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Posted: 4/22/2016 3:40:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Flashbang1:
Got about 50lbs of lead water service pipe for free. Also received a mixed bag powder shipment as a start of my buy cheap, stack them deep plan. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zbsgK19xU48/Vxp6jWzS8XI/AAAAAAAAJmo/WOzZuFS3mbo3ZPWxCV4vx37qG_vO-OmFACHM/s1280/upload_-1 Did the covert interception go as planned? 
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Posted: 4/22/2016 3:59:51 PM EDT
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Smelted about 100lbs of soft lead--stick on wheel weights and range scrap.
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USA
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Posted: 4/22/2016 4:41:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ChevelleDave:
Did the covert interception go as planned?
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ChevelleDave:
Originally Posted By Flashbang1:
Got about 50lbs of lead water service pipe for free. Also received a mixed bag powder shipment as a start of my buy cheap, stack them deep plan. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zbsgK19xU48/Vxp6jWzS8XI/AAAAAAAAJmo/WOzZuFS3mbo3ZPWxCV4vx37qG_vO-OmFACHM/s1280/upload_-1 Did the covert interception go as planned?
No. This vendor now requires signatures and unbeknownst to me, calls the day before. The gig is up. |
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OK, USA
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Posted: 4/22/2016 5:13:35 PM EDT
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Spent $170 at the local reloading supply. Bought a pound of Benchmark for .223. Never used this one before. Also bought a new set of RCBS dies, 2,000 CCI SR primers and a Beretta shotgun range bag they had on clearance. The powder shelves seemed fully stocked. I'll probably start trying to buy an eight pounder of common powders and a couple k primers every month through the elections. |
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Posted: 4/22/2016 6:52:08 PM EDT
[Last Edit: grimhollow]
[#5]
My six year old son wanted to load some "zombie bullets", so we loaded 200 55gr. .224 Hornady Zmax bullets with 23.4 grains of H335.
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Posted: 4/22/2016 11:06:52 PM EDT
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Did 2 more wet tumbler loads today, 1 load left for tomorrow.
Going to get that going before the funshow tomorrow. |
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Posted: 4/22/2016 11:28:12 PM EDT
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Got My last load out of the wet tumbler, sorted it, I now have ZERO dirty brass.
Got a bunch of brass condensed down, storage wise. Going to get going on some more MK 262 loads. |
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USA
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Posted: 4/23/2016 11:11:02 AM EDT
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Smelled down 70lbs of free lead into cupcakes this morning.
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SOM
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Posted: 4/23/2016 1:05:50 PM EDT
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I broke the decapper stem on my .223 die on a random Berdan primed case.
Then I went to start loading up a series of cases in .2 grain increments for a new powder, and found that the bullet fell right through the neck because I'd cleaned, inspected, and primed the brass but never resized it. 
.... I got to use my broken die to resize my primed brass. |
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Posted: 4/23/2016 7:49:35 PM EDT
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Went to the store of awesome today. You know, everybody's favorite reloading store. The one and only Dillon Precision.
Picked up some small items I've been needing. |
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Posted: 4/23/2016 7:58:45 PM EDT
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Went to the funshow today. Was looking for 44 mag cases for NW556.
My friend Knighted2 found some 55 gr pulled FMJBT's. No pull marks. With some bargaining he got 2,000 for $100. He also got a Lyman bottom pour lead furnace and a scoop for $55. Came with a home built storage box. I got a Magpull buttstock for my Grendel build. No big scores for me today. |
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Posted: 4/23/2016 9:31:41 PM EDT
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Loaded a ladder of 6.5x55 in my quest to shoot 1000 F Class this summer. Brand new Lapua cases, H4831, 136 grain Scenar-L.
RL-22 and 140 grain Sierras group very well at 100 but I'm getting over 50fps ES and vertical stringing at 600 yards. Nothing I'm doing seems to be settling that ES down and the mixed Win/Rem/Prvi brass is about the last variable I can think of so basically starting from scratch with the Lapua brass. Trying the 4831 because my last bit of chronograph data leads me to believe I'm not getting a full burn of the RL-22 in my 25" barrel. I topped out in velocity at 44.5 grains and actually went down in velocity at 44.7 and 45.0. |
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Posted: 4/23/2016 9:40:18 PM EDT
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Made some more MK 262 clones.
Working on some 300 BO loads. |
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MI, USA
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Posted: 4/23/2016 10:19:11 PM EDT
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Loaded up 300 9mms for USPSA match tomorrow (yes I'm way behind )
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Posted: 4/23/2016 11:26:02 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/23/2016 11:37:26 PM EDT
[#16]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Weber:
Have the Dillon 1050 and the Mark 7 together and ready on the bench. <a href="http://s296.photobucket.com/user/WeberSteve/media/AED639DD-3094-45FA-8B66-5876D3034BCB_zpsljyh7nfv.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm198/WeberSteve/AED639DD-3094-45FA-8B66-5876D3034BCB_zpsljyh7nfv.jpg</a> That's a beauty! |
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Posted: 4/23/2016 11:43:59 PM EDT
[#17]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By muta4warrior:
Pick up these little jems today at the local fun show.. I got a good deal on them and could not leave them there.. <a href="http://s46.photobucket.com/user/dogpile_album/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20160422_181947453.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f144/dogpile_album/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20160422_181947453.jpg</a> Wow, that's a good score, especially over there, saved You a ton on shipping and whatever else. |
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Posted: 4/23/2016 11:49:59 PM EDT
[#18]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AJE:
I had a cheap single stage that I used for several different things, and it broke. The 650 is a sledge hammer, and I broke my small claw hammer. <--- how I justified it to the wife The 650 will get ran through it's paces when I get some loads developed using the single stage. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AJE:
Originally Posted By ChevelleDave:
Originally Posted By AJE:
Ordered a Rock Chucker Supreme and a set of X dies for .223.  Why would You do that? You have a 650. I had a cheap single stage that I used for several different things, and it broke. The 650 is a sledge hammer, and I broke my small claw hammer. <--- how I justified it to the wife The 650 will get ran through it's paces when I get some loads developed using the single stage. I find a single stage handy. |
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Posted: 4/23/2016 11:54:24 PM EDT
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Oh, I do to, I have two. I just read into it that he was loading .223 SS. But for load development, there is no other way.
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Posted: 4/23/2016 11:56:36 PM EDT
[Last Edit: muta4warrior]
[#20]
Originally Posted By ChevelleDave:
Originally Posted By muta4warrior:
Pick up these little jems today at the local fun show.. I got a good deal on them and could not leave them there.. <a href="http://s46.photobucket.com/user/dogpile_album/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20160422_181947453.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f144/dogpile_album/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20160422_181947453.jpg</a> Wow, that's a good score, especially over there, saved You a ton on shipping and whatever else. I'm in arizona.. 
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Posted: 4/24/2016 12:08:43 AM EDT
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OOOPs, that You was in Deutsch land. Easier to get the missing parts.
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TN, USA
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Posted: 4/24/2016 12:15:55 AM EDT
[#22]
Just loaded my practice Ammo for the next couple weeks.
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Posted: 4/24/2016 11:03:59 AM EDT
[#23]
Yesterday the old lady and I made 200 empties at the local Steel Challenge. We both had just an awesome time.
Last night I resized 740 powder coated 40 Smith and Wessons and also 200 380s. This morning I added about 10 loads to my Excel spread sheet that was a good bit behind in being updated. Might load some 9mm later. |
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Posted: 4/24/2016 12:18:30 PM EDT
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Finished sorting 223 brass, put in a order for 550 parts , picked up 8lbs of CFE223 and got 3k of CCI41 primers .
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Posted: 4/24/2016 12:54:15 PM EDT
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Finished the MK 262 load. Cleaned all the powder and .223 stuff off the bench and got all the 300 BO stuff sitting on the bench.
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USA
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Posted: 4/24/2016 2:36:11 PM EDT
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I received 20 cases of 30-06 from a friend yesterday that he had cleaned for me.
Instead of setting them aside waiting to be proceed I got board. I normally won't load small batches of a load I already developed but I have already loaded up all my 30-06 cartridges a while ago. The yard work was done and the boss went shopping. So I resized, hand delubed, hand trimmed, hand deburred, annealed and loaded the 20 on the XL650 since my tool head is setup with the dies. |
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Posted: 4/24/2016 5:29:46 PM EDT
[#27]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By muta4warrior:
Pick up these little jems today at the local fun show.. I got a good deal on them and could not leave them there.. <a href="http://s46.photobucket.com/user/dogpile_album/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20160422_181947453.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f144/dogpile_album/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20160422_181947453.jpg</a> I kinda hate you a lot for that score. I'm planning a fun show trip next weekend, and I can only hope to find anything that cool. |
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VT, USA
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Posted: 4/24/2016 6:24:46 PM EDT
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Well, I took apart my Dillon SL 900 for about the 12th time. I keep breaking parts. Hopefully this will end soon. Sure am glad Dillon replaces parts for free!
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Posted: 4/24/2016 7:32:43 PM EDT
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Upgraded my trimming operation by getting a Lyman universal trimmer, and rolled some 308 cartridges using my favorite target recipe...IMR 8208 and 168gr A-max.
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USA
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Posted: 4/24/2016 7:49:04 PM EDT
[#30]
Newbie here. Only bent 2 decapping pins, realized I can't load 77 grain Amax into a AR15 mag. Figured out what a bad case shoulder looks like, also figured out how to load primers wrong way up in my RCBS press. Ordered SMK pills that can fit, managed to get all my mess ups fixed with the bullet puller and save the 8208 XBR. Learned I have to watch every step I take. |
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Posted: 4/24/2016 7:58:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By outerbanxer: Newbie here. Only bent 2 decapping pins, realized I can't load 77 grain Amax into a AR15 mag. Figured out what a bad case shoulder looks like, also figured out how to load primers wrong way up in my RCBS press. Ordered SMK pills that can fit, managed to get all my mess ups fixed with the bullet puller and save the 8208 XBR. Learned I have to watch every step I take. Welcome to Arfcom, the Reloading Forum and our hobby. |
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Posted: 4/24/2016 9:15:16 PM EDT
[#32]
Getting ready for some load development testing this week with some 105 amax's and h1000.
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MI, USA
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Posted: 4/24/2016 9:52:35 PM EDT
[#33]
Made some empty brass at USPSA match and came home and sorted out all the brass I picked up.
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Posted: 4/25/2016 12:33:18 AM EDT
[#34]
Sorted a 5 gallon bucket of brass and started tumbling 45.
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Posted: 4/25/2016 2:24:56 AM EDT
[#35]
Loaded some .357 mag with 148 grain HBWC and 3.0 gr of Bullseye.
Neck sized 100 pieces of .225 Winchester brass. Will load with 55 gr Vmax and 30.5 gr RL-15 tomorrow. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 4/25/2016 4:36:51 AM EDT
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Scored a Square Deal B with 3 calibers (38/357, 9mm, 45asp) at the fun show. Now I have a dedicated machine to load 38 Special on..
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Posted: 4/25/2016 8:45:09 AM EDT
[#37]
Just ordered a Lee Factory crimp die for .45 ACP.
My attempt at crimping in my Hornady seating die did not work so well.. |
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USA
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Posted: 4/25/2016 9:01:32 AM EDT
[#38]
dropped some .38 brass in the tumbler and got them all cleaned up.
the speer shotshell capsules finally came back in stock and my order is being delivered today. gonna load some snake shot up. I accidentally bought the wrong hornady XTP bullets ( I got the flat points instead of the normal ones). oh well they should make some accurate ammo to plink with |
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Posted: 4/25/2016 11:11:58 AM EDT
[#39]
De-capped/sized, tumbled and primed 100+ pcs. of .380 brass
Deciding now on how to load them for a SIG P238 |
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Posted: 4/25/2016 11:11:58 AM EDT
[Last Edit: gODZOOKIE]
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Sorry, double post
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IN, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2016 12:06:04 PM EDT
[#41]
Cut down 393ea LC 11 5.56 cases, sized, trimmed, chamfered, & deburred flash hole. Then.... Loaded up some 300 BO subsonic 
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Posted: 4/25/2016 12:25:45 PM EDT
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Got 300+ more 9mm fired brass by sending bullets down range.
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Posted: 4/25/2016 4:03:31 PM EDT
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Got my ebay cut off saw and jig for making 300 BLK. Not near as loud as I thought it was going to be which is nice. Dies will be here tomorrow.
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Posted: 4/25/2016 4:26:04 PM EDT
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I ran a load of 9mm and 380 brass in my wet tumbler this morning. Unfortunately, I learned that the tumbler was having trouble getting started not because the rubber rollers were becoming glazed, but because the drive belt was stretched - and it's basically shredded itself this morning. So I had to order a new belt and no more tumbling until that comes in. I posted about it in the Wet Tumbling with SS Media thread.
Before I found the shredded belt, I was researching loads for .40 S&W with 180 gr bullets (which should show up in a brown truck any time now). Boy is there some "variation" among different sources! The most current manuals from Western Powders and Hodgdon, and the most current Lyman and Hornady manuals don't even agree on what powders are appropriate for that caliber and bullet weight. I also researched (for kicks) loads for 380 and .32 ACP; there's more consistency there, but not as much as I'd like... |
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Posted: 4/25/2016 4:57:11 PM EDT
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Got to play with a lab radar. Only shot three shots across it, but the guy who brought it to the range was just as interested in the magneto speed so we did a short (three shots) comparison. The first shot was off by about 50fps, but the next two were within 3 after he aimed it again.
Pretty cool little gadget. 
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Posted: 4/25/2016 5:31:23 PM EDT
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I have a stubborn AR that doesn't seem to really like anything. Well, today I found a load with Benchmark and 77gr HPBT I can at least use for plinking. 1.200" @100yds.I'll do some more work with it to see what I can get it down to.
Hopefully I can find a load that this rifle really likes that can be used in multiple rifles. |
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Posted: 4/25/2016 7:48:42 PM EDT
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Shot my ladder for the Swede. 46 grains of H4381 got me a sub MOA group with an ES of 20 and SD of 8. Way better than I'd been getting with the RL22. Lighter charges deviate, heavier charges deviate. Average velocity was 2797. I was hoping to see 2850 but I'll take it.
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KY, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2016 8:32:47 PM EDT
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A lot of random little projects done today.
I had just a little bit of Accurate #5 powder left from a run of 1000 .40s with Xtreme's 165gr FP. I had 3 180gr bullets from vendor at the NRA show (probably from the last time they were in Louisville) and 1 200gr bullet, so I loaded those. And then I had 27 home cast bullets left so I tried to use up the last of the #5, but I ran out of bullets with still a little more powder left
Then I found 4 different .30 cal bullets laying around, and loaded them into 7.62x54R using some BL-C2 that was waiting to be used. Sized and de-primed about 200 .223 cases. Trimmed about 100 .223 cases. All those .223s are tumbling in walnut now. Lastly, I started sorting a bucket of Wheel Weights. Lots of lead ones, very few zinc or iron! yay!
A very good evening spent in the reloading room. |
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Posted: 4/25/2016 9:07:27 PM EDT
[#49]
Got my 45 clean and running the 9mm now.
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Posted: 4/25/2016 10:55:54 PM EDT
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Emptied the last load from the wet tumbler.
Emptied the last of the steel cased 7.62x39 that were dry tumbling. |
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