52 - it has what I call a "powerful extractor". It'll send brass 30+ feet away.

Yes, the CZ52 is bad about it too. I've always had a hard time getting seating depth correct on that cartridge so that it will feed reliable. I must be doing something wrong. It's a blast to shoot though.

[hodg0610]

I shot my newly formed 9x18 Mak cases today. They were loaded with the 95 grain Lee round nose over 4 grains of unique. I shot them out of an IJ70 which is the civilian version of the Makarov pistol. This is always a good load for me in the Mak. All of the rounds fired fine, and the cases formed nicely. Here is where it gets strange. I measured the lengths of the cases when I got home from the range. Every case was between .003-.007 shorter than they were when I loaded them.

Any ideas on how that happened?

Edit: I actually found all of my cases too. That's a first.

[la5676]

I shot my newly formed 9x18 Mak cases today. They were loaded with the 95 grain Lee round nose over 4 grains of unique. I shot them out of an IJ70 which is the civilian version of the Makarov pistol. This is always a good load for me in the Mak. All of the rounds fired fine, and the cases formed nicely. Here is where it gets strange. I measured the lengths of the cases when I got home from the range. Every case was between .003-.007 shorter than they were when I loaded them.

Any ideas on how that happened?
I'ma gonna guess that you chamfered them to a slight bevel edge, and the case mouth headspacing of your pistol prolly just made that edge a bit flatter.

[44Blam]

Yes, the CZ52 is bad about it too. I've always had a hard time getting seating depth correct on that cartridge so that it will feed reliable. I must be doing something wrong. It's a blast to shoot though.

I actually have two barrels for that gun. I had an OLD barrel (probably original) and it was pitted, etc. It was still accurate, but I bought a new barrel a while back. So, I keep that old barrel and plunk each one before it goes in the box. If it doesn't plunk, I try to reseat/crimp a little more until it does.