Spent this evening messing with my Lee 22 cal inline bullet feeder, and I should be able to get it to work with 75gr bthps, making sure my 30 cal inline will feed the 220gr Berry's for .300 BLK(it will), then setting up my new Lee 5 tube case feeder. Pretty quick and straight forward! Feeds the .223 nicely, and the cartridge gate is great!
What have you done in the reloading room today
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Sorted brass by headstamp.
And Put it away.
Loaded a test ladder of 45 auto.
We’ll see how it runs. First time trying true blue in that cartridge.
Then I broke out some hoppes#9 and cleaned the Ram on the press and put some lube on it.
1976B.L.Johns.
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Ditto, again
Finished up the 223/5.56 today.
Sorting them out tonight.
Badda bing!
BADDA BOOM!!!
It is an old rock tumbler.
1950's or 1960's?
Polished Lake Superior agates in it in the late '60's.
It has an electric motor labeled "Craftsman". Haha, Sears and Roebuck...
I added a belt tensioner to it. It is an idler wheel probably off an Artic Cat.
Picked up dozens of those off snowmobiles during my 30 + years of grooming snowmobile trails.
Anyways,
I repurposed it as my wet brass with pins tumbler.
It does a good job with the internal rubber sleaved hexagonal drum!
I remember back in the late sixties that thing ran 24-7 for SIX weeks in our sauna polishing agates through 3 different abrasives.
Well……..
BORE TECH is the brand….
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That’s good stuff. I like the Wipe-out/sharpshootr/patchout brand stuff. I’ve cleaned up some really cruddy barrels with it. And I don’t like ammonia so…
That’s awesome! Not a contraption. lol. It reminds me of the old wringer washer in my grandpas barn. Still works fine and they wash rags with it.
I’d like to run one that big.
Depending on how hard your your stones were, that was meant to run for months.
It did look like it was spinning at rock speeds, not brass rpms. But I'm sure it works just fine
1976B.L.Johns.
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71 RPM.
Timed it a couple of times.
W.E.G.
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NO.
But if you load to full 5.56 pressures, you should avoid THIN primers such as CCI 400, or older Winchester "small rifle primers," or Remington 6 /12. Those THIN primers are typically 0.020" cup thickness. Avoid THIN primers to avoid piercing. I pierced a LOT of the thin primers before I learned my lesson.
I use CCI 450 or CCI 41, or CCI BR primers for all my 5.56 ammo. Each of those primers is 0.025" thickness. I have never pierced any of those 0.025" primers.
BreechFace
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Who’s pierced REM 6-1/2 primers on full house 5.56 loads…raises hand
CarJunkieLS1
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Been snowed in the last few days and the plant has been closed since last Friday, Monday was a holiday and we were closed Tuesday and Wednesday so I've had lots of time to fight off boredom...
I've loaded 120 8mm Kurz with a Hornady 125 HP, 70 30-30 Winchester with a 150gr Speer FNSP, 35 45-70 with a Hornady 300gr HP, 100 300 Hamr with a 130gr Speer FNSP, and another 140 300 Hamr with a 125 Speer TNT.
Tomorrow will be 7.62x39 with several different bullets, and then finish it off with the 350 Legend, and if I have time I'll jump on 44mag for my wife's lever gun.
ALL ON A SINGLE STAGE Rock Chucker
I've loaded 120 8mm Kurz with a Hornady 125 HP, 70 30-30 Winchester with a 150gr Speer FNSP, 35 45-70 with a Hornady 300gr HP, 100 300 Hamr with a 130gr Speer FNSP, and another 140 300 Hamr with a 125 Speer TNT.
Tomorrow will be 7.62x39 with several different bullets, and then finish it off with the 350 Legend, and if I have time I'll jump on 44mag for my wife's lever gun.
ALL ON A SINGLE STAGE Rock Chucker
AJC1
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Pumped out 305 357mag with 10.6 blue dot and my cast noe. Now I'm out of bullets, time to cast some more.
1976B.L.Johns.
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^^^Since you moved, it looks like you have a dedicated loading area!^^^
Way to go!
Way to go!
AJC1
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That's my weld table.... I still have most of the stuff in the house and pull the lever in the garage... I'm happy with how stable the press is mounted to Half inch plate
CQB45ACP
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Well it is a contraption then but it gets better...in your sauna? Now that's a reloading room!Ditto, again
Finished up the 223/5.56 today.
Sorting them out tonight.
Badda bing!
BADDA BOOM!!!
It is an old rock tumbler.
1950's or 1960's?
Polished Lake Superior agates in it in the late '60's.
It has an electric motor labeled "Craftsman". Haha, Sears and Roebuck...
I added a belt tensioner to it. It is an idler wheel probably off an Artic Cat.
Picked up dozens of those off snowmobiles during my 30 + years of grooming snowmobile trails.
Anyways,
I repurposed it as my wet brass with pins tumbler.
It does a good job with the internal rubber sleaved hexagonal drum!
I remember back in the late sixties that thing ran 24-7 for SIX weeks in our sauna polishing agates through 3 different abrasives.
W.E.G.
Member
Knocked out som more 69 RMR last night
Is the can half-full, or half-empty?
Is the can half-full, or half-empty?
W.E.G.
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GeoDudeFlorida
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The can is always full. The proportion of gases to solids will vary; but the can is still full.
AJC1
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I really like how you make those well labeled 250 bundles. Curious why 250 are you running 10 shot strings? It came up when I found out imi makes boxes of 30 vise 20 like most others. Made a lot of sense.
CQB45ACP
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Especially at summer camp after chili night!The can is always full. The proportion of gases to solids will vary; but the can is still full.
I keep my magazines loaded (full/not full, don't know) which then gives me added space to keep some other containers loaded as well. (hard to describe without saying full or empty)
irishlad
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Got everything ready for my 10/22 build, except rings. Put 2 stickers up.
AJC1
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That's a tumblers drum. The frame ans supports on my tumblers has been beat up moving, and I've considered rebuilding it.
CQB45ACP
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Expanded & primed 30 45acp cases which are part of my ongoing Winchester only batch test.
I recently ran out of Xtreme 230gr RN and am now using Berry's which seem larger although they both list at .452" and measure the same.
In any event, the Berry's will not easily seat in an undersized/unexpanded case as the Xtreme's did. So, I've gone back to standard sizing and expanding for the time being. Ironic since I've done the same for my similar 9mm test.
About one dozen primer pockets were very tight. Very. So, are they tightening up as mentioned in the Florida Reloading article? http://www.floridareloading.com/index.php/2017/02/04/how-many-times-can-i-reload-45-acp-brass/
I would vote with a resounding YES, but I also note I used Federal primers vs. CCI so that might be a contributing factor. Time will tell.
I recently ran out of Xtreme 230gr RN and am now using Berry's which seem larger although they both list at .452" and measure the same.
In any event, the Berry's will not easily seat in an undersized/unexpanded case as the Xtreme's did. So, I've gone back to standard sizing and expanding for the time being. Ironic since I've done the same for my similar 9mm test.
About one dozen primer pockets were very tight. Very. So, are they tightening up as mentioned in the Florida Reloading article? http://www.floridareloading.com/index.php/2017/02/04/how-many-times-can-i-reload-45-acp-brass/
I would vote with a resounding YES, but I also note I used Federal primers vs. CCI so that might be a contributing factor. Time will tell.
AJC1
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Working on another batch of Winchester 357 brass. It's about the same as the last one around 300 pieces. Get a good count when priming or powdering. Currently sized....
45/30-06OKIE
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Priming these new LAX 300Blk cases dad got a while back. Supposed to be 1000 so we'll find out after priming them!
I’m sitting at my bench… I took a tumble on the ice yesterday(like up in the air, land flat on my back, with a 2cubic foot water softener on a two wheel dolly in my lap) so I’m a bit stiff! But I’m still working on stuff. Looks like 308 on the menu for this evening. I think another ladder (smaller) of 110 v max and benchmark. It’s looks like closer to 48.5 gr will run better…
And I just realized I haven’t cleaned my 320 since last workout, and that was 350 rounds worth. And then I realized my bore brush for 9mm is busted. So that’ll wait.
And I just realized I haven’t cleaned my 320 since last workout, and that was 350 rounds worth. And then I realized my bore brush for 9mm is busted. So that’ll wait.
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