What do you think?

[Y-T71]

Do I have enough flare?


Was setting up my Dillon Square Deal for .357 mag, after having been previously set up for .38spl, I forgot to adjust the bell/powder die

Looks like a trumpet!

I did manage to get ~450 rds loaded after making the proper adjustments

 

[GeoDudeFlorida]

Tommy Dorsey called, he wants his trombone back.

 

[Bearded Phil]

Looks like a trumpet!

Tommy Dorsey called, he wants his trombone back.

I was gonna say, looks like you're halfway to a trombone there, haha.

 

[Y-T71]

Maybe I found a new job!

Little mini trombones!

 

[AJC1]

Love the minty green. Color gives our boolits a lot of character.

 

[Y-T71]

Thanks. They are kinda sharp, aren't they.
When that ½lb is gone, I might look into a dark green!

Never thought I'd ever be discussing the color of my bullets!

 

[adcoch1]

I doubt you will have trouble powder charging or starting cast bullets in that case! I've done that before, kind of a facepalm moment...

 

[lordpaxman]

That’s about the same as a .38 super making its way into the 9mm mix! Hmmmm, I thought that last stroke was a bit harder than the others…

 

[GeoDudeFlorida]

Thanks. They are kinda sharp, aren't they.
When that ½lb is gone, I might look into a dark green!

Never thought I'd ever be discussing the color of my bullets!

I'm still working on the bullet gumball machine. Question is how many to dispense and how not to scrape them.

 

[mcb]

 

[Bearded Phil]

I'm still working on the bullet gumball machine. Question is how many to dispense and how not to scrape them.

If you could do it without disrupting the function by changing tolerances my first thought would be to pull the "paddle" spinning thing that rotates all the gumballs and powder coat that part and anything else that might be sharp.

Edit: Also a baffle of some kind might help. I'm sure even a small gumball machine full of cast bullets is going to be heavy. Turning that crank might be hard without something to break up the weight.

 

[Docendo Discimus]

Thanks. They are kinda sharp, aren't they.
When that ½lb is gone, I might look into a dark green!

Never thought I'd ever be discussing the color of my bullets!

Those cartridges look nice.Is that the Lee 358-158 RNFP?

 

[Y-T71]

Those cartridges look nice.Is that the Lee 358-158 RNFP?

Yes sir!

 

[JSneezy]

Do I have enough flare?
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Was setting up my Dillon Square Deal for .357 mag, after having been previously set up for .38spl, I forgot to adjust the bell/powder die

Looks like a trumpet!

I did manage to get ~450 rds loaded after making the proper adjustments
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Is that the new .357 Blunderbuss round I've been hearing about?

 

[ballman6711]

That's not how it's done, LOL!



This ^^^ is how it's done!

chris

 

[Y-T71]

Not bad

 

[jmorris]

Do I have enough flare?

Should be sufficient to ensure it can’t go into the seating die.

 

[Y-T71]

That it is!

Which is a shame because I'm able to place a bullet in there from the 3 point line!

Swoosh!

 

[roval]

this is mine. like you it is when i forget i last loaded 38 spcl on my 38/357 toolhead but more commonly when an occassional 357 gets mixed with the 38s.

 

[GeoDudeFlorida]

That's not how it's done, LOL!

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This ^^^ is how it's done!

chris

Looks like a fancy shuttle spindle off a Singer 27.

 

[roval]

That's not how it's done, LOL!

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This ^^^ is how it's done!

chris

what die were you using to come up with that?

 

[ballman6711]

what die were you using to come up with that?

It was a Hornady expanding die. Funny thing is that I have two sets of dies and never bothered to set the second set up. Just kept adjusting the die when I switched caliber. Next time I load .38 or .357 I will set up both and mark both so I know which is which.

chris

 

[roval]

It was a Hornady sizing die. Funny thing is that I have two sets of dies and never bothered to set the second set up. Just kept adjusting the die when I switched caliber. Next time I load .38 or .357 I will set up both and mark both so I know which is which.

chris

it iooks like a perfect reverse of an aggressive roll crimp

 

[JSneezy]

it iooks like a perfect reverse of an aggressive roll crimp

It seems like a lot of work to turn the crimp die inside out.

 

[higgite]

That might be the smallest spittoon I've ever seen.