What did you do in the reloading room today?
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I can shoot left handed but will probably have to get the left shoulder replaced within two years after they do the right side. I have learned to do several things left handed. While stationed in Germany, the few times I tried left handed salutes I got away with it.
I just got the same diagnosis on my left shoulder and left knee. Fortunately, I already had the right shoulder repaired and the right knee replaced. Looking at the left two, I plan to do steroids (hydrocortizone) or synvisk to alleviate pain until surgery can repair them. No way am I going straight to surgery with winter coming. Always a lot of snow here. In the spring, knee replacement. As soon as that allows, do the shoulder.
Hold off if you’re young, unless you can’t work around it.
Anyhow, I pulled down 60 rounds of .223 with 60 gr. bullets. I didn’t powder the cases. biiiig D’OH! On my part. I will load them with 25 gr. of H4895 behind 62 gr. FMJBT’s.
Got around to putting together inlinefab's stand for my coax.. haven't got to use either yet but both are works of art.
How is that Mtm 22lr box? Ive been trying to find one that the lead nose can't get banged up on the lid or base.
I like these boxes for letting me sort by weight. Each shell fits in its own space. There is a little space at the top you could put some folded paper in there to pad it if you wanted. It works as good as any 50 round box from a manufacturer I have seen.
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That's an old sign. Still have a few of their dies hanging around. One is a 7mm TCU. ?
I pulled 40 rounds from my 26 Nosler. Why? Because N-570 finally came into stock and I procured 10 lbs.
Pulling the bullets did suck but I still feel like a winner today lol
Pulling the bullets did suck but I still feel like a winner today lol
It was actually a simple bin package from harbor freight. Didn't have tons of funds for the build. Tried to use what I had on hand. Work well enough for their purpose.
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I looked at the bench and the presses. Then I scratched my head and asked if I knew how to use them anymore!!
Thanks, it was my welding bench, but works great as a reloading bench.
Got my new Dillon 750 up and running this weekend and cranked out about 300 .223 on a test and tune run. This is going to take some getting use to as it is a big change from the good old redding T7 that I have been using.
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Made a list of what stock is needed and got 40 rounds of 22-250 ready to fire form..
Picked 45ACP small primer brass out of the pile of large primer brass. Glorious and satisfying work indeed.
I might disagree with doing that due to barrel life. I damn sure won't disagree with that when slammin' varmints!... ? ?
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Deprimed/resized/measured and tumbled an awesome 90 pieces of 6.5CM brass. Oh and I guess it counts that I emptied the 22 Nosler brass out of tumbler to make room for 6.5.
Last night but I loaded up some 90 gr tipped gamekings to try in the 6xc since these 103 eldx dont work well enough for my tastes.
Lets hope they like to jump, this is seated .010 off the lands for initial ocw tests. The .105 freebore is a bit more than my ideal for this bullet.
Lets hope they like to jump, this is seated .010 off the lands for initial ocw tests. The .105 freebore is a bit more than my ideal for this bullet.
I never have before but this was loading my first ever test with this bullet so I can’t say yet. This is the furthest out the neck I’ve ever had before but when I get to seating depth it will most likely be deeper in the case.
Spent a day off today watching the tube and sorting a whole 5 gallon bucket of once fired 9mm, .40, .45, and 5.56 I purchased. Little bit of bonus .38, .380, and .300Blk in there too. Includes a few hundred 5.55 Speer GoldDot nickel plated brass in there I’m gonna use for 50gr VMax coyote load development. Hopefully get on that tonight once the little man goes to bed.
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I marked some brass for an upcoming match. Recruited a couple of helping hands from my girls so it went pretty quick. 
I marked some brass for an upcoming match. Recruited a couple of helping hands from my girls so it went pretty quick.
If you can get your kids involved in that, you've done a great job!
300wm
73.3g, Nosler brass, 215 hybrids
Got a killer deal for a 8# jug and a bunch of same lot 1's on Armslist
I revised my press mounting setup. I’m space limited so anything I can do to save space works great for me.
Could be worse I have small grandchildren reloading assistants.
One of them actually broke a lyman universal decapper.
You can cuss at a dog!
The youngest child likes to help remove media from tubled brass, I think soon he will shake it back into the bucket instead of floor.
I was throwing culls into a trash can
Grandson decided all should go there, and helped me out.
About 350- 400 spent primers fit into the collection tube or the floor depending on where you decide to keep them.
It's all good, give the dog a treat for me.
One of them actually broke a lyman universal decapper.
You can cuss at a dog!
The youngest child likes to help remove media from tubled brass, I think soon he will shake it back into the bucket instead of floor.
I was throwing culls into a trash can
Grandson decided all should go there, and helped me out.
About 350- 400 spent primers fit into the collection tube or the floor depending on where you decide to keep them.
It's all good, give the dog a treat for me.
See this is where I am wanting to get too lol. The first stage of brass prep sucks. I don’t mind grabbing and loading though.
Lyman pro 2500. Do a shit load at once and start early. I probably put more in then I am supposed to lol.
I’m using some Russian shit called Buckwheat that someone recommended on here. It doesn’t dust.
Also with the tumbler model B you can only fit like 200 cases of .223 in at once.
Also with the tumbler model B you can only fit like 200 cases of .223 in at once.
What stainless tumbler can you do 600 at a time!? Jesus.
I have never seen buckwheat before but it works well. Can’t read the packages it comes in but whatever lol.
