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MT, USA
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Posted: 5/23/2024 2:34:15 PM EDT
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I bought 190 22 cal hunting and match bullets. Sized and decapped 200 38 special brass.
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VA, USA
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Posted: 5/23/2024 3:56:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By durtychemist: Wet tumbled some 223 brass. I might have overloaded it, not run it long enough or be expecting more. It isn’t as shiny as expected. Two 45 ACP cases of Lemishine, a healthy squeeze of Dawn and they’re not spectacular bright. Tumbler weighed 7.2 kg before I removed some brass because the first tumbling didn’t seem to allow much tumbling. You put way too much Lemishine in there. I use 1/4th of a tsp. More will. Make it dull, which is what you're probably seeing. |
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USA
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Posted: 5/23/2024 5:56:23 PM EDT
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Began sorting and cleaning of the brass haul from all the shooting last weekend!
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Posted: 5/23/2024 11:50:30 PM EDT
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Pulled last load of 45 ACP out of wet tumbler.
Three loads out, and three more in the dry tumblers. Got my 52 7-30 Waters cases trimmed, deburred and primed that I formed the other day. |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/24/2024 1:06:02 AM EDT
[Last Edit: dryflash3]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By slowr1der: You put way too much Lemishine in there. I use 1/4th of a tsp. More will. Make it dull, which is what you're probably seeing. Yeah that's what I figured. I did a second batch with less Lemishime, and I assumed part of it was also less total brass so the stuff could tumble more. |
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Posted: 5/24/2024 2:56:02 AM EDT
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Disassembled, cleaned and lubed the SDB. Not much dirt, but showed signs it was used for 9mm before I got hold of it.
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Posted: 5/24/2024 11:28:24 AM EDT
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Started resizing .223 brass and a BLH (Black Hills) crimped primer 5.56 snuck in there even though I checked all the brass before hand..
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Posted: 5/24/2024 7:06:05 PM EDT
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Buddy heard I bought a Swedish Mauser and gave me a NOS bag of brass he had from when he had one. Took a little bit of the sting off of getting into a new caliber.
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Posted: 5/25/2024 12:05:42 AM EDT
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Loaded another 200rds of SPP .45acp. I was five bullets short (home cast) luckily I had a handful of pulled FMJ stored away and was able to finish without five errant primers
 After that I trimmed and removed crimps from about 80 aught-six cases and threw them in the tumbler. |
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Posted: 5/25/2024 12:13:15 AM EDT
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Loaded 50 7-30 Waters rounds with 139 gr spire points and H-335.
Loaded another 50 30-30 to 7-30 Waters case forming load with the 139 gr spire points. Emptied/refilled 3 dry tumblers. |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/25/2024 12:38:36 AM EDT
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Case prep for 800+ cases until my trim mate stopped working.
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Posted: 5/25/2024 4:38:30 AM EDT
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Decided to get some of those “factory seconds” hard primers AR was selling. If nothing else, I have an open bolt UZI that flat out crushes the primer, so no chance of it not setting it off, plus it goes thru the ammo….
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/25/2024 2:47:42 PM EDT
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Loaded some .41 Swiss (converted to cf)
Made from 8mm Lebel cases, fireformed. Lee .44 casting die. Pyrodex and a smidge of cream of wheat..mmmm 
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Posted: 5/25/2024 8:22:43 PM EDT
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I got a couple hundred cases of .357 mag in the toaster oven, drying after a ss pin wash.
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Posted: 5/25/2024 10:31:00 PM EDT
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I loaded 150 rounds of 6 Creedmoor. Those along with what I already had will be enough for tomorrow’s PRS match as well as next months.
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Posted: 5/25/2024 11:57:13 PM EDT
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Worked on brass prep of 300 .30-06; have to trim and cut the crimps on about half still.
Switched the square deal back to 9mm from .45 |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 11:46:48 PM EDT
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Switched the aught-six in the tumbler.
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Posted: 5/27/2024 12:31:05 AM EDT
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Dry tumbling 115 gr nukes in 3 tumblers. 2k down started the last 1k today.
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/27/2024 7:55:47 PM EDT
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Measuring a bunch of cases for length. Separating into piles of ‘trim’ and ‘don’t feel like trimming.
Setup the Dillon 223 die using a Lyman case gauge and a feeler gauge. Should bump the shoulder back 0.003 +\- Dillon tolerances. While doing al this I was wondering how frequently I’d need to chamfer and debur rounds. Solution was ‘when you trim them’ since firing the case shouldn’t remove the bevel, right? |
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Posted: 5/27/2024 11:00:42 PM EDT
[#20]
Switched tumbler loads.
Started sizing home cast and coated 9mm bullets. Loaded 100 with American Reloading factory second SPPs. Going to start a thread on those primers shortly. |
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Posted: 5/28/2024 12:33:08 AM EDT
[#21]
More dry tumbling, 3 tumblers emptied/refilled.
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Posted: 5/28/2024 10:08:27 AM EDT
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De-primed, re-sized and tumbled about 200 rounds of 5.56. I've got a fat stash of ready brass, just need to get more powder and primers.
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Posted: 5/28/2024 10:31:02 AM EDT
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Attempted to finish decapping 38spl and 357mag on the LEE APP.
Ended up bending the two columns and unable to lift the handle without considerable force.  Took the APP apart and plan on sending it back to LEE at this point. Stripped out top screw for the shuttle rail assembly on the bottom casting. Both column rods bent. I think this machine was cursed from day 1, I've broken a couple shuttles, piles of decapping pins, and rarely had it run "right". |
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Posted: 5/29/2024 7:45:39 PM EDT
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Dropping powder now for another run of 5.56 tracers. I load these in
batches of 100 when I get enough "left over" cases from loading batches of 100 to 500 rounds of "normal" 5.56 rounds. Using pulled tracer bullets that have about an 80% light rate.
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Posted: 5/29/2024 9:56:00 PM EDT
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Shooter709 came over for our weakly reloading get together.
Started trimming his first tote of 223, (sorted RP) about 4-5 K. Used the Giraud, first he trimmed one as he pulled away from trimmer, I trimmed one. He was ready with his next case as my hand cleared the trimmer. And so on. We wore gloves, and it took us 2 hours. |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 6/1/2024 12:39:52 AM EDT
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Made some rounds. Might test them for velocity and OAL function later this week before making more. New recipe I haven’t tried. Should be fun.
Broke a pin on my Dillon messing with it too much. I flipped the seating die. I might have had it on the wrong side. It seems to work just fine. |
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Posted: 6/1/2024 12:55:35 AM EDT
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Finished trimming a batch of .30-06 and put it in the tumbler.
Sized some cast and coated 9mm boolits. |
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Posted: 6/1/2024 1:01:11 AM EDT
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Smelted all my scrap lead today, took some pics, posted a thread.
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Posted: 6/1/2024 4:56:20 PM EDT
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Picked up 300 pics. of .357 Starline, 300 Fiocchi 20ga primed hulls, and 20 more pounds of #6 nickle plated shot.
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CO, USA
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Posted: 6/1/2024 11:48:50 PM EDT
[#30]
Loaded 100rds of 3/4oz 20ga for trap tomorrow
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Posted: 6/2/2024 12:02:19 AM EDT
[#31]
Sized more cast and coated 9mm. I use a cheap Lee 'C' press upside down.
 Attached FileStarted brass prep in 7.62x54R. |
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Posted: 6/2/2024 12:36:12 PM EDT
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Set up casting table inside of my woodshed. Overcast day, and this is Washington state.
 Ran 5 loads thru my 20 pound casting furnace. Casting 7mm, 357, 10mm, and 45. Light rain today, but being under cover, I can continue. 
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Posted: 6/2/2024 11:13:26 PM EDT
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Nothing “light” about the rain here today! Scheduled a load testing range day for Tuesday when it is supposed to let up though.
Inspected my AR SPP seconds today- look good so far. Picked up a brick of CCI LPP at a show, along with a bunch of partial powder cans at $1 each, and a couple full powder cans at reasonable price. Picked up some reasonably priced .22 LR as well, since I can’t reload those quite yet! |
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Posted: 6/2/2024 11:40:24 PM EDT
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Loaded a ladder of WC872 surplus powder in 7.62x54R under a Lee 312185 coated and gas checked.
Loaded it at 50, 52, and 54 grains. 54 was a full case with maybe minor compression.  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 1:30:35 AM EDT
[Last Edit: dryflash3]
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 Was raining today, but I was under cover, so ran 5-6 furnace loads. I run 4 molds one after the other then start over. Furnace temp set all the way up. eta, 2 molds on the right are brass, aluminum on the left side. |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 11:34:27 PM EDT
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Sized more 9mm bullets.
Local store had Win244 for $30.33 after tax. I brought a few pounds home with me. |
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Posted: 6/4/2024 1:52:14 PM EDT
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 Got in three 100 pc bags of Starline 30-30 brass from Midway. These will get formed into 30-30 Ackley Improved and 7-30 Waters. |
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Posted: 6/4/2024 3:53:25 PM EDT
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Loaded up 50rds of .45acp over 5.7gr 231 under ac200gr swc and 20 rounds of .308 with some pull down powder from cdvs. Wish me luck with those.
Besides my .308 and 7mm mauser brass I've got primed I'm pretty much caught up to my shooting. |
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Posted: 6/4/2024 11:47:01 PM EDT
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USA
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Posted: 6/5/2024 10:16:06 PM EDT
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FW Arms Auto-Centering Decapping die (Mark 7 Label), I bought on Ebay, came today. Glad I checked, I almost bought one for full price. I also setup the 750 for my 55 gr load and got the PM adjusted and ready. Then I remembered it's going to be close to 100 this weekend, so I won't be loading in the garage for a while.
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Posted: 6/5/2024 10:47:56 PM EDT
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Ran 2 loads through the casting furnace, then Shooter709 came over and we trimmed more 5.56 on the Giraud.
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Posted: 6/6/2024 5:03:33 PM EDT
[Last Edit: 20andOUT]
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Finished some brass cleaning and ruined the mailman’s day with 3k 124gr RMR and a long walk to the front porch. But the wife and kids are out of town so I’m taking advantage before my kids soccer season starts back up and loading up a couple months 9mm this weekend.
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OH, USA
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Posted: 6/6/2024 6:58:17 PM EDT
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This gets a bit long, but:
I had a reloading bench over at my old place for years. Around 2014 I let that end of things sit for a while...first due to a divorce, then some other life changes. A couple years ago my new lady and I bought a place which features a dedicated safe/reloading room. Took until a couple weeks ago to get the bench top over here but I had everything else staged and ready to go. So...this past week saw me set everything up. New shelves and pegboard on one of the walls for all my reloading tools. Presses are a Pro2000 auto-index and a T-7. Since the former was discontinued a while ago I've been chasing spares down. Need to finish wiring up the bench's electrical distribution and I'll be ready to play the one-armed bandits again. |
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Posted: 6/6/2024 11:01:53 PM EDT
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More casting today, going to run some different molds tomorrow.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 6/8/2024 2:06:44 AM EDT
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Got my order in from American Reloading. Had to take advantage when they were running 35% off projos.
I went with the 75/77 gr SMK HPBT pulled. I got a 1k of them and sorted out 1 box of 500. Out of 500 I got 113 x 77 gr and 387 x 75 gr. Tomorrow I'll sort out the other 500 and give them a quick wet tumble to shine them up. The 75 gr weighed an average out of 10 bullets of 75.1 gr. The ES was .3 gr. The 77 gr weighed an average out of 10 of 76.9 gr. The ES was also .3 gr. Overall, pretty happy with the purchase. The bullets were in good shape and the weights are pretty consistent. Should make some good plinking ammo.  |
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USA
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Posted: 6/8/2024 2:45:14 AM EDT
[#46]
Loaded some more 62gr SP pulls over 24.4gr H335.
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OH, USA
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Posted: 6/8/2024 9:12:27 AM EDT
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Bought another RCBS accessory plate for the left side of my bench. I may move the T7 to a more centralized spot (using holes where I had a bench vise mounted, if possible) and set the new plate up so I can put a Trim Pro 2 or another press on it as needed.
Also got a new belt ordered for my Thumler T-100. It was bought decades ago by my late mother for me as a Christmas gift - years before I got into reloading. Never tumbled the packet of rocks which came with it. The rocks and media were handed to a friend who actually was into lapidiary stuff and I put it to work on small runs of pistol brass. Started looking for the model number for it online and saw the prices of new ones. Ho Lee Fook. And I have the big 15lb rotary for which I -think- I paid $120 new... |
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Posted: 6/8/2024 12:57:03 PM EDT
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Sorted a thousand 9mm brass by headstamp before breakfast and another thousand after. Looks like I barely made a dent in the unsorted cans.
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Posted: 6/8/2024 1:03:47 PM EDT
[#49]
 What I have cast so far. Full list of bullets in my casting thread. |
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Posted: 6/8/2024 1:05:30 PM EDT
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Took delivery of 1,500 SNS cast/coated bullets in .357, .40 and .45.
I don't think the mail carrier is very happy with me.
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