What did you do in the reloading room today?

[Zombie Steve]

Built another shelf and tied some storage cabinets to the wall. One of these days I am actually going to pull the handle a little.


What was that song? 50 ways to love your lever?

[Zombie Steve]

I cast some .44 boolits, then took on the task of opening up the cavities on my stupid new Lee mold. They were dropping from the mold at .450" - .4515". After turning some oversized boolits with some bore bright, I boiled the block, cleaned it with rubbing alcohol, and it still took about 100 drops to get pretty boolits again.

Damn you, Lee!!!!


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[bobbyfairbanks]

Put in a new door. Had to do some reframing of the doorway. Load bearing wall was 3" off plumb

[Prong]

Banged out 200 rounds of 223 and stuffed them in Pmags. Need to buy some more 50rd MTM boxes to finish up the rest of the brass for storage.

[Marine24]

Three guesses what I did. Yes, deprimed. I'm starting to think I'm like Bobby and will never get through with the prep. Actually realized that depriming LPP with the Harvey deprimer is much faster than SPP. Flying through 45 ACP and 454 Casull until I hit one of those SPP 45 ACP brass.

[gnihcraes]

.308, Hornady 168gr BTHP, 42 grains Reloader 15.

http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/gnihcraes/955fd25f-c4b9-48ef-a6c5-7ad5a3506766.jpg

[Marine24]

Excellent load. One of my favorites for my 700 AAC-SD.

[ColoWyo]

Sonic cleaned my .260 brass. They sure look prettier.

[sellersm]

Built some shelves, working on some 9mm gold dot loads. Need more shelves but can't find any more brackets... Too cheap to go buy some. Gonna start some 357mag loads & forget the shelves for now.


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[jerrymrc]

Rookie mistake...
25305

25307

I will take all that berdan .308 from ya. [Flower]

[rondog]

25303
Broke my 1st de-priming pin. Yay!

Oh suck! I think we've ALL done that.

[gnihcraes]

Excellent load. One of my favorites for my 700 AAC-SD.

Good to have confirmation of a decent load. Shooting these out of Savage Edge (Axis), Just for fun.

[TheVath]

I will take all that berdan .308 from ya. [Flower]

I only have 23 of them, but I'll give them to you if you'd like.

[dwalker460]

Loaded up another 100 9mm's. 50 Berry plated HBFP 124's over 3.8gr Universal and 50 115gr plated round nose over 4.0gr Universal. I think the flat point 124's might be a nice soft shooting load for 3-gun, hope to try them later this week when the weather returns to normal-ish.

[Great-Kazoo]

Today? not a damn thing
Yesterday 300 125gr berrys RNFP 38's , trimmed 250 223 brass, swagged 250 223's . Now have the giraud inside so i might crank out another 2-300 pcs of 223 tonight.

[Zombie Steve]

Loaded 50 of my cast .357 mags. Hurt my shoulder patting myself on the back after realizing I had about $2 into it. Walked away.

[bobbyfairbanks]

Finally pulled the handle a little today. Loaded up 32 rds of 44 mag. Why only 32 you ask? That is all the brass I have till my order comes in. Who knows when that will be.

[Tim K]

I sent four hours teaching three newbs how to set up and run their brand new Dillon 650. I hope they were paying attention. Today confirmed for me that beginners should not try to learn on a progressive.

[rondog]

I called Sportsman's Warehouse - still no powder.

[KS63]

Finally got my backordered Forster Ultra micrometer die set in from Midway. Beautiful stuff. FullLength sized one piece of 300 Blackout brass just for kicks. Nice, tight shoulder and perfect size. Will start load development this Saturday.

[dwalker460]

decapped, sized, belled, and primed 200 or so pieces of 9mm brass ready for some 115 or 124gr plated round nose, loaded 50 124gr XTP 9mm's over some Clays

[Great-Kazoo]

Finished off the last of my berry's 125 38 loads.
Take a turn at some 158 swc's tomorrow before a range trip. Might finish off the 200 primed 357's i acquired as part of a reloading package from 5 years ago. . I figured those loads will have cost around $9. The only thing missing was the primers;)

[XC700116]

Ran about 500 rounds of 223 on the Dillon. God I love that press.

And those $90/1000 Armscore 55 Gr bullets seemed to be just fine, all seated well and canalure landed in the same spot on all of them. Now I just kinda wish I'd have bought more of them.

[Zombie Steve]

I sent four hours teaching three newbs how to set up and run their brand new Dillon 650. I hope they were paying attention. Today confirmed for me that beginners should not try to learn on a progressive.

Amen, brother.

[TheVath]

Deprimed/re-sized some .223, then helped my bro set up his LnL AP. Also donated a pound of Varget to him so he can get going on his own.

[Goodburbon]

While I was away I discovered the need for a case trimmer, primer pocket reamer for my .223 brass. I thought that maybe I could reload my brass once without trimming. I was wrong.

On the bright side My DPMS loves some 168SMK/Varget.

[Great-Kazoo]

I sent four hours teaching three newbs how to set up and run their brand new Dillon 650. I hope they were paying attention. Today confirmed for me that beginners should not try to learn on a progressive.

Who have no mechanical skills or knowledge. There's a learning curve with progressives. Either you catch on and pay attention, or you don't


Ran about 500 rounds of 223 on the Dillon. God I love that press.

And those $90/1000 Armscore 55 Gr bullets seemed to be just fine, all seated well and canalure landed in the same spot on all of them. Now I just kinda wish I'd have bought more of them.


Join the crowd, MG web site was up yesterday, I went to grab the CC and by the time i came back from the next room OOS![facepalm] Components are going quicker than condoms at a whorehouse.

[DSB OUTDOORS]

Loaded about 300 9mm 124gr and hand primed another 300 brass for the next go around.

[67rschev]

Prepped 900 pieces of 9 , belled and primed . Loaded 300 with 124 Berry's and Power Pistol

[Hoser]

I processed about 7,000 pcs of 300 Whisper/Blackout brass this week and finished up sizing the last of my .312 dia bullets down to .3085 for use in my Whispers.

[bogie]

I processed about 7,000 pcs of 300 Whisper/Blackout brass this week and finished up sizing the last of my .312 dia bullets down to .3085 for use in my Whispers.

Are you still selling processed 300 brass?

[Great-Kazoo]

getting ready to fire up the "lawn tractor" for some snow redistribution.

[BuffCyclist]

Just got back from the range, shot my first reloaded rounds of .40 S&W. Not a single malfunction, no signs of high pressure (looking at primer or for case bulges), found a load that is VERY accurate in my Glock 23. I think I'll load up another 100-150 or so for a longer range session this weekend with my Fiancee while she shoots the G23 with 40-9 conversion barrel.

Did a little price calculations too, and I am already realizing the benefits of reloading. The 70rds that I shot today only cost me a total of $14.4271 (prices of powder/primers/bullets including tax). That comes to $10.305 for a 50rd box. Walmart price for 50rds of .40S&W is around $16-$18 last I bought it, so I'm very happy with my savings and the improved accuracy!

Best of all, the cheaper price of ammo means I can go practice more! :D

[sellersm]

Just got back from the range, shot my first reloaded rounds of .40 S&W. Not a single malfunction, no signs of high pressure (looking at primer or for case bulges), found a load that is VERY accurate in my Glock 23. I think I'll load up another 100-150 or so for a longer range session this weekend with my Fiancee while she shoots the G23 with 40-9 conversion barrel.

Did a little price calculations too, and I am already realizing the benefits of reloading. The 70rds that I shot today only cost me a total of $14.4271 (prices of powder/primers/bullets including tax). That comes to $10.305 for a 50rd box. Walmart price for 50rds of .40S&W is around $16-$18 last I bought it, so I'm very happy with my savings and the improved accuracy!

Best of all, the cheaper price of ammo means I can go practice more! :D

Nice, congrats! Nothing like shooting your own ammo! Reloading is a means to shooting more! What load did you find that's accurate in your G23?

[BuffCyclist]

Nice, congrats! Nothing like shooting your own ammo! Reloading is a means to shooting more! What load did you find that's accurate in your G23?

Yea, its definitely an awesome feeling the first time you shoot your own ammo!

I found that 3.6gr of WST behind a 165gr FMJ (heavy plated Frontier) with 1.125" OAL produces the most accurate groupings. At ~7yds, I got 6 out of 10 shots within a 1" circle, all touching and they tore a big hole through the target. The other 4 rounds were within 1/2" of that hole. It might actually be the best grouping I've ever gotten with my pistol too! The load that was second was the 4.2gr WST. That one was about a 2.5" grouping, all rounds were equally spaced in a circle though. I'll play around with both loads more.

I also tried 3.3gr WST, 4.2gr WST and 4.7gr N340. I'll definitely play around with N340 more later, but for the time being I'll stick to the much cheaper WST and really nail down that load.

[Great-Kazoo]

AND i had 155 lbs of mixed brass delivered ;)

[cstone]

Just got back from the range, shot my first reloaded rounds of .40 S&W. Not a single malfunction, no signs of high pressure (looking at primer or for case bulges), found a load that is VERY accurate in my Glock 23. I think I'll load up another 100-150 or so for a longer range session this weekend with my Fiancee while she shoots the G23 with 40-9 conversion barrel.

Did a little price calculations too, and I am already realizing the benefits of reloading. The 70rds that I shot today only cost me a total of $14.4271 (prices of powder/primers/bullets including tax). That comes to $10.305 for a 50rd box. Walmart price for 50rds of .40S&W is around $16-$18 last I bought it, so I'm very happy with my savings and the improved accuracy!

Best of all, the cheaper price of ammo means I can go practice more! :D

I am running 155 gr JHP, Montana Gold Bullets over 7.0 gr of Power Pistol. These cycle well out of my P229, P250, Glock 22, and my Kel Tec Sub 2K.

Reloading is the only way I can afford to shoot.

[bobbyfairbanks]

I drank beer with a zombie as well as a couple of fingers 21 yr old Jefferson's Presidential Select. Now I am totally ruined on Bourbon.

[Zombie Steve]

...and we lit powder on fire and smacked primers with a hammer.

[asmo]

Got rid of the whole thing.. tore it all down including the studs.

I can rebuild it.. I have the technology.

[Great-Kazoo]

tumbled
2K 40
2K 223
4K 9mm

3K 45acp. Now if i can figure out where i put it ???

and a lot of misc rifle.. 6.5 creedmoor, 270, 243 etc. Hope there's enough to get rid of it.

[sabot_round]

Marked my bags in prep for Asscrackistan.

[Buckaroobonsai]

Bought a RCBS Single Stage Kit so I can even have a reloading room...



https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/product_images/044-9361/044-9361.jpg

[DSB OUTDOORS]

Bought a RCBS Single Stage Kit so I can even have a reloading room...

[Awesom]
You go Boy. Had my Rock Chucker for 13 years. Love it. Loaded 200 more rounds of 9mm on the Lee tonight. Gona load some more 5.56 on the Dillon tomorrow.

[bobbyfairbanks]

Got rid of the whole thing.. tore it all down including the studs.

I can rebuild it.. I have the technology.

I can see it now. 80" big screen 69" fridge 2 or 3 Dillon's a single stage and maybe a shot shell loader. Tie it all together with a girly calender, some horns and a couple of smut mags and it will be amazing

Don't forget Air compressor!

[Zombie Steve]

I can see it now. 80" big screen 69" fridge 2 or 3 Dillon's a single stage and maybe a shot shell loader. Tie it all together with a girly calender, some horns and a couple of smut mags and it will be amazing

Don't forget Air compressor!

How could you forget?

http://www.riverjunction.com/thumbnail.asp?file=assets/images/productimages/drygoods/saloon-supplies/spittoons/spittoon-brass-lrg.jpg&maxx=300&maxy=0

[Devistator]

I didn't do any today, but yesterday I did 20 rounds for the .270. 4 different powder charges 5 rounds each.

[ray1970]

I opened a couple of boxes of new Hornady brass and put them in some of those little blue plastic boxes.

I was going to start getting them prepped but lost ambition rather quickly.

[Great-Kazoo]

more tumbling and size / depriming. Going to try and get an actual plan in place, instead of start this, finish that, Figure out where the hell it is.

[Hoser]

How could you forget?

http://www.riverjunction.com/thumbnail.asp?file=assets/images/productimages/drygoods/saloon-supplies/spittoons/spittoon-brass-lrg.jpg&maxx=300&maxy=0

An Urn for my ashes?

[Zombie Steve]

http://www.picturesof.net/_images_300/cowboy_spitting_into_a_brass_spittoon_royalty_free _080915-001915-458042.jpg

[jreifsch80]

didn't do anything in the reloading room (aka khyber cave basement) but my 4000 tula berdan primers came in today :)

[Goodburbon]

Picked up a case trimmer. Now I can assemble a few more rounds. Still can't find any plinking 22 projectiles.

[dwalker460]

Picked up a case trimmer. Now I can assemble a few more rounds. Still can't find any plinking 22 projectiles.


Bass Pro had Hornady 55gr FMJBT's for 15.99 a hundred, and the Remington version of the 55gr Ballistic tip in stock Monday AM, Spotstmans had some 75gr Hornandy Match FMJBTHP's 109.99 for 600 as of yesterday evening.

[dwalker460]

All I did at my bench today was box up the 9mm ammo I loaded a week or so ago, inventory my powder/primers/projectiles, and put away the lb of titegroup, 200 125gr Speer TNT projectiles, and a couple of mtm moxes I picked up. I REALLY need to organize and clean my bench and workspace, but I have a dozen more important things going on.

[rondog]

I ordered some powder from Powder Valley, and they had it! WOOHOO!

[Zombie Steve]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWdCKPtnYE

[DingleBerns]

I ordered some powder from Powder Valley, and they had it! WOOHOO!

What kind? .223? I've been on there all day looking!

[rondog]

What kind? .223? I've been on there all day looking!

Win231, Win296, IMR4895. Only 1lb. jugs though. Looked like they got a few things in, not as many OOS.

[losttrail]

Counted how many .40-65 brass I have unloaded, how many 420gr bullets I have, how many .40-65 brass I need to fill out the ammo boxes.

Stared at my daughters' stack of PMAGS wishing I had enough bullets to load all the 5.56 brass I have so I could load up those mags.

Rearranged some things to make tomorrow's packing for range day Saturday easier.

Cleaned out the ultrasonic cleaner.

[bobbyfairbanks]

I waved good bye at the cave and may or may not have shed a tear at how beautiful it is

[Goodburbon]

Sportsmans in the springs had powder on the shelf yesterday. Lots of varieties of hodgdon. slim pickings on bullets. they had some 220gr .308 match for you 300BLK guys

[davsel]

Sorted and counted a couple thousand rounds of various brass I had stashed away - soon to hit the trading post with the ones I do not load anymore.

[sabot_round]

turned 100 pieces of 223 into 300 blackout.

[tortirioan]

Searched desperately for my Dial Caliper

[sellersm]

I have a reloading room? <work gets in the way of everything>

[paddywagon]

Primed a couple hundred 5.7x28.

[ford_muscle1]

Built a new bench not quite done want to put some shelves on one of them.

[wctriumph]

Ran a whole bunch of various antique ammo, some over 100 years old, through the vibrator.

[DingleBerns]

Ran a whole bunch of various antique ammo, some over 100 years old, through the vibrator.

Did she like it?

[Great-Kazoo]

Myself not a damn thing,Now Brycoms' kid, He redid the whole reloading, lathe, storage rack area. You can actually walk around with out tripping over something, almost.

[buckshotbarlow]

vacumed up about 3k of spent primers on the floor...starting the spring clean from the 223/9mm decap session while the nuttz were numb...

[buckshotbarlow]

ok, all 9mm brass is cleaned via SSmedia...nice to have that done. One more gallon of 45acp to do, then onto 38's and 357's. While cleaning I found another 50cal ammo can of 9mm ammo. Pretty stoked about that!

[stevew]

Got a tracking number for the new "DILLON SQUARE DEAL B 45 ACP PRESS w/DIES" so went down to the room to find space for it :)

[roberth]

Tumbling brass, 9mm, 223, and 45A. Working up 30-06 and 45C loads. Trying to figure out when I"ll have time to do some loads for my 444 Marlin. Wondering when Elk Bomb is going to call me about some Dillon stuff.

[BuffCyclist]

Started prepping my 223 brass. Don't have anything to reload it, let alone the dies, but I figured I could at least clean them and measure to sort cases that need trimming, whats good to go, and then sort by headstamp for record keeping.

[clocker]

Swung by Graf & Sons during the road trip. Came home with a decent selection of powder and primers at pre-panic pricing.
Still no 22lr from here to MO :(

[Zombie Steve]

Started prepping my 223 brass. Don't have anything to reload it, let alone the dies, but I figured I could at least clean them and measure to ort cases that need trimming, whats good to go, and then sort by headstamp for record keeping.

Always measure after sizing. Good luck finding stuff.

[BuffCyclist]

Always measure after sizing. Good luck finding stuff.

Thanks for the tip. I only got through maybe 75 cases before I starting realizing the firing pin indent in the primer had a ridge on the edge of some and was throwing the measurement off. Then I just lost all motivation since I don't have any components.

I haven't reloaded for rifle yet but perhaps I need to re-read the section in my manuals about rifle case prep while I try to track down the stuff I need/want/can-afford.

[Hoser]

Finished up a batch of 243 for the Steel Safari. 115gn DTACs on top of H-1000 going right around 3,000 fps.

[cstone]

Thanks for the tip. I only got through maybe 75 cases before I starting realizing the firing pin indent in the primer had a ridge on the edge of some and was throwing the measurement off. Then I just lost all motivation since I don't have any components.

I haven't reloaded for rifle yet but perhaps I need to re-read the section in my manuals about rifle case prep while I try to track down the stuff I need/want/can-afford.

Don't give up. No matter what else is going on, there is always brass to be prepped.

My system for .223:
Deprime
Tumble
Swage
Lube and size
Tumble
Case gage to sort out the cases that need to be trimmed from the cases that are ready to load.
Trim the long ones
Hand prime all of the cases

The primed cases are ready to load when you have powder and bullets.
It's not fast, but the rounds come out consistent.

[Prong]

Friday: Loaded 200 .223's up. Saturday, I loaded 170 45 ACP and 200 9mm. Tomorrow will clean up the bench and decap/resize/bell and prime about 500 pcs of 9mm brass for use at a future date.

[DSB OUTDOORS]

Happiness is a smiley bucket full of 1000 freshly loaded 9mm.
http://imageplay.net/img/tya22314781/9mm.jpg

http://imageplay.net/img/tya22314782/9mm2.jpg

[Great-Kazoo]

tumbling as lot of misc rifle brass before listing for sale. 6.5 creedmor 25-06 7mm 300 sav etc
AND considering placing an order for a 1050

[rondog]

Finished filling up several hundred pieces of already prepped .30 carbine brass. Gotta tumble the lube off this afternoon.

[losttrail]

Last night (Sunday):

Loaded up the last of my 423gr bullets for my .40-65 BPCR.

Checked out the latest 430gr bullets for the .40-65, discovered that they are not from the same style mold. Not good.

Got frustrated and went to bed.

[FALfreak]

Started throwing charges and seating bullets in the 400 rounds of 45 Colt brass that I prepped and primed last week.

[JOEO]

My son

[buckshotbarlow]

just lugged down 3k of berry's plated 9mm tips...

[Lurch]

I sat at my computer today and watched my powder travel about 500 miles. I should have it by tomorrow.[rockon]

[Marine24]

I sat at my computer today and watched my powder travel about 500 miles. I should have it by tomorrow.[rockon]

Better than my luck. I'm still waiting for our powder to get on truck and start heading our direction.

[Lurch]

Better than my luck. I'm still waiting for our powder to get on truck and start heading our direction.

I know that is taking forever but you can never have to much powder. I ordered in the on the 5th of April so just over a month. Not too bad right now.

[losttrail]

I sat at my computer today and watched my powder travel about 500 miles. I should have it by tomorrow.[rockon]

Where are you finding powder to order? I must not be looking in the right places.

[Lurch]

Where are you finding powder to order? I must not be looking in the right places.

Grafs this time. It's just dumb luck that I ran across what I did.

[buckshotbarlow]

worked on my sl900, i'm about ready to sell the frig'n thing. Had 9 hulls out of 50 that didn't get the right charge weight on shot.

[USNrigger]

Two tumblers are humming away downstairs, lots of sorting and prep is on the bill for today.

USNRigger

[stevew]

Made 8 rounds of 45acp with my new Dillion. First time pulling the handle on a Dillion. I think I like it :) Now I've gotta go pull the trigger on these to see if they go boom the right way before doing any more.

[Zombie Steve]

Nothing. Again. This damn work thing is really cutting into my casting / reloading / video game / beer time.

[stevew]

Well, they didn't blow up so seems good to go now. Was a new recipe so wasn't sure.


Made 8 rounds of 45acp with my new Dillion. First time pulling the handle on a Dillion. I think I like it :) Now I've gotta go pull the trigger on these to see if they go boom the right way before doing any more.

[asmo]

Drywall..

[Hoser]

Loaded up 3,000 rounds of 38 Long Colt with Montana Gold 142s and Titegroup and made a bunch of 223 into 300 Whisper/Blackout.

[Zombie Steve]

Loaded up 3,000 rounds of 38 Long Colt with Montana Gold 142s and Titegroup and made a bunch of 223 into 300 Whisper/Blackout.

You got a gun what shoots .38 LC?

[Hoser]

You got a gun what shoots .38 LC?

Yup. S&W 627.

The Long Colt is just a touch shorter than the 38 Special.

Once I get my trim die dialed in, I am going to trim all of this stuff to 38 Super length.

[MarkCO]

Loaded 2K rounds of 147 9mm. Loaded 500 rounds of .40S&W. Loaded 50 rounds of .45ACp for the Chrono. Put a Volquartsen trigger in the 22/45 Lite. Put FO sights on the Kids 10/22. Sorted a 5 gallon bucket of brass. Cleaned the bench. Put together a new bolt and carrier for the .450 BM.

[Buckaroobonsai]

Today was the first day I finally got some serious reloading done. Didn't keep a count, but pretty much filled up a 30 cal. can with .223:

[ray1970]

Today was the first day I finally got some serious reloading done. Didn't keep a count, but pretty much filled up a 30 cal. can with .223:

And that was even with interruptions. [Coffee]

[DSB OUTDOORS]

Loaded 200 more rounds of 40 S&W. Sized, de-primed and cleaned 200 pieces of 30-06. And 200 pieces of .357.

[MarkCO]

Quick 500 rounds of 147 9mm.

[paddywagon]

Few hundred 9mm on the old Dillon!

[Lurch]

Made up some test round for the 223.

[BuffCyclist]

Finished loading the last of my 40 bullets and am now officially out of 40 bullets. LGS doesn't have much and I was considering buying 1k from powerbondbullets.com yesterday but opted not to. Then, today they raised their price on them by $13/500. Kicking myself that I didn't order some yesterday. So, instead I ordered 1k of 9mm bullets from xtremebullets.com.

[Rucker61]

Sized and decapped 300 .223. Now to decrimp them.

[sellersm]

Do I have a reloading room?

[Great-Kazoo]

tumbled 3200 LC brass.

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

Walked through it and saw all the potential reloads I could be doing. Then left.

[TheBelly]

Ordered a rock chucker. It'll be here tomorrow. I need to get into this reloading game for the precision stuff. No other way to ensure the consistency needed for the TRULY OCD.

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

Ordered a rock chucker. It'll be here tomorrow. I need to get into this reloading game for the precision stuff. No other way to ensure the consistency needed for the TRULY OCD.

I'm a newbie to the reloading game, but I sure like my rock chucker. Lots of seasoned reloaders recommend em! Best of luck to ya.

[TheBelly]

I've pulled a press a couple times. Hoser was very kind and let me use his dillon progressive presses. I have a lot to learn, and I look forward to going slow and getting it right the first time.

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

I've pulled a press a couple times. Hoser was very kind and let me use his dillon progressive presses. I have a lot to learn, and I look forward to going slow and getting it right the first time.

Roger that, sorry if it came across as I thought you were a newb!

[TheBelly]

No, I'm a newb. This will be the first time I'm doing this without someone hand-holding me through this.

[Buckaroobonsai]

Set up and tested my new .223 WFT. Ran about 50 cases thru it, then thru the Lyman Prep Center. So easy even a caveman could do it...

[mackbamf]

Cleaned about 600 .223 pieces of brass, swaged 150 cases...

[asmo]

2 coats of mud..

[encorehunter]

2 coats of mud..
I put my second coat of mud on my new reloading room last night. One more edge to tape in, then texture and paint. I am getting evicted from my former room as a little "contender" is on the way.

[cstone]

I put my second coat of mud on my new reloading room last night. One more edge to tape in, then texture and paint. I am getting evicted from my former room as a little "contender" is on the way.

Congratulations!

Brass prep...always brass prep. I almost don't even hear the tumbler anymore. It seems like the thing is always running in the background. Sized more .223 after all of it got swaged. I really like the Dillon Super Swager. It is the next best thing to a 1050, IMO. Sized more .40 S&W and there is plenty more to be sized. I need powder and primers. I always need more powder and primers.

[BuffCyclist]

Congratulations!

Brass prep...always brass prep. I almost don't even hear the tumbler anymore. It seems like the thing is always running in the background. Sized more .223 after all of it got swaged. I really like the Dillon Super Swager. It is the next best thing to a 1050, IMO. Sized more .40 S&W and there is plenty more to be sized. I need powder and primers. I always need more powder and primers.

Sized .40 s&w? Are you doing it for fun or do you actually have cases that need to be resized? Or do you just do it to all of them to keep them a uniform length?

eta: Because I thought pistol brass rarely, if ever, needs to be trimmed.
2nd eta: I've measured the 1.5k pistol brass that I have and none of it was closer than 0.010" to the max length. They've all been fired 3 times now and that was after resizing. Hmm, might have to check again though

[cstone]

Sized .40 s&w? Are you doing it for fun or do you actually have cases that need to be resized? Or do you just do it to all of them to keep them a uniform length?

eta: Because I thought pistol brass rarely, if ever, needs to be trimmed.
2nd eta: I've measured the 1.5k pistol brass that I have and none of it was closer than 0.010" to the max length. They've all been fired 3 times now and that was after resizing. Hmm, might have to check again though

I size everything. I don't check case length or trim pistol brass. Where I am sort of anal is decapping and priming off the press.

[BuffCyclist]

I size everything. I don't check case length or trim pistol brass. Where I am sort of anal is decapping and priming off the press.

Wow, I totally misread your post. I imagined that you were TRIMMING the 40s&w brass, not sizing it.

What's your reasoning for decapping/priming off the press? Don't want your press getting dirty or do you have a progressive/turret/whateverhtehellthey'recalled press where all stages are done on one press?

I've got a single stage and do everything on the press and simply vacuum up particles of carbon and crushed walnut when it gets obviously dirty. I have a feeling I'll eventually need to apply some lube of some sort to the ram, but living in the desert with next to zero percent humidity, the chance of rust on the ram is quite low.

[Great-Kazoo]

Bagged n tagged a shit load of brass for a garage sale i'm doing in the am.

[cstone]

I try to find ways to be productive away from a press. I have a single stage and a Lee Pro 1000. I use a Harvey Deprimer and an RCBS universal hand primer. When I actually sit down at the press, I just want to churn out finished rounds, which is pretty easy when you are feeding clean, sized, primed, cases.

[encorehunter]

Congratulations!

Brass prep...always brass prep. I almost don't even hear the tumbler anymore. It seems like the thing is always running in the background. Sized more .223 after all of it got swaged. I really like the Dillon Super Swager. It is the next best thing to a 1050, IMO. Sized more .40 S&W and there is plenty more to be sized. I need powder and primers. I always need more powder and primers.

Thank you.
I have never used a 1050, but have been thinking about asking Dillon if there is a way to set up a swager on a 550 or 650. I use the Super Swage now, but it is still time consuming. I currently have the 550 set up with two tool heads for the 223. The first is small base size and decap with the power trimmer. If they made a swager that replaced the primer bar and stayed stationary, it would save a lot of time. Then just switch back to the primer bar for loading. Once my carbide dies come in, I will be switching the 223 to the 650.

[Hoser]

Thank you.
I have never used a 1050, but have been thinking about asking Dillon if there is a way to set up a swager on a 550 or 650.

Nope. You need to support the inside of the case when swaging. Cant get there from here on a 550/650.

[encorehunter]

Nope. You need to support the inside of the case when swaging. Cant get there from here on a 550/650.

That's something I hadn't thought of. Thanks for clarifying.

[sabot_round]

Drank some Bourbon and packed my bags getting ready for my vacation in Afghanistan. I hope that I didn't forget the suntan lotion!!

[Gcompact30]

Dam, wish I had a reloading room :-(

[stevew]

Be safe out there. Don't party too much while you are on vacation either :)


Drank some Bourbon and packed my bags getting ready for my vacation in Afghanistan. I hope that I didn't forget the suntan lotion!!

[Great-Kazoo]

FINALLY got the hornady 9mm bullet feed die working correctly on the 650. Need to pick up some tubing for a gravity feed unit and off to the races. If hornady ever comes out with the 223 die insanity will reign.

http://www.hornady.com/store/Bullet-Feeder-Die-380-9mm/

[KS63]

Loaded up 5 test rounds of .45ACP with my new Nosler 185gr Custom Competiton bullets. Last test batch would short stroke so I increased charge by .3gr and see how it's goes.

[rondog]

Didn't do anything in the reloading room today, but I DID go to BLGC and emptied out a lot of my reloads! Damn cold, windy and rainy out there.

[asmo]

Texture on the walls.

[Zombie Steve]

Drank some Bourbon and packed my bags getting ready for my vacation in Afghanistan. I hope that I didn't forget the suntan lotion!!

Godspeed, and keep your powder dry, Amigo.



I rolled some .44 mag and some .223 today, but the important thing was I cleaned the reloading room. Got all the lead and scrap sorted, rearranged some crap, swept up... Oh yeah. I changed my motor oil (my reloading room is the garage).

Been a few weeks since I've even had time to touch anything in the reloading room. Nice to get away and drop into OCD mode on some rifle rounds.

[buckshotbarlow]

watched my dillons rust

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

watched my dillons rust
You should sell me one. It'll goto a good home I promise.

I started tumblin 400 pcs of nasty ass 5.56.

[Buckaroobonsai]

Cleaned, polished, deprimed, sized, trimmed, deburred, chamfered, brushed and uniformed the primer pockets of every last piece of brass I had sitting around. Probably some 500 cases. Primed half of them before calling it quits. Nice to see the bottom of the bucket. Picking up another 2000+ once fired 5.56 cases tomorrow, so it could be a little while before I actually see the bottom of the bucket again...

[Zombie Steve]

Sorted a bucket of wheel weights.

[BuffCyclist]

Dialed in my .223Rem dies on my press, was going to decap/size a lot of my .223 brass but didn't have time to run by my LGS to get some sizing lube. So then, I decided to put away my 1k .40 bullets and 1k 9mm bullets.

[encorehunter]

Prepped 350 artillery shells, then primed them. 45-70 shells are huge compared to the 223 I have been loading for the last month.

[bobbyfairbanks]

Sorted a bucket of wheel weights.


Any of those big bastards in your bucket?

[n8tive97]

Not today, but over the weekend I finished 900 .45 and 600 9mm!!!

[Zombie Steve]

Any of those big bastards in your bucket?

Those have been ingots for a month now.... so find more!!!

[bobbyfairbanks]

ok Ill work on it. I should look here I can bring 100lbs back with me. Maybe all wheel weights hahaha

[TheBelly]

Rock Chucker arrived. Turns out I ordered a kit, so it has a hand tool to prime the cases, a little scale, and a SPEER manual (#14). Also purchased my .223 shell holder.

This weekend will be organizing the gun room to have room to make it happen. I can't wait to flash some pics of it!

I'm getting this thing going, bit by bit.

[Rhino0427]

Spent the night dodging rain to process a ton of wheel weights into ingots. Also had some malty beverages, but mostly made ingots.

[asmo]

Need input: Tile or Carpet in the new reloading room?

[stevew]

Tile if you ever want to find a primer :)

[Great-Kazoo]

DTT

[Great-Kazoo]

Need input: Tile or Carpet in the new reloading room?

If you want to go carpet, i have 3' W x 10' L nylon, static free rubber backed carpet runners available. I used them to line my shop floor, better than concrete AND very easy to vacuum / clean up . PLUS you can take them out side and wash off as needed.


Tile if you ever want to find a primer :)

The runners are black and primers stand out.

[stevew]

Yeah that probably works well for you but I tend to do something dumb every so often and spent primers hit the floor for whatever reason. Actually I have neither, I have plywood floors because its in an unfinished area.

[TheBelly]

ordered shell holders and dies. this weekend will see the creation of the reloading bench itself. I'm looking forward to utilizing some power tools to get it done.

[KS63]

Need input: Tile or Carpet in the new reloading room?
Tile. I'm in the process now of replacing my carpet with laminate wood flooring after I spilled some powder on the floor. Thought I could vacuume it up. Not! Hair, lint, dirt etc. With a laminate or hardwood you could sweep it up and reuse it.

[BuffCyclist]

Tile or laminate wood.

Galaxy Note II + Tapatalk 2

Go classy: linoleum... lol

I can only say that because my reloading room has linoleum floors.

And back on track, sized/decapped about 500 .223, priming will commence tomorrow.

[Buckaroobonsai]

Got my first stuck case, DOH!

[facepalm]

[ray1970]

Got my first stuck case, DOH!

[facepalm]

Did you get it out OK?

[BuffCyclist]

Got my first stuck case, DOH!

[facepalm]

Was it operator error, or was it the lube's fault?

eta: Just asking because I just started loading 223 and don't want to get a stuck case ever. I'm using Dillon case lube, but when this runs out, I might make my own using the 1:4 ratio of liquid lanolin ($8 on amazon) to 16oz 91%-99% isopropyl alcohol. Supposed to be the exact same stuff and works just as well, at a fraction of the price (about 1/4 to be exact lol).

[stevew]

Inadvertently put a nail into the side of my forearm when trying to sink it into a concrete wall. Using a brand new Ramset 721 0.22 Caliber Powder Actuated Tool and a 2 1/2" galvanized nail.Only about half an inch went in and then glanced off the bone so hopefully no damage to it. When I didn't see it in the wall I looked around and found it in my arm. Figured I would pull it out while still in shock so no pics :)

[BuffCyclist]

Inadvertently put a nail into the side of my forearm when trying to sink it into a concrete wall. Using a brand new Ramset 721 0.22 Caliber Powder Actuated Tool and a 2 1/2" galvanized nail.

Only about half an inch went in and then glanced off the bone so hopefully no damage to it. When I didn't see it in the wall I looked around and found it in my arm. Figured I would pull it out while still in shock so no pics :)

Nahh, I'm sure you can use the nail again. [Coffee]

[Caithford]

Inadvertently put a nail into the side of my forearm when trying to sink it into a concrete wall. Using a brand new Ramset 721 0.22 Caliber Powder Actuated Tool and a 2 1/2" galvanized nail.

Only about half an inch went in and then glanced off the bone so hopefully no damage to it. When I didn't see it in the wall I looked around and found it in my arm. Figured I would pull it out while still in shock so no pics :)

Ow.

[Zombie Steve]

Snuck into a certain Yeti's reloading room and loaded some .45's on his Dillon yesterday. Left him some boolits, so that should more than make up for all the stuff I broke.

[Tooth]

[bobbyfairbanks]

Dam you but thanks

[Zombie Steve]

No worries, man. Dillon will replace it all, and it was only a small fire.

[encorehunter]

Recieved an eviction notice from mama. She said it is no longer my reloading room. Disassembled shelves, removed all powder and primers, removed some ammo boxes, removed a set of shelves. [shithitsfan]

[sabot_round]

Recieved an eviction notice from mama. She said it is no longer my reloading room. Disassembled shelves, removed all powder and primers, removed some ammo boxes, removed a set of shelves. [shithitsfan]

That blows goats!! GL

[Great-Kazoo]

Took 6.5 hrs to load 700 223's, on the 650. Of course when you can only stand or sit for less than 1-1.5hrs tops EVERYTHING [well almost] you do is an all day affair. Figure if i sell of one of the 650's and upgrade to a 1050. I could knock out 1K per day;)

[Goodburbon]

Took 6.5 hrs to load 700 223's, on the 650. Of course when you can only stand or sit for less than 1-1.5hrs tops EVERYTHING [well almost] you do is an all day affair. Figure if i sell of one of the 650's and upgrade to a 1050. I could knock out 1K per day;)

At today's prices you're pulling down $100/hr, not too shabby for a cripple.


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[Great-Kazoo]

At today's prices you're pulling down $100/hr, not too shabby for a cripple.


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No shit. Luckily At Honest Hamid's everyone is welcome and treated like royalty, including the infidel.

[bogie]

ordered shell holders and dies. this weekend will see the creation of the reloading bench itself. I'm looking forward to utilizing some power tools to get it done.

Bench pics?

[DHC]

Pulled down 400 (of 750) 357 Mag rounds that were loaded too hot. Replaced a 19.0gr charge of H110 with a 17.5gr charge. Working on the other 350 later today. The collet bullet pullet is getting a workout.

I HATE making mistakes reloading - BUT - I would rather catch it and do the work to correct it than risk damage to gun and/or person. Still, what a PITA.

[ray1970]

I need to put together some .223 and .308 loads so that if I actually have time to get out and send some rounds down range I will have some to send.

Perhaps I should get off here and go do that.

[eneranch]

Loaded 120 rounds of 45 ACP; 185gr Nosler HP over 5.5gr of W231

[asmo]

Paint. Tuesday the laminate should be here.

[BuffCyclist]

ordered shell holders and dies. this weekend will see the creation of the reloading bench itself. I'm looking forward to utilizing some power tools to get it done.

Did you finish the bench?

I've designed a bench that I'll build when I've got the money, figure it'll take about $75-100 in wood, but still would love some ideas to see how other people are doing theirs.

Today, I drove home from work to spend the afternoon with my Fiancee because this longer work shift seems like its taking forever. I also unboxed my newly purchased Lee Carbide .38spl and .45acp dies that I got for $20. Still amazed I got them at such a steal of a price! They're a little dirty, looked like there was some sort of grease inside of all of the dies, but that will clean up after they take a bath. Having these dies will give me more brass to prep and the .45acp die will give me an excuse to pickup a .45 pistol at some point [LOL]

[TheBelly]

Did you finish the bench?

Yes. Seeing as the army is a fairly transient lifestyle (having to move every couple years) this bench has legs that will fold up into the top. It's like a folding table (like the ones you're used to seeing) only made of good wood.

Im going to get the metal stand that rcbs makes for this press so that I can mount the press in away from the edge a bit. The press is going to be mounted on the end, so I can put more leverage if needed without upending the whole table.

http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af70/thebelly925/9A26FF3A-8F71-4A26-9D15-BD2CA32C1EDC-5319-00000357842097E7_zpsc31de794.jpg

[TheBelly]

The bench is 72" long and almost 2 feet in depth. The height of the press means that I can sit on a chair/stool and be staring right at the case when it contacts the dies.

It cost $68 to procure.

[BuffCyclist]

Nice looking bench, and well thought out with making it foldable.

What size plywood is that on top?

I was planning one with 4x4 legs, 4x4 rectangular top, and a slab door for the top. Then doing a shelf on bottom with 2x4s. I'm definitely over engineering it though, I'm using Solidworks to draft it up lol

In fact, I have to buy some wood to support the underside of our roof under our new evaporative cooler, so I might buy a little extra wood and get started building the reloading bench. Which means I've got to spend some time tonight finalizing the design (definitely need to simplify things, I'm no carpenter).

[TheBelly]

Nice looking bench, and well thought out with making it foldable.

What size plywood is that on top?

I was planning one with 4x4 legs, 4x4 rectangular top, and a slab door for the top. Then doing a shelf on bottom with 2x4s. I'm definitely over engineering it though, I'm using Solidworks to draft it up lol

In fact, I have to buy some wood to support the underside of our roof under our new evaporative cooler, so I might buy a little extra wood and get started building the reloading bench. Which means I've got to spend some time tonight finalizing the design (definitely need to simplify things, I'm no carpenter).


3/4 inch on top. I don't think I'll be torquing so much that I pull through the wood. The key thing though is that I'm trying to spread the load over a larger area by using the stand and washers.

[BuffCyclist]

3/4 inch on top. I don't think I'll be torquing so much that I pull through the wood. The key thing though is that I'm trying to spread the load over a larger area by using the stand and washers.

Yea, I'm considering getting a stand too, but I honestly think I need to find a nice stool to plan the entire workbench around lol. My bench will be around 61" wide and 30" deep, which is much deeper than it needs to be, it'll offer me lots of bench top storage. I might even build a "hutch" style top to add some shelves too. Need to figure out where I'll be mounting my digital scale though, I know it needs to be mounted on a different surface than the work bench so its more stable, but I don't want it too close to the wall that its hard to see the display. I've currently got it sitting on the countertop in my laundry room, but its a few inches from the wall and kind of a pain to work with.

[TheBelly]

Yea, I'm considering getting a stand too, but I honestly think I need to find a nice stool to plan the entire workbench around lol. My bench will be around 61" wide and 30" deep, which is much deeper than it needs to be, it'll offer me lots of bench top storage. I might even build a "hutch" style top to add some shelves too. Need to figure out where I'll be mounting my digital scale though, I know it needs to be mounted on a different surface than the work bench so its more stable, but I don't want it too close to the wall that its hard to see the display. I've currently got it sitting on the countertop in my laundry room, but its a few inches from the wall and kind of a pain to work with.


Good point about the scale.

Too deep means that I'd try and store too much stuff on top. I know that I need to keep the whole bench top tidy....

[BuffCyclist]

Good point about the scale.

Too deep means that I'd try and store too much stuff on top. I know that I need to keep the whole bench top tidy....

Yea, I thought of the storing too much crap on top aspect, but since I really don't have any other place that I can easily have a clear workspace to work on guns etc, I end up cleaning my rifles on the kitchen table and my Fiancee hates that (even though I put down towels).

I've also heard that you shouldn't put fluorescent lights above the workbench, because they emit too much electrical noise/interference that can screw with the accuracy of digital scales. Not sure how much truth there is to that, but it'd be pretty easy to test with a set of calibration weights.

[TheBelly]

I've just got the one scale, an analog version. I can't really tell the difference in the .1 grains, so I'll end up getting a digital scale. Better be safe than sorry.

[BuffCyclist]

I've just got the one scale, an analog version. I can't really tell the difference in the .1 grains, so I'll end up getting a digital scale. Better be safe than sorry.

I went with a MyWeigh GemPro250. It has 0.02 grain accuracy. Do I need that kind of accuracy? Not really, but they have an amazing no questions asked warranty and I figure if I ever get into long range shooting, the load to load consistency will be nice.

[TheBelly]

Does it have an internal change to grains, or do you do math to go from carats to grains?

[BuffCyclist]

Nope, it can do grams, ounces, pennyweights, troy ounces, carats and grains.

Max capacity is 100 grams or 1543 grains.

Its a bit pricey at $145, but I found better reviews on it than I could on the brianenos digital scale (that he sells with the excellent no questions asked warranty too).

I bought mine on amazon for $140 something shipped. Its a great scale, hasn't moved off zero in the couple of months that I've had it. Before I go to reload again and use it, I throw the 20g calibration weight on it, and it shows exactly 20g every time.

eta: I only use mine with the AC adapter and keep it turned on 24/7. There is apparently some adjustability in the accuracy of it if you use it within 24hrs of turning it on, though its usually like 0.04gr off or something. Which isn't something to scoff at.

[BuffCyclist]

I started working on my reloading bench today, though I didn't think I'd be able to work in the 98deg heat. But after cutting all of the wood in the shade, I decided it wasn't too bad, and continued with assembling it. Got it to where it sits now in only 2.5 hours, but I still have to put two center cross braces (perpendicular to the length of the table) to be able to attach the laminate to. Then I have to cut 1ft off the end of the laminate so it can fit in the nook where my current bench is.

The new bench is 37" tall, which is the perfect height for me while standing (cleaning rifles) or sitting (reloading). That was intentional. Also, I made the gap between the bottom shelf and the top shelf the perfect height so that while sitting, I can put my feet up on the bottom shelf and my knee clears the top shelf. Furthermore, the bottom shelf is 5" off the ground, with is the perfect height for toes/feet to fit underneath the shelf so you can get closer to the bench. And yes, I measured how big my feet were in boots to find this measurement and then added a little extra.

In total, I think the bench cost ~$120, and half of that was the laminate top. All in all, I'm very impressed and extremely happy with how it turned out. I will eventually be putting plywood on the bottom 2x4s to create a shelf.

Now, onto the pictures. Click them for larger sizes. The last picture is my old workbench. My press was mounted between the left two bubble tubes on the red level.

http://www.ar-15.co/attachment.php?attachmentid=29207&d=1370480056

http://www.ar-15.co/attachment.php?attachmentid=29209&d=1370480210

http://www.ar-15.co/attachment.php?attachmentid=29211&d=1370480280

http://www.ar-15.co/attachment.php?attachmentid=29213&d=1370480314

And lastly, the obligatory shot of the bench with a rifle sitting on it. It is also completely setup with press in its place on a removable board.

http://www.ar-15.co/attachment.php?attachmentid=29331&d=1370618052

[HoneyBadger]

Seems like lots of folks are building reloading benches right now! Mine is primarily for working on my guns, but has plenty of space for reloading equipment when I can afford to make that investment.


Top surface is 8ft long, 2ft deep, and 34 inches off the floor. It is 2 pieces of 3/4 inch plywood glued and screwed together, and also glued and screwed to the frame of the bench. It has 3 2x4s running the length of it for added (and probably unnecessary) strength and rigidity. In the first picture it looks a little out of square, but it's just the perspective.. It's definitely square.
http://i.imgur.com/2hpxrFvl.jpg


Gluing the two sheets of plywood together for the top surface:
http://i.imgur.com/xrWJbJRl.jpg
After applying the glue, I set the bench upside down on top of the top surface and ran 1 1/4" screws in from the bottom. There are no screws on the work surface, which is a nice touch I think.

It has a 4inch overhang on the front for mounting tools, vices, and reloading equipment.
http://i.imgur.com/VtEVAYLl.jpg

I had an extra sheet of plywood left over, so I glued and screwed it to the bottom for added strength and a little extra height. The piece of plywood on the floor behind the bench needs a little trimming tomorrow so it can be glued and screwed to the top of the bottom horizontal 2x4s for a shelf. Eventually this bench will be up against a wall and that wall will have shelves and pegboard on it for organizing and hanging tools, guns, or whatever.
http://i.imgur.com/RvVjEkvl.jpg


As it stands now, it probably weighs close to 200 lbs. I plan on loading up the bottom shelf with ammo and other heavy stuff so that the bench doesn't move when applying torque to the mounted tools, vices, and presses. I might add cross bracing later if it needs it, but this thing is really solid as is. After I add that last piece of plywood as a shelf, I'm going to take a belt sander to all the edges and round them off just a hair so that I don't get splinters or have hard edges.

Total cost was $110 with 80% of that being the 2 sheets of 3/4" plywood.

[waxthis]

Nice job!![Awesom]

[waxthis]

Time 4 bed.. 4am comes to damn earley!

[BuffCyclist]

Nice job HoneyBadger! Looks like a very nice bench! You obviously have the space to put that large of a bench, I wish mine could be longer, but then again, my new bench is larger than my current one and I don't use all of that.

[rondog]

Seems like lots of folks are building reloading benches right now! Mine is primarily for working on my guns, but has plenty of space for reloading equipment when I can afford to make that investment.


Top surface is 8ft long, 2ft deep, and 34 inches off the floor. It is 2 pieces of 3/4 inch plywood glued and screwed together, and also glued and screwed to the frame of the bench. It has 3 2x4s running the length of it for added (and probably unnecessary) strength and rigidity. In the first picture it looks a little out of square, but it's just the perspective.. It's definitely square.
http://i.imgur.com/2hpxrFvl.jpg


Gluing the two sheets of plywood together for the top surface:
http://i.imgur.com/xrWJbJRl.jpg
After applying the glue, I set the bench upside down on top of the top surface and ran 1 1/4" screws in from the bottom. There are no screws on the work surface, which is a nice touch I think.

It has a 4inch overhang on the front for mounting tools, vices, and reloading equipment.
http://i.imgur.com/VtEVAYLl.jpg

I had an extra sheet of plywood left over, so I glued and screwed it to the bottom for added strength and a little extra height. The piece of plywood on the floor behind the bench needs a little trimming tomorrow so it can be glued and screwed to the top of the bottom horizontal 2x4s for a shelf. Eventually this bench will be up against a wall and that wall will have shelves and pegboard on it for organizing and hanging tools, guns, or whatever.
http://i.imgur.com/RvVjEkvl.jpg


As it stands now, it probably weighs close to 200 lbs. I plan on loading up the bottom shelf with ammo and other heavy stuff so that the bench doesn't move when applying torque to the mounted tools, vices, and presses. I might add cross bracing later if it needs it, but this thing is really solid as is. After I add that last piece of plywood as a shelf, I'm going to take a belt sander to all the edges and round them off just a hair so that I don't get splinters or have hard edges.

Nice! But add some 2x4's in that bottom frame before you put the plywood shelf on, or it'll sag.

[BuffCyclist]

Nice! But add some 2x4's in that bottom frame before you put the plywood shelf on, or it'll sag.

Agreed, especially if you plan to glue the plywood down, it'll be harder to replace when it sags.

[HoneyBadger]

Nice! But add some 2x4's in that bottom frame before you put the plywood shelf on, or it'll sag.

Yeah, I realized that as I was typing the post. I'll have to go find some 2x4 scraps out in the garage. Thanks!


Nice job HoneyBadger! Looks like a very nice bench! You obviously have the space to put that large of a bench, I wish mine could be longer, but then again, my new bench is larger than my current one and I don't use all of that.
Thanks! I have an unfinished basement that is about 900sq ft, and Mrs HoneyBadger basically gave me the basement to do as I want with as long as she gets the rest of the house and I keep the garage tidy. The blue tape on the floor in the pics are potential future walls for my gun room.

[Great-Kazoo]

Setting up my RT1200 trimmer, now the 223 trim die arrived. Shave off some time for brass people want processed. Not taking any work away from the giraud mind you, just nice to have some options.

[HoneyBadger]

....Annnnnnnd finished!

http://i.imgur.com/VSRM4ewl.jpg

[gnihcraes]

Testing and learning how to use the stainless media.

Works pretty well. 2 Hours seems to be a good tumble time.

[Great-Kazoo]

....Annnnnnnd finished!

http://i.imgur.com/VSRM4ewl.jpg

You're never really finished with any work bench. Always starting , never finished.

[HoneyBadger]

You're never really finished with any work bench. Always starting , never finished.
Yeah, eventually it's going to be incorporated into my gun room... But I gotta pay the bills first.

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

Loaded some .224 50 grain vmax bullets for testing. Xterminator 23 gn - 24.7 gn in .2 gn increments. Hopefully shoot one night this week.

[MarkCO]

Finished 2 .300BO builds, set up to load and then loaded 15 rounds of the same.

When I hit the range, everything ran like a top. Pretty cool little cartridge.

[roberth]

Tumbled some 308 brass and loaded up more 45 Colt.

[ray1970]

Going to be sizing some .308 and .223 brass this evening in the hotel room in Beatrice, Nebraska.

Actually thought to throw some tools and brass into a back pack and take it with me.

At least I can get something productive done while I'm away from home for work.

[TheBelly]

I used my press for the first time today...something simple: I deprimed and sized a .308 case. I just may keep the case just because.

[Great-Kazoo]

I used my press for the first time today...something simple: I deprimed and sized a .308 case. I just may keep the case just because.

Frame it, like the first dollar a business makes.

Finally got the hornady 9mm bullet feed die dialed in, i hope. Almost fully automated on the 650

[DSB OUTDOORS]

I got my 50 Beowulf dies tonight. [WooHoo] Now the fun begins, Again.

[ColoradoMike]

Assembled numerous shelving units over the past month and did some spring/summer cleaning :)

Tumbling about 1K cases of .45 that I had been meaning to do for a couple months.

Loaded up about 1000 rounds of 9mm, 125gn Colorado Cast bullets, and got them ready to go last week.

[BuffCyclist]

Tested 8 various loads (2 bullets, same powder) at the range, found one that is extremely accurate! Got 1" groupings at 10yds, was very excited (probably the best grouping I've ever had). Good thing I've got 1k of those bullets and plenty of that powder too.

Ran home and loaded up 250 of those. Going to reload the other batch and go with a larger charges too and test again.

[TRnCO]

Last night I ran 100 .204 brass through a type S bushing die a couple of times. Now I got 100 .17/.204 brass trimmed, primed, and ready to load once I know what I need for COAL.

[Great-Kazoo]

Trying to get this rt1200 trimmer set up correctly[Bang] i'm probably being too anal about it set up right.

[KS63]

Tore my bench down bare so I could lay down new flooring. No reloading for awhile.

[eneranch]

Ran 250 rds of 45 ACP through the press; got another 150 to do tomorrow.

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

150 rounds of hornady 50 grain vmax, xterminator 24.4 grains. Disaster for p dogs within 200 yards.

[ColoradoMike]

Deprimed 1500 cases of 223....damn I'm sore!

[ColoradoMike]

Deprimed another 1K 223/556 last night.

Cleaned (damn they needed it) my dies for 9mm and ran through another 500 rounds of 9mm ....

Just got two dual barrel Rock Tumblers from Harbor Freight, lemishine, dawn, and have SS media shipping for my 223/556 rounds.......will see how this turns out! Sick and tired of finding grains of walnut/corn in the cases :)

Purchased a Worlds Finest Trimmer for 223 (shipping) as turning the rounds on the Lyman Trimmer is making my tendonitis (sp?) act up........


FUTURE:

Looking at learning how to cast my own bullets so anyone that is willing to help out I am all ears!!!!

Cheers,

Mike :)

[Zombie Steve]

PM sent.

[BuffCyclist]

Can't do anything else with my knee injury other than sit at the reloading bench so,

Cleaned/sized/decapped 500rds 223
Cleaned 100rds 30-06 (for a friend)
Cleaned/sized/decapped/primed 500rds 9mm
Primed 500rds .40s&w
Loaded 200rds plinking .40s&w
Loaded 200rds target .40s&w

It's overcast and cooler today, so I'm about to go load up another 200rds of target .40s&w. At this rate, I'll need to order more .40s&w bullets soon.

(This has been over the past few days, in the morning before it gets too hot to sit out in the reloading room)

[encorehunter]

Primed, powdered and over powder carded 25 brass .410 shells for tomorrows trap shoot. Shot will be put in tomorrow morning.

[ColoradoMike]

PM sent.

Thanks Steve! PM back at you!

[ColoradoMike]

Damn Buff....

Sorry to hear about your Knee......I went through 8 Knee surgeries and it culminated with a total knee replacement 4 years ago.......I truly feel your pain! The good thing is that you can reload and have fun with it.....best wishes on the Knee!

Mike :)

[BuffCyclist]

Damn Buff....

Sorry to hear about your Knee......I went through 8 Knee surgeries and it culminated with a total knee replacement 4 years ago.......I truly feel your pain! The good thing is that you can reload and have fun with it.....best wishes on the Knee!

Mike :)

Can't call me "Buff" anymore, there's a new guy that took that name [LOL]
http://www.ar-15.co/members/13183-Buff

Yea, luckily it happened at work, so workers comp is covering it (they've already approved the claim). And yes, I'm getting a ton of reloading done, though I'm about to run out of brass, so I either need to buy some more or go shoot some. Or both.

[ColoradoMike]

Sorry "Not-BUff".....LOL........

Just cleaned about 2k of 40 S&W once fired....I don't shoot it but who knows I may in the future but probably not as I don't particularly like the round.

Currently tumbling then Wet tumbling about 2K .45 rounds this evening.......

"Not Buff".....I was stationed at Kirtland for several years and miss the sunsets at times there in NM.......I like your avatar as my brother in law is an amateur astronomer and I love the sky as well!

[BuffCyclist]

Sorry "Not-BUff".....LOL........

Just cleaned about 2k of 40 S&W once fired....I don't shoot it but who knows I may in the future but probably not as I don't particularly like the round.

Currently tumbling then Wet tumbling about 2K .45 rounds this evening.......

"Not Buff".....I was stationed at Kirtland for several years and miss the sunsets at times there in NM.......I like your avatar as my brother in law is an amateur astronomer and I love the sky as well!

LOL

I just googled and found the avatar, thought it was pretty fitting for me. Thought the telescope I observe with is quite a bit larger than that one (its a 2.5m).

[ColoradoMike]

NICE!!!!!

Are you working at WSMR????

I used to be there flying every other night for portions of it.

[BuffCyclist]

NICE!!!!!

Are you working at WSMR????

I used to be there flying every other night for portions of it.

Sent you a PM so we can stop threadjacking, I tend to do that too much [LOL]

[Zombie Steve]

Back on topic. [grab]




WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE RELOADING ROOM TODAY?



Cleaned, had a big chaw and drank a 24 oz PBR. I love being self employed.

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

I picked up some Sierra .224 65 grain spitzer boat tail GMK bullets to load up for development.

[Zombie Steve]

Cast up a pot of some big 'ol soup can .44 swc's.

[JM Ver. 2.0]

I can post in this thread now!

Made up 15 55gr 223s for testing.

Sent from my teepee using smoke signals.

[Zombie Steve]

Remember when you're testing your first loads - if you don't have any ex-wives to test for you, then it's the cup and turn method.

[ChadAmberg]

Wiped out the last of my 9mm bullets I had on hand, about 400 total. Well, make that 398. 2 of the brass pieces ended up being .380 and didn't notice until after priming them, so I changed out the dies and did a run of 380. Today is going to be as much 38 and 45 as my arm will handle.

[MarkCO]

Last night, made up 10 300 BO w/ 240 SMKs for testing, sorted a 5 gallon bucket of brass, loaded 1500 9mm.

[gnihcraes]

trimmed, deburred ~ 500 223 brass.

[MarkCO]

Today finished sorting half a bucket of brass, loaded 500 rounds of 9mm, cleaned the press, bench and floor. Time for a PBJ!

[Buckaroobonsai]

De-crimped a shit load of LC NATO .308:

[Irving]

Cleaned it and tumbled and sorted something like 500 pieces of brass. First thing I've done in about a year.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ddyyHbEcnjk/Udec8ilxKMI/AAAAAAAACVU/9nmTK90vE2o/w1118-h628-no/IMAG1449.jpg

[Grant H.]

Processed 10K of .223/5.56 this week in my "spare" time.

6-7K of .308 next week.

Untold K of .45, 9mm, .357/.38, to go...

Dang did I get behind.

[stubbicatt]

Keeripes!

I'm learning a lot of new things. So today I set up my neck turner, and turned a few pieces of 308 brass. Trimmed with that Little Crow Gunworks trimmer, which I really like. Set up new dies for 6.5x47.

[TRnCO]

reloaded, from start to finish, 100 .17 Fireball prairie dog missiles.

[roberth]

Loaded up some 45 Colt. :)

[Grant H.]

Loaded 50 .338LM this morning. Now off to the airport for ND.

[eneranch]

Loaded 50 .338LM this morning. Now off to the airport for ND.

Gonna shoot some Prairie Dogs with those?? [Flower]

[roberth]

found out some 230g LRN i wanted to use for 45ACP was the wrong size

started loading up my Precision Delta 230g FMJ for 45ACP.

I sure do like my Square Deal B.

[gnihcraes]

lots of new bullets for myself and the family.

http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/gnihcraes/2013-07-06205659.jpg