What did you do in the reloading room today?
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got my third machine back up and running. half processing 223/556 (deprime/swage)
This evening I loaded up a batch of 60 338LM with 285 Eldm, 145 rounds of 300prc with 230 A-Tips.
Discovered that I've got close to 250 6x47 cases that need sized and prepped, fortunately they've already been through the tumbler.
Still have a bunch of 338LM, 300orc, and 6.5saum cases that need loaded, they're all sized and primed, just need the time to finish loading them. Seems like I can never keep caught up with the reloading.
Discovered that I've got close to 250 6x47 cases that need sized and prepped, fortunately they've already been through the tumbler.
Still have a bunch of 338LM, 300orc, and 6.5saum cases that need loaded, they're all sized and primed, just need the time to finish loading them. Seems like I can never keep caught up with the reloading.
De-capped and wet tumbled a couple of hundred cases of varied calibers.
Annealed and sized 65 cases of 6.5x47L, then primed them.
FL sized 50 pieces of range pick-up once fired LP 6.5CM S&B brass.
Annealed and sized 65 cases of 6.5x47L, then primed them.
FL sized 50 pieces of range pick-up once fired LP 6.5CM S&B brass.
broke my 45acp processing CP2000. ordered a bunch of parts, and getting everything running again today.
cleaned (4) more buckets of 45acp
started depriming/swaging LC 223/556, and then some mixed HS 223
sorted (6) buckets of 40 brass
just keep rocking along
cleaned (4) more buckets of 45acp
started depriming/swaging LC 223/556, and then some mixed HS 223
sorted (6) buckets of 40 brass
just keep rocking along
I cleaned out the pockets of 200+ 38 special cases. Next will be several hundred 357 cases. I will load them on my 750.
I also picked up 1500+ 10mm cases. There are some small primer cases in the lot. Along with the 10mm cases I also picked up 3K of LP primers.
My plans for the 10mm cases are to deprime them, clean them and then resize them. I will need to check them for the Glock Bulge. If they need to be de-bulged, I will put them through my Lee de-bulger. Last month I put over 3K of 10mm cases through my de-bulger. That was a pain in my ass, but it needed to be done.
I also picked up 1500+ 10mm cases. There are some small primer cases in the lot. Along with the 10mm cases I also picked up 3K of LP primers.
My plans for the 10mm cases are to deprime them, clean them and then resize them. I will need to check them for the Glock Bulge. If they need to be de-bulged, I will put them through my Lee de-bulger. Last month I put over 3K of 10mm cases through my de-bulger. That was a pain in my ass, but it needed to be done.
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For that volume of cases you might as well get a roll sizer. Much faster and much less effort to "debulge" cases.
Thank You for your suggestion.
I never heard of a roller sizer so I looked them up. They are very expensive. I will only need to debulge these cases once since they will be shot out of a CMMG MK10 300 pistol. I do plan to buy a S&W 10mm pistol of a FN510.
drove to MA and bought a brass processing company worth of equipment
No, I want it at ambient temp. If a load is going to be over-pressure due to temp, it will be so when it is hot. So, testing when it is hot helps to prevent that. Loads developed in the summer may be a bit slow in the winter, but loads developed in the winter may be dangerous in the summer. I prefer the former to the latter…
Well temps down around Phoenix SUCK big time but not as much as Death Valley !. Thankfully I'm no longer in or near that sweat box .
Death Valley National Park Visitor Center, California, US
AQI67
Today
Thursday 4 PM
Moderate
121
°F°C
Clear
4% Humidity
Success ran off #300 , 5.56x45 for tomorrows AM range session ,along with some more .44 Mag. 225Gr. running around 1440-70 Fps ,as
Hunting season is around the corner and I want back up stopping power if needed . An unusual # of Grizzly traps are out this year and it can't help but make one wonder WHY !!.
Death Valley National Park Visitor Center, California, US
AQI67
Today
Thursday 4 PM
Moderate
121
°F°C
Clear
4% Humidity
Success ran off #300 , 5.56x45 for tomorrows AM range session ,along with some more .44 Mag. 225Gr. running around 1440-70 Fps ,as
Hunting season is around the corner and I want back up stopping power if needed . An unusual # of Grizzly traps are out this year and it can't help but make one wonder WHY !!.
