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Sorted 1250 38 Special cases by headstamp. Then bagged them up into freezer bags. I am not sure if sorting cases is more boring than cleaning primer pockets, trimming case length, or de burring case mouths. Almost like watching grass grow or paint dry...
Sheesh...
Now I have to do the 1250 45ACPs next. Tomorrow or the next day, maybe. My eyes are going cross-eyed as it is...
;)
Who's next?
:)
I cast a good number of RCBS 245 gr.swc boolits. Gotta go through them and see which ones I don't like. Probably will size and lube them tomorrow...,
Disassembled all the ML long guns I own, then cleaned, oiled and reassembled them.
WHEW!!!! finally finished almost 8000 rounds ready to be loaded boy my arm is tired!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d4436b74a4.jpg
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Attachment 208968 Attachment 208968Todays run of 9mm 124 grs TC ready to go down range! [/QUOTE]
Replaced the pressure screw and piston Lyman 450. Continued lubing/sizing 95 gr .312 pills.
Experimented with making .22 gas checks from .011" Al flashing from Home Depot. I think it needs to be annealed. The Lee classic press being an O style makes it difficult to feed the free check 3. May switch to Hollywood Sr. press.
Decapped a bunch of 38 spl and 45-70 brass and washed with SS pins.
So I am casting Lee 358-158 RF's in anticipation of purchasing a S&W 327 TRR8 this Winter. I picked up 2,000 pieces of brass already. You guys that are sorting by head stamp, were you seeing much issues with group size prior to this or was this strictly a proactive measure?
Thanks,
Kraken Fan #69
"Proactive" for me, mostly. I sort everything by head stamp, age/amount of firings, etc.. I like to know what I am using, & what might be different should something change. Trying to maintain "consistency" when it matters. Stuff like that...
I keep track of that info most of the time so I can try to accurately keep track of things I use & do as I go along. Helps when trying to figure out issues if/when they happen.
I am a firm believer in having as much info as possible to go on, when I want to either repeat or improve what I am doing. Like keeping the same recipe for what I do when I make a soup, smoke a rack of ribs or a venison shoulder, etc.. and then I know what I may want to do to repeat that recipe or what I might do to change it...
:)
As they say, " YMMV". Do as ya like.
:)
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Today in the reloading room...
Still working on my Alliant Red Dot testing for handguns....
Today, I loaded up 25 - 38 spec. cases ( G.F.L. head stamp) , once fired, "as cast" ( Ave. .3565" - .3575" after 4 months storage), 124gr 2R ( ave. weight 126.1), tumble lubed 45/45/10, with CCI #500(SPP),
5 cartridges each ranging from 3.0gr. - 3.4 gr., using Alliant Red Dot, (total 25 cartridges) for some sandbagged/bench rest/tripod accuracy testing @ 25 yds. with that load in colder weather(0F -25F deg.).
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About 280 rounds of 9mm Christmas cheer. Don’t judge me. [emoji23]
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Very cool EMR...use that for your AVATAR in the month of December and get into the drawing to win a chronograph.
Merry Christmas to you also!
EMR, wonderful and Thank You
Have a very merry Christmas
Mike