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Posted: 7/9/2017 3:21:43 PM EDT
[#1]
Loaded 50 rds of .223 - 25.9gr BLc2 under a 55gr VMAx 2.25 COL
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Posted: 7/9/2017 3:23:57 PM EDT
[#2]
Loaded 50 rds of .223 - 25.9gr BLc2 under a 55gr VMAx 2.25 COL
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Posted: 7/9/2017 3:24:56 PM EDT
[#3]
Taught my 10 year old daughter how to run the 550. She loaded up about 65 rounds of 22 TCM for me.
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Posted: 7/9/2017 9:13:49 PM EDT
[#4]
Powder coated and sized about 300 200 gr SWCs tonight
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Posted: 7/9/2017 9:43:28 PM EDT
[#5]
I did a little powder coating tonight as well. One batch of 124 grain 9mm bullets - about 200 or so.
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Posted: 7/9/2017 10:00:39 PM EDT
[#6]
Good old different manufacturers of shellholders got me again...
Full length sized a bunch of brass with a die I had pre-set the other day, using the wrong shellholder.... Discovered it today when the bolt was hard to close on a bolt action. Damn. Oh well, everything is a learning experience. |
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Posted: 7/10/2017 2:08:08 AM EDT
[#7]
Picked up #6 of win748 and #3 of win670 for a little over $16 per lb at the fun show..
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Posted: 7/10/2017 6:35:19 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Herb3]
[#8]
More powder coating tonight. Did about 250 128 gr RN for 9mm
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Posted: 7/10/2017 7:08:57 PM EDT
[#9]
Installed the Inline Fab case feed stop on to my Super 1050.
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Posted: 7/10/2017 10:23:30 PM EDT
[Last Edit: j3_]
[#10]
Bought a new RCBS M500 scale for $40 at the Gander going out of business sale because I was worried my old Lee scale was inaccurate. But after comparing their readings with a few different items of differing weight they read them same on all of them.
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Posted: 7/10/2017 10:44:04 PM EDT
[#11]
Got my blem bullet order in from Midway.
The 6.5 123 gr are Hornady A Max and no tarnish spots like the normal blems you get from Midway. 
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Posted: 7/11/2017 12:10:56 AM EDT
[Last Edit: AeroEngineer]
[#12]
Discovered that my Lee Adjustable Charge Bar really is inconsistent with small (< .4 cc) charges. I'm going to try out the disks.
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Posted: 7/11/2017 12:43:10 AM EDT
[#13]
Finished up some cast 405gr 45-70 stuff for load development.
Whipped up 200 hot .40 HST's for the heck of it. |
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OH, USA
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Posted: 7/11/2017 5:36:56 PM EDT
[#14]
I sized and trimmed 300 7.62x39 cases, 205 7.62x54R and 84 30-06 cases. My fingers are soooo sore from trimming.
Getting some brass ready for my new PC'd boolits .
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Posted: 7/11/2017 7:43:55 PM EDT
[#15]
Sorted out a grocery bag full of brass, 45, 40, 9 mm, 380, even some 32 and a few 25 auto cases. Primed a set of 45s to be reloaded with Nosler 185s and 231.
Pulled some Lapua 223 from the stash to load some test for my wifes new to her/used 223 1/7". I ran some test earlier this week and it likes XBR 8208 n the 23 to 23.5 gr range with Sierra and Nosler 77 and 80 gr bullets. 77 TMK is the best so far. |
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Posted: 7/11/2017 9:09:21 PM EDT
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I realized that I'd put together a lot of rounds lately, and that I couldn't remember when the last time I cleaned the "problem causer" spots was. So I did that.
I didn't quite take the case feed shuttle off (which is really a pain), but I took the V block off of it. I took off the shell plate, and tore down the primer feed, including the shuttle. I found some gunk and dust, and a bit of "used to be spilled powder grain" that had wound up under the shell plate, and I cleaned up the whole shebang with alcohol, paper towel, and some elbow grease. Then I whipped out the Johnson's Past Wax and waxed the sub plate under the case feed shuttle, the primer feed shuttle, and the whole shell plate area. While I was at it, I took off the case feed pivot and cleaned it and the pivot body it rides on, then waxed the top of the body and bottom of the pivot for nice, smooth operation. I found some gunk, possibly old grease, on the shoulder bolt the pivot...um...pivots on, so I cleaned that up really well and waxed it too. It all went back together extremely smoothly, which made me suspicious that I'd forgotten something. I checked the advance pawls for free movement and alignment, but it was all good. Then I found the "oops": I tightened the shell plate bolt down too well, so it dragged on one out of five cycles. Just backing the bolt out a little, without the lock washer looking that much less flat, made it all move extra smooth. Yes, I know that means that either my sub plate, my shell plate, or both are not quite perfect, but they work and I don't want to even envision what it would take to make both perfect. Tomorrow (I hope, anyway) I want to get back to my .40 S&W project. I have three more powders to load test rounds for... |
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Posted: 7/11/2017 9:46:56 PM EDT
[#17]
Loaded up 200 128 gr 9mm with Bullseye
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Posted: 7/12/2017 7:57:58 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Edlips]
[#18]
Deprimed and wet tumbled about 250 .223 brass.
Also did some depriming of .45acp and 9mm. Found a bonus brass 7.62x39 casing mixed them! |
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Posted: 7/12/2017 8:27:12 PM EDT
[#19]
With all the "cleaning and neatening" I did around my press with cleaning it up, I managed to misplace one pair of reading glasses and my powder measure baffle... So I spent quite a bit of time NOT finding either one. I think the baffle may have slipped behind the bench - which is bad news because it's
The reading glasses? I probably stuck them in a pocket then wandered off and put them down somewhere, so no big deal. |
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Posted: 7/12/2017 9:34:43 PM EDT
[Last Edit: JC10311]
[#20]
I'm starting to dislike my Dillon 550B. I keep running out of brass!
Today I sat for 45 minutes and loaded 200 rounds of .45, and that includes setup time. Yesterday, some Starline brass that I ordered showed up. 500 .38 special +P and 500 .45 ACP +P. 1,000 147 grain FMJ .308 pulls also came in. Today, the Ergo handle for the press showed up and got a workout. |
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Posted: 7/13/2017 1:35:54 PM EDT
[#21]
My awesome father gave me a box of new Norma 7mm Rem Mag brass which I had been wanting to try.
Stopped by a little gun shop on the way home from a work trip and they had 3lb. of RL-26 which is now mine. Should be set up for 300 Win Mag and 7mm for quite a while. |
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Posted: 7/13/2017 8:45:42 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/16/2017 3:35:01 AM EDT
[#23]
Decapped/sized around 250 .45 cases, then separated the majority of them by large and small primer size. I still have some left to sort tomorrow, then I can start loading.
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Posted: 7/16/2017 10:25:03 AM EDT
[#24]
I have 3k 230 grain 45 bullets coming in tomorrow. Today will be a day of prepping brass, getting ready for a big batch.
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Posted: 7/16/2017 11:02:15 AM EDT
[#25]
Sorted a bunch of brass I picked up yesterday after a pistol match. Plenty of 9 and 40 but very little 45
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Posted: 7/16/2017 11:08:43 AM EDT
[#26]
NW556 came over yesterday and we loaded 357, 44 mag, and 223.
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Posted: 7/16/2017 11:30:17 AM EDT
[#27]
Just finished powder coating a batch of 9mm 124 grain bullets. I'll probably size them a bit later.
I need to load up 2,000 or 3,000 rounds to keep my 9mm AR happy, but I ran out of finished bullets. Gonna be PC'ing for awhile. |
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Posted: 7/16/2017 12:27:19 PM EDT
[#28]
Decided I was going to load some .223 rounds, started by immediately dumping out a box of 253 55gr. bullets in my basement floor.
Then loaded 252 rounds with 25 grains of TAC. |
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Posted: 7/16/2017 8:35:16 PM EDT
[#29]
Threw together a simple/cheap little bench for light duty work and storage. Maybe I can finish it tomorrow?
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Posted: 7/16/2017 10:13:44 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AssaultRifler]
[#30]
started my 762x39 brass trimming project again. Went gung ho and trimmed about 4 gallons previously then had 2 gallons left to go. So dug into it.
With the Giraud trimmer the 762x39 case doesn't stick out that much and my new spark plug plier wrench doesn't have much case to grip on. That leaves fingers. The rims on those cases will end up cutting your thumb. Ended up using a small strip of rubber to wrap around the case rim then grab the case with thumb and forefinger Then sized about 600 cases of 762x39. Need to delube them then trim them as well |
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Posted: 7/16/2017 11:09:07 PM EDT
[#31]
Primed 600 45 ACP cases with a hand tool. I really need to invest in a bench top primer. Hopefully I will be loading tomorrow, or the day after.
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Posted: 7/16/2017 11:47:56 PM EDT
[#32]
Ran a batch of 50 .45 loads on the Rock Chucker for a late birthday present for my father, then threw two of those into a bin because they didn't gauge right.
Prepped some more brass to make a larger run to feed the Kimber I picked up last week. I'll probably have to order more bullets in the near future. |
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Posted: 7/17/2017 12:46:13 PM EDT
[#33]
Haven't done any loading as I've been out in New Mexico shooting a match. While at the Whittington Center I did get to try out my 7.62 loads on the 1123 yard buffalo. I was hoping for minute of buffalo from these and was rewarded. I managed a 1st round hit, followed up with a solid 2nd round hit to prove the first wasn't a fluke. Several others present wanted to try the rifle and using my ammo 4 of the 6 people managed a 1st round hit and the other 2 rang steel on their 2nd round.
Next I'll have to see how they group on a 1,000 yard target. I'll work on ammo after I get home next week. |
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Posted: 7/17/2017 1:29:09 PM EDT
[#34]
Loaded 100 precision rounds for wife's 223, now I am icing my elbow. Not good.
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Posted: 7/17/2017 5:59:46 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Detn8r-Red2]
[#35]
Loaded 100 more .45s. Tumbled some more brass, then decapped a couple hundred .45 casings. Even got the wife to help me for a little while.
While decapping, I tried to separate the brass between large primer stuff and small primer stuff. I hate finding Speer brass, because they can't seem to make up their mind on what size primer they want to use.  Oh well, I just throw the small primer stuff into a bag until I get enough to do a full run of it.
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Posted: 7/17/2017 8:30:20 PM EDT
[#36]
Wet tumbled a load of 223 brass and trimmed 100 38 Special cases down to 38 Long Colt.
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Posted: 7/17/2017 11:08:07 PM EDT
[Last Edit: dryflash3]
[#37]
<snip> off topic post removed.
Why not ask your question in a thread about wet tumblers? https://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_42/480113_Wet-tumbler-choice.html Please don't hijack threads with off topic posts. Thanks dryflash3 |
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Posted: 7/17/2017 11:23:22 PM EDT
[#38]
Just picked up Lee .30-.30 dies. Dug up some of my brass, still gotta find more. Probably order the Dillon bits to make a press conversion tomorrow.
Dies $30. Dillon quick change and caliber conversion $190. 
I sure hope I find more brass.
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Posted: 7/17/2017 11:45:20 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JC10311:
<snip> off topic post removed. Why not ask your question in a thread about wet tumblers? https://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_42/480113_Wet-tumbler-choice.html Please don't hijack threads with off topic posts. Thanks dryflash3 |
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Posted: 7/18/2017 12:55:34 AM EDT
[#40]
Finished loading the rest of my tgt projo's (.45 & .40).
Prepped ~.8K 9mm brass for tomorrow's efforts. |
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Posted: 7/18/2017 1:36:30 AM EDT
[#41]
Tore down the loaded ammo I had picked up at the last fun show for super cheap.. Now going to organize the loading room, go through everything and set the stuff I do not want aside to list on the EE later (my yearly cleaning run)... So far I have come across a couple sets of duplicate die sets, don't know where they came from and found out I am GOOD on small pistol primers....
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Posted: 7/18/2017 5:46:09 PM EDT
[#42]
Deprimed and resized 120 pieces of .308 Lake City Brass. Have another ~380 to do from my bulk order plus the brass from a range day Sunday. Loading about 500rds for a precision rifle class next month
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Posted: 7/18/2017 8:36:00 PM EDT
[#43]
Re-welded my 22 tcm trim die the other day. So today I busted out the dremmel and ground down the weld enough to re-cut the threads on it so I could turn it into the tool head enough to reach the small cases.
Then, I set it up in the head and lock tighted it in. Have to lock tight it because the lock nut is on the bottom of the head instead of the top and doesn't hold very well. 
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Posted: 7/18/2017 8:54:49 PM EDT
[#44]
The Fedex guy dropped off 500- Norma 300 winmag cases.
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Posted: 7/18/2017 9:35:10 PM EDT
[#45]
Test fired some different loads I'd worked up to check for accuracy. After that I went home and finished resizing all the brass I tumbled a couple days ago.
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Posted: 7/18/2017 11:02:47 PM EDT
[#46]
Made about 50lbs of ingots out of COWW.
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Posted: 7/19/2017 3:45:22 AM EDT
[#47]
put together some 370+ 9mm tgt loads.
Received 1k of various Starline brass from Midway (and placed another order - damn that free shipping). Re-inventoried powder and primers. |
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Posted: 7/19/2017 5:11:30 PM EDT
[#48]
Yesterday loaded 100 rounds of subsonic 300 blackout. Today I picked up 6k rounds of rejected loaded 380ACP for $300 from a commercial reloader as components... Now to start pulling it all down and reloading it...
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Posted: 7/19/2017 7:38:46 PM EDT
[#49]
Powder coated about 250 150 gr RN for 9/38. Between batches I also trimmed down another 100 38 Special brass to 38 Long Colt
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Posted: 7/19/2017 9:24:01 PM EDT
[#50]
I finally had both time and energy after work, so I got at loading my .40 S&W test rounds. I have 3 of the 5 planned powders loaded, with a total of 110 rounds put together: 40 each for Unique and CFE Pistol, but TiteGroup's min-to-max range was so small I only did three different powder weights instead of four. I still have True Blue and AA#5 to load, but they'll wait, since my right elbow is giving me problems at the moment.
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