What did you reload today?

[Certaindeaf]

I have been depriming buckets of .brass and getting it all wet tumbled with the SS pins.

I picked up a dillon 650 and will be getting a Hornady progressive press kit here shortly when they become available again.

Once I get the Hornady set up I will be cranking out the ammo in volume.

When I went tumble the brass I put the bras on my drying racks and hitvthem with the air hose to get 99% of the water off then let them sit out in the sun to dry.
If the weather is overcast I will let them sit outside and then bring them in before dark to finish drying. If I want the brass sooner I will put it in the oven set at 190 hor a half an hour or so.

Ithe drying racks I had made up would hold 2,000 pieces of brass.
This past week I made more drying racks that will hold another 2,000 pieces of brass. It will take a couple of days to get all this brass tumbled & dried.

I will be getting more brass today or tomorrow to proccess.

My new drying racks.


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Some of my old brass drying racks.
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The reason I wet tumble, look at the crud that gets removed fron the brass.
Dry tumbleing doesn't compare to wet tumbleing.

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Wow, I've never seen anyone dry brass like that.

 

[fuqyeahammo]

Been spending as much time as possible with my grandson's and girlfriend lately...

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Absolutely nothing wrong with that!!

 

[fuqyeahammo]

Lyman sabot slugs?

Yes sir!

 

[tdavid14]

No reloading, but bought a box of barnes tsx 168 grain, a box of CCI #200 primers, and ordered nammo brass and 168 grain blemished HPBT

 

[nammac]

Another 400 rounds of 9mm this morning, this time X-Treme 124 gr, that's all Cabela's had last Wednesday...

 

[fuqyeahammo]

Another 400 rounds of 9mm this morning, this time X-Treme 124 gr, that's all Cabela's had last Wednesday...

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There's almost nothing everywhere you go

 

[fuqyeahammo]

I understand this is about what did you reload today..... well It's more of trouble shooting question. If you have ever reloading blackout with powder coated lee 230gr bullets and had repeated issues with not seating properly into the case gauge. Pm me cause I need help only thing I can think of use a seating die and than roll crimp die. Btw I am flaring the necks before seating.

 

[Certaindeaf]

I understand this is about what did you reload today..... well It's more of trouble shooting question. If you have ever reloading blackout with powder coated lee 230gr bullets and had repeated issues with not seating properly into the case gauge. Pm me cause I need helpView attachment 736349View attachment 736350View attachment 736351View attachment 736352only thing I can think of use a seating die and than roll crimp die. Btw I am flaring the necks before seating.

Are you removing the flare/bell completely? It doesn't look like it..

 

[fuqyeahammo]

Are you removing the flare/bell completely? It doesn't look like it..

I will try lowering my die and see.

 

[Certaindeaf]

I will try lowering my die and see.

You can measure them. Then, if you like the aol, back off the seater stem and then lower the die.

 

[fuqyeahammo]

Are you removing the flare/bell completely? It doesn't look like it..

Just reset the die and did a little sharpie scratch test to see which is actually hitting slashed rubbing. So look at the results.

 

[tac]

Well, just finished prepping a hundred 7.5x55 cases after a short shooting session this morning.

When the cloudburst is over here I'll be going out to the old loading shed and finish off the job. I lucked into a HUGE gizzit from a pal who had had enough of the UK and buggered off to France to live in the gite he owns there. Bullets, primers cases - all kinds of stuff - 5000 promers for a start.... The gite has five bedrooms, so he and his Mts can live in the two-bedroomed part and still rent out the rest of the main building when all this Chinese plague has evaporated - unless, of course, they have something else lined up for us.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Just reset the die and did a little sharpie scratch test to see which is actually hitting slashed rubbing. So look at the results. View attachment 736360

Hmm, you might not be setting the shoulder back far enough. Check out press "cam over".

 

[fuqyeahammo]

Hmm, you might not be setting the shoulder back far enough. Check out press "cam over".

When I get back home I'll see if there's anymore adjustment on the die I think it's already maxed out

 

[762x39]

I'm gathering components for the issues planned for post-election reactions

 

[fuqyeahammo]

I'm gathering components for the issues planned for post-election reactions

Doing the same. Just left an estate sale got about 120$ of .308 projectiles for $26

 

[Certaindeaf]

When I get back home I'll see if there's anymore adjustment on the die I think it's already maxed out

It sounds like you need to know what "cam over" is. There's always "more" adjustment to the die, you just might break the press though.

 

[cookie]

Just reset the die and did a little sharpie scratch test to see which is actually hitting slashed rubbing. So look at the results. View attachment 736360

what does a fired case do before sizing when you drop the case into the gauge?

 

[cookie]

It sounds like you need to know what "cam over" is. There's always "more" adjustment to the die, you just might break the press though.

or less ???
There seems to be a learning curve when get a new caliber to reload,,, there is always something.

 

[Certaindeaf]

or less ???
There seems to be a learning curve when get a new caliber to reload,,, there is always something.

Yea, it's a threaded rod and a hole so yea.