I cleaned the surface of the workbench. I can now breathe a sigh of relief.
Took 1500 clean pieces of 556 brass to our recreation log house to separate by head stamp. Hope it’s worth it. Need magnifying glasses to see them even after cleaning.
Hey, I bet you could win too. That is a bunch of de-priming work. james
I tried to confirm drops from my Ohaus/ RCBS 10-10 beam scale.
I am not confident in its settings, especially the tenth guage.
I must be missing something, what is it?
Much obliged, Max
Opened up all the cases of primers I have collected in the last few years and put them on the shelf so I have a clue what I have and what I need. Its so cluttered I am still confused. Guess I will be taking my reloading books and moving them off the shelf to make more room so I can spread out the primers in sections. If I only spent as much time shooting these days as I do cleaning I would be a much happier person.
Stop being blinded by your own ignorance.
Meaning that you aren't confident that it'a accurate? Only way to know is to test it with known weights. This set is similar to what I have.
https://www.amazon.com/Bekith-Precis...3885543&sr=8-8
You will have to do some calculating, because the set is calibrated in grams, not grains.
Lazy man's conversion tool: https://www.onlineconversion.com/weight_common.htm
Cognitive Dissident
Hi Switzer, yes accuracy is the issue. I was looking for a way to check the small increments like tenths of a grain. i know that RCBS or Ohaus will accept it back for calibration but I am trying to avoid that>
Much obliged, Max
In that set you will have weights as small as 10 milligrams, which is 0.154 grain
From there you can make even smaller ones from bits of fine copper wire. Fussy work, but it can be done.
Cognitive Dissident
I’m loading 100 .223s with CCI #41 primers, H4895, and Speer 55 gr sp bullets.
Designated Varmint Hitters.
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Started turning 600 + pounds of range scrap into ingots! I’m surprised my neighbors haven’t asked........... “ what’s burning? “ lol
I have forgotten how much work this is!, Hahahaha! Lots of sawdust, wax, and, bullet jackets!
But.... it is satisfying work. I’ll test the hardness in two weeks, but two days later they have a very good ring to them when hit together! Whatcha want to bet they’ll make 45 slugs??? Hey, gotta go......be safe
I firmly believe that you should only get treated by how you act, not by who or what you are!!
I've been on brass prep lately.
I swaged a bunch of 5.56 primer pockets, sizing a bunch of 7mm-08, and have been wet tumbling 6mm Remington brass.
Broke out my single stage press today to decap and size 5.56. Never used it for that before. Not sure what s up but getting lots of stuck cases just trying to get set up. Went to town last week just for a stuck case removal tool and today couldn’t find it. Had to make do with home made puller. Lucked out and a friend invited me out to a jam session so I could just walk out of the room. Tomorrow is another day.
Doctors can not figure out what is going on with me and whatever it is I can not stay focused enough to reload so I am unloading today. Going to take a bunch of rounds out of the reloading room and blast some steel. So I guess I am prepping brass for reloading by unloading. haha Guys dont forget the fun part its not all about the bench work and enjoy it while you can.
Stop being blinded by your own ignorance.
Taking advantage of cool weather and casting some assorted boolits.
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Last night I started installing under shelf lighting above my reloading benches and work bench.
Tonight I should finish that project, and install the Inline Fabrication LED lighting on my Forster CO-AX. If I like these LED's that install on the Forster, I have 3-Dillons that could use some additional lighting for these older eyes.
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 |