What did you do today in the world of reloading?

Charlie · Jun 24, 2018

Picked up some powder (Accurate 1680) to load some subsonic 300 BLK with 212 gr. bullets from Lone Star Reloading in Boerne this weekend. Nice shop, decent prices.

mcunningham615 · Jun 25, 2018

orbitup said:
Working brass today. For some reason I enjoy it, except for trimming. It's relaxing I guess.

Trimming, deburing, and chamfering doesn't bother me, it's reaming the military crimp out of the primer pockets I don't like doing.

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deemus · Jun 25, 2018

mcunningham615 said:
Trimming, deburing, and chamfering doesn't bother me, it's reaming the military crimp out of the primer pockets I don't like doing.

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This.

AKM · Jun 25, 2018

Returned my rcbs 308 FL die, ordering the RCBS Competition die with the collar and mic.

Also the lid on my tumbler melted so I had to swap it out but that was painless, harbor freight too....

TheMailMan · Jun 26, 2018

I ordered a Lyman Devastator mould for .45 ACP. Midway is closing them out and I couldn't pass up the deal. They also have some damn good deals on some other molds.

When it arrives I'll have three .45 ACP hollow point molds.

Dawico · Jun 26, 2018

AKMike said:
Returned my rcbs 308 FL die, ordering the RCBS Competition die with the collar and mic.

Also the lid on my tumbler melted so I had to swap it out but that was painless, harbor freight too....

Why did you upgrade dies already?

Have you even loaded a round yet?

Vaquero · Jun 26, 2018

Loaded some test rounds yesterday.
Looking for a little more speed/distance.

TheMailMan · Jun 26, 2018

Powder coated a bunch of lures and jig heads, my reloading space is also my lure building space. I also sized a quart bucket of 9mm bullets. Not sure why I need so many as I only have two 9mm firearms and one of those is for sale.

LOCKHART · Jun 26, 2018

Knocked out 100 rounds of 7mm SuperMag for my BF drop block for production class in next months IHMSA match in New Braunfels. For those who don't know, 7mm SuperMag is a .357 Maximum case necked down to hold 7mm rifle bullets. Sort of a rimmed 7TC.

AKM · Jun 27, 2018

Dawico said:
Why did you upgrade dies already?

Have you even loaded a round yet?

I've reloaded with the competition dies before and decided I like the design better after extensive reading.

AKM · Jun 27, 2018

Also got some a headspace measuring set from hornady for my calipers.

Thinking about adding 36" to my bench also(left over ply) or making it L shaped and putting it in the corner

rp- · Jun 27, 2018

I'm powder coating some of my bullets right now. I recently picked up a 3x trial pack of powders from smoke over on castboolits forum. I used the black on some 380 and it came out well. I guess I didn't close the bag well or something.

I put about 150-200 of my 9s in a small bucket and cleaned with a degreaser/cleaner spray. Shook and let dry. Maybe it wasn't dry all the way? The black powder was a bit of a rock so I crumbled it and added some to the bullets in my shaker container. It all kinda just went into the tumble lube grooves and left a couple small spots on the bullets. I decided to chance it and added some orange brown powder and shook. They looked a little questionable. Baked them and they came out with this look. The ones on the left are just with the orange brown. Kinda came out longhorns colored.

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rp- · Jun 28, 2018

Finished powder coating another 350 or so 9mm in longhorns orange... Also did another 150 or so of the 380s

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TexMex247 · Jul 5, 2018

Another 200 9mm brass primed while watching TV thanks to a lee hand primer.

Makes 1400 total over the last week or two.

Time to pick a bullet to stick over some titegroup.

country_boy · Jul 6, 2018

Primed 200 rds of 223 waiting for green tips to show up.

100 rds of 308 loaded to nato specs.

Soon to follow 1000 40 sw

rp- · Jul 7, 2018

Thursday and Friday I primed 900 more 380s. Even used the right primers this time! The last 900 I accidentally grabbed small rifle primers so I started depriming those. Got about half done now. Gonna finish the rest tonight.

Once I'm done depriming I'll reprime them with the right primers. After I get done with the 380s I'm gonna look at the SR primers and see if they're reusable in the 223s.

Last night I ordered 150 once fired creedmoor brass for a PRS shooter. He says he bought several cases of hornady to use the brass but then bought starline SRP instead. Got a heck of a deal so couldn't pass that up.

If it stays cool tonight I'll go cast some more bullets. I need to get a 6cav mold for the 380. Don't know what I was thinking buying a 2 cav... Gonna need to get one for the 45 as well.

Anyone have a spare 45 mold to sell?

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Dawico · Jul 7, 2018

Sized a bunch of 308 brass. Working on 223 now.

Been dragging my feet on setting my LnL AP up to load 45 ACP. Tomorrow I suppose.

TheMailMan · Jul 8, 2018

rp- said:
Thursday and Friday I primed 900 more 380s. Even used the right primers this time! The last 900 I accidentally grabbed small rifle primers so I started depriming those. Got about half done now. Gonna finish the rest tonight.

Once I'm done depriming I'll reprime them with the right primers. After I get done with the 380s I'm gonna look at the SR primers and see if they're reusable in the 223s.

Last night I ordered 150 once fired creedmoor brass for a PRS shooter. He says he bought several cases of hornady to use the brass but then bought starline SRP instead. Got a heck of a deal so couldn't pass that up.

If it stays cool tonight I'll go cast some more bullets. I need to get a 6cav mold for the 380. Don't know what I was thinking buying a 2 cav... Gonna need to get one for the 45 as well.

Anyone have a spare 45 mold to sell?

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Did you check to see if your pistol can ignite the SRP? If it can I'd just load and shoot them.

rp- · Jul 8, 2018

It's a Ruger lc380 DAO. If my Ruger p85 9mm wouldn't do it then I highly doubt the lc380 will.

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Charlie · Jul 8, 2018

You can always club 'em with that hunk of P85! :green:

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