So it is!
What have you done in the reloading room today
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So it is!
Highland Lofts
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I take my grandson shooting every weekend from spring to fall and he shoots all day long, lots of pistol rounds which equals lots of reloading.
The kid is good at shooting, I bought him the 1897 12 gauge pump, two uberti 357 magnum revolvers and I have a lock up on a 1980 Marlin 357 magnum lever action rifle.
So he will be practicing on honing up his skills every weekend.
I need to buy some 357 lead projectile. I have a box of 500.
The kid is good at shooting, I bought him the 1897 12 gauge pump, two uberti 357 magnum revolvers and I have a lock up on a 1980 Marlin 357 magnum lever action rifle.
So he will be practicing on honing up his skills every weekend.
I need to buy some 357 lead projectile. I have a box of 500.
shoebox1.1
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barnfrog
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Like, radically total mondo sweetness, bro! Have fun getting familiar with it.
Besides seating and crimping bullets on the .41 mag rounds I charged last night, I tore down the Dillon RL450 to see where it was binding. Turned out to be the top pivot point on the left-hand toggle. Given how much leverage is afforded by the long handle on the press, and the fact that the toggles only move about 15°, I was surprised how much the stiff pivot point affected the overall effort needed to actuate everything. Cleaned it up with a little Kroil and elbow grease, and now it's working slick as fresh snot on a doorknob again.
CQB45ACP
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Got surfers in Albany do they?
GoldieMI
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Finally home long enough, have decent enough weather to knock the dust off the 6BR this weekend
loaded up 30 rounds of Varget/Lapua6BR/Rem 7.5s/Berger 105s to get sighted back in
loaded up 30 rounds of Varget/Lapua6BR/Rem 7.5s/Berger 105s to get sighted back in
barnfrog
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Only the interwebs kind, as far as I know.
You are so correct!
See what I mean?
I’m cleaning up the ol 22. And trying to decap the rest of my pile.
Ordered some stickers to decorate the “Bench-in-a-Box”. Went down and grabbed the bore scope to help a buddy out tomorrow. His 300 win mag went from .4 moa to about 3 moa in nothing flat… its a bad era Remington… I’m not hopeful.
CoalCrackerAl
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I think you will enjoy it. I have 3 Lyman press's. 2 8 station turrets and a T-MAG. It's a 6 station. The Lyman brass smith powder measure is a good one to have also.
CQB45ACP
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Oh dude, they’re such Quimbys!
bigpower491
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Just having a couple beers and sorting headstamps. Thought I had more 308 brass than this, but I've got more than enough for what I need. Gonna start loading for the new Vanguard which will hopefully show up any day now. I have a ton of 180 SST in my stash, so I'm gonna start with those and some Varget, which I have a long ton of.. 2400ish fps, max required range of 200 yards, I should be able to find something decent with that combo
Captain*kirk
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Processing brass tonight. 45-70, the sewer pipes of ammo.
thump_rrr
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Made myself a new cover gasket for the Thumlers Tumbler.
I used my chamfering and deburring tool to sharpen up an old 338 Lapua case to cut out the holes.
I don’t know why I waited so long to make a new one.
It cost me a whole $1.50 in material.
I used my chamfering and deburring tool to sharpen up an old 338 Lapua case to cut out the holes.
I don’t know why I waited so long to make a new one.
It cost me a whole $1.50 in material.
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AJC1
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I was thinking of making some knurreled knobs as a lathe project, to replace the wing nuts and washers. Dropping either in the disposal sux...
CQB45ACP
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Couple-a-beers and sortin' headstamps...Good singer-songwriter could do something with that
Highland Lofts
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My favorite step in reloading is buying a couple hundred pounds of range brass, sit out at the picnic table, drink beers and seperate the cases with my plastic case sorter trays.
I'll probably buy another couple hundred pounds of range brass in a couple of weeks.
With the soft market on 9mm and 223 I'm storing it out in the shed in plastic buckets until the prices go up again.
After I seperate the range brass by caliber I wet tumble all of the brass, then check it all out for damaged cases and tarnished brass.
Then list it for sale on here and a couple of other forums.
I've processed over three tons of range brass aver the last few years.
It's relaxing for me, plus it saves the cases from going to the recycling facility.
What gets me like on the 9mm and 40cal people will go spend $30for a hundred pieces of new brass but won't go $50 for used range brass which a lot of the range brass I get is once fired.
After they reload their new brass and shoot it, it becomes range brass.
At $50 a thousand for 9mm and 223 I make a few bucks for my time buying the brass, separating the brass, wet tumbling the brass and then shipping it out.
It's all good.
I'll probably buy another couple hundred pounds of range brass in a couple of weeks.
With the soft market on 9mm and 223 I'm storing it out in the shed in plastic buckets until the prices go up again.
After I seperate the range brass by caliber I wet tumble all of the brass, then check it all out for damaged cases and tarnished brass.
Then list it for sale on here and a couple of other forums.
I've processed over three tons of range brass aver the last few years.
It's relaxing for me, plus it saves the cases from going to the recycling facility.
What gets me like on the 9mm and 40cal people will go spend $30for a hundred pieces of new brass but won't go $50 for used range brass which a lot of the range brass I get is once fired.
After they reload their new brass and shoot it, it becomes range brass.
At $50 a thousand for 9mm and 223 I make a few bucks for my time buying the brass, separating the brass, wet tumbling the brass and then shipping it out.
It's all good.
Highland Lofts
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I am getting set up to load a hundred 38spl rounds for my grandson to shoot this afternoon for practice Cowboy Boy Shooting.
He will be competing in his first Cowboy shooting match the second sunday in April.
The 38spl cases are already resized and primed.
He will be competing in his first Cowboy shooting match the second sunday in April.
The 38spl cases are already resized and primed.
.45Coltguy
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What's the load? Thanks.
If I might offer a suggestion that has worked well for me? One of those old bathtub strainer thingies? I have used one over the drain in my kitchen sink, it also helps save pins too.
bigpower491
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Sorted more brass today, all my 308 brass is accounted for and separated by headstamp. Seriously thinking of stepping out back with the Bisley and making more 45 Colt brass to tumble, although she's a bit breezy today.
Will definitely put some 308 brass in the tumbler and give it a good shine tonight.
Will definitely put some 308 brass in the tumbler and give it a good shine tonight.
And a strong magnet for the pins
eddiememphis
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I warshed empty bullets.
57 .45 Colt
49 .44 Special
49 .44 Magnum
Sorting was easier that I anticipated. Those .45s are some great big mothers, even compared to the other "big bores".
57 .45 Colt
49 .44 Special
49 .44 Magnum
Sorting was easier that I anticipated. Those .45s are some great big mothers, even compared to the other "big bores".
AJC1
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The sizing die tells you the ones you missed in a hurry. I get a 44 mixed into my 45c and it's just full travel and nothing...
eddiememphis
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The other way is a solid "clank".
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