Redneck with a 40
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I reloaded my first batch of 40 S&W ammo tonight on my new Lee 4 hole turret press. I did 100 rounds of 160 grain FMJ with 7 grains of Unique, should give me right around 1100 fps, which is about what I want. It was fun and rewarding, seeing my boxes of loaded ammo sitting there on the bench, its a source of pride. Right now I'm having to manually charge all my cases and verify with the scale, this really slows things down. The good news, I've got my auto disk riser coming from midway tomorrow, once I get the auto disk powder measure set up and the lee primer feeder, I'll be ready to jam 150 rounds/hour. I've got enought bullets, primers and powder to load 1000 rounds.
I'm off on Wednsday, I'm gonna go and try out my ammo. I'm confident in my powder charge, not worried about a kaboom.
I'm off on Wednsday, I'm gonna go and try out my ammo. I'm confident in my powder charge, not worried about a kaboom.