Worked up a subsonic 300 Blkout load for the first time and I got lucky and it worked both suppressed and not.
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Worked up a subsonic 300 Blkout load for the first time and I got lucky and it worked both suppressed and not.
Sized, tumbling 250-9mm, 100-45, 25-357 brass from the range today.
Added 1k sr, 1k sp, and 1k lr primers to the inventory. Loaded some .308 test rounds with 208 amax and some reloader 17. Cant wait until saturday baby!!!
I see a bunch of crap sitting on my couch that looks nothing like something that would feed a bullet. Trying to figure out a way to part it out. some for the plumbing and 50 cents in scrap as the pawn shop said $5 for it. [LOL][Flower] I have no clue since some fast talking guy that knows my Daughter dropped it off saying I would know what to do with it.Quote:
Eagerly awaiting a Mr. Bullet feeder for the dillon's
Did not fit any of the "team lee" stuff so trash guy come on wed. [Sarcasm2]
Tested some 45 gap and 45 auto loads at Pawnee, picked up my brass plus +/- 1200 other pieces of brass. Tumbled all of said brass. Sized, trimmed, de-bured another 100 pieces of 40, another few hundred to go. Getting ready to order a swagger, more dies and bullets.
trading some 20 gauge shells for an ultra sonic cleaner tomorrow, can't wait to try it.
200 rnds of 45 ACP; 230 grain BBI. That should get me through the next couple Monday night matches....
Traded 3 boxes of Walmart value pack 20 gauge shells for a frankford ez sonic cleaner from a guy at work and he threw in a bottle of hornady cleaner. He has a better faster way of cleaning which I will try next, I have only used tumblers so I was pretty impressed with the sonic cleaner!
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Casted a couple hundred boolits for a .38-55.
Loaded 9mm until I ran out of powder. Ended up with about 700 rounds. Shot 150 at the range today, so I'm plus 550 rounds on the day. Really need some pistol primer or I'm going to be forced to start buying Winchester whitebox soon!
I've also been running my stainless tumbler almost non-stop for the past 4-5 days. It's really cool to dump in some pretty awful-looking brass and have it come out looking like new.
Good times.
mmmmm who locally has some hand gun powder? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by NFATrustGuy
Nobody.Quote:
Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo
Fortunately I have a bit less than half a keg of Solo 1000 and an extra full keg. I should be good for the next 20k rounds of 9mm.
Only 200-250 necks left to turn. Should get that project wrapped up this weekend.
maybe in the metro area.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeusExMachina
What counts as the metro area? I called Elk Bomb last and they have not much and what they did they "just sold".Quote:
Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo
you're a year late on buying components, or 2 slow in the ammunition trading post forum. How much and what are you looking for?Quote:
Originally Posted by DeusExMachina
Like I said, I'm good. I think NFATrustGuy needs something.Quote:
Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo
Though I could always use more 2520 or 8208.
NFA is golden. Unless he forgets to call.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeusExMachina
8208XBR rifle? I have some but paid dearly for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeusExMachina
Yeah. I should be OK for the 1000 77gr SMKs I have, though. Need that for Steel Quest.Quote:
Originally Posted by brutal
Reloaded 300 rounds of 9mm. Processed/tumbled another 1500 pieces. Found out the hard way that you do NOT want to wet tumble (in stainless media) brass that is covered in Dillon case lube! What a gooey mess.
For anyone who's wondering what a newbie could expect in terms of production rate... I've now done a total of about 1700 rounds of handgun ammo. For grins I started the stopwatch on the latest 300. I completed them in right at 22 minutes. I felt like I was moving at a snails pace... definitely not attempting some sort of max speed run. About the only thing I did that might be considered a speed enhancement was to pre-load 3 tubes of primers so I could just drop them in (300 total primers). If you do the math, it shows that I'm doing right at 800 rounds an hour.
i think I could easily double that rate with a bullet feeder. My left hand (the bullet placement hand) is a little jacked up as a result of some nerve damage and neck/spine surgery from several years ago. I don't have good feeling in my thumb and pointer finger and my hand tends to cramp easily. I think this situation probably slows me by at least 2-300 rounds per hour.
FWIW
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Originally Posted by NFATrustGuy
Loaded about 250 rounds of 260 rem. Then cranked out 200 300BLK subs.
Also figured out that I need to find some cheap brass to make up my ammo for the SH-cup this year as it sounds like I'll lose a good bit of it. Not throwing away good Lapua brass. I had about 20 pieces of Win 243 brass that I necked up and uniformed to test. Hoping it works out well since I can actually find some.
helped another reloader acquire some powder for his 9mm . Watched another board member move one bench and replace with another for my aligned press process.
So you decap on your dillon then before you dump in the wet tumbler? Trying to decide if I want to mess with wet tumbling. I do get tired of all the dust.Quote:
Originally Posted by NFATrustGuy
Yes. I decap on the Dillon, then **dry tumble* for about 30 minutes to remove the lube, then wet tumble for 2 hours. The brass looks brand new after the wet (stainless) tumble.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian
I also tumble (wet or dry, doesn't really matter) before the decapping run on the Dillon. I don't know how well or even if the brass would run through the machine without at least a little cleaning after having been fired.
Heck, I even dry tumble my finished ammo for 15-30 minutes. Of course the prepped cases get lubed before the actual reloading and I want to remove the lube before running the ammo through my guns.
It's absolutely not necessary to go to this much trouble, but I generally put an equal value on form AND function.
RE: Dust... I don't seem to get much dust from my walnut media. I was using corn, but no matter how often I changed the dryer sheets, it seemed pretty dusty. I pop a new dryer sheet cut in 1/4's into the media after each ~10 hours of runtime. I also dump in a bit of Nu Finish car polish in at the same time. My ammo is very shiny when I'm done with it!
My problem is probably the suppressors. I have a hard time distinguishing my brass from the rusty old steel case left on the ground sometimes when I'm policing it all up, because it's so darn dirty. At one point I was even debating having a "dirty" tumbler and a clean tumbler set up. I've even swapped dryer sheets mid tumble, and I still often end up with a light coating of dust on the cases sometimes when I'm done. I saw somewhere one guy would go outside on a windy day and pour his walnut from bucket to bucket to get some of the dust to blow away, but I haven't tried that yet. Or I suppose I could not buy my walnut media at the pet store.Quote:
Originally Posted by NFATrustGuy
So what you're tellling me is if I want to bother to decap on the dillon first, I'm probably going to need to dry tumble to knock at least some of the crud off, then spray down with lube, decap on the press, then dry tumble again before I can wet tumble?
If you're really concerned about the amount of dust you get when tumbling / using media separator. Outside of a dust collector, when you tumble put a capfull or 2 of mineral spirits in the media. You don't have as long a life span as without. But there's a noticable difference, dust wise. I use 70% rubbing alcohol, as it's not as potent when you open the tumbler.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian
I and i'm sure almost everyone tumbles prior to decapping. That minute crap , has the potential top scratch up the dies AND by tumbling you reduce the chances of rocks in the cases.
I have one of these for tumbling / using media separator, there's always one listed on CL.
http://www.harborfreight.com/13-gall...tor-31810.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/dust-co...kit-93601.html
This one is a real good deal.
http://boulder.craigslist.org/tls/4301313426.html
My 9mm process is similar...tumble range brass. Lube and load. Tumble again to remove lube. I just dry tumble.
My 223 process is going to be even worse...tumble range brass. Lube, decap and size. Trim. Tumble to remove lube and burrs. Load (I have a decap die on this tool head to push out any media stick in flash holes). Probably shouldn't have to tumble the loaded ammo again though.
Just tossed some 9mm brass into the tumbler. Heading out of town for work so though I would bring it with me and process it one piece at a time on my hand held press. I should be able to get through a large ziplock bag full in a week or two.
Processed some Radway 223 brass for a forum member. Trimmed it all nice then tumbled it in stainless because regular corncob was not getting it pretty enough. Everyone knows chicks dig pretty brass.
p.s. Radway 223 brass will **NOT** work for 300 Whisper/Blackout. The brass is too thick where the new 300 Whisper neck is formed. Cant get there from here without reaming the inside of the necks or turning the outside of the necks. Not worth it in any way shape or form.
About to deprime my brass from the Brawl, then throw it in the wet tumbler.
Cleaned up some molds and drained my casting pot. Its not putting out enough heat.
Dry tumbled 100 pieces of 45 ACP, cleaned up a bit, and watched some NASCAR.
Apparently, I did not clean my hands well enough after processing brass yesterday. I got popped by tsa today.
Sent from my subconscious mind.
Casting session and reloaded the .308's I shot this morning.
Loaded precision .223 and started processing all the dirty brass on the shop.
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Originally Posted by Tim K
As opposed to your sloppy .223's? [Muaha]
Anyone ever us hornady #3035 soft point in a lever action 30-30?
Your shiny stuff is now the "bling" in my reloading room. I got it all re-sized today! Then I realized I only have less than 300 small rifle primers left...also have some heavier HPBT-match but only a few 52gr. I'm not shooting the heavier stuff anymore, anyone need 156ea 69gr HPBT Match and 59ea 80gr HPBT Match in trade for some 52gr?Quote:
Originally Posted by NFATrustGuy
No, but do you have any spare pistol primers? I do have a lot of cases of wolf small rifle primers I'm never going to be able to use I could trade you for... :) I have nothing set up for pistol yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha2