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Thread: What did you do in the reloading room today?

  1. #10061
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    I grilled hamburgers and venison burgers, put all the polished .30 carbine brass into coffee cans, researched an upcoming 130 gr/ 6.8SPC thumper load, cleaned, lubed and test fired a low rent RG .25acp true pocket pistol- the little toot was fun. And started assembling a cedar handled letter opener for my queen.

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    Cast about 472-200gr 45ACP boolits. Powder coated and sized. Ready to load. Also some .458 X 325 gr for 45-70 boolits.

    Replaced the micro switch in one of my powder checker dies, purchased from{ Grainger’s}that died because of leaving the leaking battery in too long with out checking condition. Lithium batteries from now on.

  3. #10063
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    Last night I tried out my new Worlds Finest Trimmer 2 on some 223. Slick little tool, much faster than my Lyman Universal even with the power attachment. Then chamfered the case mouths and threw them in the tumbler. Loaded 100 30-30 too.

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    Hi-Tek'd 10lbs of the NOE 310-255 RN (Taco) boolits. While waiting for the stuff to dry/preheat/cook/cool/etc also loaded 100 40 S&W boolits...
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    I loaded 50 rounds of 8.15X46R with 7.5 grains of Red Dot, and 50 with 13.5 grains of IMR4227, then capped them with a bees wax wad for breach seating and 300 meter testing tomorrow
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  6. #10066
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    Casting, accidentally spilt some lead it splashed everywhere I jumped clear super fast and I still have all my skin. None of it got me. I had my glasses on. I think it’s crazy not to be wearing glasses casting. ... goodbye eyesight if a hot piece of lead gets u

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    Loaded a small ladder of 3031 in 223, ten rounds with 17 grains, 10 rounds with 18 grains, and 10 rounds with 19 grains. Seemed to meeter really well in the Dillon, not super crunchy. Hopefully testing tmro or Monday.

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    Cast up some Svarog slugs...
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    Using 223 & 300 bo dies I made up a doz 300 HAM'r cases

    Darn thing is callin me LOUDLY!!

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    Planned to do some case prep and organizing. Wound up reading the 1st edition ABC's of reloading for about an hour and a half.

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  11. #10071
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    Poured some .4565-220gr bullets for a Webley. Sorted some range brass.

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    Cleaned up two Lyman 450's I'll be throwing up on the S&S Forum.

  13. #10073
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    tumbled 50 30-30 brass i fired yesterday,today they go in the DEF bath to soak for 10 days to 2 weeks. they will be a lovely greenish camo color when the bath is done and i will use the coloration to separate them from the rest of the 30-30s that dont go in my 30-30 contender.i fire formed them yesterday and will trim them back today.10 grains of unique shot well with 311299 as a fire form load.

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    Gifted back about 40lbs of pure lead and 30 lbs. of range scrap muffins to a friend that has just bought a Lee Pot and has also started visiting here. Believe he will be casting .358, 30 cal and for a 45-70.

    The pure lead was from roofing salvage that he gave me but I really have no use for pure. I also gifted him about 2lbs of linotype.

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    Sorted out 100+ matching headstamp .30 Carbine from the "mixed" batch to load up and add to the stash.

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    I finished sizing a repriming 450 rds of .308 and .30-40 brass. Now I'm all set for my testing of mid speed powders, H-322, RL10x and AA2015 with 155-160 and 200 gr Lees. My left arm is kind'a sore from holding it up to feed the press! It's getting better though. Nice an cool this morning, but supposed to be HOT this afternoon.

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    Working on pulling down 780 military tracer 30-06 cartridges to be able to reuse the brass.

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    Been so the shake and bake. Now sizing and loading.

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    Swaged more .187 cores for 55gr .223.
    QUIS CUSTODIET IPSOS CUSTODES?

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    I pulled bullets from some 8MM Mauser ammo that the primers had gone bad, saved the powder and bullets. I saved over a pound of powder to use in my 219 Zipper and will sell the bullets as plinkers. I still have 5 or 6 hundred to pull and its raining so I will pull more today if I have an empty container.

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check