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Posted: 4/6/2024 4:50:03 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/6/2024 7:37:41 PM EDT
[#2]
Ladder tested gold dot loads with AR-Plus.
Chronod my bulk range ammo in my 13.9 criterion. |
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LA, USA
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Posted: 4/7/2024 9:23:50 PM EDT
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I sorted .308 brass. Changed the cutting head on the giraud trimmer to . 308
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Posted: 4/8/2024 1:21:43 AM EDT
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Got out my case separator trays and got yesterdays brass sorted.
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Posted: 4/8/2024 6:48:52 AM EDT
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Today? Nothing.
Last night though 300 44mag loads. A 240 coated swc over a load of cfe. In between a 44sp and 44mag power level. Should be in there at 1000fps and enjoyable for a classy new 4" Colt anaconda. Also tried the Lee collet crimp die which I think I may like better over the original fcd. 
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Posted: 4/8/2024 10:27:44 PM EDT
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   Loaded 100rnds of 215grn LSWC 41mag with titegroup. Should be around ~900fps. Very light recoil on the 10 I tested. I hunted a very long time for the Dillon SQDB 41mag conversion kit. |
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Posted: 4/8/2024 10:48:12 PM EDT
[#7]
Set up the Dillon 550 at work with a Dillon decapping die and deprimed 600 pieces of 44 Mag brass to get them ready for wet tumbling.
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IN, USA
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Posted: 4/10/2024 1:01:55 PM EDT
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Finished machining 2 more tool heads for my Dillon 550.
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Posted: 4/10/2024 7:28:24 PM EDT
[#9]
Decapped 600 .308s and primed 100.
My bucket is almost half empty. I need more ammo cans. |
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Posted: 4/12/2024 12:10:06 AM EDT
[#10]
200 rds of 223
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Posted: 4/12/2024 4:25:07 PM EDT
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Acquired 60 pounds of indoor range brass. Indoor rifle range brass. I see a lot of 223 in there, which I like.
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Posted: 4/12/2024 6:03:42 PM EDT
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Cherry-picked 300 .223 cases from my range brass and got them in the tumbler with polish and corn cob.
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Posted: 4/13/2024 2:08:29 AM EDT
[#13]
Sized and trimmed 250 pcs of new 7.62x39 brass. Next step: wet tumble.
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Posted: 4/13/2024 1:28:40 PM EDT
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Finished sorting 60 pounds of range brass. Took the first batch of 300x .223 cases out of the tumbler and put another 300x in. I expect to be running the tumbler 24x7 for a few days.
Top row, left to right: .22 rimfire (scrap), 7.62x39, Brazilian 7.62x51, .300 BO, .223/5.56 x 45 (clear and blue bins), 9mm (large and small yellow bins plus one food service tray. Lower row: 10mm, .45 ACP, and two trays of .40 S&W. So far, I've only counted the .223 (about 800), and the .300 BO (110) because that's my biggest interest and need. Based on weight, I'm estimating there's about 2,500 to 3,000 9mm brass which I don't need ... yet. I am very pleased with my new range brass connection. I plan to do this once a month for a while until my brass stockpile is where I want it. 
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Posted: 4/13/2024 3:07:31 PM EDT
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Picked up about 1000+ 9mm 1x cases off the range this week, and 500+ 1x .223 as well. Plus a few other calibers.
Acquired a fresh 8 lb jug of W748 powder for $200, which seemed too good to pass up. Shot up a bunch of my .223 reload culls- ones that did not pass the Dillon cartridge gage test. This means they might not chamber fully in a couple of my rifles, but will work fine in my Colts, so they get segregated and shot off at some point. OCD says use them up as soon as I get enough on hand, so I did…. Some of these were a bit long, but often it is just case rim dings that keep them from going fully into the gage. |
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Posted: 4/13/2024 4:36:32 PM EDT
[#16]
Headstamp-sorted the first batch of 300 223 brass to come out of the tumbler. Mostly Lake City (blue bin) and Federal (plastic case next to green bin). The other two cartridge boxes hold Fiocchi, AMMT (?), PMC, PSD, and AP (Philippines).
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Posted: 4/13/2024 9:20:24 PM EDT
[Last Edit: dryflash3]
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Finished dry tumbling 1k of 124 gr pulled FMJ from American Reloading. Now they have bling.
Also from AR, Started on 158 gr jacket .357 RNFP. They are getting the bling treatment also in Corn cob with Nu Finish added. Next up 500 .451 155 gr RNFP frangible. eta, the 45 bullets look good, just need a tumble to blink. Just ordered another 1k. $ .11 each. good price for 45 cal bullets. |
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Posted: 4/13/2024 9:22:33 PM EDT
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Sorted the second batch of 300 .223 cases by headstamp. Refilled the tumbler with the last of the .223 cases and all of the 25 or so .308 cases I found. Using corn cob and polish. Walnut medium is in the mail.
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USA
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Posted: 4/13/2024 10:46:56 PM EDT
[Last Edit: JoeDevola]
[#19]
Got another order in of 500 62gr SP from American Reloading, and they look even better than the last batch. Very pleased.
All our brass is currently loaded, but that will change soon! And then it'll be loaded again..... "The ciiiiircle of laihf......." |
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Posted: 4/14/2024 12:22:04 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Cascade-Dude]
[#20]
Finished tumbling and headstamp sorting the 223 brass from my first haul of range brass. I am very pleased with the results.
Largest quantity is Lake City, followed by PSD, then Federal. 
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AR, USA
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Posted: 4/14/2024 1:59:52 PM EDT
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Loaded and tested 125 g Speer TNT’s with Blue Dot for 300 aac blk.
I have to say, it’s promising. Got down to 8 grains before I chickened out, but I fed 20 of them through an AR; 10.5” bbl. Full ejection and the bolt locked open. They’re shockingly quiet and running about 1,220. Quiet enough that I can’t see slowing them down anymore - the bolt slamming is alarmingly loud when the report of the pistol is that quiet. Starting load was 13g. Expected to run out of luck before I made it to 10g, and was utterly shocked when the 8g loads cycled the gun. I don’t know if 7g would run the gun, but I figure that would get the load below 1,100 fps. 125g Speer TNT Fed. GM205M srp 8g Alliant Blue Dot COAL: 2.100 |
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Posted: 4/14/2024 4:36:52 PM EDT
[#22]
Sorted through a gallon bucket of brass from yesterday's range trip.
.223 is tumbling |
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LA, USA
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Posted: 4/14/2024 5:08:52 PM EDT
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Did a caliber change on one of the 1050’s. I sinned. A wise man would have gone ahead and perform ed a detail clean, lube and tune while changing calibers. I did not
After dialing everything in, I have primer feed issue. So back to the drawing board. |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 11:57:09 AM EDT
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Sorted, tagged, and bagged the .40 brass from my range haul. Running the last of the 223 in the tumbler now.
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Posted: 4/16/2024 10:13:26 PM EDT
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Cleaned and annealed 6 arc and 6.5 Creedmoor. Loaded 105 vid Targets in the Arc.
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USA
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Posted: 4/16/2024 10:19:56 PM EDT
[#26]
300ish 158gr .38spl on the 750. I also got a couple of primers stuck a the pickup tube, Dillon is sending me a new one.
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USA
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Posted: 4/17/2024 10:21:53 PM EDT
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Filled the rest of my ammo can with 38spl, almost used all my brass. Also got shipping notification for my new pickup tube. Now I need to setup my 300 trimmer head, and get it dialed in. I only have a handful of prepped brass.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 4/17/2024 11:20:10 PM EDT
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Picked up another 500 xtp 44 projectiles today since it looks like speer isn’t going to make gold dots again anytime soon.
Built the last wall of shelves in my new brass processing building. I should get the new bench finished saturday and it will be completely operational. |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 3:54:02 AM EDT
[#29]
3-d printed a new wrench thingy for my FA wet tumbler as the old one broke.
Wet tumbled a few thousand 9mm, and maybe 500 .223 cases. Went thru my Win #41 primers and found bad news on the lot numbers- they match some that people have had burn thru’s with…not cool. |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 11:16:14 AM EDT
[#30]
Shooter 709, past student, came over and we sized about 3k 223 win cases.
Using up the last of my Dillon lube bought 15 or so years ago. Have switched to the homemade lube which I like better because I use 99% alcohol. The Dillon lube looks like 70% alcohol was used. When mixed some lanolin flakes remain on the bottom of the bottle. My homemade does not do that. Anyway, I used my bench mounted Rockchucker with a Hornady sizing die/Hornady shellholder. He used my spare Rockchucker mounted on a 2x4 clamped into my 6 inch bench vice. Very secure no flex, Had a Dillon carbide sizing die, and used a Hornady shellholder. Got that Carbide die with my 1050 score, now that I have used it, I see why folks love them. Much smoother than my beloved Hornady sizing die. |
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LA, USA
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Posted: 4/18/2024 3:11:32 PM EDT
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Doing a complete tear down, clean and lube on the problem child 1050. Watched a lot of clean, lube adjust videos.
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Posted: 4/19/2024 12:27:25 AM EDT
[#32]
Completed the top frame of my reloading bench. Ran three loads of 9mm range brass through the Franklin tumbler. Sorted 10mm and .45 ACP range brass by headstamp.
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Posted: 4/20/2024 1:10:48 AM EDT
[#33]
   158grn LSWC 38spl 3.9grn A#2 |
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Posted: 4/21/2024 12:19:14 AM EDT
[#34]
Sized 2-3 hundred .223 brass (Rockchucker and Lee dies).
Then trimmed (possum hollow kwick-trim) and cut primer crimps (hornady) the cases that needed it. Threw half that lot in the dry tumbler. Finished by loading about 80 .223 on the 550. A good productive evening 
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ON, CAN
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Posted: 4/21/2024 4:40:37 PM EDT
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Vibratory cleaned a mess of .30-06. I've got a military surplus rifle competition next month and decided to use my M1 Garand. Just not sure how in love I am with the load I've developed for it.
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Posted: 4/21/2024 5:17:02 PM EDT
[#36]
Flipped brass loads in the tumbler.
Loaded the ammo from last night into magazines |
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Posted: 4/21/2024 5:19:48 PM EDT
[#37]
Resumed attempting to tumble stuck powder out of some pulldown cases I bought.
Of the thousands upon thousands of pulldown cases I've used, these are the first to exhibit this oddity that didn't have tar-based sealant in the neck. |
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USA
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Posted: 4/21/2024 8:46:04 PM EDT
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Reloaded all the empty 5.56 & 9mm I created during this weekend's shooting. Good times!
It is eminently fulfilling to be turning what was 62gr FMJ into 62gr SP. Thank you American Reloading! |
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USA
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Posted: 4/21/2024 10:34:20 PM EDT
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Tumbled and dried a bunch of 44, 45lc, 223, 38 spl cases. Setup the 750 for 300 blackout trimming, need to get the trim die adjusted this week and fired up. Posted some reloading stuff on the EE.
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Posted: 4/22/2024 12:32:50 AM EDT
[#40]
200 more .223
Time to cast some bullets and switch calibers on the presses |
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Posted: 4/22/2024 1:36:06 AM EDT
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Started to sort all the brass I picked up at the Cancon event on Friday and Saturday, got all the 308 sorted (orange buckets) now just have to sort the white bucket.
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Posted: 4/22/2024 5:37:18 AM EDT
[Last Edit: TheACguy]
[#42]
 Attached File Attached File Attached FileRecently finished building a shed for reloading at the new house. Tore down my 550 which has been in storage for a couple years. Found some pretty good wear on the link arm shoulder pin. Primer cup is getting stuck on the primer housing as well! |
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Posted: 4/22/2024 9:56:21 PM EDT
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Loaded some 6Arc with 87 vmax’s. Deadly load for varmints. Cleaned, annealed sized and primed Starline 213 6Arc.
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Posted: 4/22/2024 10:17:31 PM EDT
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Sorted thru several 5 gallon buckets of brass, some was 15 some years old and had 9/40/45/38 all mixed in and telescoped together- what a pain. Wet tumbled a bunch and still going. Soon I will be done with any brass stored in my garage. (I won’t talk about the boxes and boxes of brass stored under the house, would like to feel like I actually accomplished something!)
Drying out my scrap brass/primers/.22 shells. Sometime soon hoping to go sell it to a recycling place. Have a fair amount. Went to a huge swap meet this weekend, a bit of gun stuff there but not much, most of what was there was over priced stuff like $30/100 steel cased 9mm. Spotted some 16 GA ammo, told my son about it as he was looking for some, and he has a keen eye and spotted a sealed 8 lb keg of HS-6 stashed amongst the guys other stuff that I had not seen…So I hurried back, $150 later and it was mine! Always helps to have a second set of eyeballs looking for deals. |
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Posted: 4/23/2024 12:43:50 AM EDT
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Nice score!
 Tonight was casting night. It's been a while. Rotated through 124gr 9mm x6, 230gr .45 x6, and 185 .312 x2.  Attached File Attached FilePowder coat and more casting yet to be done. |
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Posted: 4/23/2024 4:50:46 AM EDT
[Last Edit: dryflash3]
[#46]
I'm interested in getting into casting. Remember this is a "What you did in Reloading today thread".
As such your post is off topic. So no questions please. Start a thread and we will cover this subject again. dryflash3 |
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GA, USA
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Posted: 4/23/2024 4:46:07 PM EDT
[#47]
Had some down time on convalescent leave this week
Resized and primed ~100 .223 brass Sorted through ~800 .38 special brass Ordered 1000x 158gr SMC bullets and picked up 500x SPP. Going to pick up another few hundred SPP from my local gun store so I can load all the 38 special brass |
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Posted: 4/24/2024 12:27:11 AM EDT
[#48]
Loaded another round of 62 gr gold dot test loads.
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Posted: 4/24/2024 9:30:26 PM EDT
[#49]
Made progress on my reloading bench. It's my third attempt as the results of the first two attempts were not square and level. Bench 3.0 is both. It's a sit-down bench and the 2x4 across the lower front will be cut out. I built a reinforced box for the press on the right side.
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USA
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Posted: 4/24/2024 10:10:40 PM EDT
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Got the 300 blackout trim head setup with the Mark 7 power trimmer. Wow, I did 400ish in a very short amount of time. That's the first time I've used the trimmer, I had been doing it by hand on a Wilson trimmer previously. I suppose now that I have done all my 300 blackout, I should setup the 223 head and go to town. Also took down some stuff yesterday on the EE and dropped the price on my easy dial.
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