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Posted: 9/27/2015 8:46:45 PM EDT
[#1]
Today was pretty productive. My dad and I built a reloading bench finally. I also loaded up my first 223. Loaded 20 rds with 23.5gr of H335 and another 20rds with 24gr. All using 55gr hornady FMJBT. Thinking about working up another 20 rds with 24.2-3gr as well. I shoot at our camp 2hrs away in MS so I'd like to have a range of loads to test out next weekend. All ears to any other combo I should work up to bring.
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Posted: 9/27/2015 9:27:49 PM EDT
[#2]
Emptied some 6.5 Creedmoor cases at a PRS match. Rifle is WAY over gassed so it slung 11 cases who knows where, was unable to recover them...$$$$. Resized the ones I managed to recover and have them in the tumbler right now. Also picked up a pound of 4350 from one of the shooters, will give it a go this week with 123 A-Max. Still on the hunt for 210M primers locally.
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Posted: 9/27/2015 11:21:00 PM EDT
[#3]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MrFluffaluffagus: Heading to HF to pick up a few odds and ends, figured I might as well pick up one of the dual tumblers to try out. Any links to the thread with instructions for building a pvc drum for it? Can't find it on my mobile. IIRC it's on the last couple of pages, http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_42/367311_Wet_tumbling_on_the_cheap___Yes___It_can_be_done_.html |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 9/27/2015 11:42:30 PM EDT
[#4]
Finished up a 1000 round run of 158 gr powder puff .38 specials for Dad, converted the 650 over to 9mm today, and ripped off 2500 rounds of 124 FMJ +P NATO clones.
Plans are for 4000 rounds total of 9mm. Then brass prep on around 10k of LC 5.56 cases will start. That will take around a week of working on it 2-3 hour a day. Luckily I don't watch TV! 
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Posted: 9/28/2015 12:01:37 AM EDT
[#5]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By salaciouscrumb:
Finished up a 1000 round run of 158 gr powder puff .38 specials for Dad, converted the 650 over to 9mm today, and ripped off 2500 rounds of 124 FMJ +P NATO clones. Plans are for 4000 rounds total of 9mm. Then brass prep on around 10k of LC 5.56 cases will start. That will take around a week of working on it 2-3 hour a day. Luckily I don't watch TV! |
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Posted: 9/28/2015 3:41:21 AM EDT
[#6]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bcamp15:
Today was pretty productive. My dad and I built a reloading bench finally. I also loaded up my first 223. Loaded 20 rds with 23.5gr of H335 and another 20rds with 24gr. All using 55gr hornady FMJBT. Thinking about working up another 20 rds with 24.2-3gr as well. I shoot at our camp 2hrs away in MS so I'd like to have a range of loads to test out next weekend. All ears to any other combo I should work up to bring. My blasting load is 25.0gr off H335, with the Hornady 55gr FMJ-BT. That is generally considered a safe load, maybe alittle on the hot side. I'd make some in increments up to 25.0gr, work up carefully watching Your primers and case heads. |
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Posted: 9/28/2015 4:15:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ChevelleDave: My blasting load is 25.0gr off H335, with the Hornady 55gr FMJ-BT. That is generally considered a safe load, maybe alittle on the hot side. I'd make some in increments up to 25.0gr, work up carefully watching Your primers and case heads. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ChevelleDave: Originally Posted By Bcamp15: Today was pretty productive. My dad and I built a reloading bench finally. I also loaded up my first 223. Loaded 20 rds with 23.5gr of H335 and another 20rds with 24gr. All using 55gr hornady FMJBT. Thinking about working up another 20 rds with 24.2-3gr as well. I shoot at our camp 2hrs away in MS so I'd like to have a range of loads to test out next weekend. All ears to any other combo I should work up to bring. My blasting load is 25.0gr off H335, with the Hornady 55gr FMJ-BT. That is generally considered a safe load, maybe alittle on the hot side. I'd make some in increments up to 25.0gr, work up carefully watching Your primers and case heads. 25.0 grs is a popular load with H-335 and Hornady 55gr FMJBT. Some folks like 24.5 grs better. Work up and shoot groups, best groups should be your load. |
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Posted: 9/28/2015 5:25:23 PM EDT
[Last Edit: ontime1969]
[#8]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Epidote:
Nuts. Missed another funshow. any idea what brand (if any) the FMJs are? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Epidote:
Originally Posted By ontime1969:
I got 1000 223 bullets for 100 bucks at the gun show, no sales tax with cash. Tumbled a bunch of 45acp and put primers in 223 brass. http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k152/ontime_1969/HomeD/20150926_141232.jpg Nuts. Missed another funshow. any idea what brand (if any) the FMJs are? The guy said they were pulled demilitarized. Today I put them in the tumbler for a few hours, they cleaned up nice. There is still some stuff on some of them. 
Eta the gun show was The Cross Roads of the West at Pima County Fair grounds. |
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CA, USA
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Posted: 9/28/2015 6:21:08 PM EDT
[#9]
I loaded up 500 9mm plinking rounds this morning.
115 grain Plated Xtreme bullets over Titegroup. I also cleaned up the reloading bench a bit and sorted some brass. |
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Posted: 9/28/2015 7:23:09 PM EDT
[#10]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ontime1969:
Looks like a mix of 193, 855, and maybe a couple 856 in there... Jar with white mineral spirit and swirl bullets in jar to get rid of - soften the tar, wipe off remaining |
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Posted: 9/28/2015 7:51:57 PM EDT
[#11]
Finished a run of 3k 9mm
Picked up a bunch of mixed pistol brass at a USPSA match Put a load of mixed brass in the tumbler... trying it without any pins, just brass, water, Lemshine, and Car Wash. Mix of .380, .38 Special, .38 Super, and some 9mm. |
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Posted: 9/28/2015 8:11:07 PM EDT
[#12]
I received my Gem Pro 250 scale today. I'm trying to decide where to position it on my bench for a) easy access to the scale, b) easy access to AC power, and c) ease of reading the display - not necessarily in that order. It's a really nice scale, and I'm looking forward to comparing it to my RCBS beam scale.
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Posted: 9/28/2015 10:54:36 PM EDT
[#13]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SBR7_11:
Looks like a mix of 193, 855, and maybe a couple 856 in there... Jar with white mineral spirit and swirl bullets in jar to get rid of - soften the tar, wipe off remaining Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SBR7_11:
Originally Posted By ontime1969:
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k152/ontime_1969/HomeD/20150928_141938.jpg Looks like a mix of 193, 855, and maybe a couple 856 in there... Jar with white mineral spirit and swirl bullets in jar to get rid of - soften the tar, wipe off remaining Thanks for that info, I'm going to try that cleaning method tomorrow. Today I also primed 750 223 brass. I did 100 with CCI BR4 100 with these old federal primers my buddy gave me And the rest were standard Remington 7 1/2 benchrest 
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Posted: 9/29/2015 8:05:15 AM EDT
[#14]
Loaded up two different charge weights of Bullseye and Red Dot powder in loads to try with .380ACP. Hope to chrono them later today.
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Posted: 9/29/2015 1:04:55 PM EDT
[Last Edit: ontime1969]
[#15]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SBR7_11:
Looks like a mix of 193, 855, and maybe a couple 856 in there... Jar with white mineral spirit and swirl bullets in jar to get rid of - soften the tar, wipe off remaining Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SBR7_11:
Originally Posted By ontime1969:
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k152/ontime_1969/HomeD/20150928_141938.jpg Looks like a mix of 193, 855, and maybe a couple 856 in there... Jar with white mineral spirit and swirl bullets in jar to get rid of - soften the tar, wipe off remaining Today I took SBR 7-11's advice and used mineral spirits to clean this Bulk buy of pulled bullets, and man did it work great. That tar came right off. Thanks for that great advice. They look awesome now. 
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Posted: 9/29/2015 6:05:52 PM EDT
[#16]
Loaded 465 rounds of 9mm 147 grain Xtreme FMJ's over 5.0 grains of Power Pistol today.
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Posted: 9/29/2015 7:36:30 PM EDT
[#17]
Loaded up the last test batch of 223 today. Hopefully will be able to test them this weekend. Will have a range report when I do.
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Posted: 9/29/2015 9:40:38 PM EDT
[#18]
Put some .380's on paper at 32 yards to test for some GSSF competition.
Red Dot appears to be the winner of the day. 
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FL, USA
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Posted: 9/30/2015 12:02:10 AM EDT
[#19]
I'm using 6.4 gr of Accurate #5 to load the 124 gr +p
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CA, USA
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Posted: 9/30/2015 11:24:45 PM EDT
[#20]
I ran another 100 rounds of 9mm tonight before dinner. I must say I love that 650.
After dinner I decided to order the skylight LED light kit and an ergo roller handle for it from Inline Fabrication. 
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Posted: 10/1/2015 12:07:15 AM EDT
[#21]
Found out 75 grain A-max doesn't fit in a AR mag
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MT, USA
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Posted: 10/1/2015 7:34:58 AM EDT
[#22]
Loaded up some test rounds for my Rainier barreled Armalite AR10. Test loads are with LC cases, IMR 4064, Remington primers and 168 SMK's. To this point I have always used Varget as I have had good luck with it. After reading some posts I have decided to try the IMR 4064 that has been sitting unused for a long time.
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Posted: 10/1/2015 12:53:27 PM EDT
[#23]
Loaded up a few hundred .380's as a result of my last test
Switched the press over and started loading some .40S&W for USPSA Limited division Tumbled two loads of .40 S&W brass through the tumbler. |
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Posted: 10/1/2015 7:17:37 PM EDT
[#24]
Last night I re-cleaned my RCBS .223 sizing die, then gave it a good spray with my alcohol/lanolin sizing lube to prevent a recurrence of my stuck case issue. I let it sit overnight (because I went to bed early), and I reassembled the die this evening.
I'm starting to figure that I need separate loading and work benches... I'm gonna be kinda cramped for space given the size of my "hobby room." 
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Posted: 10/1/2015 8:10:18 PM EDT
[#25]
Got my Ultramount from Inline Fabrication in, including the articulating arm w/double akro bins.
My buddy is finishing up building the bench for our 650 that we picked up last weekend. Hopefully, mounting the 650 and doing a run of .223 will happen this weekend. |
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GA, USA
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Posted: 10/1/2015 8:16:53 PM EDT
[#26]
I built a bench, finally assembled my 650xl, and am now learning how to reload.
Today has been a good day. |
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Posted: 10/1/2015 8:49:26 PM EDT
[#27]
Ordered another 3k of extreme .45 bullets thanks to today's events.
Im not getting caught with my pants down again. |
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Posted: 10/1/2015 9:12:56 PM EDT
[Last Edit: sheltot]
[#28]
Quote HistoryA very nice crank-rocker four bar linkage. 
ETA: Tumbled, sized and washed a few .300 BLK cases. |
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MI, USA
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Posted: 10/1/2015 10:11:57 PM EDT
[Last Edit: jbizzle]
[#29]
Cleaned up my bench a lil bit then sized ~200 223 then trimmed about half of them. Was going to do the rest but drill battery was about dead and realized I forgot to charge my 2nd battery. Doh
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Posted: 10/1/2015 10:32:13 PM EDT
[#30]
Ordered 3k of 45acp and 2k of 40 and 1k of 147gr 9mm from xtreme.
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Posted: 10/1/2015 10:33:37 PM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bearman71: I built a bench, finally assembled my 650xl, and am now learning how to reload. Today has been a good day. Welcome to our hobby.  |
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MO, USA
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Posted: 10/3/2015 2:06:44 PM EDT
[#32]
Took a short road trip to the Sierra factory and bought 20 pounds of blem 168 grain match kings. Hit a local reloading store on the way home and found 2 pounds of HP38. Then on the way home I hit grafs & sons and bought 10 pounds of varget with some primers. Good reloading weekend so far!!
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MO, USA
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Posted: 10/3/2015 2:10:18 PM EDT
[#33]
Was off work Friday, so bought the projectiles on Friday. And the varget today
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Posted: 10/3/2015 3:33:42 PM EDT
[#34]
I discovered that my RCBS .223 dies, which work fine in my Rock Chucker, have to be turned down so far in my Hornady LnL AP that the press cams-over. Not good. So I ordered a set of Hornady .223 dies, which should be here on Monday. Then, since I'd done all my 300 Blackout forming on the Rock Chucker, I carefully readjusted that sizing die to calibrate it for use on the LnL AP, so I can start processing some fired (i.e. already converted) brass.
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WA, USA
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Posted: 10/3/2015 3:40:20 PM EDT
[#35]
Tumble lubing and sizing a couple hundred cast 45ACPs.
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Posted: 10/3/2015 3:50:21 PM EDT
[#36]
Cruised through a small local gun show. Bought nothing. Lots of primers at 33.00/k and lots of powder at 30.00/lb. not terrible prices, but when you are stocked deep, you get picky!
Saw the re-creation of the War of Northern Agression, damn Yankees won again.... Wife and grandson had a good time. |
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Posted: 10/3/2015 5:44:02 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bcamp15: Well I learned some things today while testing my first 223 loads. 1- I severely need to practice marksmanship fundamentals. 2 - I need to build at least a 16" upper, only rifle I have right now is a 11.5 sbr. Other than that, all my different loads ran in my gun 100%. I had 4 different loads: 23.5, 24, 24.2, and 24.5 grains of H335. Bullet was a 55gr hornady FMJBT. I think I am going to go with my 24gr load for my plinking rounds. Once I build a more appropriate upper, I will work up more of a precision load. Really looking forward to that. I have limited Internet right now so I will update this post with some (embarassing) target pics. I don't think the short barrel, mil spec trigger, jerking the trigger, not being very steady, helped with accuracy . I will get better with time and practice. |
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Posted: 10/3/2015 6:12:12 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mattf26:
Do you know what kind of velocity you are getting with 24gr? I am running 25grs out of a 10.5" and am curious about the velocity. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mattf26:
Originally Posted By Bcamp15:
Well I learned some things today while testing my first 223 loads. 1- I severely need to practice marksmanship fundamentals. 2 - I need to build at least a 16" upper, only rifle I have right now is a 11.5 sbr. Other than that, all my different loads ran in my gun 100%. I had 4 different loads: 23.5, 24, 24.2, and 24.5 grains of H335. Bullet was a 55gr hornady FMJBT. I think I am going to go with my 24gr load for my plinking rounds. Once I build a more appropriate upper, I will work up more of a precision load. Really looking forward to that. I have limited Internet right now so I will update this post with some (embarassing) target pics. I don't think the short barrel, mil spec trigger, jerking the trigger, not being very steady, helped with accuracy . I will get better with time and practice.Unfortunately I dont. I don't have a chrony yet. Just dived into the reloading world a few weeks ago. |
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Posted: 10/3/2015 6:33:29 PM EDT
[#40]
I picked up 2lbs of H4895 for $29.99 (going prince for H4895 & Varget around here and that was available today too).
Hello, my name is NHNF and I can't go to a gun store and not buy at least a pound of powder. |
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Posted: 10/3/2015 6:38:39 PM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By NoHarmNoFAL:
I picked up 2lbs of H4895 for $29.99 (going prince for H4895 & Varget around here and that was available today too). Hello, my name is NHNF and I can't go to a gun store and not buy at least a pound of powder. I do the same thing at my local shop since they offer a 10% discount for military. Today I primed all the .308 brass I have had prepped for several years. This evening after the Arkansas game I will start work on the mountain of brass that needs to be prepped. |
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Posted: 10/3/2015 7:30:52 PM EDT
[Last Edit: gODZOOKIE]
[#42]
Ordered 100 .45 ACP 230gr. Remington Golden Saber bullets along with 100 pcs. of nickel plated Starline brass
Quite expensive per rd. ($.75+ ) but will probably use them for self defense ammo if they feed reliably (Colt Series 80) I'm set with yellow brass both once fired and new. But the nickel plating along with that brass bullet should make for one pretty looking round 
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PA, USA
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Posted: 10/4/2015 12:41:41 AM EDT
[#43]
debated in my head for hours if i should start reloading .223 for plinking ammo (no decision yet). bought 1k of a poly coated 115g 9mm and 1lb of power pistol powder. oh and stopped off at harbor freight for rubber gloves and safety glasses for my reloading bench.
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Posted: 10/4/2015 3:09:55 AM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By NoHarmNoFAL:
I picked up 2lbs of H4895 for $29.99 (going prince for H4895 & Varget around here and that was available today too). Hello, my name is NHNF and I can't go to a gun store and not buy at least a pound of powder. I had to quit doing that, I got all kinds of 1 lb'ers to try out.
Then I went big time and started ordering 8 lb jugs online. But at least I am getting powder I use. |
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WA, USA
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Posted: 10/4/2015 5:30:43 PM EDT
[#45]
Went the range today with the old lady and our son. Had a great time making empty brass.
For once we were able to be at the range by ourselves which is very rare and when that happens we are allowed to pick up range scrap lead as long as you don't dig through the berms. We made off with 15 pounds in less then 5 minutes. 
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OH, USA
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Posted: 10/4/2015 5:46:54 PM EDT
[#46]
Picked up a 8 keg of H-335 and two 1 pound bottles of CFE223 to try out. Also got a 500 count box of Sierra 77Gr HPBT MatchKings to work up loads for. |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 8:46:00 PM EDT
[#47]
Loaded up 400 rounds of .38 Special. Missouri Bullet Co. 125 gr RNFP over 4.5 gr W231 and CCI 500 primers.
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Posted: 10/4/2015 11:48:12 PM EDT
[#48]
Loaded 500 40sw last night and emptied 250 of them today
Found out the 125gr jacketed are less than desirable on larger (12")steel plates on the falling racks. When this case is done back to the 180s |
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Posted: 10/5/2015 12:21:20 AM EDT
[#49]
Bought a jug of corn cob media for my tumbler. Going to tumble some 9x19 and. 357 brass tomorrow. Hopefully this will put me at or over 500 .357 cases so I can finally start loading. 357 magnum.
I like to go big on my reloads and do bulk in one shot
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Posted: 10/5/2015 12:30:03 AM EDT
[#50]
Picked up an 8lb keg of varget, 5lbs of H4350 and 4 lbs of TAC.
resized and trimmed 150 pieces of 6.5 creedmoor brass for the new ruger RPR.
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