What have you done in the reloading room today
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Soonerpesek
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Big bore.108 Dasher…………hmmmm…………
Never heard of that one………………..
King Medallion
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Cast up a bunch of 45/75 bullets. Love this May weather!
GeoDudeFlorida
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Ah! Millimeter.
Carry on.
CQB45ACP
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Similar to yesterday, loaded 20 Winchester 45acp cases with 4.3gr Bullseye but this time with Acme coated 230gr RN @ 1.250". Except for one...it went 1.238" and I went WTH?
Now I must decide whether to break it down or shoot it as is. OAL is essentially the same as Speer lists for their 230 LRN w/Bullseye so that's not the problem...it's the principle of the thing.
And earlier I was reflecting on my comment yesterday to @GeoDudeFlorida regarding Beretta 9mm magazine capacity and it occurred to me to ask myself "who DOESN'T know their own magazine capacity?"
So, to clarify, I do know their capacity (standards are 15) but for some pistols (like the WC modified versions) 17 round capacity is/was provided. Just couldn't remember how many I had. Three gloss black mags to left in photo are examples of such. I have a couple more in box with an unused pistol somewhere.
Now I must decide whether to break it down or shoot it as is. OAL is essentially the same as Speer lists for their 230 LRN w/Bullseye so that's not the problem...it's the principle of the thing.
And earlier I was reflecting on my comment yesterday to @GeoDudeFlorida regarding Beretta 9mm magazine capacity and it occurred to me to ask myself "who DOESN'T know their own magazine capacity?"
So, to clarify, I do know their capacity (standards are 15) but for some pistols (like the WC modified versions) 17 round capacity is/was provided. Just couldn't remember how many I had. Three gloss black mags to left in photo are examples of such. I have a couple more in box with an unused pistol somewhere.
lightman
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Think of a 6mm BR thats Ackley Improved.108 Dasher…………hmmmm…………
Never heard of that one………………..
lightman
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I tumbled 4 loads of brass yesterday, 2 hours each. I'm done tumbling for a while. I know Y'all are relieved to quit hearing about it but I'm relieved to be finished too!
This morning I sorted those 4 loads of brass (mostly 44 special) by caliber and headstamp and stored them away. I'll take an inventory of my 44 ammo and may load a few hundred of these pretty soon.
This morning I sorted those 4 loads of brass (mostly 44 special) by caliber and headstamp and stored them away. I'll take an inventory of my 44 ammo and may load a few hundred of these pretty soon.
CQB45ACP
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I can still hear it from here.
allisd17
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Loaded a couple dozen .30-06, with various powders and bullets, for my Remington 2-groove 03A3. Shot the same loads out of my 4-groove A3 last week. I've never done a head to head comparison of the two, should be interesting.
Tumbled the cases an hour with corn cob and polish, vs dry corn cob after sizing.
Then I brushed the necks again. This time I just ran the necks on and off the brush once, vs twice after trimming.
Then I expanded the case necks.
Tomorrow I'll prime them.
Then I brushed the necks again. This time I just ran the necks on and off the brush once, vs twice after trimming.
Then I expanded the case necks.
Tomorrow I'll prime them.
King Medallion
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Cast another 125 45/75 slugs today, last day of summer for awhile.
thump_rrr
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Cast 1800 124gr 9mm which are 128gr as dropped.
It was quite an ordeal to get there.
I converted the Master Caster over to 9mm from 45 and ran 350 flawless bullets until the machine ate another proximity sensor.
That's the 3rd one in less than a week.
Instead of repeating my mistakes I relocated the sensor and made a whole new bracket to get the sensor into position.
I'm now confident that my sensor issues are over.
Since I had everything disassembled and back to room temperature I decided to remove a small burr from the bottom of the sprue plate which was causing some scratches on the top surface of the mold
I put everything together, got everything to temp and let'er rip making 1400 bullets in a little over 2 hours.
When I started to look at the 1400 bullets I didn't like what I saw.
A vertical notch from the base of the bullet up through both bands.
I won't bore you with the details but I made 10 different adjustments, cleaned the mold 4 times.
Tried bare metal, sooted, and a graphite coating before getting the bullets to come out perfectly again.
The defective bullets were tossed back into the pot to make the new ones.
Another thing that is interesting to note is that you can fit about 6,000 124gr 9mm bullets into a 50cal ammo can.
It will also weigh in at around 105lbs.
It was quite an ordeal to get there.
I converted the Master Caster over to 9mm from 45 and ran 350 flawless bullets until the machine ate another proximity sensor.
That's the 3rd one in less than a week.
Instead of repeating my mistakes I relocated the sensor and made a whole new bracket to get the sensor into position.
I'm now confident that my sensor issues are over.
Since I had everything disassembled and back to room temperature I decided to remove a small burr from the bottom of the sprue plate which was causing some scratches on the top surface of the mold
I put everything together, got everything to temp and let'er rip making 1400 bullets in a little over 2 hours.
When I started to look at the 1400 bullets I didn't like what I saw.
A vertical notch from the base of the bullet up through both bands.
I won't bore you with the details but I made 10 different adjustments, cleaned the mold 4 times.
Tried bare metal, sooted, and a graphite coating before getting the bullets to come out perfectly again.
The defective bullets were tossed back into the pot to make the new ones.
Another thing that is interesting to note is that you can fit about 6,000 124gr 9mm bullets into a 50cal ammo can.
It will also weigh in at around 105lbs.
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lightman
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Just a little housekeeping so far today. I use old towels to lay my freshly tumbled brass on to dry and I had about a half dozen that I folded and stored away. I tumbled my stainless media for an hour with nothing except Dawn and put the tumbler away. Now I'm just sitting in here with a cup of coffee feeling somewhat content! Next up, I'll inventory my 223 ammo and see if I need to load any for our May Prairie Dog excursion!
thump_rrr
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I’m assuming that you don’t wet tumble so that the necks still have some carbon in them?
I’ve been reading that some people find lower E.S and S.D’s when they brush the necks instead of wet tumbling.
I like pics too.Make pics mandatory for all posts
.45Coltguy
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Walkalong, whats the line around those Dasher cases for? Thanks.
eddiememphis
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I made crayons.
54 .38 Special. Blue 158gr SWC. 3.5 & 4.0gr of W231.
54 .38 Special. Blue 158gr SWC. 3.5 & 4.0gr of W231.
thump_rrr
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It is for him to identify his Brass
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