What have you done in the reloading room today
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Soonerpesek
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Did you get your MRI yet…?
This morning. (Fell asleep and had a good nap in there) See Doc tomorrow afternoon.
Soonerpesek
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Good wishes for ya…
1976B.L.Johns.
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`Its a tool, not a toy!
Its a wrist pin out of a large Cummins.
That top surface is FLAT!
I check for unseated primers spinning the cartridge base on it.
Also works for using the inertia hammer in one hand, pin in the other.
dagger dog
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Back into it after a long hiatus (health),decided to get into the wet tumbling with pins, dug out an old Loreton drum tumbler from my metal detector equipment and tried a few handfuls of 22 Hornet brass Dawn soap and lemon juice with the pins, what a mess, had pins all over the place and plenty of primer pockets and cases jammed with pins so decided to try 45 auto and they showed the advantages of this system.
Wound up springing for a Frankford Arsenal small tumbler, and spent the earlier part of this evening de-priming 250 45 Auto mixed head stamps range brass with my Lee Hand press, was feeling the difference in force it took to dislodge some of the primers and PPU headstamps seemed to be the hardest, thought maybe they were crimped but couldn't see any signs of that around the pockets, maybe they were primed with some type of sealer but couldn't see that either but they had been tumbled before by the fellow I traded with.
While I have some of y'alls attention I need a recipe for the Limi Shine Dawn and whatever else to get the cases nice and purty, would be much obliged for any response!
Wound up springing for a Frankford Arsenal small tumbler, and spent the earlier part of this evening de-priming 250 45 Auto mixed head stamps range brass with my Lee Hand press, was feeling the difference in force it took to dislodge some of the primers and PPU headstamps seemed to be the hardest, thought maybe they were crimped but couldn't see any signs of that around the pockets, maybe they were primed with some type of sealer but couldn't see that either but they had been tumbled before by the fellow I traded with.
While I have some of y'alls attention I need a recipe for the Limi Shine Dawn and whatever else to get the cases nice and purty, would be much obliged for any response!
shoebox1.1
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Finished my cleaning of my 100 .357 cases. Sized and deprimed. Flare and prime next step. All done whilst watching our dvd set of Cosby show with the Lee hand press.
shoebox1.1
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A rockchucker is just a thing of beauty isn’t it? I love my lil Lyman but the mean green sho’ nuff woulda worked!
barnfrog
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Welcome back.
I don't use pins, but when I wet tumble I use about 1/16 teaspoon of Lemi-Shine and just a few drops of Dawn in a quart of water. My "tumbler" is a plastic spaghetti sauce jar, so that's why I only use a quart.
Loaded 100 rounds of 6ARC:
Starline brass
Speer 75 grain JHP
Leverevolution powder
CCI 450 primers
These are my fun inexpensive handloads. Flat base bullets for the varmints around the farm. Where I live I seldom, if ever, get a shot over 300 yards.
Starline brass
Speer 75 grain JHP
Leverevolution powder
CCI 450 primers
These are my fun inexpensive handloads. Flat base bullets for the varmints around the farm. Where I live I seldom, if ever, get a shot over 300 yards.
My least favorite reloading activity was on the schedule tonight. Trimming 5.56 brass. It was mixed range brass, but about 90% LC.
I don’t know what it is but trimming 5.56 brass takes so long. I trim 30-30 and 308 and it’s almost pleasant. I don’t trim 9mm. If it’s over length i save it. One day I’ll have enough to trim. 38 and 357 aren’t fun but they’re not the torture I’ve come to expect from 5.56.
I don’t know what it is but trimming 5.56 brass takes so long. I trim 30-30 and 308 and it’s almost pleasant. I don’t trim 9mm. If it’s over length i save it. One day I’ll have enough to trim. 38 and 357 aren’t fun but they’re not the torture I’ve come to expect from 5.56.
irishlad
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Blue68f100
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The lime-shine (citric acid) is dependent on the Ph of the water. When I was on well water it only need 1/2 tsp, now on county water requires 1+tsp. I use the wash and wax over dawn. The automotive soaps with wax leaves a protective barrier to slow down the tarnish process. And provide some lubrication over squeaky clean brass.
The comment about the water is spot on. I work in water treatment for a living. If your water is soft, or if you have access to a reverse osmosis, it helps with a lot of spots, etc.! I like to use a blend of water and Frankfurt Arsenal‘s citric acid-based solution, mainly because I got it very cheap. I often will tumble the first time when I have crummy range stuff without any pins, and just use Dawn dish soap. I have got to prefer the dawn platinum as it does bite junk a little bit better. Most of the time use the car wash and wax as well; I will include a little of it in deionized water for a rinse.
Very little lately, things aren't looking good for my dog, and I'm trying to spend all the time I can with her. I did get a short range session in to zero the scope on my 20" WOA barreled AR(the 6th thru 10th shots through the barrel made a nice 1moa group with my bulk loaded 75bthp/TAC load), zero the wraith 4k mini on my .300 blackout, and shoot some groups with 110 black tips and 300MP.
300mp was very consistent accuracy and velocity wise, all groups were right at 1.5" @100yds. Barnes' max load was 2055fps with no pressure signs, right at the bottom of what I'm comfortable for velocity to hunt with. I may go a little above their max, I may mess with seating depth a bit. Haven't decided yet.
300mp was very consistent accuracy and velocity wise, all groups were right at 1.5" @100yds. Barnes' max load was 2055fps with no pressure signs, right at the bottom of what I'm comfortable for velocity to hunt with. I may go a little above their max, I may mess with seating depth a bit. Haven't decided yet.
I set up my new to me Lee classic turret press. I added the stand and bin. It's now awaiting the next project. I also resized, decapped, trimmed, and uniformed and deburred the primer pockets on my remaining Winchester 308 brass. I'm waiting to add those that I shoot (and find) this weekend from our local 3 gun shoot.
dagger dog
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Thanks, Hey "necessity is the mother of invention", I was looking at a youtube post and the Folgers plastic coffee can has grab handles molded into it they extended into the interior of the can and would help agitate the brass and solution, you might try one of those.
I’ve got all the dies in the new ap press before the DR appt.( It was full of words like “severe tendonosis” and “partially torn” and “likely ruptured outside the scope of”…)So I’m working on dialing in seat/crimp and powder drop. I think I’m gonna stick with familiar territory, and run 5.3 gr of autocomp behind a 115 xtp(my free ones from a year ago: 500 more incoming)
I’m running size-expand/prime-powder drop-cop-seat… 5 stations… a ptx is likely in the works soon. And maybe crimp in a separate step.
Edit to add picture. Oops
I’m running size-expand/prime-powder drop-cop-seat… 5 stations… a ptx is likely in the works soon. And maybe crimp in a separate step.
Edit to add picture. Oops
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nettlle
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Thanks for taking the time to measure. This will work out perfect for me.
irishlad
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Welcome
dagger dog
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I have very hard water you can watch the flakes of calcium melt out of the ice cubes and settle to the bottom of glass at my house! Today I tried the automotive wax and wash touted by Blue68f100 1 table spoon and 1/2 tbs straight lemon juice with the pins and they turned out very good.
Blue68f100
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I never measure the soap, just add a blob and go. If you don't use enough soap, you will have dirty pins and a film of crud on the inside of the tumbler. So always go heavy vs light.
Though generally correct, That can depend on the water; if it’s soft, or purified&/or deionized, that scum/film can be soap that can’t be utilized so is left behind… it can actually chemically react with glass and etch it… (why I despise the “pod” dishwasher soap things on soft water)
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barnfrog
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The spaghetti jar has that same kind of handles, which is why I chose it. I ran a bolt through the cap, lay the jar on its side on a set of rollers and chuck the bolt in my cordless drill to rotate the jar. I don't think the Folger's can would seal well enough to do the same, but thanks for the idea.
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