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Posted: 11/27/2020 4:25:48 AM EDT
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Doing some unnecessary case prep on 1K of 9mm that I plan to load up for the three matches I have planned in December.
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Posted: 11/27/2020 1:43:10 PM EDT
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I baked
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Posted: 11/27/2020 7:06:26 PM EDT
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Got my kit in. Started assembling scales and powder drops. Got some bolts to mount to bench.
Scored some unicorn dust!  Attached File |
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Posted: 11/27/2020 7:15:11 PM EDT
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Heated up and drained the wheel weight ally from my casting pot into ingots.
Put some linotype ingots in the pot. Im gonna help out a friend of a friend who needs some .309 cal 75 gr cast bullets for a 32 french longue. He prefers hard cast. |
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Posted: 11/27/2020 7:21:04 PM EDT
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Have been doing more brass prep (initial walnut cleaning, decapping) in preparation of wet tumbling.
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Posted: 11/27/2020 8:06:42 PM EDT
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Loaded 500 more 9mm with Xtreme 147grn RN.
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Posted: 11/27/2020 8:29:39 PM EDT
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Ordered a 300 AAC collet die. I have no need to F/L size and work the hell out of the neck of my beautiful hand-made nickel brass.
Would have ordered a Type-S neck die but they sold the last one on hand within the last 24 hours (they are custom and I don't feel like waiting now). Things are awfully thin out there.... |
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Posted: 11/27/2020 8:39:03 PM EDT
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Yesterday afternoon I worked on figuring out why my 750 was spilling powder when I loaded .380. I got it solved - I think.
I’d noticed some difficulty with starting the bullets on some cases. As it turns out, I didn’t have the expander set right, so most cases were just barely expanded and not belled very well. So the expander didn’t “follow” the case all the way down, and that (probably) allowed powder to leak. If I get time this weekend, I’ll run another batch with the expander double checked before I start. I think I have it fixed, but I want to be sure... |
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Posted: 11/27/2020 9:39:38 PM EDT
[Last Edit: dryflash3]
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Quote HistoryOff topic post removed. No questions or comments please, just what you did. dryflash3 |
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MS, USA
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Posted: 11/28/2020 12:23:50 AM EDT
[Last Edit: MS556]
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Prepped cases for .40 S&W reload. I have 200 count 180 grain Hornady XTP and AA #7 powder ready to go for my pet load.
So I complete all steps on my single stage press up to priming the cases and found I have no small pistol primers! I now have to find primers with most LGS shelves empty. Ugh! Looking at all those pretty shiny and sized cases and hoping someone nearby will get primers in stock soon - at least enough to complete this batch. Oh well, at least the cases are ready. |
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Posted: 11/28/2020 4:06:45 AM EDT
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Loaded probably the last batch of 9mm for the year. Should have enough to keep from having to tap into my factory supply for a couple months. Think I've gone to more matches since I started reloading again.
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Posted: 11/28/2020 6:05:34 PM EDT
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Bought a mobile workbench to store reloading stuff in, under my reloading bench for black friday. $250 at home depot. Nicest things are it has soft close drawers and the tall drawer is JUST deep enough for 4 lb pistol/8lb rifle hodgdon jugs!
 Attached File Attached FileYup, room is dirty and cluttered! 
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Posted: 11/28/2020 7:05:05 PM EDT
[Last Edit: JedYonkers]
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Organized and did inventory,
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Posted: 11/28/2020 10:20:16 PM EDT
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Bought a couple pounds of powder.
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Posted: 11/29/2020 12:56:53 AM EDT
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Finished a 100 round's of 9mm, got a cancellation email from cabelas for the 2,500 cci small pistol primers they let me buy last night.
 . Also bought some .44 and .38 bullets.
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PA, USA
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Posted: 11/29/2020 1:47:53 AM EDT
[#16]
-Expanded 202 .44 Special virgin Starline brass
-sorted a bunch of brass |
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Posted: 11/29/2020 1:54:01 AM EDT
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Decapped 100 30-30 and 100 35 Rem for wet tumbling tomorrow.
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Posted: 11/29/2020 1:58:54 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/29/2020 10:37:43 AM EDT
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Wheeled and deal’d for a couple thousand SPP’s yesterday.
The barter economy is great if you have some extra stuff on hand! |
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Posted: 11/29/2020 12:31:07 PM EDT
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Running batches of .40 brass through the tumbler and decapping as it comes out and rearranging my bench to be ready for the Dillon SDB when it gets here Tuesday.
In the process I'm finding out I have multiples of dies and tools that I ought to put on ebay. Just way more stuff than I need. |
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Posted: 11/29/2020 4:21:42 PM EDT
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Made 750 rounds of 9mm this morning.
I recently polished the inside of the powder drop on my 650 so for fun I checked how consistent the drop is. I measured 25 drops and every single one was 4.0 grains of titegroup. I didn’t have issues before but occasionally I would get a 3.9 mixed in. |
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Posted: 11/29/2020 4:25:16 PM EDT
[#22]
Picked up a small order earlier in the week.
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Posted: 11/29/2020 4:43:11 PM EDT
[#23]
Deprimed and wet tumbled some 6.5 Grendel, 300 Win Mag, 270, and 308 from range trip with my brother on Thanksgiving day.
 Attached FileMy brothers new 300 Win Mag built at Fortress Firearms in Petersburg, WV. I am getting the headspace and seating depth sorted today so I can start reloading for him. We are going to try some 190 grain Matchkings with H1000.  Attached File |
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Posted: 11/29/2020 6:16:58 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AssaultRifler]
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Posted: 11/29/2020 6:29:36 PM EDT
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Sized about 200 cut down 5.56 for 300BO. Trimmed and chamfered on my new FA case prep center, as well as reamed primer pockets.
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Posted: 11/29/2020 6:46:54 PM EDT
[#26]
Started casting some 32 cal 75 gr bullets out of linotype.
Got maybe 50 done. It is cold out side. |
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Posted: 11/29/2020 11:09:04 PM EDT
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Found out that I actually doubled my order for .38 and .44 , projectiles. Apparently I somehow submitted the form twice.
 2000 of each, hope I like them.
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Posted: 11/29/2020 11:23:35 PM EDT
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Sorting brass and loaded a bit of 9mm.
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Posted: 11/29/2020 11:33:59 PM EDT
[#29]
 Got a load of 30-30 tumbling. 45 ACP case soldered to a 223 case for a Lemishine measure. 2 liter pop bottle cut to 6 inches to measure how much brass is a load. Timer to run tumbler. Already added Lemishine and Dawn, that's why water is sudsy. |
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Posted: 11/30/2020 1:23:23 AM EDT
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Loaded 500 round of 9mm. Still using the mixed 115/147 bullets from American Reloading I bought on sale for $50/1,000 five years ago. Sorted another 2k of those bullets as well.
Currently looking at 600 Rem. 6 1/2 primers a buddy gave me. Planning to load a few and see if they work in a 9mm PCC. Don’t have any other use for them. |
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Posted: 11/30/2020 4:37:14 PM EDT
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ON, CAN
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Posted: 11/30/2020 7:41:00 PM EDT
[Last Edit: GunsNotPuns]
[#32]
Cleaned a pile of .30-06 -- both spit out by my M1 Garand on Sunday and a ton of once-fired that a fellow range member gifted me. Only thing I didn't score that day was .45 ACP brass, well outside of SPP brass which went back in the brass bucket.
Edit: Hey, today is my fifth anniversary joining AR15.com! |
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Posted: 11/30/2020 8:25:42 PM EDT
[#33]
did another 150 or so rounds of 45ACP
Swapped batteries in my powder checker, both primer alarms, and electronic scale with Engergizer Ultimate Lithiums |
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Posted: 12/1/2020 2:04:17 AM EDT
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My APP press came in today, started setting it up.
Pics here, https://www.ar15.com/forums/armory/Lee-APP-tips-and-tricks/42-510869/?r=-1&page=1&anc=5411443#i5411443 |
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AL, USA
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Posted: 12/1/2020 7:38:45 AM EDT
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I ordered 16 pounds of WSF from Powder Valley. Should keep me loading 9mm for a little while.
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Posted: 12/1/2020 6:54:40 PM EDT
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Started setting up my Square Deal B that arrived today and then got the shipping notification that my 550C is on the way and will be here Friday.
It's starting off to be a really good week. 
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Posted: 12/1/2020 7:54:19 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AssaultRifler]
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Posted: 12/1/2020 8:22:07 PM EDT
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Tried to organize things a bit. Decided to start listing a couple items I don't need anymore.
Was looking to do a run of blasting ammo but realized I have FAR fewer large rifle primers than I had thought. Apparently I've shot way more 308 than I remember over the last few years. May have to phone a friend and do some trading. |
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Posted: 12/1/2020 9:59:11 PM EDT
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Ruined 35 Grendel cases shooting my first ever ladder test in this gun.
 Attached File Attached FileBought a bolt advertised as 7.62x39, but got one with the .134 depth bolt face. Shoulda verified it with a micrometer before shooting... |
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Posted: 12/1/2020 10:25:51 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Thedude27]
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Case prep 4000 9mm cases, threw them in the cement mixer to get the lanolin off.
I have an overflowing 5gal bucket of .223 to do next. Built a shelf under the reloading bench sunday. |
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Posted: 12/2/2020 12:49:51 AM EDT
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Sized about 500 9mm cases. Takes forever on a single stage. Really need to upgrade to a 750...
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Posted: 12/2/2020 10:36:32 AM EDT
[Last Edit: sigman68]
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Last year, a guy advertised some free 223 brass in the local classifieds. When I picked it up, I realized that most of it was sized and deprimed, and primed with new primers. When I got home I measured the cases and figured out why he was getting rid of it- the headspace was a little long on them. With the recent shortages, I pulled them out and resized all 270 pieces, and made 50 rounds of 223 using 52 grain Noslers CC and Benchmark.
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Posted: 12/2/2020 2:07:00 PM EDT
[#43]
on a 45ACP decapping roll with the 650
hitting an issue where 1 in about 15 cases gets wedged on the ejector wire at station 5 and binding the whole shell plate removed and cleaned shellplate, fiddled with the tension on the shell plate bolt, bent the wire a hair, cleaned the slots in the shell plate where the rims of the 45 brass sits in...bit better but not 100% Oh then sorting brass by headstamp, weeding out AMERC and small primed brass |
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Posted: 12/2/2020 4:00:09 PM EDT
[#44]
Ordered 350 Barnes 110gr TAC-X (#30321) & 100 176gr A-Tip from Brownell’s.
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Posted: 12/2/2020 4:08:27 PM EDT
[Last Edit: compuvette]
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Picked up 2lbs of AA2520 and another 1k of large pistol match magnum primers. Dealer still had some large rifle and large pistol left. 1k limit though. I’ll get another k of something if he’s got any left later this week.
He still had 8lb jugs of Reloder 10x and several singles of BLC(2). I’ll probably pick up some of that later too if it’s still there. |
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Posted: 12/2/2020 4:34:06 PM EDT
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Pulled 35 Rem out of the wet tumbler, dried, and sorted it.
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Posted: 12/2/2020 5:05:42 PM EDT
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Started to sort out a few 20ga hulls
 Got bored, so I reloaded a box of #4 buck 
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Posted: 12/2/2020 5:57:54 PM EDT
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Dumped the old well used corn cob out of the tumbler,cleaned it and loaded it with fresh stuff. Then sorted through the last batch of .40 brass and have it cleaning up in the tumbler (actually vibratory cleaner is the correct term I think) now.
Once the .40 is clean I have more batches of .223 and .30 carbine to run through. |
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Posted: 12/2/2020 8:47:11 PM EDT
[#49]
Grabbed two pounds of CFE223 and 100 Hornady 6.5 140 grain ELD bullets for some future fun.
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Posted: 12/2/2020 9:02:13 PM EDT
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100% sorting 45 brass and decapping it. Will have an interesting pic of what I found in my stash when all said and done
the FART arrived, didn't unbox it yet, need to finish decapping my brass first anyway. Focus! |
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