What did you do in the reloading room today?

[Murdock]

Thanks

[michael.birdsley]

sized and lubed the 65 remaining boolets from my .310-210-rn noe mold. i’ll probably load them up wednesday night ( day off) and tonight i’m casting some 130 grain lee lead boolits ( 309130R) for my savage 325c that a member gave me https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230626/206c59e9d787ac0fbf23d58bf90ab409.jpg
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[TribunusSanGeorgii]

Last night I loaded ~200 9mm.

Mixed cases
Servicios Adventuras SPP
American Reloading pulldown powder
PC's lee 125gr TC

$0.09/rd

[Rapier]

I found a brick of 1950s era Herters LR primers in my upper cabinet, and decided to try them in 50 rounds of 30x39 cases. I had to change out my shell holder to get a precise fit, they are just a wee bit larger than CCI or Remingtons. I am going to run loads of 844, bulk H-335.

[TNsailorman]

converted a handful of military 3006 to 8x57mm.

[Recycled bullet]

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Making 9 mm with cast bullets and my Lee hand press.

[B1GB1RD]

Friday I found out that a cast iron mold sweats in Florida, poured a ladle full in and it exploded, pulled the ladle back and spilt it on my foot, 3rd degree burns on my foot see burn center Monday to see if I need graphs and where we proceed in treatments. Be careful out there!

[uscra112]

Friday I found out that a cast iron mold sweats in Florida, poured a ladle full in and it exploded, pulled the ladle back and spilt it on my foot, 3rd degree burns on my foot see burn center Monday to see if I need graphs and where we proceed in treatments. Be careful out there!

Oh, OW!!!! Guess I'm glad it wasn't worse.


Hindsight - I keep a 5 gallon bucket of water within reach to instantly cool any burns. That can drastically limit damage to tissues.

[Mandoair]

Oh, OW!!!! Guess I'm glad it wasn't worse.


Hindsight - I keep a 5 gallon bucket of water within reach to instantly cool any burns. That can drastically limit damage to tissues.

Wow what a sobering story. I have not considered such an unanticipated disaster and the for site of having the water ready speaks volumes.

I have been slowly building in an exhaust fan which I hope will allow for powder coating in the reload room. Been busy with Alaska summer and blown out shoulder. Need to test about 100 556 loads before doing a production run.

[15meter]

Sized gas checked and lubed ~600 30 Carbine boolits. Found ~ 500 that I had already sized stuck in a drawer. Almost enough boolits to start loading 30 carbine. [smilie=w:

[B1GB1RD]

Oh, OW!!!! Guess I'm glad it wasn't worse.


Hindsight - I keep a 5 gallon bucket of water within reach to instantly cool any burns. That can drastically limit damage to tissues.

And fortunately I do as well and I think by drowning my foot immediately I saved it being much worse

[Rapier]

In FL you put implements on the alloy to heat, when you light off or switch on. Let the humidity get gone from the metal. Good tme to tell you, right.

When I sold my house in Navarre, FL it still had 100 pounds of lead imbedded in the bricks, trees, on the roof, etc. Learned to dry everything used in the melt in FL, by heat, first, the hard way.

[rmark]

Loaded some 45-70 using the HS-6 data from the gmdr lever gun website.

Also found some .380 reloads I didn’t know I had, they’ll go to my brother.

[rmark]

Also best wishes on the foot, hope no grafts are needed.

[Mandoair]

Reload room on hold due to run in with table saw. Exhaust fan installation incident. Who new reloading could be so hazardous.

[B1GB1RD]

I feel your pain, in the foot, lol, hope all is well, and yes, it is hazardous!!!

[B1GB1RD]

In FL you put implements on the alloy to heat, when you light off or switch on. Let the humidity get gone from the metal. Good tme to tell you, right.

When I sold my house in Navarre, FL it still had 100 pounds of lead imbedded in the bricks, trees, on the roof, etc. Learned to dry everything used in the melt in FL, by heat, first, the hard way.

Who would of thought with a feels like 105 degrees that it would do that, now I know, the hard way as you say, but lesson learned and new procedures in place!

[lx2008]

what did i do in the reloading today?...i unboxed my new Lyman 8 station turret press to mount to my bench only to find out
the press & handle were the only things in the box. no hardware, no priming equipment, no turret handle.

wow, what a disappointment! quality control no so good. called where i purchased. they are going to contact Lyman

& they are supposed to get a hold of me on Monday. price was not an issue, maybe should have bought the T-7.

[Mandoair]

Been going wacko trying to read the Lee hardness scope. Built a stand for it it helps but still a pain.

[44Blam]

Oh, OW!!!! Guess I'm glad it wasn't worse.


Hindsight - I keep a 5 gallon bucket of water within reach to instantly cool any burns. That can drastically limit damage to tissues.

First time I got a blob of molten lead on me, my reaction was to 'wipe it off' err SMEAR it... I've got a good scar... This is an excellent idea and just remember to stay calm and use that water.

[44Blam]

My reloading bench is full of a disassembled 1911 that is 99.9% complete... But today I moved everything a bit and put together 100 45 ACP with the MP 452-200 mold with the penta-point cast in very nice 25:1 lead on top of some AA#2. This load got me an ES of 9 and a SD of 3.6 at 890 fps AND an excellent 5 shot group at 25 yards...

[michael.birdsley]

loaded up 51 rounds of 7.62x54 R using noe 314-210-rn mold with 11.5 grains of unique. if these work like there supposed to i’m going to enter into the last month of military postal shoot with the CBA.

also won an auction on gun broker for 85 pcs of once shot 7.62x54r brass boxer cases off of gun broker. every piece of brass i own for the mosin is in the enclosed photo.

the next project/skill i need to learn is case annealing. i’m going to just try and use the deep well socket method.

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[HH928]

I wear heavy clothes and boots. I learned the hard way to not do this. I quench so there's always water close by.

[uscra112]

I wear heavy clothes and boots. I learned the hard way to not do this. I quench so there's always water close by.

About half of my career was spent around large machine tools that could crush you or tear you apart if they got the chance. Secret to survival was: never lose your fear of them. Good attitude to have around molten lead, too.

[michael.birdsley]

reloads turned out good. getting better with shooting practice https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230703/4767bebf67007382a78e4dd9ed233924.jpg
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i feel my cast reloads are good enough to start shooting cba postal matches. at this point i atleast know it’s me pulling the shots and not the ammo or the gun.


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[B1GB1RD]

Follow up, went to burn doctor today, he said it was a 2nd degree and that it was looking good (thank my wife whos a nurse and my daughter who worked a burn unit), changed medication, wrapped it and will see him again in a week, fingers crossed. And yes new leathers and protective wear are incoming, thx everyone!

[michael.birdsley]

project i started almost 6 yrs ago before i took a break from reloading. finally finishing it. loaded 48 boolets for load development since i switched the powder from unique to bulls eye. these are from a lee 6 banger mold .356-120-TC-TL mold.

I used stamina powder coat and did the shake and bake method. I also make bass jigs so i had a bunch of black laying around. 12 rounds each of bullseye from 3.5-4.1 grains.

boolets we’re sized to .357 in a lee push through sizer than powder coated. i want to see if the extra thickness from powder coat helps get rid of what tiny bit of leading i’m getting a tiny bit of lead streaks in my SR9E but, the leading is not horrible. i could live with it untill i get a better mold. i know some people have issues with this mold ( lee dosent even make it any more). originally from what i was told it was produced to make .38 special boolets. i didn’t know that when i was starting out casting and bought the mold it https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230706/911932c41c1604466b7b6bc6f4025c34.jpg
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[35 Rem]

It's too darned hot to do ANYTHING in the reloading room and most likely will be for the next few months. :)

[RCL]

I sized and primed 50 rounds of 223 brass.

[Iron369]

Cooked ingots. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230717/e4a0364be8e56109996f15944e84add0.jpg

[Recycled bullet]

Cast the RCBS silhouette bullethttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230717/c1844649a7debc6e3a09cc43926ee5c4.jpg

[Mandoair]

Finished a stand for my new Lee hardness tester. At least I can see the divot and the numbered.

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[brass410]

Cooked ingots. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230717/e4a0364be8e56109996f15944e84add0.jpg

wish that was on the tailgate of my pickup

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

After casting some 243 boolits from a new-to-me mold, I GC'd them and ran them through the lubesizer. Honestly it's been a while since I've used the lubesizer...and forgot how much I like the SL68B lube...it takes so little pressure to push through the die into the lube grooves, so no leaking, even through a modified H&I die, that typically leaks with other lubes.

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[deces]

After casting some 243 boolits from a new-to-me mold, I GC'd them and ran them through the lubesizer. Honestly it's been a while since I've used the lubesizer...and forgot how much I like the SL68B lube...it takes so little pressure to push through the die into the lube grooves, so no leaking, even through a modified H&I die, that typically leaks with other lubes.

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Those looks nice, about how fast do you plan on pushing them?

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

Those looks nice, about how fast do you plan on pushing them?

I have a plan to work up a load, starting at 9gr of Blue Dot. Not sure of the speed, but it ain't much.

[405grain]

It been way too hot to cast boolits, so I made gas checks instead.

[deces]

I have a plan to work up a load, starting at 9gr of Blue Dot. Not sure of the speed, but it ain't much.

Sounds fun, do you pack the cases with a filler?

[Texas by God]

I drilled and tapped a 1956 Spanish 98 Mauser action and installed a H&R model 300 22-250 barrel on it.
The plan is for a nice “Walking Varminter”.
I’m also setting up “Stick”(ugly 6.5 Swedish/ Spanish rifle) for scope use also.
Work for a bit, then retreat to the cool house!


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[JonB_in_Glencoe]

Sounds fun, do you pack the cases with a filler?
I'm still in planning stages. I shouldn't need a filler. I don't plan to use a filler for the first test loads, but if I don't have success, maybe I'll investigate that or maybe move to a different powder. I am only using it cuz I have a bunch of Blue Dot [it was my goto powder for 44 mag, until I had some issues), so I don't use it for revolver loads anymore...but have heard it can work well in reduced castboolit rifle loads.

[1I-Jack]

Braved the 100° heat to test out a "new to me" mold.
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[B1GB1RD]

Loaded 2500 9mm, cast about 500 or so 225gr 44 mag ILSA boolits, loaded some 45 LC for tomorrow, good day Id say.

[jimb16]

This morning I spent 3 hours casting 148 gr, RN plain base .38s. I discovered last week that I had more empty brass than I had pills to fill them. I can only do this work in the mornings due to the high temps here, since I work in the garage. Tomorrow I hope to get them PCed. Between yard work and putting up blueberries in the freezer, I'm finding it hard to get time for reloading and even less time for the range! Good thing I'm retired. I wouldn't have any time to work!

[deces]

Today, I assembled my Lee reloading stand. I am tired of being put off by the unbearable heat where my reloading gear is. Now I will be doing it wherever I want to move this very nice stand.
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[pete501]

Started with a full pot and ended up with a bunch of 44 mag. powder coated loaded ammo by the end of the day.

Piggyback needed to be changed from 38, think I could remember where the large primer holder was. That took a while.

Then after test firing, recording the velocity, labeling, and finally looking for place to store it and find I have already too much loaded 44.

I found 9 boxes from a long ago yard sale with $3 stickers. I think I talked her down to $20 for all. But it is FMJ and suspected reloads.

Other 44 mag I found was when I first started reloading. Midway would have a sale, when it was free shipping. Long time ago. I bought 240g jhp bulk and had loaded all 1000 with 23.6 gr of H110. Spicy for an older me.

The 44 SBH was shooting off to one side. The barrel was coming unscrewed. Ruger fixed it. That was almost 40 years ago, good memories.

[michael.birdsley]

bought my first set of RCBS dies for my Remington 760 30-06. i bought them used on Ebay and feel i got a fair deal. paid $35 shipped and the look literally https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230728/a6f68562f4a27310e8f0a96f042988d7.jpg
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i think the 760 will be my next reloading project once i wrap up either 75 grain j words for my .243 or finishing up the load with mosin. mosin almost done i just need to put together some rounds with my new .311 dia Fl sizing ball and the new NOE .318x314 case mouth expander


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[doctorggg]

Boring stuff: sized and lubed 150 ideal 357-446 boolits with mml+ then coated with Ben's BLL.

[akunclebull]

Cast 100rds 200gr .309 boolits for 300BO, powder coated and gas checked and sized. cast 70rds 440gr 50 beowulf. turned out pretty good.used 20lb Lee hot pot with PID controller set at 725 degrees

[TribunusSanGeorgii]

Broke in the new (to me) rockchucker I put on my bench a couple weeks ago.

Loaded 50rds of 45.

Tula steel cases
Win LPP
5.5 gr. of CBI (surplus powder)
PC'd 230gr LRN

[15meter]

Broke down batches of 318 Westley Richards, .416 Rigby and 8mm Mauser. Buddy passed away and I'm disposing of a bunch of his loaded ammo. I'll be at this for months.

[Outer Rondacker]

Fired up the computer for the first time in months. Then logged into CastBoolits and posted this. Been really busy working on the land. Looking forward to getting some casting done once the heat passes. Hope you all are keeping busy pulling them levers.

[OS1880]

I cast approx 300 rnds 158 gr 38 spl. LRN, then Pc'd about 150 that were cast weeks ago. and loaded 200 rnds 38spl.

[hc18flyer]

I ran 100+ .38 Special rounds thru my Dillon SDB this am. 2.8 'Clays' under a NOE 154 grain rnfp non lube groove powder coated bullet. I am new to the Dillon SDB and it requires more attention than single stage reloading. But you can really crank out some quantity! hc18flyer

[MOA]

Had a big bag of Brand new Rio 12 gauge shotgun hulls I've been meaning to load, but wanted a 1-1/4 oz load but couldn't find much load data. So, I emailed Claybuster. Got an answer following morning that they have a brand new wad that's so new it's not even in the catalog or on their website yet, but I could try if I wanted a sample just send them my address and they would send me some. They arrived in 4 days. Good looking black wads too. Crimped up nice. These new wads are not yet in all stores so check around if you have some Rio hulls you want a1-1/4 oz field load.

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[John Guedry]

Loaded 46 9mm's . Lead 119 T.C. hope to try them soon.

[rockrat]

Been sizing and trimming about 300 223 cases. One of the things I really dislike doing but its got to be done

[sukivel]

Loaded and tested a dozen rounds for the 6.5 Swede with 140 gr eld-m. Shot real nice using imr4831.

Cleaned a bunch of weatherby brass and sized up some 35 whelen.


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[Kerry Conklin]

Mounted my Dillon 550 tool heads wall mount holders to the wall that's not occupied, really cleared out some shelf space!!!! After that I got my .356 resizer ready to get my powder coated 180gn RNFP for the 350 legend.

[Mandoair]

Getting finished with getting my exhaust fan installed to hopefully get away with PC in the reloading room. Found a 7” fan in a garage sale for five and started looking for a place to put it. While building a frame to fit the window I sliced my left index finger bad. That has slowed the job down to two months. Tomorrow will get to test drive the new convection oven my wife got me for our 7th anniversary.
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[firefly1957]

Tried to sweat off the front sight on my S Armi Sharps 1859 Replica - NO LUCK
I can not shoot the fine low sights of this gun it is drilled for a tang sight and I have one . I have now ordered a Williams Globe front sight when I get that I will make and adapter to get it mounted .

[Rapier]

Of all things, I spent several hours fitting a "universal" pot handle to the wife's favorites cook pot. A double boiler, steamer, bottom of heavy duty stainless, with the cast iron center. I told her the only thing universal about the handles is they do not fit anything. When the bakelite breaks it takes hours to re-fit one. I keep threatening to build a new handle on the mill out of stainless.

[firefly1957]

Of all things, I spent several hours fitting a "universal" pot handle to the wife's favorites cook pot. A double boiler, steamer, bottom of heavy duty stainless, with the cast iron center. I told her the only thing universal about the handles is they do not fit anything. When the bakelite breaks it takes hours to re-fit one. I keep threatening to build a new handle on the mill out of stainless.
I have re-handled a number of my wife's pots it is always the bakelite crumbling that cause it . I tend to save the all stainless steel handles from the non stock pans that have gone bad and get useless . I find the Gotham Steel (ceramic copper color) handles very good to repurpose out of the set we got as a gift only one is still in use . and it is only nonstick if I am very careful .

[firefly1957]

Stopped at a small flea market type gathering near town and picked up a RCBS 505 powder scale for $25 .

I am a bit confused by the name it actually reads to 511 grains ? I ran my scale check weights on it and it is right on weight.

[michael.birdsley]

made up about 150 7.62x54R’s noe mold 210-314-run. most of them are checked. made up 20 with out gas checks to see if they shoot the same. if they do i’ll probably stop gas checking for this particular load. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230814/c805496c4532eda775eb939863d6f8f1.jpg
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[stubshaft]

Annealed some of my 30 Remington brass.

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[brasshog]

I annealed brass for the first time in all of my years of loading. I did somewhere around 350ct of my 358 win brass that was originally 308 commercial brass.

[firefly1957]

Got the last trimming done on my 300 yard range I still need to move and level dirt so I can mow the low spot in the range .

Later I will build a bench I can move to the range I need to shoot from .

[Texas by God]

I rinsed my New to Me Red Lee powder scoops in soapy water to kill the static.
I did this 30 years ago with my yellow ones…..


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[405grain]

It's been way too hot to cast bullets for weeks. That tropical storm that hit the southern portion of the state lowered the temps up here just enough to get some casting done. I was out of bullets for 357 mag & 38 special so they got the first seat. I melted up a pot of alloy that duplicates 50/50 COWW & lead + 2% tin. I cast up a batch of 158 grain semi-wadcutters. After I figured that I had enough to get by for a while I sunk a 3 pound lead ingot into the pot to soften up the alloy and switched to casting 148 grain wadcutters. I'll seat gas checks on the SWC's and powder coat everything tomorrow. 317302

[firefly1957]

Put up a new shelf in reloading room to help clear reloading bench !

[Recycled bullet]

Deprimed and resized 400+ 308 Winchester cases with my lee hand press, then loaded into the wet tumbler with citric acid, dawn soap and stainless steel pins.

[michael.birdsley]

been on a reloading blitz the last week and a half. kinda tired of reloading 20-30, shooting, reload 20-30 rounds for each gun. so i decided to load up 100 rounds for each of my guns and loads.

i’ve got 2 loads for the moment for my .243. at the moment. a 100 grain btsp load with H-4831sc and a 75 grain hpbt load with varget.


to day i loaded up 100 rounds for my mosin with the boolets i posted on here almost 2 weeks ago. mixed head stamp brass ( mostly ppu, winchester, s&b , and a couple others) 12.5 grains of unique.

i’m about over winchester brass. i’m having issues with winchester stamped brass in my .243 and the mosin. for both calibers i’m using winchester LRP primers and having a bugger of a time getting the primers flush or little under flush when trying to seat them. i’ve tried uniforming them with the lyman tool and still having issues .

with the .243 winchester brass i’m getting loose primer pockets after 2 loadings and i’m not loading hot loads. i’ll probably just replace the .243 winchester brass with star line when the rest of the pockets loosen up

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[firefly1957]

Used Rustolium spray enamel to coat* (then baked) 155 remaining .38 caliber copper plated hollow based wad cutters I got at a gun show . These bullets shot terribly even at low 700 f/s ,shooting into snow banks I found the plating was pealing off . I coated some earlier in the summer and group with same 700 f/s load went from 6 inches at 15 yards to a inch and a half from standing position. One bullet smashed on a anvil with a hammer did not flake off the copper like they did uncoated .
I also coated 200 Lee 90 grain 32 caliber bullets that will be sized to .310 for 30-30 & 30 Carbine use .

* after coating a small batch the bullets shot very well I even seated a few backwards to the same depth as 158 grain bullet and loaded them to about 1500 f/s and they still shot well . One fired into a gallon jug of water on it's side did not exit only fragments found .

[Texas by God]

Melting a big chunk of lead into biscuits that will fit in the lead pot.


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[Ajax111]

I cut and formed 260 cores to make 30 cal bullets from 5.7x28 brass.
Also opened the mouth on 150 5.7 case, getting them ready for sizing.

[makeurownfun]

I cut and formed 260 cores to make 30 cal bullets from 5.7x28 brass.
Also opened the mouth on 150 5.7 case, getting them ready for sizing.

Can you post some more information/pictures on this process? That sounds extremely interesting.

[Rapier]

We had a phone alert type sever thunder storm, so....I spent yesterday clearing 6 downed trees and a piles of broken limbs with the tractor/ grapple.
Had a neighbor that does not reload and signed up for a gunsmith course, come by, to get me to make him some dummy cartridges, so he could demonstrate AR feed function for a class. Was kind of an odd event.

[Budzilla 19]

Got out a new #4 buckshot mold and cast up about 3 pounds of buckshot!! Been so hot lately, had a break in the heat, couldn’t stand it, had to cast something! So, new Lee mold came out and got it going! Cool weather keeps up, I’ll refresh the stockpile of all boolits!!

[murf205]

Broke down 135 280 Ackley and bagged the brass(that nobody seems to want) and also broke down about 50 358 Norma's. My plastic bullet puller has gave up the ghost!

[Texas by God]

Not in the loading room; in the hobby room- I glass bedded my LaCorona 1956(43) Mauser/H&R barrel 22-250 project.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230902/f60fa63478208599eea62b3d48bb4c91.jpg
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[John Guedry]

Loaded 50 rounds of.45 Colt.

[45_Colt]

Loaded 50 rounds of.45 Colt.

:-D

45_Colt

[Budzilla 19]

Lit the burner to process some wheel weights, COMPLETELY forgetting the statewide burn ban in Louisiana!!! Turned it off. Sorry, gentleman, I forgot. ( After a 30k acre fire here in SW Louisiana, they ARE NOT PLAYING about open flames!)
I’ll just go load some more 45’s I guess.
Hopefully it’ll rain sometimes later this week,

[michael.birdsley]

my new NOE 310-165-FN came in the mail friday. tonight ( sunday night monday morning) is my last night off. so i i’ve spent the night re-loading some 130 grain 30-30 and casting with the new mold for my 30-06.

three cavities and i can crank out some bullets lickity-split. I had 80 bullets done before i knew it. kinda crazy 3 cavities is only $10-12 more than 2 cavity mold. hopefully by my next night off ( wednesday night). i’ll have them sized, lubed, and ready to load for the 760.

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[Ajax111]

I cut 5 lbs of .185 wire into cores for 62 grain bullets, in 22lr cases. Around 675 bullets.

[stubshaft]

Loaded some 30 Remington for my Remington model 14.

[sigep1764]

Brass processing for the last week or so. 1000 223 sized, trimmed, deburred and chamfered. Same for 200 each of 30 30 and 270 win. Loaded all the 30 30 with 6.5 grains of Red Dot and a 165 grain hollowpoint sized 310 for the Win 94. Put away the new Lee Univeral Expander and 1000 CCI SPP. Loading 270 tmro after I mow the lawn.

[gypsyman]

Sized about 100 .45 Lee TC 230gr. Wondered why it took so much muscle to get some of them to go thru the sizer. Redding-Seaco with a .452 sizing die. Got the mics out, and found out they were coming out at .4505-.451. Unsized they were between .453 and .455. Lee 6 cavity mold. Will call Redding and see what they say.

[BrianL]

Put together a bucket of 32 Winchester Special with RCBS 170 (actual weight with check 182gr) for the grandkids to practice their offhand.317749

[Mandoair]

Been working on 10mm range brass. Have enough for 1500 rds cleaned up measured and ready to start loading. Been cashing 160 gr Boolits to have 1500 either PC or Lubed and ready to load. Still have some boolit prep to do.
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[Texas by God]

Rasping and sanding on a stock and sweating buckets.
Perhaps I’ll tell my grandson someday about the gun I built during the bad summer of 2023!


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[Ajax111]

Finished tumbling the last batch of 30 cal 168gr made from 5.7 brass.

[hc18flyer]

Cast and started powder coating 330-RCBS .358-150 grain Keith swc boolets. The first 80+ were about 35 to 1, the last 250 are 1.5% tin, 1% antimony, and 97.5 % lead. I have settled on the later as my plinking boolet alloy. Will keep my revolver busy for a while. hc18flyer

[Mandoair]

Still PC Boolits I cast this past month. Need 1500 rds but going to lube about a third. Recoated about 300 MP 160 hp. 160.0 to 160.4 gr. Never going to use black again. Too many other colors that are great one coasters.

[michael.birdsley]

loaded up 38 .450 bush master rounds with hornady 250gr FTX bullets and 35.4 grains of lil gun. i went to the range a couple days ago and was shooting 3-4 inches high and right. I haven’t shot my .450 since shooting a doe last November. so I don’t know why it was off from zero unless it was bumped in the safe. i made adjustments to the scope but, poi didn’t want to respond.

it was hot, muggy, rainy and the mosquito were horrible at the range. so i’m hoping that was something to do with it. Tuesday it should be cooler, dryer, and i’ll be more prepared for the mosquitoes.

we have had so much rain since july 1st. had almost zero mosquitos all year except the last couple weeks. no they are so thick if you don’t watch it they will carry you away.

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[uscra112]

Michigan Mosquitos. One thing I don't miss. (Retired to SE Ohio 2009.)

[frkelly74]

Saginaw takes a couple of hundred from our taxes every year for mosquito control. This year for the first time since we have been here we have mosquitoes biting us. I guess it is a good year for them.

[hk940]

I wet tumbled 40 45-70 new unprimed cases and about 60 mixed once fired .308 cases. The price tag on the unprimed case boxes was $2.97 they are in the dehydrator right now.

[Ajax111]

I finished point forming 200 62 grain .224 bullets.

[michael.birdsley]

Saginaw takes a couple of hundred from our taxes every year for mosquito control. This year for the first time since we have been here we have mosquitoes biting us. I guess it is a good year for them.

i’m just south of you in chesaning. yeah they were spraying down here early in the summer but, not since all the rain started in early july


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[deces]

These work just like a thermacell, but battery powdered. I fire it up when I here buzzing around my ears and they go away.
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[Texas by God]

Loading a batch of .223 with Shooters World AR Plus powder, CCI primer, and the Sierra 50 gr SMP bullet. I bought some from Sierra direct when they discontinued them. I’ll also use some Nosler Solid Base 52 gr bthp- discontinued long ago.
My 22” Remington barreled AR15 is hungry.


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[44Blam]

Loaded up a bunch of 40 S&W for a class this weekend.

[35 Rem]

Deprimed 200 45 Colt cases to put in the tumbler, cast maybe 150 bullets from my new Accurate 32-180-A mold and sorted a bunch of 38 Special, 40 S&W, 45 ACP and 45 Colt I had tumbled together. Don't do that again I said to myself. Loaded up 3 dummies of the Accurate bullets in new Starline 32 Special brass to check for function in my model 94 Winchester so load development can begin.

[deces]

Bought some Starline brass a while back, deburring necks and flash holes, about 250 more to go. :roll:

[firefly1957]

Tried then loaded a heavy load for 12 gauge 1 1/2 ounce #2 shot over HS-7 powder for 1300 f/s . I keep a few large shot loads handy for use on pests* I had been using Bluedot powder I have had both WW 571 & HS-7 around for years just started using it more and really like it . They also works well in .45 acp but data is hard to find .

* When I rabbit hunted #2 shot was my favorite size as the shot went right through so I did not have to dig though the meat for it.

[John Guedry]

Primed 100 .223 cases.

[firefly1957]

Took two deer rifles to 100 yard range for final sight in Gun one my first rifle a Remington model 30-06 ADL 22" barrel I bought in 1973 that I have not shot in years . I recently put a Leopold 3.0-10X -50 mm scope on it and bore sighted it and it is on at 25 yards .

Gun II a Marlin (Remington) Model 1895 45-70 with cast boolit of 354 grains powder coated averaging 2168 f/s .

I have to put a sight rail and new scope mounts on the 30-06 as there was no way the original 2 piece mounts would hold the 50 MM scope . The mounts were see though and high enough they where just to far apart because of the large scope bell . The new Weaver extra high mounts are steel with the spring ring that Hooks on one side and has two screws on the other side. This gun gave me nothing but trouble the scope rings kept coming lose allowing the scope to move? I tried everything there is also lock tight on the threads I gave up but did shoot some old reloads and factory ammo over the chrono graph . I had in the mix some 100 grain short jacket bullets I thought I loaded to 3300 f/s they did from 3450-3500 . Some Remington-UMC 220 grains I bought 18 in a old box in 1973 where all duds when I first got them I fired them and they where accurate but kicked pretty bad . The other factory was Remington and Federal no real surprises the 180 grains were in the 2650 f/s range . Some 110 grain varmint Speer bullets I loaded to 2800 f/s according to Speer book were doing very close to 2800 . Speer recommends 2800 as top speed for these bullets.

The 45-70 was off when I last shot it two years ago I cleaned it and put it in the safe , first two shots with the cast bullets touched at 100 yards but were high and left on the target backer . It took 5 shots to get the last two bullets in the 1 1/2" square at least this gun is ready for deer season! I know the load is a bit much but it shoots very well . This gun also took away any of my fear I was flinching !

Today I am going to take the Remington 700 apart check everything and put on another set of scope rings then try again .

Have any of you had trouble with Weaver scope rings?

[Texas by God]

I’ve used Weaver rings since 1974 and the only problem I’ve ever had with them is getting the crosshairs square on the final tightening!
They aren’t beautiful, but they work very well.
The 4x4 rings work very well also in my experience.


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[firefly1957]

Texas by God I have used them before with no issues also !

I did get another set of rings mounted today and the gun is all set to go . The rings I had on hand are higher then I like but the bolt handle is farther from scope so all is well I can even put the rear sight back on if I wish.

Notes from today the 5 Remington-UMC 220 grains very old rounds that misfired were torn down Powder and primers looked fine .
If you wonder how companies load for consistency here is the weighs of the powder 49.4, 49.0, 48.5, 48.9, 48.8 , The powder looked like IMR large grains possibly IMR-4831 or something else as slow. Bullets weighed 220.5, 220.1, 219.9, 220, 220.3 these bullets had a small hollow point .

My deer hunting load shot into 1 1/4" at 100 yards 180 grain SST 55 grains IMR-4350 .
Old deer load Sierra SBT same charge shot same point of aim and 1" group .
A load I tried during the bullet shortage from Y2K with a Sierra 190 gr. Bench rest shot one ragged hole at 100 yards ! These bullets fail miserably on deer they do work well on coyotes IF you do not want the pelt . The powder charge was WW 785 (discontinued) load from Winchester booklet said 2500 f/s they do 2370 f/s avg. From my 22" barrel They shot three inches lower then hunting loads .
A bit of a surprise was the 100 grain Speer Short Jackets They shot a 2.5" group 3 inches high above hunting load .

To finish the day off I got ahold of a guy that cerakoats and took my Charter arms Bulldog apart to have it done , I what the dark blue on the grip frame and Bronze on Cylinder .

[michael.birdsley]

got my new herter’s super 3 press mounted and cleaned up the reloading bench. moved the lee c press to make room for the Herter’s press

also my CH4D shell plate adapter came in and that’s on the super 3 press also. i have a primer catcher coming for the press. that should be here tommrow.

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[Tall]

I loaded some 44 WCF with Dupont 4227 powder and some 200 grain powder coated lead SWC bullets from Acme that weigh 200 grains.

[405grain]

I wanted to cast some bullets with a softer alloy than I usually use. These bullets are for a .308 caliber 7.62x39 bolt action and a Henry 45-70 lever action. I used an alloy that duplicates clip on tire weights, then cut it 50/50 with pure lead (no added tin). The bullets are air cooled. The 30 caliber bullets are 120 grain Saeco #302, and the 45's are NOE 460-315-RF. They're both going to get gas checked and powder coated, but I'm not doing that until tomorrow. I was just casting bullets in 90 degree heat. Luckily there was cold beer in the fridge afterwards so I was saved. I'll finish the rest of the job in the morning.
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[Texas by God]

I disassembled, repaired, and reassembled a High Standard model 10-B 12 gauge.
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[justindad]

Made the first ammo to go through my 1873 lever gun.

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[sigep1764]

Between yesterday and today, I casted 2000 9mm Elco boolits. I lubed 800 or so yesterday. These are now serving triple duty for 9mm, 38 Special, and 357. Might powdercoat some and grab a pound of 2400 to see if I can push them past 1500fps for deer.

[pete501]

I had some 500 30-06 to process. Starting yesterday was tumble day with two batches running back-to-back. Then sized/deprimed them. These were picked up at a yard sale so there was a mixed bag of Military and civi brass. I ended up breaking 3 de-capping pins. Quite a few of the brass ended up in the scrap bucket.

Then I ran the dillon super swage on everything that was military, some crimps had been removed already.

After that I used the cartrigde length gauge to separate those that needed trimming. (about 1/3) and ran those through the Power Trimmer. I have the 3-way cutter that saves time.

Trim the inside flash hole burrs and back into the tumbler.

Does reloading count as exercise? The body feels like it had a workout.

[cwtebay]

Stared down the barrel of the 2700 rounds of assorted calibers that need to be reloaded to refill boxes for various hunting seasons. Didn't do anything about it, just stared at all of the bags of cleaned / sized / deprimed cases sitting on my bench.

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[greybuff]

Set up my new to me Hollywood Senior and loaded up some 6.5 Grendel for my up-coming deer hunt.
The Hollywood is awesome!

[stubshaft]

Loaded a couple of hundred 30 Carbine for my Ruger Blackhawk.

[Ajax111]

Swaged cores in 150 .224 bullets. Point forming later today.

[Gray Fox]

I lubed and sized about 200 .45-70 brass and then tumbled them in corn cob media to get rid of the lube. I'm going to work up a load with 3031 for the Acme Bullet Co. Hi-Tek coated 350 grain RNFP boolit. I'm going to see how lucky I can get trying to get one load that shoots well in a Browning 1885 high wall, a very nice example of a Remlin .45-70 guide gun with a scout scope on an XS rail, and a near mint 24" Winchester-Miroku 1886 I got last week. Both the 1885 and 1886 have Williams aperture sights. The round itself is pretty forgiving and I'm looking for a load in the 1,500 fps range. I'm not going after grizzly bears or mastodons, after all. I'll get the first batch loaded tomorrow using Hornady data for their 350 grain jacketed RN in a Marlin 1895 as a start point in the range of 47.0 grains. I hope to make the pilgrimage to the closest DNR range Sunday PM. GF

[Texas by God]

I loaded some 22-250s with Varget and some vintage Nosler solid base bthp, and some 7.65x53 Argentine with Norma 203b and 150gr Hornady sp. Ginex LR primers in both cases.
If Summer ends, I’ve got a lot of casting to do.


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[WRideout]

Today I rolled up a box of 380 Auto; 95 gr Lee as cast over 2.5 gr Promo. Servicios y Aventuras primers. Also sorted small primer 45 ACP from large primer, and decapped a coffee can full of 45's before dunking them in a citric acid bath.

Wayne

[Ajax111]

Point formed 150 .224 62 gr bullets. Now in the tumbler.

[Efin]

Cleared junk off making ready for the Fall loading season, and got a new set of dies, 30 Super Carry, now to find some brass...

[Hossfly]

Loaded 20 .458 SOCOM to zero a new to me ar, got it zeroed in 3 shots, man does that thing kick.
32 gr. Of accurate 1680, 1345 fps. Now got a blue shoulder.

[michael.birdsley]

annealed 7.62x54r and what brass i could salvage from the 400 30-06 reloads that i purchased. the attrition rate was high on the 30-06 brass. of the 400 rounds I probably threw at least half in the scrap bucket due to split necks. most of the 30-06 brass was military brass from the 1950’s and 1960’s. most of the factory brass was ok. I’m going to use those 30-06 for cast loads for my 760. I have other brass for jacketed loads.

over the weekend i fiddled around and made up some cast rounds for my RAR .450 from a lee 452-255-rn mold


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[sigep1764]

Over the last few days, loaded 400 223 Rem, 600 9mm, sized 200 223 Rem and 500 9mm, and burnt my wrist with lead from doing something very stupid.

[stubshaft]

Sized some 270 IHMSA brass for my rifle.

[sigep1764]

Up to 1000 9mm over the last week. Got more sized and deprimed today. Got about 400 more 223 cleaned, sized, and deburred. Have to chamfer and anneal the necks on saturday morning.

[steve urquell]

Loaded 100 of my 9mm 160gr FN/Titewad armadillo load. This has become my favorite suppressor load and is extremely accurate, quiet and soft shooting. Blows the dillos up as well.

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[stubshaft]

Loaded some 357 Maxi's for my Seville.

[Recycled bullet]

Completely cleaned the reloading room[emoji85]

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[kevin c]

Completely cleaned the reloading room…

From which I might conclude that you’re either:

1) a complete noob who hasn’t yet accumulated the typical bench top clutter most have, or

2) a grizzled veteran who finally has reached the hard stop of zero % clear bench space left anywhere (I’m almost there myself).

[lancem]

Switched the Lock-n-load over to 9mm, got about 400 loaded, goal is several thousand so I won't have to do it again for a while. This did require moving things around on the bench several times, found several items I had thought lost, and I'm sure lost some other items. Need to get some of the not reloading related stuff out of there so there is more room to stack important stuff ;)

[Recycled bullet]

From which I might conclude that you’re either:

1) a complete noob who hasn’t yet accumulated the typical bench top clutter most have, or

2) a grizzled veteran who finally has reached the hard stop of zero % clear bench space left anywhere (I’m almost there myself).3) too much chaos. Ended up cleaning out half the basement. Feel much better now. Time to assemble some 38 special [emoji3]

[stubshaft]

Deprimed and annealed my 270 IHMSA brass. It shot great today.

[Spanky49]

What is your coal on your 9mm reloads?

[Spanky49]

Sorry asked in chat instead of the personal chat.

[Ajax111]

Cut 400 cores for .224 bullets. Cleaned 150 5.7x28 brass after annealing.

[juatMatt]

learned a valuable lessen today.. Never cast bullets in bare feet, lead doesn't always go in the mold..

[uscra112]

You didn't! Oh.......you did.

[15meter]

Didn't make it in the reloading room, but did make it to gun club #2 and swapped lies and bought:

1 brick Remington 7-1/2 primers

1 brick Federal Large rifle primers

4 bricks Federal Large rifle Magnum primers

3 bricks CCI LR primers

2 bricks Winchester small rifle primers

2 lb. cans of IMR-4895

Nicked the double secret gun fund for $676.

Then wandered off to gun club #3 for a round of sporting clays. Shot awful, but it was with my best friend for the last 53 years. So it's all good. Don't have a clue how he's put up with me for all these years.

All but the Winchester SR have already been claimed by shooting buddies.

All in all a good day even if I didn't accomplish anything.

Back to being semi-productive tomorrow.

After steel plates at gun club #4 tomorrow.

[hc18flyer]

15meter- I am jealous, I need to shoot more! Maybe I should hit the local trap range before pheasant season? We should have some birds around this Fall? hc18flyer

[stubshaft]

Loaded another hundred 357 Maxi's, my Seville just blows through them.

[Texas by God]

I cut off the old handles and welded a new one onto a 93 and a 98 Mauser bolt.
Grinding/Shaping them tomorrow……
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[35 Rem]

I've worked on loading up 150 round of both 32 Winchester Special and 35 Remington with Accurate 32-180A and 36-200A bullets respectively. Had to cast up a bunch of the 32 calibers but already had plenty of the 35 caliber version on hand. The weather is finally decently cool here in north Alabama so that working in the garage is pleasant again. I've got the 32 Specials done and got a god start on the 35 Remingtons.

[stubshaft]

Sized and deprimed 300 pieces of 22/250 brass.

[44Blam]

I cast about 15lb of the MP 358-125 FBs. It is an 8 cavity mold and took a little getting used to until it started raining boolits....

[15meter]

Disassembled a batch of 6.5x53R ammo. SLOWLY going through my buddy's stuff to recover the components. He passed away in June and I had loaded a couple thousand rounds for us to shoot. Probably 25+ different calibers.

Figured out that an old school fencing pliers works the best for cast boolits in boomer calibers like 500/450 N. E. Tried side cutters, channel locks and linesman pliers.

Fencing pliers work the best.

Biggest problem is the gas checks that get stuck in the neck, I have to fish every one out with a piece of baling wire with a hook bent in the end. And it's real baling wire, probably wouldn't work with other wire.

Good thing there's a zillion old movies on youtube.

[sukivel]

Finally figured out the little details of the Lee load all 2 for the 20 gauge. Got 5 loaded nicely before bed time.


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[Baltimoreed]

Played with my rcbs bench primer is all. Got a case of reloading room lazies. Working too much at my part time job but maybe I’ll get a break soon as we just hired a newbe. Gotta go in now.

[uscra112]

Time I made a contribution to this thread.
Finally got the extractor made and fitted for the .28-30-120 barrel I've installed to a Stevens 44-1/2 action, so now it's time to appraise the treasure trove of UMC brass I paid a king's ransom for a couple of years ago. (Yes, that's how long projects languish around here, what with my advanced age and state of decrepitude.) This brass is insanely rare, so I mustn't risk a single piece. Set about plunk-testing it all in the barrel, and of course some of it needed to be FL sized, so out comes the CH4D die set. Now, I don't mind telling you that this .28-30 die set leaves a lot to be desired. The FL die over-works the upper part, by about .010" at the mouth, so an unnecessarily brutal expansion turns out to be required. Does the expander in the set do this properly? Not on your life! Too short; it forces the brass to cock in the shell-holder so it expands crooked, and it leaves the mouth too small for cast bullets anyway. So it's over to the lathe to make a proper 2" long expander, to be used with suitable spacers in a Lee "Universal Expander" (which it isn't) die body. (I made one of these last year, but gave it away.) But first, anneal, so as not to risk splitting any when expanding from ~.276" I.D. to .285". The gods smiled upon me, I didn't lose a single piece. So I now have almost 50 sound, sized and plunk-tested cases to feed the Stevens, (and also my infamous "bitza Ballard", which has a Stevens .28-30 barrel on it, and is still in need of a buttplate). Actually loaded 10 rounds with the correct 120 grain bullet and a moderate charge of 4198, but I'm too tired even to take the Stevens out back to fire it. With this barrel, it's a 10-1/2 pound rifle, and I've been heaving it around since 7 o'clock this morning. I need a NAP!

[hc18flyer]

Load up some loads for my .357 Max rifle. Lyman 358156gc over 17.5 grains IMR 4227 and 13.0 grains of Alliant 2400. Trying to match poi at 50 yards with my 189 grain cast hunting load.

[firefly1957]

My son wanted me to work up a load for his Ruger Security 6 with some old Sierra JHC 150 grain bullets and Little Gun powder .
The old box of 100 Sierra bullets was $5.39 ! I started with Data for a 158 grain Hornady bullet as they have the same seating depth .

P.S. I fixed the price and loaded the rest of the 113 today the second box of Sierra 150 gr. JHC was $5.76

[15meter]

Set up the Dillon 550 for 30-06, got a buddy coming over to load some up. He's a single stage guy, but has decided that a progressive is the way to feed an M1.

Sorted out more brass and bullets to peddle here. Another couple of years and I may find my shop floor. Finding the bench top I think is one of those impossible dreams.

[greybuff]

Today I set up the new to me Hollywood Model A 3 station press to seat bullets for my 3 pistol calibers. Loaded about 150 - 9mm rounds and the Hoolywood at almost 85 years old is just amazing. Absolutly no play or wiggle in the turret head. They certainly knew how to build them. Hopefully I'll get to do more tomorrow morning.....

[uscra112]

Lacking 3D CAD and finite element analysis software, they just designed it as heavy as they thought it might need to be...and then doubled it. Iron was cheap back then.

[Scorpion8]

Been tuning up my 366 Pacific shotshell loader and crafting a eject tray since it now sits up on an Inline Fabrication Ultramount. Trying to channel shells off into a bin to the side instead of backwards.

[pete501]

I turned 32 pounds of alloy into 358311 and 452374. RCBS bottom pour circa 1989, Two DC molds, fill one set it down, pick up the other. Kept doing that 500+ more times. Adding alloy to the pot along the way. That was 2 -1/2 hours.
Tomorrow PC and size.

[1I-Jack]

Needed some slugs for slugging 375 Win bbl and 44 Mag bbl so I started looking for my stash of SOWW. Could not find them anywhere. :evil: Decided to to empty the lead pot for when I would find those elusive little items so I cast up 10 lb of Lyman 429667 (44 cal 240 gr FN). After casting the bullets I moved some stuff under the bench and there they were! Melted them down, cast my slugs, and poured the rest into 17 one pound ingots. I REALLY need to organize that shop better. I know I have a box of COWW in there somewhere waiting for me to smelt them down into ingots.

[stubshaft]

Reloaded a couple of hundred more 30 Carbine for my Blackhawk revolver.

[sigep1764]

Finished up casting the wheel weight I bought from Capt Kathy, all 50 lbs. All of it the Elco boolit for 9mm, 38/357. Started in on some other lead I use for 30 cal hollow points, about 10 lbs of that. Loaded a few hundred 9mm after taking the MIL and BIL to the range. Only about 1000 9mm left to load.

[Jack Stanley]

Mode some more Cramer number forty-five bullets .

Jack

[sigep1764]

Loaded a couple hundred more 9mm. Ran 600 9mm boolits through the Star. Getting close to being done with 9mm, then on to 400 38 special, and finally about 600 223. Then I'm all caught up lol.

[Dancing Bear]

Purchased 4 pound can of Win 244 yesterday. Am loading some 38 spl. and 357 mag. loads up for testing.
BTW I picked up a brick of CCI spp for $59.99 at our local Sportsman's Warehouse this week too.

[Efin]

Re-installed the Dillon 550 and Redding T7 in the new house garage for the winter loading season, now to install the other 550 and Hornady 366 in the shop.

[Texas by God]

I cast some .225” 55 gr fn, some .309”170fn,some .309”200gr rn, and some .377” 250gr fn.
All from Lee moulds and lubed with LLA.
I didn’t feel like PC this time around.

[Shanghai Jack]

Deprimed, cleaned, annealed, trimmed and primed 500 NM 308 cases. Only 1500 to go.

[jim 44-40]

Loaded up some black powder 38 S&W with .360 roundball.Still might make up some blanks next.

[1I-Jack]

Purchased 4 pound can of Win 244 yesterday. Am loading some 38 spl. and 357 mag. loads up for testing.
BTW I picked up a brick of CCI spp for $59.99 at our local Sportsman's Warehouse this week too.

I was in Sportsman's Warehouse here locally in WA state yesterday and they were asking $10.99/100. Add the gov's tax and I said no thank you.

[armoredman]

What did I do in the reloading room today? I broke my dadgum RCBS decapping/small base resizing die. New one on order...dagnabbit.

[Ajax111]

I put the crimp on 150/357 swaged bullets.

[firefly1957]

Last week I bought a large old heavy file cabinet for $15 at a estate sale so for the last three days I did a deep clean on my reloading room ! finally done still have room in the file cabinet can see my reloading bench and the floor ! I believe it was 2012 the last time I actually deep cleaned the entire room ....

I also belled the .357 magnum cases that I started prepping last week now I have a large size plastic Coffee can full of ready to load .357 magnum . (my guess is about 700 cases )

One odd thing I ran the cases after sizing and decapping them in a sonic cleaner to clean primer pockets and inside of case more then anything . A bit of soap and lemishine was in the hot water the nickel from cases seems to have transferred to the brass only cases in a this coating? It took three 480 second cycles with heat on to get the primer pockets clean I also needed three loads in the cleaner .

[Outer Rondacker]

Spent hours calling around trying to find some Large Rifle primers. Had one place close (1/2) hour drive each way say we have loads. Great I said can you set a few 1000 bricks aside for me? NO they stated. We have a limit of 2 boxes of 100 per person per day. Ugg not worth the drive.

[Recycled bullet]

I cast 15 lb of MP358429 from the eight cavity aluminum mold then it broke [emoji24]

[stubshaft]

Sized, deprimed and trimmed 300 .30 Carbine brass, then threw them in the tumbler.

[Slugster]

What did I do in the reloading room today? Absolutely nothing, dangit. Had gall bladder removed last friday and can't do much of anything. But I sure can think and plan new projects!

[firefly1957]

Slugster Prayers your fully recovery .

[WRideout]

Molded one pot of 30 cal Lee pistol boolits. Attempted setting up my Lee Loadall for 20 ga; still a work in progress.

Wayne

[Mandoair]

Still pumping out 10mm really liking my mp 40-160-hp CFE Pistol 7.4 gr. 1160 ish and med light. with either lube or pc. Noticed today that the pmc cases swell out after loading my .402 Boolits. Saami says .4231 which all the other mixed brass holds to but pmc goes to.426. Another wrinkle.
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[Griff]

What did I do in the reloading room today? I broke my dadgum RCBS decapping/small base resizing die. New one on order...dagnabbit.Send broken one to RCBS after calling them to verify return... have a spare from now on. I sent back a balance beam scale several years ago I bought new in 1973... got a new upgraded model in a couple of weeks.

[Griff]

Since I had my trimmer mounted to the bench, (have to take my powder stand down to do that), I decided that since I had less than 50 rounds of .30-30 in cast, I'd make up some. At least a box of 50... so I trimmed 50 cases (Winchester) down to 2.028" after sizing and deburred inside & outside the case mouths. Hand-primed all 50 with my Lee hand-priming tool in the comfort of the A/C, and then went back out to the shop to finish up. Got my old cardboard Unique can full of 150 RFN from the Saeco #316 mold and set up the lubri-sizer. I only have one sizer for the .30-30, a .309". After hunting high & low I found the correct top punch and began. With a load of lube, a RCBS gas-check these weight right at 153.9 grains. Double checked my Lyman book for load data and confirmed that my 27.5 grains of RE-7 isn't quite a max load. They don't list a load for a 150, only a 170 & 173 cast in the 50th. The 170 data shows 28 grains to be max, so with the lighter bullet, I'm still confident it's a safe load in my Winchester 94s. Since the only .30-30s I own are Winchester 94s, I took one with me to check feeding and chambering. Not that I was really concerned as this bullet/case combo have been my go to load since I started loading cast for it back in 1973, although then I could buy gas checked bullets from a local supplier in So.Cal. He used the same mold, so when he quit, that's what I bought. A four hole mold, they add up quick. I believe I'm about a third of the way thru my 3rd box of RCBS gas checks, so I've shot up about 2,300 of these loads. They don't hold any surprises for me. But, it's a real sense of satisfaction to shoot ammo that you've crafted for your own supplies and labor. From casting, sizing & lubing the projectiles, ensuring the cases are good and in within specs, to measuring powder charges, seating depth, neck tension and a final overall looksee at the finished cartridge, it's a hobby and excellent way to block out the rest of the world for a couple of hours. Randomly checked they easily check out in the Wilson check gauge. But, like always, they're tight in my custom Winchester 94, and if past results are a guide, they should clock around 2290 fps from this rifle.319303

[Texas by God]

Cast 3/4 of a pot of Lee 457-340 from a brand new mould.
I had one cull out of 66 bullets.
A buddy just got a Henry 45-70 and he wants to save the $2 a round 300 gr factory loads that he bought with the rifle!

[Baltimoreed]

Been playing around with 7.62x39 lead loads for my newest upper build, a BCA Side Charger. Trying Lilgun as that’s what’s in my measure from when I was playing with .300Ham’r loads months ago. Still checking the 7.62 gun out for functionality. I had a weirdness the other day with a late hammer drop. It has a unmessed with Timney Impact trigger so I’m not sure what happened. The Seekins lower with a .22 upper has been 100%. Shot a couple hundred .22s in it last Saturday in a 2 gun match. Came in 16 out of 22. Nice day. More 7.62 testing needed.

[shell70634]

Loaded 700+ 38 Spec 125 grain JHP and JSN and about 500 plated 158 grain. All over Win 231.
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I made MP358-429 with the deepest hollow point pins installed into my four cavity brass plain base bullet mold.

My sprue bucket is a 2 quart saucepan and it is almost completely full.

[sigep1764]

Powder coated 500 or so boolits for the 223 and gas checked them. Now I gotta size them later tonight after the wife goes to bed. Also smoked a pork butt all day for dinner. 9 hours using cherry pellets.

[Mandoair]

Solved my oversized 10mm case neck problem with a Lee factory size crimp die. Using the crimp feature at least on my progressive press causes issues of nonconsistent COLs. Noticed similar issues with5.56 also. They say education is expensive. And on going.

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[Outer Rondacker]

I drilled out a mold attempting to make a HP 50 mold. Verdict is still out but I am having fun trying to make it.

[15meter]

Yesterday I shipped out a batch of 30-30 brass and a batch of 458 Winchester Magnum brass, disassembled a bunch of 222's and 8x56R's that I'll never use. Will reuse the powder, primers and bullets in calibers I do shoot.

Got a big catch on a walnut bowl I'm turning on the wood lathe, walked away from that for a while to consider the error of my ways.

And to keep from turning it into firewood.

Today is skeet day, time to make 28 gauge reloading opportunities. Maybe a little rifle or pistol reloading opportunities.

[John Guedry]

Lubed and sized about 50 boolets I cast on the week end.

[Ajax111]

Put the cannelure on 400 .224 bullets. Yes, my arm hurts.

[sigep1764]

Sized and gaschecked the rest of the 223. Loaded 100 223 and 300 9mm and 100 38 special. Finished with 9mm, finally.

[michael.birdsley]

great score from the rifle range. i havnt had it this good in a long time. definitely tell deer season is only 3 weeks away. 44 pcs of .450 bm. 18 pcs 6.5 prc 13 pcs 30-06, 5 pcs 30-30 1 pcs308 and 1 pcs 243
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i can use all of it but the 6.5 prc. between the orginal couple boxes of .450 bm i bought and all of the range pick up i havnt had to purchase 1 piece of .450 bm brass. the .450 is one of the 2 new popular cartridges in the state of michigan in the last 8-10 yrs. the other cartridge being the .350 legend. i’ve literally picked up 150-200 pcs of .350 legend brass in the last year.

the .350 legend and .450 Bm have taken over as being probably the most used cartridges in the state in the last 8 years. before the for .350 and .450 came into popularity due the laws being changed in what is now called the limited rifle zone (aka the old shot gun only zone). michigan hunters either used the 30-30 or 30-06 to take deer north of the rifle demarcation line of state high way m-57. south of highway m-57 it was shot gun or muzzle loaders.

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[Rockindaddy]

When I last went to see my physician for a check up he asked if I exercise. Told him that I ride my Trex 18 speed bike and load ammo. His response was " how can making ammunition be considered exercise???? Well I told him I have a progressive loading press that takes two hands while standing on both feet to resize big fired brass cases. Showed him a photo of my Dillon Super 1050 and how pulling the handle a 1000 times is good upper body strength work out for a 70 year old fart. Still don't think he was understanding me. Getting ready for the annual York County, PA Gatling Gun Shoot. Need a couple thousand rounds of 45-70 to have fun smashing pumpkins and makin big holes in old cars. The shoulders, arms, and back get a workout makin ammo! 319502319503
That's a five gallon bucket of 45-70's

[Outer Rondacker]

HOT DANG that is a lot of fire power. I can already feel the pain it will bring. Just wish I was there to see the smiles it brings also. Have fun and I love me some 45-70

[steve urquell]

I worked up a 9mm load with the lee 358-125-rf sized .356" a few days ago.
1050fps,
1.025 OAL,
Unpublished charge of 3.0gr Titewad

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[35 Rem]

Primed 350 40 S&W cases on my new RCBS Bench Priming tool.

[michael.birdsley]

new NOE mold came in the mail yesterday. whew, fast shipping. Utah to michigan in 2 days. this NOE 452-304-rf mold makes a really nice bullet for .450 BM. the mold started making perfect bullets after the 4th fill. i made around 100 bullets tonight.

i’m going to order 45 gas checks before i go to bed this morning. i found basically a 2 for 1 deal on lube and sizer does on face book. hopefully by monday my .425 and .454 sizers are here.

getting down to the wire though as far as load work up. michigan fire arm deer season opens on the 15th. i probably won’t shoot them untill i get a deer. i’m sure being almost 50 grains heavier they will shoot low to how my scope is set up. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231103/37452803946d988685b0446d1c348794.jpg
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[cwtebay]

Loaded 46 - 44 Magnum with 240gr J- Words for my truck gun box The box gets reloaded when empty - if the hash marks in the lid are correct this is the 27th time this brass has been loaded. (I dropped one piece two years ago from my horse while reloading, one last winter in the snow, and the third is somewhere in my truck, the last had a loose primer pocket tonight).

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[Texas by God]

I came up with 142 empty 44-40 brass so I took a couple of days to load them with 205 gr Cast FN and good old Unique.
I only had 130 bullets, so the last dozen got a .433” round ball over a pinch of AA#2 for “fancy rat”hunting.


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[firefly1957]

Yesterday I spend some time on my Mini lathe working on a .430" swage die based on Pacific design. I am wanting a better bullet for my 3" barrels Charter Arms Bulldog . I have two top punches one make a full wad cutter the other a wad cutter with a Torx-40 bit indent (hollow point) . I messed up a bit and the die after heat treating is forming a .435" bullet So until I cut new die and punches I am sizing the bullet to .431" . For a core I used some reject Lee 170 cast bullets of pure lead I only made two bullets so far and loaded them over 5.5 grains Red Dot powder. The bullets go through a 55 steel drum and 4 inches into sod and dirt . I need to cast more cores to do some accuracy testing and expansion testing in water/paper. The bullet I dug up was 160 grains starting at 178 grains and was point on in the dirt mushroomed to .55 " . Steel is a poor expansion test but this barrel stops a 9mm Luger round from a 3.5" barrel even with hot ammo along with .38sp wad cutters and all .380 ammo .

[stubshaft]

Ordered 500, 30 cal. 115 gr. RN bullets from Bayou Bullets. They arrived OVERSIZE at .310" so I had to resize all of them down to the advertised .309"!

[tinsnips]

Reamed out some 357 pistol cylinders. Cleaned up the room a bit .

[Mandoair]

Measured 700 10mill brass that I had set aside for being too short. I want to test the less than saami .982 to see if it is worth loading down to .979. Most of what I have that are under size are .981 to.979. Any ideas on this subject? I suppose I will test till I find the lower limit. Thanks pillsnpwd my new handle.

[gc45]

This morning was spent casting 400 .432 Boolits; about my limit of casting these days..

[stubshaft]

Loaded 300, 44 specials for my Lipsey Flat-top. Skeeter load of course!

[firefly1957]

It was a windy nasty rainy day here high of 35 degrees. I set up to cast in pole barn between the open doors despite wind shifts I always had the fumes away from me . I cast from a pot of nearly pure lead making about 50 208 grain hollow points for the .45 acp . Mostly I cast Lee 170 309 bullets most of these bullets will be coated then swaged to either short jacketed .351" bullets for my Winchester model 1907 or to .430" for use in my Charter Arms Bulldog . The bullets are 177 -178 grains for the most part the short jacket adds 12 grains if I do use it on the .351 bullets . What I am attempting with the .44 Sp is a large flat point with a T-40 hollow point . I am hoping this will expand in tissue at speed possible from my 3" Bulldog I will experiment until I get a reliable bullet and am looking at the 180 grain weight range . The only truly effective ammo I have found for this gun is some 165 grain Corebon , nothing else seems to expand .

[Mandoair]

Finished testing the shorter than SAAMI 10mm brass to see if my XDM likes it at all. It seems to like it just fine. All lengths from.972 to.981. That loosens up right around 1000 rounds of brass. I should add that I have changed out the striker for Titanium with heavier spring and replaced recoil spring and swooped guide rod for solid ss. Sure hits the primer hard. Springs and things from Springer Presision Bend OR.

[cwtebay]

Put some 335 into 77 - 6.5 Grendel topped with 120gr Noslers for my wife's hunting rifle.
(I pretend it's for hers - most of it goes through my coyote rifle - she is generally a one shot per season killer).

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[John Guedry]

I keep trying different arrangements of the room to try to maximize space. Not to easy in a 7X7 room.

[brassrat]

Was looking all over to file my report. Did a lot of PC. Most of a mayo jar of H+G .38 WCs, a few years old, clear. Oh spent hours sanding bases due to extruded lead from past sizing, not fun. Did most of another jar of even older .45 200 grainers. Also boiled another, 50, old Carroll, 429s and coated blue.

[cwtebay]

Loaded 90 - 6 5 Grendel topped with 95gr V- Max. Have the thermal charged up and new batteries in the Fox Pro. Headed out to make some more brass to reload.

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[Mandoair]

Was looking all over to file my report. Did a lot of PC. Most of a mayo jar of H+G .38 WCs, a few years old, clear. Oh spent hours sanding bases due to extruded lead from past sizing, not fun. Did most of another jar of even older .45 200 grainers. Also boiled another, 50, old Carroll, 429s and coated blue.
What does that mean boiled❓ thanks thinking I’m missing something.

[stubshaft]

Prepped 200, 32 ACP cases for my Walther.

[brassrat]

What does that mean boiled❓ thanks thinking I’m missing something.

These are factory SWCs with a good lubing from years past. I boil them and change out the water, several times,and use some Dawn. They come out, clean but I put a little acetone on them and let dry and powdercoat. Couldn't work any better

[Rapier]

I am way behind and getting behinder....took on a new gunsmith student whom is in a Gunsmith school, on line....This is a leather mallet, it is a good thing, etc. He was wandering in the wilderness and they really teach disassembly and reassembly plus replacement of parts with parts. I love the drill and tap course.....where is the cordless drill...he really asked that question. Put all that stuff down, come with me......this is a Bridgeport Milling machine it is a very good thing for drilling and tapping on gun metal.

I asked him what his goal was? Oh, to make $100k guns and sell them, ah, I see..... Grasshopper, you will learn. ;-)

[Cast10]

Loaded some 6.5-06 for a family member. Began with 25-06 new brass, ran through a 6.5-06 sizer, and business as usual. 120gr Barnes TTSX and IMR 4350.

[uscra112]

I am way behind and getting behinder....took on a new gunsmith student whom is in a Gunsmith school, on line....This is a leather mallet, it is a good thing, etc. He was wandering in the wilderness and they really teach disassembly and reassembly plus replacement of parts with parts. I love the drill and tap course.....where is the cordless drill...he really asked that question. Put all that stuff down, come with me......this is a Bridgeport Milling machine it is a very good thing for drilling and tapping on gun metal.

I asked him what his goal was? Oh, to make $100k guns and sell them, ah, I see..... Grasshopper, you will learn. ;-)

Don't start him on filing just yet..........

[Outer Rondacker]

Took primer inventory. Looks like I need Small Mag pistol.

[cwtebay]

Took primer inventory. Looks like I need Small Mag pistol.Curious - what do you use them for?

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[Efin]

Melted down about 100lbs of soft pure sheet lead into the smelting pot...
I had the burner from the turkey frying exercise from yesterday to put away, so I figured I'd do what I've been delaying doing!
Next to put the melt into ingots...but I Gotta find the mold... LOL

[MOA]

Loaded up some 5 pounds of 00 buckshot and a couple of boxes
of 1 ounce # 7.5, and a few sabot slugs too.
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[Outer Rondacker]

Curious - what do you use them for?

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357 Mag, 454 Casull.

[Mandoair]

Loading 10mm brass with AA 40-165-WFN PC 168 gr. .402 over 7.7 gr. CFE PISTOL with Fed. GM200M mag sp. primers. The temperature dropped here a little and the humidity dropped in the room to 27%. Powder thrower got erratic on the charge weight. Or maybe something else caused it. ❓. About 800 to go little now few more later.

[Mandoair]

Cast just over 900 MP 40-160 HP. Cleaned my Hornaday powder thrower for my AP lock and load progressive press trying to get it’s accuracy back. Started to size and deprime the last of my 10mm brass.319965[/ATTACH [ATTACH=CONFIG]319966

[Outer Rondacker]

Dang they are look nice.

I wasted the day in the gun room on the innerwebs trying to find powder.

[Charlie Horse]

I am building a small 2x4 table in my shed to mount my Lee press on. The plan is to go out there and process 380 and 9mm cases. (Got a pillow-case full of 9mm).
Now that they turned the clocks back I need something to do in the evening, and going out to the shed gets me out of the house. The shed has no power. For comfort there is a kerosene heater. Got a nice rechargeable LED work light. I can listen to music on the phone or just enjoy the peace and quiet. May even process some really crappy range scrap that's been sitting out there.
Beats watching tv of sitting on the computer.

Also distances me from the refrigerator.:popcorn:

[Rapier]

We are a far piece from any real filing project.

Last week he wanted to "check" his AR barrel by R and R it. Easy, deal, right.... Normaly on the reinstall, you see not enough torque, so I said nothing and watched, he then snapped the head off my AR combination tool while reinstalling the barrel nut. Thus we had an applying proper torque discussion. Plus his prior experience with car frames VS his new experience with firearms being very different levels of pressure application.

I fixed the combo tool.

[hk940]

These are factory SWCs with a good lubing from years past. I boil them and change out the water, several times,and use some Dawn. They come out, clean but I put a little acetone on them and let dry and powdercoat. Couldn't work any better

Do you PC with the electric gun or do you use the Plastic BB and plastic tub shake method? Is the acetone just to remove any lube residue?

[Mandoair]

Finished PCing the Boolits I cast on Tuesday. I have about 400 more just prepped brass to measure and load up to finish up my 10mm loading session I started some months back. About 2000 rounds I think. Cleaned up the room and shampooed the carpet in the reloading room. Back to loading tomorrow I hope.
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[firefly1957]

Not today but November 14th we finished up public sight in days at the club and another noticed some odd looking brass in the brass bucket .
Someone fired .300 Winchester Magnum in a .300 Weatherby Chamber , he must have hit the target ? If it is the guy I think he had trouble with his scope and went to the store he bought the scope from to have it looked at . They told him it had plenty of movement but was just stiff and it was it took a wrench to move the adjuster with the dial removed . The scope has a lock once it is zeroed at 100 yards the company will send a dial calibrated for your ammo .

P.S. we had a guy shooting a Rossi lever gun in .357 Mag all his cases were bulged just above the case web quite a bit!

[Mandoair]

Today went out to shoot about 130 rounds at the monthly pistol proficiency event. It was a good test of my recent 10mm reloads and pistol. All functioned flawlessly. It started at 5.50 pm so it was full dark, with some electric floods. Was -1’ by the time we finished at 8pm. Good times.

[Jal5]

Reloaded some 45/70 to get ready for deer season next week. I still had some 350 gr boolits but reloaded the 400 gr ones I purchased from a member here. Both shoot very well out of my NEF single shot. Now if a good buck will cooperate…
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[cwtebay]

Getting ready to go to Nebraska with my BIL for coyotes then Texas for hogs - loaded 50 6.5 Grendel 95gr j-words. Would like to be able to have 150 of those and 150 22 Nosler for the trip. Kinda slow going.

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[MOA]

:( Guess I have to clean up my reloading bench for Thanksgiving. Wife is going to need the island freed up to do tomorrow's big meal. But I can have it back on Friday [smilie=w:

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[avogunner]

It’s a rainy day today so a good time to anneal. Here is .35 REM.
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[MOA]

Looks like it's doing a good job ��

[GuyKickinit]

Put a batch of Hardcast 303 brit 185gr bullets in some LLA to be sized and gas checked.
Tore down a bunch of rifle rounds given to me by a friend. Recycle the brass, primers, and bullets. Powder for fertilizer.
Prepped a batch of Win 223 brass for loading, got tired and needed coffee.

[Mandoair]

Loaded up ladder loads to test my favorite boolit MP-40-160-HP theses are powder coated and for the first time sized to.401 been sizing all others.402. They seemed to shoot the same as the 402s but easier to load and more likely to go into battery every time. Haven’t compared velocity yet. More testing required.

[cwtebay]

Still pulling the lever on 6.5 Grendel...... realized I had another 250 pieces of brass. At this moment, I'm unsure if I am glad.

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[fa38]

Cast 600 plus ACC 125 gr bullets for my 9mm and .38 Special. Loaded 20 for my 9mm with small rifle primers to see if they would maybe work. 4,2 grains of CFE. That CFE powder goes through the Redding measure better than any other small ball type powder that I have tried.
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[Outer Rondacker]

Hiding from the wife. Everything has gone wrong today and she is not making it any better so before I put my foot in my mouth I have locked myself in the reloading room. Guess I will start cleaning the bench. Have a happy turkey day guys who knows how many more we have left.

[15meter]

Finished 2 dozen boxes of sporting clays loads and killed off the last of my 700x. Dug out ~180 375 H&H's that need to be disassembled and the components recycled. Shipped 350 Legend 6.5x54 brass and some 30 caliber bullets.

And busted my Mark II at the plate shoot this morning. Went from a semi-auto to an occasional single shot. Thanksgiving day project to figure out what be busted.

A semi-productive day.

[cwtebay]

Hiding from the wife. Everything has gone wrong today and she is not making it any better so before I put my foot in my mouth I have locked myself in the reloading room. Guess I will start cleaning the bench. Have a happy turkey day guys who knows how many more we have left.I feel ya! Atta boy for taking the high road!

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[GuyKickinit]

Had 52 srp left so I loaded some 223. Didn't feel like opening the next brick.

[Smk SHoe]

Reset my password for the forum. Pulled out the pro melt 2 to figure out the drip issue I had a couple years ago and started taking inventory of my stuff. Running a trucking company for the last couple years didn’t leave anytime to shoot or reload or cast or enjoy life. New job fixed that and now back to what I enjoy.