What did you do today in the world of reloading?

[deemus]

Received my little Lee Lead Pot to use with the kit from Canada to anneal brass. Now if Canada would come thru I would be fine. Pot was free, daughter and SIL gave me a Gift Certificate to Midway.

I had two given to me, but I don't have any lead to experiment with.

 

[avvidclif]

I had two given to me, but I don't have any lead to experiment with.

I have some salts coming that run at 500 C (abt 932 F) to dip the cases in. Here's a link to the website if you are interested. www.ballisticrecreations.ca Interesting procedure and cheaper than most annealing setups. Has a nice video explaining it.

 

[Rusty Gun]

Before church this morning I made 250 rounds of 115 grain Rocky Mountain FMJ RN with 6.5 grs of HS-6. These work great in my 9mm pistols. Clean shooting with real mild recoil and more accurate than I am. Used up all the FMJ now I will switch over to powder coated.
For the 9’s

 

[rp-]

I finally bought a bullet puller... My pull pile was adding up. Pulled one bunch but I have about 175 AK rounds I want to scrap and sell for components. Those might take a while.

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[deemus]

I have some salts coming that run at 500 C (abt 932 F) to dip the cases in. Here's a link to the website if you are interested. www.ballisticrecreations.ca Interesting procedure and cheaper than most annealing setups. Has a nice video explaining it.

I meant melters.

 

[rp-]

I finally finished pulling bullets. Using the hammer puller was kind of relaxing but I could only do about 40-50 at a time before my fingers hurt. Tried using my left hand but it turns out I suck at that... That's a story for a range day though.

So who needs some AK brass or some 110gr 308?

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[robertc1024]

Semi sorted my box of .223/5.56 brass by headstamp in preparation of a loading session. After about an hour and a half, I quit.

 

[rp-]

Semi sorted my box of .223/5.56 brass by headstamp in preparation of a loading session. After about an hour and a half, I quit.

Didn't you buy an SKS a while back?

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[robertc1024]

Didn't you buy an SKS a while back?

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Yep

 

[rp-]

Want some brass for cheap? Prepped and primed already. Little tarnished though.

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[robertc1024]

Sorry, that's one of the few calibers I shoot that I don't load. Commie rifle gets cheap commie ammo.

 

[orbitup]

Formed some 6x45 brass and prepped them for loading. New calibers are fun.

 

[rp-]

Sorry, that's one of the few calibers I shoot that I don't load. Commie rifle gets cheap commie ammo.

But you cooooouuuuld....

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[deemus]

Last night I got my 30 carbine components together for loading, and figured out my load. Gonna do a few of those tonight. I was digging around and found 200 primed cases for that. It must have been 3 or 4 years ago that bought those at SW Ammo in Mesquite.


Its interesting that my Lee Autodisk doesn't always drop exactly what it says it will. So when I use that, I select a range for my powder, then do a few drops and weigh them to see how close to my preferred charge it gets. Sometimes that requires changing out the disk to get closer to the goal.

 

[rp-]

Last night I got my 30 carbine components together for loading, and figured out my load. Gonna do a few of those tonight. I was digging around and found 200 primed cases for that. It must have been 3 or 4 years ago that bought those at SW Ammo in Mesquite.


Its interesting that my Lee Autodisk doesn't always drop exactly what it says it will. So when I use that, I select a range for my powder, then do a few drops and weigh them to see how close to my preferred charge it gets. Sometimes that requires changing out the disk to get closer to the goal.

I have seen pictures where people will file/dremil one of the holes to open it up a little and let the right amount of powder in. I use the adjustable charge bar and it works pretty good.

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[robertc1024]

I have seen pictures where people will file/dremil one of the holes to open it up a little and let the right amount of powder in. I use the adjustable charge bar and it works pretty good.

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I tried that and got inconsistent drops. Went back to the disk and it's spot-on. I think the more complex geometry of the adjustable one was the prime cause.

 

[Younggun]

Last night I got my 30 carbine components together for loading, and figured out my load. Gonna do a few of those tonight. I was digging around and found 200 primed cases for that. It must have been 3 or 4 years ago that bought those at SW Ammo in Mesquite.


Its interesting that my Lee Autodisk doesn't always drop exactly what it says it will. So when I use that, I select a range for my powder, then do a few drops and weigh them to see how close to my preferred charge it gets. Sometimes that requires changing out the disk to get closer to the goal.

In my experience the auto disc never drops what it says it will. Always a little less.

 

[orbitup]

Loaded up my first 6x45 for testing. Hopefully I'll unload these tomorrow.

 

[orbitup]

In my experience the auto disc never drops what it says it will. Always a little less.

Yup.

 

[deemus]

In my experience the auto disc never drops what it says it will. Always a little less.

I always weigh them for that reason.