What did you reload today?

[Mikej]

I found the lanolin mix *always* tarnished my brass.
I've had this for ~3 years now. Coconut oil, 99% Isopropyl in a 50:50 mix. Spoon it onto the felt, rub it in to spread it evenly. Roll the brass over it and resize. I use it only for bottle necked or, on occasion, 44 mag.
Wipe off by hand. Have never felt the need to re-tumble since doing this.
Typically will lay 10-20 pcs of brass down, roll them together one or two revs.
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Some brass from my last two batches.
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I haven't really looked, but where do you get the 99% isopropyl? All I ever have around is the stuff that like 50%?
I'm still using the RCBS lube/pad. It's okay. I don't want to use sheep excretions, any more than I want to drink bovine excretions. The coconut oil doesn't sound to bad.

 

[P7M13]

Fred's or Rite Aid for me. I bought 6 pints ages ago. I guess it has been unobtainium since the Plandemic arrived.
I don't use methanol (Coleman cooking fuel, "white gas", Heet, etc) because it's toxic even when absorbed through the skin, more-so than Isopropyl. In a pinch, you can use Everclear instead.
99%IPA is about 1/4th the cost of Everclear, which is 99% ethanol.

 

[Caveman Jim]

I found the lanolin mix *always* tarnished my brass.
I've had this for ~3 years now. Coconut oil, 99% Isopropyl in a 50:50 mix. Spoon it onto the felt, rub it in to spread it evenly. Roll the brass over it and resize. I use it only for bottle necked or, on occasion, 44 mag.
Wipe off by hand. Have never felt the need to re-tumble since doing this.
Typically will lay 10-20 pcs of brass down, roll them together one or two revs.
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Some brass from my last two batches.
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My way works very well plus it keeps my hands soft, according to Mrs. caveman. Lol

 

[P7M13]

My way works very well plus it keeps my hands soft, according to Mrs. caveman. Lol

Well, that says how often you smell like fish!
Coconut oil works exceptionally well too for softness. Doesn't stink, and best of all, doesn't tarnish your brass.

 

[Mikej]

Well, that says how often you smell like fish!
Coconut oil works exceptionally well too for softness. Doesn't stink, and best of all, doesn't tarnish your brass.

Yeah-but it's oil? Is lanolin oil? The RCBS stuff isn't oil. I'm not sure i want oil in the walnut. I run my rifle brass in a tumbler with walnut after sizing if it's for a bolt gun. The brass is clean enough I don't feel the need to tumble before sizing. The brass from the Garand wasn't that dirty either. AR15 fired brass is fairly dirty and I tumble twice.

 

[Caveman Jim]

Well, that says how often you smell like fish!
Coconut oil works exceptionally well too for softness. Doesn't stink, and best of all, doesn't tarnish your brass.

I say potato you say patato…

 

[P7M13]

Pomme d'terre!

 

[Twodogs]

Got my new encore barrel an SSK 10" 44 mag with a 1-16" twist for shooting heavy subs, orederd some 320's 350's and some makers 285 gr expanding, so far it shoots my 300 gr and 320 gr loads really good. using 8-9 grs of W-231.
Going out mon to run some more ammo through it.

 

[Caveman Jim]

And the square containers fit better on the shelf!

My wife likes grapefruit and gets it in square plastic containers that I've procured, I'm downsizing so I have about 20 to get rid of…

 

[ageingstudent]

I had 5 tins of this powder sitting around taking up space for years:

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I also had a bunch bullets sitting on the corner of my bench and scattered around taking up space and a mish mash of primers so now I have:

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I opened up all five of the Red Dot cans to check the condition. It all smelled and looked fine, so I loaded up 10 rounds out of each can to test fire. All fired just fine and to the same point of impact as this load using new powder. So I cranked them all out and put them in high quality ammo storage devices! I just wish they would just sell these containers outright ... it's a pain getting that sticky brown paste out of them before you can put them to use!

This powder did not have any red dots however ... I've used Red Dot since the 70's and don't recall this ever happening before. This is the first time since I've started reloading that I have no Red Dot on the shelf. I have never purchased any, every time I was about to run out some old trap shooter (or his widow) would ask me if I had any use for this keg or can of old powder. My world somehow, now, feels out of kilter! ARRG!

Anyway, I cleaned up a lot of odd and ends and saved some space, so that should make it right in the end right?

Naw .... does anybody know any trap shooter widows? LOL

I'm not dead yet you can't have this old trapshooter's red dot. I have a lot of 38 to load yet haha.

 

[DLS]

I'm not dead yet you can't have this old trapshooter's red dot. I have a lot of 38 to load yet haha.

How rude!

I use Red Dot in my .38 Short ICORE loads too. So I have to work up new loads now that I'm out or the powder.

You sure you won't reconsider?

 

[oremike]

So what's up on the fun schedule this week you ask? The Mark 7 will be finishing up it's run of 9mm, then short runs of 380acp and 40 S&W. All with customer supplied primers of course. One of the L-N-L's is making 45acp and the other will get set up for 32 S&W Long and then 44 Special.

 

[Caveman Jim]

More .223/5.56, not putting out any big quantities like those with Progressive machines but I'm loading every day and weighing each charge...

 

[fstdraw]

I loaded 400 rounds of 7.62x39. Steel and brass case Berdan primed and brass Winchester cases (Boxer) with IMI 122 gr. .310 bullets. My favorite load is 25.5 gr. of AA-1680 and any LRP. Smooth, accurate out to 100 yards and shoots well in 3- 7.62x39 rifles. SKS, AK 47 and my favorite AR 47.

HOWEVER, I could use more bullets if you have them to spare!

 

[Snip]

So what's up on the fun schedule this week you ask? The Mark 7 will be finishing up it's run of 9mm, then short runs of 380acp and 40 S&W. All with customer supplied primers of course. One of the L-N-L's is making 45acp and the other will get set up for 32 S&W Long and then 44 Special.

For the 1050, a caliber change is around $500 (toolhead/powder/conversion kit). Is the Mark7 about the same cost?

 

[oremike]

For the 1050, a caliber change is around $500 (toolhead/powder/conversion kit). Is the Mark7 about the same cost?

It's $ 210. for the shell plate and press part of the case feeder. Dies, case feeder shell plate, primer size parts, ect are all more.

 

[aasbra]

Ran a bin full of 45 Colt 250 grain coated RNFP bullets over Universal powder this afternoon. This was to restock plus build inventory after a range session last weekend with my two 45 Colt lever guns.

 

[Snip]

Loaded up 20 or so 308 last night. Ready to test them out tomorrow morning.

 

[ageingstudent]

How rude!

I use Red Dot in my .38 Short ICORE loads too. So I have to work up new loads now that I'm out or the powder.

You sure you won't reconsider?

Haha nope. Probably the most useful powder in my stash...

 

[DLS]

But you'd only have to do it once!



I agree, Red Dot is a really under-valued powder outside of shotshell reloading circles. I shouldn't say this, now more folks might be on the hunt for it!