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AZ, USA
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Posted: 2/22/2020 9:22:32 PM EDT
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Finished 2k 556. Ran out of bullets
Now I'll just prep some 224V and try a proof load with the 80 elds |
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NC, USA
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Posted: 2/22/2020 11:06:19 PM EDT
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Prepped 200 cases of .308, loaded 40 rounds of 28 Nosler, and loaded 40 rounds of .308.
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Posted: 2/22/2020 11:55:15 PM EDT
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Found a couple things at the fun show today..
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Posted: 2/23/2020 1:48:05 PM EDT
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Wet tumbling of 9mm brass continues
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CO, USA
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Posted: 2/23/2020 2:16:55 PM EDT
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Loaded a bunch of 470 Nitro ammo.
115 gns of Retumbo under a 500 gn soft point. |
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Posted: 2/23/2020 6:04:01 PM EDT
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Went to the gunstore yesterday to pick up an AR that I had some work done on
Picked up a lb of CFE223 No way will I ever pass up a fully stocked reload section without picking up at least, a lb of powder |
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Posted: 2/23/2020 6:42:05 PM EDT
[Last Edit: steve8140]
[#7]
Went to the range to test some 9mm batches.
124 grain bullet from RMR, COAL is 1.13” 4.0 gr Titegroup was 124-128 power factor, 4.1 gr Titegroup was 129-132 power factor, 4.2 gr Titegroup was 130-135 power factor. I’m all set for matches. |
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Posted: 2/23/2020 6:55:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hoser:
Loaded a bunch of 470 Nitro ammo. 115 gns of Retumbo under a 500 gn soft point. 
Ran 60 308 cases through the ringer and they are tumbling off the lube now. One of my barrels seems to like lighter bullets so I'm going to load some 125's up with 748 and TAC for testing. I may load a few 110's with 4198 but really don't feel like messing with a long cut powder today. |
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Posted: 2/23/2020 6:56:44 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Jcrich33]
[#9]
Just got a Lee Auto Breech Lock Pro. Getting it mounted and set up.
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Posted: 2/23/2020 7:18:01 PM EDT
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Found a couple hundred once fired STS and AA hulls in the trash at my club yesterday. Loaded them all, plus the ones I shot. 375 rounds all told. I REALLY like my Dillon for the shot shells.
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Posted: 2/23/2020 7:31:52 PM EDT
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Loaded 250 rounds of the 115 grain hollow points my CZ 9MM pistols like so well.
And found I was nearly out of Blue Dot. Gotta grab another big jug soon. |
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Posted: 2/23/2020 7:32:45 PM EDT
[Last Edit: romad99]
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I finished loading the Berry’s 147gr that I had on the bench.
Then I messed with some older 77gr Ndolers I had loaded which won’t chamber in my current rifles. I think I’m stuck pulling and resizing... |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 2/23/2020 7:46:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lokifox: We should hang out some time... Look me up the next time you get out towards C-Springs. |
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Posted: 2/23/2020 8:30:59 PM EDT
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I spent time measuring 5.45 cases (new Hornady cases, once fired Russian and some unfired Russian), then measured a bunch of pulled Russian (7n6?) bullets to boot.
CIP standards don’t have a datum point on case shoulders for measuring case headspace, so I am calculating where various Hornady comparator bushings would be on the case shoulder. It’s a bit laborious, but it’s been fun too. |
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Posted: 2/23/2020 10:37:53 PM EDT
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Wet tumbling of 9mm brass continues.
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Posted: 2/23/2020 11:58:12 PM EDT
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Started working on a 600 rd batch of 357 with wadcutters.
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Posted: 2/24/2020 8:29:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dryflash3:
Started working on a 600 rd batch of 357 with wadcutters. I finished messing with Hornady bushings, decided that I needed the "G" (0.240") bushing, which does not come with the basic kit. I'll be ordering that soon. I still have to do some math to figure out where the datum circle should be on the 5.45's shoulder. Hopefully it'll be pretty straightforward. |
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Posted: 2/25/2020 12:47:43 AM EDT
[Last Edit: dryflash3]
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Started with 600 WW Super cases, but will cull the bad ones as I go. I prefer nickle plated and the case necks don't split for me. Cases were trimmed to 1.280 + or - .001. I trim to make the seating consistent. I don't care if you don't trim yours, I trim mine. Bought that box of Remington WC's at the funshow 11-18-2018, $20 for about 3-4 K. So somewhere around .01 each. 
My standard WC load for 357 is 3.0 grs Bullseye as it's been for for 20 years. Never found a more accurate powder for this load, I tried. I don't shoot 38's in my 357's as I don't like the ring of crud in the cylinder, besides I have plenty of 357 cases. So I dug around in my SDB spare parts and found I had a spare set of 357 dies, so I set this set up this toolhead for WC's. Using Fiocchi primers, note they come in 150 count boxes. So set up the dies and dialed in the PM and it's throwing exact charges of Bullseye. Yes my PM is tuned. 
Got a few loaded before it was time to quit for the night. 2 cases next to the bullet container, left one was split about mid case, the other had a loose primer pocket. I decaped and reused the primer and smashed the case mouth, which means loose primer pocket in my world. They will end up in the scrap bucket. |
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Posted: 2/25/2020 4:54:54 PM EDT
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Hauled home 760 pcs of mixed 9/380/38/40/45 brass. Someone's going to be busy the next 2 weeks or so.
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Posted: 2/25/2020 5:07:56 PM EDT
[#20]
Just finished loading 8k 9mm.
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Posted: 2/25/2020 8:18:04 PM EDT
[#21]
Ordered 5k CCI #500 primers.
Fellow shooter is changing powders so he’s selling me an unopened 4# container of Titegroup for $65. I’ll consider that a win! 
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Posted: 2/25/2020 9:48:27 PM EDT
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I sized about three hundred, 300 Blackout cases this afternoon.
I searched out all of my empty, cleaned Blackout cases. I wound up with just short of 550 of them - various commercial converted cases (range pick ups and my own empties, and my own conversions). It was simplest to just divide the whole mass of them into a bunch of 300 and another bunch of 250 cases. But once I had ‘em divided like that, it came out to actually 250 and 292... I guess I’ll live. Tomorrow, if all goes well, I’ll size the other 250.
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Posted: 2/26/2020 12:11:35 AM EDT
[Last Edit: dryflash3]
[#23]
Finished my batch of wadcuters. 
Started with 600 cases but due to losses, short cases, loose primer pockets and one split case, ended up with 550 and 3 extra cases. Loading block has loose primer pockets (mouth smashed) and split case. There was also a 44 cal wadcutter and a bad 38 wadcutter in the bullet box. I believe I have about 1500 bullets left. |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 12:39:57 AM EDT
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Finally finished the very last 55 gr remington box of 2000 slugs, loaded into plinking rounds. Received 8 lbs of TAC from Brownells.
I will finish my 55 gr hornady slugs next. I need to clean some .300AAC brass and get ready to do that next with 190SMKs, subsonics. |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 12:48:26 AM EDT
[#25]
Hand primed 1400 pcs of 10mm brass w/CCI 300.
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Posted: 2/26/2020 11:50:18 PM EDT
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Prepped and primed 1k pcs of new Starline 10mm.
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Posted: 2/27/2020 2:49:31 PM EDT
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Had our normal Wed night reloading session with NW556 and another friend I am teaching to reload.
Got 300 9mm rounds loaded with 115 and 124 gr XTP's and HS-6. |
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Posted: 2/27/2020 7:13:57 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/27/2020 8:11:50 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ErikS:
Got 250 of these. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/255381/696C9754-EA5C-4970-A229-7985AA43CC1A_jpe-1293754.JPG 
Finished resizing 500 pcs 9/380 and have started wet-tumbling them. |
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Posted: 2/27/2020 8:27:44 PM EDT
[#30]
@Jcrich33
Please give us an AAR when you get that press up and running. Thanks! (is that an Achmed The Dead Terrorist Bobblehead in the background?) |
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Posted: 2/27/2020 9:29:28 PM EDT
[#31]
I got my remaining 250 Blackout cases lubed, and they’ll wait for sizing until I’ve had a less tiring work day.
I also went through my 7.62 x39 stash and sorted some cases for sizing when I get to it. Having stuff queued up ahead of time really helps me get stuff done when those spare moments show up. |
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Posted: 2/27/2020 10:52:38 PM EDT
[Last Edit: muta4warrior]
[#32]
Ordered 1k pieces of 32-20 brass from Starline a few days ago and have a planned UPS delivery tomorrow PM.
Sent off a USPS MO today for a set for 32-20 dies I had won on GB. Sorted probably 10-15lbs of 38/357 brass from an estate sale I went to today, culled a 2# coffee can full of 357 Mag brass so I can load up the 1k box of 148grn HBWC bullets and a sealed 1lb jug of Bullseye that I also picked up today with the brass. Was going to load them up in the 38 cases but figure I would copy Dryflash on his Wadcutter 357mag deal. I'm thinking 2.8-3 grains of Bullseye should be fun in the Ruger Blackhawk.. Added: Perdy brass.... 
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Posted: 2/28/2020 5:28:00 PM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By muta4warrior:
Ordered 1k pieces of 32-20 brass from Starline a few days ago and have a planned UPS delivery tomorrow PM. Sent off a USPS MO today for a set for 32-20 dies I had won on GB. Sorted probably 10-15lbs of 38/357 brass from an estate sale I went to today, culled a 2# coffee can full of 357 Mag brass so I can load up the 1k box of 148grn HBWC bullets and a sealed 1lb jug of Bullseye that I also picked up today with the brass. Was going to load them up in the 38 cases but figure I would copy Dryflash on his Wadcutter 357mag deal. I'm thinking 2.8-3 grains of Bullseye should be fun in the Ruger Blackhawk.. |
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Posted: 2/28/2020 9:34:40 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/28/2020 9:52:09 PM EDT
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Rebuilt one of my SDB's today, the one set up in 9mm.
Taken apart and the round bearings installed, the 4 guides that contact the ram are laying on the ram. 
Press partially assembled and old bearings and guides on a rag on the left. 
Ready to load. |
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Posted: 2/28/2020 10:02:28 PM EDT
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I finished sorting my 7.62 cases, kind of getting an idea of how many of what brand I have. Quite a lot, actually. Next up, I’ll lube ‘em all up and size them - after I finish sizing my 300 Blackout cases that are just sitting there, mocking me.
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Posted: 2/29/2020 5:55:47 PM EDT
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Not quite reloading, but picked this up today...sure helps with load development...
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Posted: 2/29/2020 7:01:52 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dryflash3:
Rebuilt one of my SDB's today, the one set up in 9mm. https://i.imgur.com/6oHeae2l.jpg Taken apart and the round bearings installed, the 4 guides that contact the ram are laying on the ram. https://i.imgur.com/e2u5PxRl.jpg Press partially assembled and old bearings and guides on a rag on the left. https://i.imgur.com/kxjn04ql.jpg Ready to load. I have never torn my SDB down that far and it’s having priming issues. Do you have any recommendations on utube videos? Thank You. |
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Posted: 2/29/2020 7:54:33 PM EDT
[Last Edit: RattleCanAR]
[#39]
I made some empty 9mm but already replenished them.
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Posted: 2/29/2020 11:14:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mustb123: I made some empty starline .41 magnum brass out of my SBH 6 1/2" Ruger. I have never torn my SDB down that far and it's having priming issues. Do you have any recommendations on utube videos? Thank You. This isn't the right tread for troubleshooting. 
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Posted: 3/1/2020 12:49:30 AM EDT
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Cleaned, resized, and currently wet-tumbling today's brass haul from the range.
Still shooting some decade-old 9mm reloads using a .5cc dipper of Bullseye/115gr FMJ COAL 1.150" |
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Posted: 3/1/2020 2:22:34 AM EDT
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Loaded 500 rds of .308 for my 16" AR10. Stl have 2 .50 cal cans filled with 172g pulls I got from GIbrass.com long ago.
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Posted: 3/1/2020 3:50:53 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Jcrich33]
[#43]
Originally Posted By ThePontificator:
@Jcrich33 Please give us an AAR when you get that press up and running. Thanks! (is that an Achmed The Dead Terrorist Bobblehead in the background?)
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 3/1/2020 4:20:35 AM EDT
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Ordered 1k 147gr fmj for my 12.5 pistol (waiting on sbr paperwork).
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Posted: 3/1/2020 1:16:53 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Henny]
[#45]
Lately I’ve been “fixing” things that just don’t seem right with my equipment.
A few weeks ago I posted about my S1050 primer shut off “fix”. Yesterday I had to fix something that’s been bugging me for years. My RCBS Rock Chucker’s expended primer ejection. I primarily use my RCBS RC for sizing bullets. However, on occasion I do use it for decapping a few pieces of brass. Whenever decapping with the factory system, well, it sucks. Very few primers go where they’re supposed to. I started out by drilling a 3/8” hole at a 45° angle at the bottom of the shaft , above the cross pin. I drilled this half way into the shaft. Then I chucked up a 12” 5/16” bit and drilled down to the previous mentioned hole.  Attached FileThen I took a 1 1/2” 3/8” stub and attached it to the shaft. I had originally planned on threading the previous mentioned 3/8 “ hole, but I did not have the correct blind tap. So tapping it in and a quick spot weld and things were about done. All I had to do was trim a piece of plastic drinking straw to cover the old primer ejection hole in the shaft.  Attached FileNow the primers are all neatly deposited in the primer catcher for two of my other presses.
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Posted: 3/1/2020 1:52:40 PM EDT
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Will begin priming .223 Rem brass that I made empty yesterday
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CO, USA
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Posted: 3/1/2020 3:44:28 PM EDT
[Last Edit: COSteve]
[#47]
Done
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Posted: 3/1/2020 3:53:36 PM EDT
[Last Edit: cat-mechanic]
[#48]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By COSteve:
I was notified yesterday that my new XL750 was in at our FFL from our club buy. I'll arrange to pick it up this week and after swapping it out with my XL650 (my bench isn't larger enough for 2 presses), I'll post pictures here, update my Tips and Tricks thread, and start to get my XL650 ready for sale. I know that it may sound strange to some to swap out the 2 presses, but I have the time, the funds, and the interest to give the XL750 a go so I figure, why not? I pulled the trigger on a DAA primer collator. It only does small primers, But that is probably 80% of my loading anyway. https://www.doublealpha.biz/us/daa-primer-pro-collator The archived thread about the DAA Primer Collator |
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Posted: 3/1/2020 4:01:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By muta4warrior:
Ordered 1k pieces of 32-20 brass from Starline a few days ago and have a planned UPS delivery tomorrow PM. Sent off a USPS MO today for a set for 32-20 dies I had won on GB. Sorted probably 10-15lbs of 38/357 brass from an estate sale I went to today, culled a 2# coffee can full of 357 Mag brass so I can load up the 1k box of 148grn HBWC bullets and a sealed 1lb jug of Bullseye that I also picked up today with the brass. Was going to load them up in the 38 cases but figure I would copy Dryflash on his Wadcutter 357mag deal. I'm thinking 2.8-3 grains of Bullseye should be fun in the Ruger Blackhawk.. Added: Perdy brass.... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/106757/IMG_20200228_213452-1295570.jpg |
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Posted: 3/1/2020 4:09:49 PM EDT
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Loaded every 9MM and 5.56 bullet I had.
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