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Posted: 11/1/2019 4:51:33 AM EDT
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Finished separating Mil-crimped from commercial nearly 4000 pieces of mixed 223/556.
 
I estimate that I have approximately 2300 pcs that now need to have the crimps removed. 
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Posted: 11/1/2019 1:32:38 PM EDT
[#2]
Ordered some additional cutter blades for my Giraud.
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Posted: 11/1/2019 6:47:28 PM EDT
[#3]
Liked what I saw with the current Viht rebate going on.
Picked up 5# ea of N540/50/60. |
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Posted: 11/3/2019 6:01:30 PM EDT
[#4]
Been a little while since I got on the press, loaded up a batch of 1000 rounds of 9mm and then spent several hours at the range. Had a great time.
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Posted: 11/3/2019 8:14:22 PM EDT
[#5]
Decided that since I had a couple hours to spare for the first time in a while, I would do something reloading.
I brought down the 22 tcm rifle to test some 34 gr "dogtown" bullets from mid south shooters supply I bought a long time ago. I have never had good luck with this rifle with H110. In fact, I've never had good luck with this rifle at all. So, I decided to try unique this time. I started at 5gr and worked up to 7gr. Couldn't get velocities because the light was leaving me so I tested accuracy. 7gr got me a 1 hole group at 50 yards with a flyer that opened it up to .5". More testing is required. |
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Posted: 11/3/2019 11:47:47 PM EDT
[#6]
Did some work up rounds on the 550. 7.62x25 with True Blue and Power Pistol, 50 of each.
Next will be 50 using AA 9 and 50 with H-110. Using a Hornady 90 gr XTP. Wet tumbled 1500 380, dried, sorted and put away ready for next loading session. |
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Posted: 11/4/2019 1:32:52 AM EDT
[Last Edit: demoMouse]
[#7]
Cleaned a few hundred 5.56 brass, and ordered $700 worth of various powders.
Sup ATF. 
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Posted: 11/4/2019 5:20:50 PM EDT
[#8]
Driving home from a conference in North Austin took us past Cabela's in Buda. I stopped in and bought a LnL shell plate (for .45 Colt) and a 6-pack of Hornady lock rings.
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Posted: 11/4/2019 8:40:46 PM EDT
[#9]
Back to square 1...
Did more testing with 22 tcm. Same bullet, a 34gr flat base hp. Same powder. The rounds were loaded on the same equipment. At 50 yards, I get .3" groups. At 100 yards, I get 4" groups. Diagnosing how I go from sub moa to horrible moa could only be chocked up to fading light or something went wrong with the rifle while it was sitting by itself in the leadsled. Fingers crossed it was the light. |
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Posted: 11/4/2019 10:42:37 PM EDT
[#10]
I'm currently wet tumbling some 9mm brass and am considering building some test loads for a range visit later this week.
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IA, USA
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Posted: 11/4/2019 11:27:16 PM EDT
[#11]
Yesterday took apart 200 .223 rounds (pulled the bullets and saved the powder) that I thought were loaded too hot. I resized the cases to reset the necks and then I reloaded all 200 cases to a more desirable load.
IN the last week I resized some previously sized cases (2000) in a different full length resizer. The full length resizer I used is a Lyman that I have had for several years. I was pressure denting the cases in the passed so I stopped using it. I have since figured out a way to use the resizer without pressure denting the cases. Basically, I'm using less lube than I have in the passed and only about 1 in 20 cases shows any signs of denting. Those that do dent are NATO brass. I believe that brass came out of a machine gun chamber and the brass is pretty stretched. kwg |
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Posted: 11/4/2019 11:29:51 PM EDT
[#12]
Finished my work up loads in 7.62x25 with AA 9 and H-110.
Changed over to 300 blk on the 550 and doing some pistol loads. Started some work up loads with 11 FS and Speer 125 gr TNT's. Probably give CFE blk another try. |
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Posted: 11/4/2019 11:40:02 PM EDT
[#13]
Tumbled a batch of 6.8 SPC and another batch of 7.62x39 brass,
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Posted: 11/5/2019 12:05:22 AM EDT
[#14]
Tumbled about 2K of 45 ACP brass and a few hundy of 5.56.
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Posted: 11/5/2019 12:19:23 AM EDT
[#15]
Resized about one-hundred cases of once-fired 223 brass and subsequently cleaned the sizing wax off using a microfiber cloth and a little rubbing alcohol.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 11/6/2019 3:19:04 PM EDT
[#16]
Coated and baked about 1k 40/10mm 180gr cast bullets. I used a mixture of half Hitek Gold 1035 and half Zombie Green. Came out to be a nice bronze color.
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Posted: 11/6/2019 6:57:25 PM EDT
[#17]
Decapping and tumbling a bunch of brass a fellow shooter gave to me during today's range session. Very generous!
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Posted: 11/6/2019 8:27:34 PM EDT
[Last Edit: ParallelCode]
[#18]
Deprimed and tumbled some 4x fired Hornady 223 brass in the FART Lite.
Trimmed, chamfered, and deburred some once-fired Hornady 223 brass. |
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Posted: 11/7/2019 10:07:36 AM EDT
[#19]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ParallelCode:
Deprimed and tumbled some 4x fired Hornady 223 brass in the FART Lite. Trimmed, chamfered, and deburred some once-fired Hornady 223 brass. Seeing if it will knock off the green bullet sealant from some of the 64 gr. FBI bonded pull downs I picked up a while back. It would be nice if this works. I just used a touch of Dawn and a Lemi Shine - no pins or chips. |
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Posted: 11/7/2019 12:33:10 PM EDT
[#20]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lokifox: Doing my first wet tumble ever in my new FART Lite. Seeing if it will knock off the green bullet sealant from some of the 64 gr. FBI bonded pull downs I picked up a while back. It would be nice if this works. I just used a touch of Dawn and a Lemi Shine - no pins or chips. |
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Posted: 11/7/2019 5:24:21 PM EDT
[#21]
I got my long dead Frankford Arsenal vibratory tumbler working again.
One of the wires going to the motor had broken loose. New spade terminal and it's good as new. It was full of Lake City M-118lr brass that needs a bit more to finish it and it's running now. Guess I'll finish running these out and get them 'bang ready' again. 
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Posted: 11/7/2019 6:45:57 PM EDT
[Last Edit: SideSalad]
[#22]
Bought a 21st Century concentricity gauge to try.
Picked up 5K Fed Mag/Match LP primers from Graf’s (free haz) & bought a Sinclair neck turner kit (NT-4000) with fixin’s, some Berger 175 OTM and 2K 230gr JHP. |
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OH, USA
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Posted: 11/7/2019 8:09:24 PM EDT
[#23]
Loaded up some 300gr XTP for my 450 Bushmaster
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Posted: 11/8/2019 1:29:44 PM EDT
[#24]
Not today...but rather on Wednesday... two days ago....stopped off at Graf's in St. Charles, MO. Picked up about 300 new Winchester 147 grainers...FMJBT... for the .308 .
And also picked up 500 of the Hornady 55 grainers. I think they are just FMJ BT's.... I'll have to take another look. |
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Posted: 11/8/2019 1:53:37 PM EDT
[#25]
Bought 16 lbs of H1000 and 5 lbs ea of RE-22 & 25 at Brownell’s.
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Posted: 11/8/2019 4:15:03 PM EDT
[Last Edit: zach_]
[#26]
I received my new scale, an RCBS Chargemaster 1500. I can't wait to get home and try it out. I hope it saves some time. Cool gadget either way. Natchez had them cheap. $299 plus a 10% discount, with a net subtotal of $270!!
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Posted: 11/8/2019 6:31:29 PM EDT
[Last Edit: ParallelCode]
[#27]
(Yesterday)
Refined a load I had started working on about a month ago, specifically a 223 with a 55gr VMAX under some Varget, lit off with a WSR. I had identified three charge weights as being promising after my previous full range test, these were 25gr, 25.4gr, and 25.6gr. I loaded up 15 of each charge weight and exercised them at 100 yards. I also threw in an extra five at 25.6 for which I did not apply my the Lee Factory Crimp die. Of those three weights, 25gr and 25.6 (w/o crimp) produced two sub-MOA groups while 25.4 did not. Next, I'm going to try 25gr w/o crimp along with establishing a larger sample size of 25.6 w/o crimp. |
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Posted: 11/8/2019 9:17:32 PM EDT
[#28]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ParallelCode:
Good luck! Would you update the thread with the outcome? It sounds like a job for pins so I'm curious to see how that pans out. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ParallelCode:
Originally Posted By lokifox: Doing my first wet tumble ever in my new FART Lite. Seeing if it will knock off the green bullet sealant from some of the 64 gr. FBI bonded pull downs I picked up a while back. It would be nice if this works. I just used a touch of Dawn and a Lemi Shine - no pins or chips. They had a ton of green sealant on them (seriously an insane amount), maybe that's why they were rejected. This is after a 12 or so hour wet tumble with a sprinkle of Lemi Shine and a drop of Dawn. I didn't use any pins as I didn't want to damage the bullets... Might try a very small batch with pins to see what happens. After cleaning I noticed some were struck with a "T" on the bottom (Trophy Bond) and some weren't. Took the tin snips to a non-marked one and they are indeed TBBC bullets. Apparently some of the presses weren't set up to strike the base. Can't wait to see what they do in the carbine. I may try to shoot a deer with one and see how it does. Photos show both a marked and unmarked bullet. Looks like about 90% of the bullets have no sealant left, most of the rest have just a tiny amount left in the cannelure, and one or two out of the batch still had sealant up and down half the bullet. There was hardly any copper in the water so the process was gentile enough to not cause any damage.  Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 11/8/2019 10:30:35 PM EDT
[#29]
Finished some test loads with Hornady 52 hpbt and 8208 xbr
24.7, 25, 25.3, 25.6. All LC brass and WSR primers. Gonna go shoot’em in the AM! |
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Posted: 11/8/2019 11:36:00 PM EDT
[#30]
Fixed the spent primer mechanism on my SDB and loaded 150+ 9mm.
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Posted: 11/9/2019 12:20:09 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/9/2019 7:45:59 PM EDT
[#32]
Setup Lyman M M1 expander die for 300 AAC and resized 150 or so pieces of 300 AAC brass. Then loaded about 75 of those.
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Posted: 11/9/2019 7:48:17 PM EDT
[#33]
Killed my Shop Vac making 300BLK brass today.
So much for this being a $ saver! Between the trim die and the equipment it'll literally never pay itself off... OTOH I have 600 pieces of kick ass nickel brass and a new Shop Vac... |
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Posted: 11/9/2019 8:52:30 PM EDT
[#34]
Did brass prep on a flash hole test I'm conducting. It's always tedious.
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Posted: 11/9/2019 10:38:40 PM EDT
[#35]
Day before yesterday I finished depriming the brass from my recent range trip. I had already taken care of the pickups, so on Thursday I took care of the brass I actually fired.
Since then I haven’t had a chance to do anything. Friday was a mess at work and today my wife marched in our local Veterans Day parade with her Women Veterans group. Since it as a straight route (not a loop), I was both the drop off and pick up driver, that kind of used up today. I have had a little time to research whether or not I should get an M-die for .45 Colt. No conclusion yet... |
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Posted: 11/9/2019 11:21:47 PM EDT
[#36]
Loaded another hundred 9s.
Spent primers still falling as they should .
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Posted: 11/9/2019 11:59:03 PM EDT
[#37]
Deprimed about three-hundred 223 cases this morning.
I'm currently trying to decide if I should buy a LabRadar on sale for $499 or wait in hope of a steeper discount over Black Friday. |
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Posted: 11/10/2019 12:36:21 AM EDT
[#38]
Last two days: finished swaging three coffee cans of 223 only to find a half a creamer can left over. Then started trimming only to find some kind of blade shift or another malfunction on my triway causing wacky cuts on my brass.
I spent an hour trying to reset it but gave up as I got too cold. Tomorrow I'll finish the swaging part and work on the triway some more. |
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MN, USA
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Posted: 11/10/2019 12:38:51 AM EDT
[#39]
Loaded 400 168gr A-max
New LC cases to boot ! |
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Posted: 11/10/2019 11:01:44 AM EDT
[#40]
Shot some of the 62 gr. TBBC bullets over some A2230 this morning out of a 20" accuracy AR.
They shot right at 2.5 MOA for 10 shots which seems to be about right according to everything I've read. Chose 2230 because it's on the fast side of powders for the grain weight and I intend to chase velocity out of 16" or less barrels. I used load data for the 62 gr. Barnes and it seems to be close enough for comfort. Medium book charge didn't show any pressure. May load some up with a stick powder to see if they shrink up a bit. Going to take the chrony out soon to see what they clock from a 11.5" barrel. |
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Posted: 11/10/2019 1:05:03 PM EDT
[#41]
I made the decision a few days ago that I will do 3gun with the 458 socom. Got a couple hundred rounds ready to go. Load is Rainier 350g bullets going at ~1550fps.
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Posted: 11/10/2019 5:14:54 PM EDT
[#42]
Tore down the 650 and bullet feeder for a good cleaning after 3k of 45 and set them up for my 9mm run for next years USPSA (plan is 5 3600 bullet cases from blue bullets. so probably have to clean it at some point before I get that 18K loaded.) Im having a problem with the case slider pulling the case back about a 1/16" and cursing it with the die. Tried cleaning the face not luck so keep tweaking.
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Posted: 11/10/2019 7:36:14 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AZ-AR15:
I made the decision a few days ago that I will do 3gun with the 458 socom. Got a couple hundred rounds ready to go. Load is Rainier 350g bullets going at ~1550fps. https://instagram.fapa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/vp/23c964a969b9c373aab8d17ccb0d1535/5E41D982/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/73512741_748706558943162_3949981765933196228_n.jpg?_nc_ht=instagram.fapa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=106 
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Posted: 11/10/2019 9:15:36 PM EDT
[#44]
FINALLY got back to reloading today after buying a house and getting married over the past 6 months.
500 rounds of 147gr 9mm on the 650. Feels good to be back. Did some homework to start loading 450 Bushmaster. |
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Posted: 11/10/2019 10:43:43 PM EDT
[#45]
I haven't been reloading in quite a while. Finally decided to finish off the setup for 9mm for my 550. I had a spare powder bar but needed a new spacer and some other odds and ends. Also ordered 500 FMJ bullets from RMR. Gotta love free shipping! Looking forward to spending my Thanksgiving vacation reloading.
Anyone have a preferred powder? I've got Accurate #5, Unique, and HP38. |
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Posted: 11/10/2019 11:39:10 PM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lilMAC25:
On hold now til Dec or Jan because of scheduling conflicts with Thanksgiving coming up. Got 196 rounds loaded up though. Plan to get 104 more loaded up in the next week for an even 300 and then get to the range on Tuesday to zero with my Eotech in preparation (wearing a 1-4 Accupower now which would put me in the more competitive open class if I kept it on there). Got a notice that my broken chrono made it to the manufacturer (Competition Electronics). Hoping they'll warranty repair it, but not overly optimistic since it broke from the wind knocking it over. |
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Posted: 11/11/2019 12:24:44 AM EDT
[#47]
Working on my used 550 I picked up at the funshow.
Thought I had everything fixed, but the primer return spring needs replacing. |
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CA, USA
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Posted: 11/11/2019 5:28:28 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Blowout]
[#48]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lokifox:
They had a ton of green sealant on them (seriously an insane amount), maybe that's why they were rejected. This is after a 12 or so hour wet tumble with a sprinkle of Lemi Shine and a drop of Dawn. I didn't use any pins as I didn't want to damage the bullets... Might try a very small batch with pins to see what happens. Loaded up 200 40 S&W tonight with 155gr FN pull down bullets and the last of the 700x powder I got from a friend. Trying to work down inventory on the powders that I've accumulated over the years that are just taking up space. |
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Posted: 11/11/2019 3:57:21 PM EDT
[#49]
Used an Ace hardware $7 off coupon to score a pound of CFE pistol. OTD $15.11
I have 2 more of these coupons good in upcoming weeks and will use them on CFE223. |
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IA, USA
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Posted: 11/11/2019 5:05:24 PM EDT
[#50]
I have .223 brass tumbling as we speak. I may load some more 55 grain soft points with AA2460.
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