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Posted: 5/16/2021 6:26:43 PM EDT
[Last Edit: RattleCanAR]
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Showed a new shooter my 550 in action.
He is a Polish guy who came here in his 30s and loves it. He got his US citizenship about 5 years ago and we cycled together for years until my kidney donation sidelined that sport. He wants to reload and asked for an introduction. Staunch Constitutional values. |
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Posted: 5/16/2021 7:51:42 PM EDT
[#2]
Built a 16" SPR style AR for the purpose of starting load development with 60-69gr projectiles with CFE223. I have brass ready to load some 60g Vmax, 68g Hornady BTHP and some 69g Match Kings.
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Posted: 5/16/2021 8:02:16 PM EDT
[#3]
I partially disassembled my Dillon 550 and cleaned the bejesus out of it. It’s shiny and blue again.
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Posted: 5/16/2021 10:02:37 PM EDT
[#4]
Tumbled clean the 50 or so cases of dirty .357 brass. Loaded sone test charges with the RMR 69 gr BTHP bullets and CFE223.
Received my Weigatinny rail. Now I have everything to mount a Burris 2X pistol scope on my GP-100 so I can get into developing some hunting loads. The cycle of the shooting hobby and reloading hobby continues. |
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Posted: 5/16/2021 10:18:28 PM EDT
[#5]
I actually found a box of 100 small rifle primers so I blew the dust of the press and made some BREN food.
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Posted: 5/17/2021 12:07:58 AM EDT
[#6]
Got a ladder test loaded up for some 60g Vmax and 68g BTHP for the new AR build. Hopefully the rain lets up for a couple hours tomorrow.
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Posted: 5/17/2021 12:49:44 AM EDT
[#7]
Tested my 9mm and .308 reloads,
The 9mm reloads and factory rounds chrono’d an av of 1450 and the .308 at 2550. |
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NC, USA
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Posted: 5/17/2021 4:39:54 AM EDT
[#8]
Shot, decapped and wet tumbled about 100 9mm cases today.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/17/2021 7:35:19 AM EDT
[#9]
Got a 5 gallon bucket of mixed brass along with a few pounds of range lead on Friday. Brass is pretty dark and grungy so I finally decided to get with the program and ordered a Frankford Arsenal wet tumbler.
While I'm waiting for that to come in I'll sort the brass and melt the lead into ingots. Need to made some .358 SWC as I'm running kind of low on those. Think I'll finally get into loading .223 and maybe build a .300blk upper. |
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Posted: 5/17/2021 6:47:28 PM EDT
[Last Edit: masterofpew]
[#10]
 Attached FileLoaded up some test rounds for the 45acp this afternoon. Raining out right now so checking for function, accuracy and numbers on the Lab Radar is going to have to wait  . Passed the plunk test with flying colors and they should feed just fine being LRN profile.Interested in the accuracy and numbers such as FPS, ES and SD on the chronograph  ETA.. These will be shot out of a FN FNX 45 T. No AR45's at this household 
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Posted: 5/17/2021 8:55:51 PM EDT
[#11]
What I found at last weekends funshow.
 H-110 was $35 and the Alliant powders $40. Just missed out on some CFE 223.  Around 5k 9mm brass, $100. 6 boxes of 6mm bullets for $70. Primers, lots of LR primers for $125-150k. One guy had Federal SP Match primers for $200k. 2 sold from a case that started with 8 boxes. Bullets were scarce, brass was everywhere, high priced. I worked a good deal for that 9mm. Not shown was a large bag of about 1k, that went to a buddy. |
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Posted: 5/17/2021 10:09:12 PM EDT
[#12]
Loaded up 200 rounds of 135gr Blue Bullets over some True Blue.
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Posted: 5/17/2021 10:47:59 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/18/2021 12:31:49 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dryflash3: What I found at last weekends funshow. https://i.imgur.com/8ZgGuArl.jpg H-110 was $35 and the Alliant powders $40. Just missed out on some CFE 223. https://i.imgur.com/7XfmRual.jpg Around 5k 9mm brass, $100. 6 boxes of 6mm bullets for $70. Primers, lots of LR primers for $125-150k. One guy had Federal SP Match primers for $200k. 2 sold from a case that started with 8 boxes. Bullets were scarce, brass was everywhere, high priced. I worked a good deal for that 9mm. Not shown was a large bag of about 1k, that went to a buddy. which one was that at? no way it was Big Top. 
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WA, USA
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Posted: 5/18/2021 1:03:15 AM EDT
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Added 9 pounds of powder and 1900 bullets to the inventory that were given to me by a neighbor who is moving across the country.
Picked up some roll pins to replace the one I squished when I got a decaping pin stuck in a case on my old projector. Had just enough play to throw the indexing off. |
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Posted: 5/18/2021 12:12:06 PM EDT
[#16]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 2T2_Crash: which one was that at? no way it was Big Top. Will never go to a big top again. (all high priced dealers, no bargains) |
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Posted: 5/18/2021 9:55:33 PM EDT
[Last Edit: dryflash3]
[#17]
 About a third of the way through decapping the 9mm batch. Found some Berdan cases, Lee decapper came to a stop and I know not to "power through". Took case out of press, yup Berdan case, set aside. Also a copper coated steel case and a decapping failure due to corrosion. |
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Posted: 5/19/2021 5:45:58 AM EDT
[#18]
Loaded up 350 ends of 9mm on the Lee Turret.
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Posted: 5/19/2021 6:55:38 PM EDT
[#19]
Came home from the range with a gallon bag of left-behind brass 9/40/45/380. Currently dry-tumbling prior to decapping then wet tumbling at some point.
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Posted: 5/19/2021 7:00:11 PM EDT
[#20]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ThePontificator: Came home from the range with a gallon bag of left-behind brass 9/40/45/380. Currently dry-tumbling prior to decapping then wet tumbling at some point. I love that “bonus brass”  I loaded test charges of CFE223 under 69 gr RMR HPBT. Hopefully I can test them out at the range. |
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Posted: 5/19/2021 11:51:22 PM EDT
[#21]
After almost a year of my reloading being out if action due to a house move and needing to get a new bench set up i finally got back into production and loaded up about 300 223 55 gr Hornady plinkers with WC 844. Had resized and primed last week but just finished the charge seat and crimp on the Dillon 550. Big pile still waiting to be sized, start on that next week.
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Posted: 5/20/2021 9:42:04 AM EDT
[#22]
Loaded up 10 rounds of 300bo to walk through tree woods with.
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Posted: 5/20/2021 10:24:41 AM EDT
[#23]
Spent a little time setting up dies for loading .357
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Posted: 5/20/2021 10:33:38 AM EDT
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Made many empty 45acp shells. Reminded myself to never again play around on the USPSA courses with a cheap copy of the GI 1911. Those stock sights, being all gray, don’t help much. I made many missed shots.....lol.
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Posted: 5/20/2021 7:33:32 PM EDT
[Last Edit: boman250]
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Little bit of 6.5 CM today.
Starline large primer brass, FGMM primers, IMR 4451, Hornady 140gr ELD-m seated .020" off the lands. Started at 40gr as I have loaded the 143gr ELD-x for this rifle before in the same combination, and worked up to 42.9gr. That's where I found accuracy with the 143s. DO NOT USE THIS LOAD DATA, IT IS ABOVE BOOK MAX. IT WORKED IN MY RIFLE, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN IT WILL WORK IN YOURS. Wouldn't you know it, the 140s like the same load data as the 143s. 42.9gr gave me a sub 1/2 inch 6 shot group. Even if you add the fouling shot that is below the group, its still only .7". I will post a pic soon.  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 5/20/2021 7:41:07 PM EDT
[#26]
My 5k SR Remington 7 1/2’s were waiting for me this afternoon. It took some reorganization, but I fit them in a magazine. Graf/Sons - $252 all in.....I wish I could get 50k SPP’s at that price....
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Posted: 5/20/2021 11:14:16 PM EDT
[#27]
 Emptied wet tumbler, got 2 more loads going. Got rest of the cases decapped, about 1.5k not in this pic. AAP was running smooth today. Was only getting 1 upside down case per case feeder batch. |
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USA
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Posted: 5/21/2021 2:21:33 AM EDT
[#28]
Tried 25.0gr of WC844 under a 62gr FMJ, shot it, liked it, so loaded up 72 rounds of just that. All .223 brass at FOB Devola is now loaded.
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Posted: 5/21/2021 6:23:03 PM EDT
[#29]
Received 400 .357 158 gr XTP bullets. I’ll use these to work up sone test charges soon to get my GP-100 ready for hunting season.
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Posted: 5/21/2021 10:21:21 PM EDT
[Last Edit: dryflash3]
[#30]
Got my order in for 500 .357, 158 gr XTP's.
 Emptied the tumblers, first batch.  Second batch. Just Lemishine and Dawn, pins and water. Nothing else needed or wanted. Started sorting the cases, so I can pick out Mil cases and remove the crimp. Same thing with S&B cases with the tight primer pockets. Once they are done they are thrown in with the batch to be loaded for AR9's. Got two more batches going. |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 3:50:52 AM EDT
[#31]
Loaded about 150 rounds of .223 with H332 and Nosler 50gr HP.
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Posted: 5/22/2021 9:07:38 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Strikefirst]
[#32]
Tumbled 800 of 1100 cases.
Separated into lc and wma headstamp. Lubed 500 lc cases for resizing. Used the Dillon 750 to quickly prime 400 cases after hand priming 100...of ballistic tools ready to load lake city for 69 gr rmr and 62 gr gold dot load development. |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 9:31:01 PM EDT
[#33]
Went to the range to turn reloads into fun.
Stated my test loads for .357 using Win231, and had this happen in the second cylinder of the lowest charge, Apparently that “once fire brass” I bought most likely wasn’t fired just once.  Attached FileThat was it for shooting handloads. Now I have a bunch of primed and loaded ammo to tear down. |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 10:22:25 PM EDT
[Last Edit: dryflash3]
[#34]
Emptied first tumbler, cases had the bling.
  Then found this from the second tumbler.  Got magnet out and found 2 S&B brass plated steel cases. On the magnet. So this batch will get retumbled. Checked the rest of my brass and found 2 more steel cases. Lemishine does not like steel cases. |
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Posted: 5/23/2021 12:43:27 AM EDT
[#35]
Resized 6.5G brass into 6mm ARC. Trimmed, deburred/chamfered, and loaded a bit over one hundred rounds.
Then swapped dies and finished off the BLC2 in the hopper on some 223 50gr vmax. |
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Posted: 5/23/2021 10:08:38 AM EDT
[#36]
Went to Massey’s in Brownsville(daughter shooting movie down here)so I tagged along to see the remaining fam as daughter films from 11A to midnight, mostly two city blocks distance from Matamoros. In fact, wifee called and told me I was in MX and gtfo but it’s just the way the cell reads!
Massey’s was a bust/looked all growed up mostly so I gtfo. Friday night dinner with cuz and his wife the federal prosecutor( why did I leave my 40 in the room?) AND, why I’m here: finally got my mesh end caps for my FART and I can’t wait to try them out! After an eight hour drive. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/23/2021 10:58:59 AM EDT
[#37]
The guy im helping to get going reloadin stopped by and gave m 1k of once fire Winchester brass 223 so im tumbling today.
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Posted: 5/23/2021 8:40:52 PM EDT
[#38]
Decapped 100 6.5c and they are tumbling right now. I’ll size them and check for trimming, although they shouldn’t need it. I’ll probably fill and seat them tomorrow. Plinker rounds.
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Posted: 5/24/2021 9:34:34 PM EDT
[#39]
Loaded some 44 Mags. Trying the 300g XTPs loaded at the longer cannelure. Loaded some 240g cast bullets with 800-X. First time loading cast and that powder.
Sized/decapped a big bag of 38 spec brass. Wet tumbled and it is drying now. I might load some 240 XTPs before I switch over the turret to 38 Spec. |
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Posted: 5/24/2021 9:42:26 PM EDT
[Last Edit: RattleCanAR]
[#40]
Swapped my 550 to load 5.56. I have a ton of prepped brass ready to go so this will go fast, no sizing just primer seating, powder and bullet seating with a slight taper crimp. I have been sitting on the brass and supplies for a while.
Started printing parts for my 550 and another ColaBro sent me a print for an ammo tray.  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 5/25/2021 1:11:14 PM EDT
[Last Edit: ThePontificator]
[#41]
Bought two pounds of Titegroup to pass along at cost to another ARF brother with less powder than I have.
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Posted: 5/25/2021 5:33:04 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Bound]
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Posted: 5/25/2021 7:28:49 PM EDT
[#43]
Starting decapping the .357 brass I primed a few weeks back that exhibited very brittle behavior.
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Posted: 5/25/2021 9:56:45 PM EDT
[#44]
Continued working on the 100 6.5c plinker rounds. All 100 are sized and primed. 50 are holding powder.
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Posted: 5/25/2021 10:44:58 PM EDT
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Just experimented with the 22 tcm.
No matter what I do, it will not stabilize 52gr SMK. Dang 1-16 twist... |
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MO, USA
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Posted: 5/26/2021 7:55:04 AM EDT
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Planned out some loads for an upcoming shoot with some buddies - 260 rem, 308, 223, and a couple loads for 300 blk.
Loaded the 308 and prepped the brass for the 260 loads. Got the 300 blk lined up for a 9 year old buddy to help me load tonight. His Mom is a single parent and he stays with us occasionally. I am showing him how to load, shoot, repeat and he loves it - . The 300 blk is an AR pistol so it is like a youth rifle to him!
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Posted: 5/26/2021 7:59:17 AM EDT
[#47]
Received my Giraud Triway .223. Managed to set it up perfectly on the 2nd piece of brass i tried!
Trimmed, chamfered and deburred about 200 pieces of .223 brass. |
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Posted: 5/26/2021 9:17:07 PM EDT
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Finished decapping all of my problem .357 brass, and then put the salvaged primers into virgin Starline .357 brass. Just a few more loaded rounds to pull down and I'm ready to move ahead with new .357 loads.
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Posted: 5/27/2021 4:30:15 PM EDT
[Last Edit: GaryM]
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Smelted up some lead and linotype trying to get something at least 12BHN to cast various bullets.
Will cast and polycoat them in the next couple of days. The cool thing about polycoating is it is easy to color code ammo according to loads. |
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Posted: 5/27/2021 11:00:06 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Shootindave]
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I took this apart a month ago to change the broken heating element. I got a new pot for it too. It had been used by a guy to make fish weights for years.
It was rough. I finally tried to put it all back together and finally figured the puzzle out with the help of Youtube. A little fencing wire and a bunch of profanity, it is up and running.  Attached File |
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