What have you done in the reloading room today

3sport said:
50 rounds of 45 LC / 200 gr RNFP Hi-Tek coated (Missouri Bullet) / Starline Brass / 6.8 grs Titegroup this morning, gents.

I did get a new bench gun/workstation mat. It is perfect for my needs and sized perfectly for my bench. But the thing was shipped tightly rolled up opposite of how it should have been, and I can NOT stop the edges from curling. I even tight curled it the opposite way and secured it with rubber bands overnight. Next morning, it was flat on the bench after unrolling it and it looked good so I thought I had cured the curl. 10 minutes later, it started to curl on the edges again. Feedback says you may have to wait up to a week for it to lay flat on your bench. Sheesh.

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Use a hair dryer on medium to warm it up.
 
3sport said:
50 rounds of 45 LC / 200 gr RNFP Hi-Tek coated (Missouri Bullet) / Starline Brass / 6.8 grs Titegroup this morning, gents.

I did get a new bench gun/workstation mat. It is perfect for my needs and sized perfectly for my bench. But the thing was shipped tightly rolled up opposite of how it should have been, and I can NOT stop the edges from curling. I even tight curled it the opposite way and secured it with rubber bands overnight. Next morning, it was flat on the bench after unrolling it and it looked good so I thought I had cured the curl. 10 minutes later, it started to curl on the edges again. Feedback says you may have to wait up to a week for it to lay flat on your bench. Sheesh.

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Try laying it out in the sun so it can heat up with the edges weighed down.
 
GeoDudeFlorida said:
Use a hair dryer on medium to warm it up.
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Better than my idea of using my heat gun. SWMBO's hair dryer would not scorch it or melt it in seconds like my heat gun.

I am going to do Captain's sun trick first. I had actually thought about that. If that does not work.... or we have no sun on Wednesday, then the hair dryer will be put in service.

I know it's a ridiculously small thing to be concerned about these days, but it is driving me crazy. It can curl up over an inch. I stubbed things on the edge moving them to the mat more than once, spilling things all over the place. I just need it to lay flat like nature intended. ;)
 
3sport said:
50 rounds of 45 LC / 200 gr RNFP Hi-Tek coated (Missouri Bullet) / Starline Brass / 6.8 grs Titegroup this morning, gents.

I did get a new bench gun/workstation mat. It is perfect for my needs and sized perfectly for my bench. But the thing was shipped tightly rolled up opposite of how it should have been, and I can NOT stop the edges from curling. I even tight curled it the opposite way and secured it with rubber bands overnight. Next morning, it was flat on the bench after unrolling it and it looked good so I thought I had cured the curl. 10 minutes later, it started to curl on the edges again. Feedback says you may have to wait up to a week for it to lay flat on your bench. Sheesh.

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Try your annealer!
 
3sport said:
Better than my idea of using my heat gun. SWMBO's hair dryer would not scorch it or melt it in seconds like my heat gun.

I am going to do Captain's sun trick first. I had actually thought about that. If that does not work.... or we have no sun on Wednesday, then the hair dryer will be put in service.

I know it's a ridiculously small thing to be concerned about these days, but it is driving me crazy. It can curl up over an inch. I stubbed things on the edge moving them to the mat more than once, spilling things all over the place. I just need it to lay flat like nature intended. ;)
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I've used the sun trick on car floor mats that have taken a nasty set. Usually works in an hour or two and they get all soft and floppy. If you take it into a shaded area and let it cool down with the weight still in place it should set in that condition as it cools down
 
Couldn't wait. I put the mat in the afternoon sun for 20 minutes. 10 minutes per side. It got plenty hot. Still curled with heat, so while it was hot, I rolled it tight the opposite way, rubber banded it, and let it cool for 30 minutes. That did the trick. Flat as a pancake.

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3sport said:
50 rounds of 45 LC / 200 gr RNFP Hi-Tek coated (Missouri Bullet) / Starline Brass / 6.8 grs Titegroup this morning, gents.

I did get a new bench gun/workstation mat. It is perfect for my needs and sized perfectly for my bench. But the thing was shipped tightly rolled up opposite of how it should have been, and I can NOT stop the edges from curling. I even tight curled it the opposite way and secured it with rubber bands overnight. Next morning, it was flat on the bench after unrolling it and it looked good so I thought I had cured the curl. 10 minutes later, it started to curl on the edges again. Feedback says you may have to wait up to a week for it to lay flat on your bench. Sheesh.

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Set a couple boxes of bullets on the corners for a week and see if that helps.
Edit, sorry didnt see your latest post. Glad you got it sorted out.
 
FINALLY finished loading the remainder of my Barnes 52 grain Match Burner loads. I'm all out of components now but have enough loaded to last a couple of years at the current use rate. After that, I began prepping brass to use the last of my Hornady 125 grain XTP bullets in 357 Magnum. They're just taking up space and I have a good load for them with all the components. I don't see any reason to just keep them sitting in a bag. Since I had the dies out, I also began prepping brass for a 158 grain SWC load test in 38 Special. Three sets of three in 0.2 grain increments will cover the whole charge range from Hodgden and my Lyman Cast Bullet manual. I'll start with the obvious powder: W231/HP-38 (Handgun Propellant for 38). If it works, it will be the second 38 Special load I've found that my Blackhawk likes. It's much less picky on 357 Mag loads.
 
Located everything to begin my 788 30-30 cast bullet saga. Dies, trimmer, moulds(3), neck reamer, neck turning tool, sizing dies (.308, .309, .310, .311), Lyman 450 sizer with heater, lead, furnace, gloves, face shield, primers, powders (variety of pistol and rifle) and my old notes from years ago .
There will be four guns involved, but the 788 which has never seen a jacketed bullet is the prime subject.
TC carbine, pistol and 336 carbine will take part as controls.
Goal: 1 MOA with cast.
Update. 100 Starline and fifty Hornaday new brass just arrived. Now to start processing.
 
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Deprimed the brass from yesterday's range trip, then swaged the .223 range brass I picked up. Good news first:

The worst 100 yd group I shot with 77 SMKs my 20" WOA barrel was 1.1"....the best was .7", of which there was actually 4 of, 2 with each powder. 24.4&24.7 gr N140 were both .7 moa, 2701fps sd8, and 2727fps sd11. 25.0 shot .8" at 2787 fps sd18, and had some light ejector marks. I'll do a detailed ladder from 24.4-24.8 and see what works up!

8208XBR was .7" at 22.9gr at 2686fps 6sd, opened up to 1.1" at 23.2, then 23.4gr was back to .7" at 2756fps sd11. Not sure where to go into detail with this powder, leaning 22.9ish gr.

The new QD mount on my .300 blackout works better than the old one, no suppressor backing off! And all supersonic load development has been halted. It's just not worth wasting the components. It shoots subs great though! I even pulled it apart and checked barrel nut tightness, nothing was hitting anything, everything was aligned and all was good. I probably need to go to a 10.5" to get the velocity I want for hunting anyways. A 10.5" Odin Works nitrided stainless barrels is looking pretty tempting.
 
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