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Posted: 5/1/2016 8:21:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Weber:
Send some more! I processed every piece of brass I have, lol... Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Weber:
Originally Posted By mdw:
took advantage of RMR's 5% off weekend special got 54lbs of projos coming,..sent weber a large FR box full of .mil 5.56 brass got a FR box full of processed 5.56 brass back from him yesterday,..pretty quick turn around with his new toy  Send some more! I processed every piece of brass I have, lol...
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Posted: 5/1/2016 8:47:46 PM EDT
[#2]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Weber:
Send some more! I processed every piece of brass I have, lol... Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Weber:
Originally Posted By mdw:
took advantage of RMR's 5% off weekend special got 54lbs of projos coming,..sent weber a large FR box full of .mil 5.56 brass got a FR box full of processed 5.56 brass back from him yesterday,..pretty quick turn around with his new toy Send some more! I processed every piece of brass I have, lol... I'll see what I can gather up,.. I have a 5gal bucket full of 308 maybe I send down a FRB of them |
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Posted: 5/1/2016 8:53:56 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/1/2016 8:58:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mdw:
I'll see what I can gather up,.. I have a 5gal bucket full of 308 maybe I send down a FRB of them Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mdw:
Originally Posted By Weber:
Originally Posted By mdw:
took advantage of RMR's 5% off weekend special got 54lbs of projos coming,..sent weber a large FR box full of .mil 5.56 brass got a FR box full of processed 5.56 brass back from him yesterday,..pretty quick turn around with his new toy Send some more! I processed every piece of brass I have, lol... I'll see what I can gather up,.. I have a 5gal bucket full of 308 maybe I send down a FRB of them Send them over. |
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Posted: 5/2/2016 12:20:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Weber:
Send them over. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Weber:
Originally Posted By mdw:
Originally Posted By Weber:
Originally Posted By mdw:
took advantage of RMR's 5% off weekend special got 54lbs of projos coming,..sent weber a large FR box full of .mil 5.56 brass got a FR box full of processed 5.56 brass back from him yesterday,..pretty quick turn around with his new toy Send some more! I processed every piece of brass I have, lol... I'll see what I can gather up,.. I have a 5gal bucket full of 308 maybe I send down a FRB of them Send them over. Did over a thousand 9x19 115 Xtreme plated and had to call it quits as I was starting to make mistakes and caught them thankfully. Got burnt out really good. I'll finish it all up next weekend. Got a 9x19 AR rifle and soon to be an SBR being built and if all the extra loading goes accordingly, it will never see not one round of factory ammo ever in it's lifetime. |
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Posted: 5/2/2016 8:28:49 AM EDT
[#6]
Well, I had to have a glass of the community "blue koolaid"
Went out and bought a Dillion 550b on Saturday. 
Got it set up and dialed in. Cranked out 250 230gr .45acp rounds. Had a few mistakes but once I got into a rhythm worked out great! |
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Posted: 5/2/2016 9:15:55 AM EDT
[#7]
Also forgot, Stopped at a local Pawn shop
Picked up some RCBS FL dies in 7.62 x 39mm for $30. Looked Mostly brand new, Saved a few bucks vs ordering online. |
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Posted: 5/2/2016 5:28:21 PM EDT
[Last Edit: muta4warrior]
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Posted: 5/2/2016 5:52:37 PM EDT
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Are You really going to keep them all and set them up? That would be sooooo awesome.
A 1050 for each caliber and brass processing, too cool! |
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Posted: 5/2/2016 5:59:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By muta4warrior:
Picked up 4 more of these today... It is a sickness I tell ya... And NO they are not for sale. It would not be hoarding then now would it... 
<a href="http://s46.photobucket.com/user/dogpile_album/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20160502_114149636.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f144/dogpile_album/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20160502_114149636.jpg</a> Manufacturer going out of business? |
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Posted: 5/2/2016 6:45:09 PM EDT
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Actually did it last night, but installed the new shelf we built to sturdy up the table a little bit. Previously I was having problems with the table wanting to lift up when seating primers. Added about 30-40 lbs to the shelf underneath, and it seems much more sturdy.
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Posted: 5/2/2016 6:52:48 PM EDT
[#12]
pulled some brass out of the tumbler before work today.
still need to stock up on more bullets |
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Posted: 5/2/2016 7:13:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ChevelleDave:
Are You really going to keep them all and set them up? That would be sooooo awesome. A 1050 for each caliber and brass processing, too cool! I wish I could, i only have so much room to put them. I will keep a couple and sell the rest to friends that wanted one but couldn't afford $2k for a new one. |
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Posted: 5/2/2016 7:15:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jlficken:
Manufacturer going out of business? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jlficken:
Originally Posted By muta4warrior:
Picked up 4 more of these today... It is a sickness I tell ya... And NO they are not for sale. It would not be hoarding then now would it...
<a href="http://s46.photobucket.com/user/dogpile_album/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20160502_114149636.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f144/dogpile_album/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20160502_114149636.jpg</a> Manufacturer going out of business? Yup, bought 10 total machines but could only haul 4 at a time in the car.. |
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Posted: 5/2/2016 7:24:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By muta4warrior:
Yup, bought 10 total machines but could only haul 4 at a time in the car.. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By muta4warrior:
Originally Posted By jlficken:
Originally Posted By muta4warrior:
Picked up 4 more of these today... It is a sickness I tell ya... And NO they are not for sale. It would not be hoarding then now would it...
<a href="http://s46.photobucket.com/user/dogpile_album/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20160502_114149636.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f144/dogpile_album/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20160502_114149636.jpg</a> Manufacturer going out of business? Yup, bought 10 total machines but could only haul 4 at a time in the car.. I'm sure you could spare one for a military brother... |
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Posted: 5/2/2016 8:27:59 PM EDT
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Loaded up some pressure ladders to determine trend lines for 6.5 Grendel with 100gr Barnes TTSX and Hodgdon's CFE223
Loaded up some 129gr Nosler Accubond Long Range on top of CFE223 for hog testing. Going to do 129gr SST, 95gr Controlled Chaos, and 95gr GS Customs HV as well. Powder selection for the GS Customs HV bullets is a totally different ballgame due to the lack of much bearing surface, so with 95gr HV, I'll start with Norma 200. I also loaded up some experimental Hornady GMX projectiles in the 94gr weight range for hog testing. Just stacking the work load for my next chrono day at the range, in addition to my 107gr SMK loads with 8208XBR. |
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Posted: 5/2/2016 8:54:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By muta4warrior:
Yup, bought 10 total machines but could only haul 4 at a time in the car.. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By muta4warrior:
Originally Posted By jlficken:
Originally Posted By muta4warrior:
Picked up 4 more of these today... It is a sickness I tell ya... And NO they are not for sale. It would not be hoarding then now would it...
<a href="http://s46.photobucket.com/user/dogpile_album/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20160502_114149636.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f144/dogpile_album/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20160502_114149636.jpg</a> Manufacturer going out of business? Yup, bought 10 total machines but could only haul 4 at a time in the car.. LOL I could only imagine my wife's reaction if I did that :-) |
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Posted: 5/2/2016 9:01:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jlficken:
LOL I could only imagine my wife's reaction if I did that :-) Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jlficken:
Originally Posted By muta4warrior:
Originally Posted By jlficken:
Originally Posted By muta4warrior:
Picked up 4 more of these today... It is a sickness I tell ya... And NO they are not for sale. It would not be hoarding then now would it...
<a href="http://s46.photobucket.com/user/dogpile_album/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20160502_114149636.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f144/dogpile_album/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20160502_114149636.jpg</a> Manufacturer going out of business? Yup, bought 10 total machines but could only haul 4 at a time in the car.. LOL I could only imagine my wife's reaction if I did that :-) Muta, were all of those machines complete? I'd be concerned that a manufacturer with that many might have dedicated a couple of machines to prep or something and stolen parts from them to fix others. Again I am moderately jealous of your great luck. At the moment my fun money account isn't rich enough to even buy one of those machines for what you paid... And this whole "work" thing eats up most of my potential handloading time, too! 
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Posted: 5/2/2016 9:15:51 PM EDT
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My personal input:
Yesterday I finally got the chance to properly install my case feeder mirror from Inline Fab. I found that I need a LOT of light in the case feeder bowl (it's a Hornady case feeder, which is ALL black inside). So today I've been working on adding light to the setup. I am going to build a LED light for the bowl, similar to the small light I built for my "is there powder in that case?" camera, but larger. I'm not sure just how much larger, but I'll probably overdo it. . I already have the power supply, connectors, etc., so it's just a matter of how I'll wire it and how I'll get the LEDs placed to light the bowl.
Actual loading stuff? I organized a bunch of stuff on one shelf because I was looking for other stuff (that wasn't there, it was on a different shelf the whole time). I think I need another shelf for my NSF wire shelf unit. |
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Posted: 5/2/2016 9:21:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Vly:
Finally got a yard sale score. I see bags of lead shot and ask what he wants. "Make me an offer", is the response. I don't load much shotgun ammo, so I'm not enthused. As I make my exit he comes running over and says how about a dollar a bag. So I get 5 bags ( 25 lbs per bag ) of number 5 shot for 5 bucks. 125 lbs of lead for $5.
http://www.fototime.com/B43B5E8683CDB98/standard.jpg http://www.fototime.com/44180B9E8CF5E4B/standard.jpg Nice! |
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Posted: 5/2/2016 9:47:37 PM EDT
[#21]
Loaded up 500 40/180gr BlueBullets on the DILLON 650
time to order more
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Posted: 5/2/2016 9:53:23 PM EDT
[#22]
Trying to organize some junk and find some things.....
I gave up and ordered a few new Dillon case gages..... |
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Posted: 5/2/2016 9:58:35 PM EDT
[Last Edit: gODZOOKIE]
[#23]
Though I've got 1000's of pieces of .223 and 9mm brass and several hundreds of .45 ACP and .380 I took a walk out to my home range after a good rain hoping to find some overlooked brass
Eureka! Found a double handful of the brass I listed above along with several .38 and .357mag. They're soaking now I'll be out there again tomorrow hoping to find more. Pitiful, isn't it?
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Posted: 5/2/2016 10:09:26 PM EDT
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Last weekend I found a .308 combo that worked well suppressed. IMR4895 and Hornady 168 HPBT. I decide tonight to load up a bunch. I only had 17 bullets left. So, I loaded up those 17 and then put together some test loads using IMR4895 and Sierra 150gr HPBT match.
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Posted: 5/2/2016 10:56:59 PM EDT
[#25]
Talked to a friend of mine today. Should be picking up a Dillon 1050 soon.
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Posted: 5/2/2016 11:10:04 PM EDT
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Neck turning on some 223lc. Blah .............
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Posted: 5/3/2016 10:26:51 PM EDT
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5 days later and still sorting and polishing brass.
I think I'm going to hit the 10 gallons of brass mark pretty soon. Thankfully I only do brass sorting a few times a year. |
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Posted: 5/3/2016 10:49:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MRBLACK947:
5 days later and still sorting and polishing brass. I think I'm going to hit the 10 gallons of brass mark pretty soon. Thankfully I only do brass sorting a few times a year. I do the same thing a couple of times a year. |
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Posted: 5/3/2016 11:20:35 PM EDT
[#29]
Picked up a pound of True Blue and Autocomp. Found the gold dots that I was looking for too.
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Posted: 5/4/2016 2:37:14 PM EDT
[#30]
Started building something today for my 1050 tool heads.
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Posted: 5/4/2016 7:11:18 PM EDT
[#31]
Finished mounting it up and added some flat black paint and it's in.
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Posted: 5/4/2016 7:49:51 PM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Weber:
Finished mounting it up and added some flat black paint and it's in. <a href="http://s296.photobucket.com/user/WeberSteve/media/E78668CA-82CE-4DA1-8F84-1112D966B955_zpssc5bvpdu.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm198/WeberSteve/E78668CA-82CE-4DA1-8F84-1112D966B955_zpssc5bvpdu.jpg</a> That is cool 
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Posted: 5/4/2016 7:51:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AJE:
That is cool Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AJE:
Originally Posted By Weber:
Finished mounting it up and added some flat black paint and it's in. <a href="http://s296.photobucket.com/user/WeberSteve/media/E78668CA-82CE-4DA1-8F84-1112D966B955_zpssc5bvpdu.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm198/WeberSteve/E78668CA-82CE-4DA1-8F84-1112D966B955_zpssc5bvpdu.jpg</a> That is cool Thanks! |
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Posted: 5/4/2016 7:55:40 PM EDT
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I got frustrated researching loading data for .40 S&W. See my rant elsewhere. It ate up most of my loading time, darn it.
I wound up at least getting the dies out and cleaning them. I still haven't settled on loads to try out. I have five different powders that should work great with .40 S&W, so that should be a useful start... There was a discussion here not long ago about loading the .40, and someone stated that both True Blue and Titegroup were "prone to kaboom" guns, but so far nobody's come back and explained that. And yes, those are two of my powders. I also have 231, Unique and CFE Pistol (which looks like the biggest winner, at least data-wise). I have the plans for my case feeder light settled, and I'm just waiting for the LED light strip to come in the mail. I plan to post pictures of the thing when I'm done. |
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Posted: 5/4/2016 8:57:41 PM EDT
[#35]
I finished sizing, trimming, and them wet tumbler the last hundred or so .223 cases I had tumbled.
I then made some empty brass in practice for some USPSA and GSSF matches. More .223 test loads and .40 minor match ammo to be made later on. |
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Posted: 5/4/2016 11:58:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Weber:
Finished mounting it up and added some flat black paint and it's in. <a href="http://s296.photobucket.com/user/WeberSteve/media/E78668CA-82CE-4DA1-8F84-1112D966B955_zpssc5bvpdu.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm198/WeberSteve/E78668CA-82CE-4DA1-8F84-1112D966B955_zpssc5bvpdu.jpg</a> Kind of artsy |
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Posted: 5/5/2016 12:17:57 AM EDT
[#37]
Went up to the koolaid shop in Scottsdale for some parts to finish off my "keeper 1050" from all of those presses. Got home deprimed some small primer 45 brass..
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Posted: 5/5/2016 8:56:05 AM EDT
[#38]
loaded some .38 special last night with plated bullets.
Also made some test load .38's with XTP's I accidentally bought the flat point XTP  so im just gonna shoot em up
Also loaded up my first .357 test loads with 158gr XTP's and H110 starting at 15.4 and working up to 16.3gr. |
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Posted: 5/5/2016 9:52:01 PM EDT
[#39]
Just got done sorting brass from practice.
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Posted: 5/5/2016 9:53:35 PM EDT
[#40]
Finished my last preparations to load some more 9x19 this weekend.
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Posted: 5/6/2016 1:47:52 PM EDT
[#41]
Ordered a few pounds of Varget - no 8 pounders in stock........got the Dillon case gages I ordered a few days ago!
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Posted: 5/6/2016 2:25:23 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/6/2016 5:24:24 PM EDT
[#43]
Over the past few days, I have been working on building my new wet tumbler.
I used the plans from a thread here. I don't want to show it off just yet, but I used 6" pvc for the drum, holding just over 1.5 gallons of water and 12#s of media. Yesterday I put it to use and tumbled 10#s of 45 ACP for two hours. Came out wonderful, better than my tiny HF tumbler. Will post pics after I clean up the welds and paint it. |
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Posted: 5/6/2016 9:12:51 PM EDT
[#44]
I now have 3 tumblers running at once full time.
Thumblers, a Dillon, and a Harbor Freight. |
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Posted: 5/6/2016 9:32:16 PM EDT
[#45]
I got my mr bullet feeder installed on the 1050.
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Posted: 5/6/2016 11:00:14 PM EDT
[Last Edit: mdw]
[#46]
I checked the mail,..
when you guys order bulk bullets do you count them or trust the company to be honest on the count? |
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Posted: 5/6/2016 11:12:27 PM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mdw:
I checked the mail,.. http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i292/wplowing/Mobile%20Uploads/6e944ccd-5fc5-41d5-8c9b-5707cecd2b72_zps1dmxmutl.jpg http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i292/wplowing/Mobile%20Uploads/20160506_184237_zpsh4ztpxmp.jpg
when you guys order bulk bullets do you count them or trust the company to be honest on the count? Counted a few loads - found most are right on - but all were within 2 or 3 either way. I'm fine with that, so I don't count anymore..... |
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Posted: 5/6/2016 11:34:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mdw:
I checked the mail,.. http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i292/wplowing/Mobile%20Uploads/6e944ccd-5fc5-41d5-8c9b-5707cecd2b72_zps1dmxmutl.jpg http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i292/wplowing/Mobile%20Uploads/20160506_184237_zpsh4ztpxmp.jpg
when you guys order bulk bullets do you count them or trust the company to be honest on the count?
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Posted: 5/7/2016 12:52:04 AM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By muta4warrior:
Yesterday I took everything out of the loading room, cleaned the benches off and then slowly bringing everything back in and setting it all back up. 2 Super 1050's, left one processes 223/300BO and right one 308. <a href="http://s46.photobucket.com/user/dogpile_album/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20160505_121945024.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f144/dogpile_album/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20160505_121945024.jpg</a> Left, Dedicated Super 1050 to load 9mm, middle XL650, right Rl550b <a href="http://s46.photobucket.com/user/dogpile_album/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20160505_154942551.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f144/dogpile_album/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20160505_154942551.jpg</a> That is AWESOME. 
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Posted: 5/7/2016 2:49:07 PM EDT
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After dispatching my caster, I decided to cast my own bullets.
I'm all in it for cheap and managed to cast 1000 .40 caliber 175gr. TC bullets quite painlessly with one 6 cavity mold. Started the ASBB dry tumble powder coat bake and off to sizing. 
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