Tumbled, Deprimed, and trimmed 100 pieces of .308
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Tumbled, Deprimed, and trimmed 100 pieces of .308
Bought a new 44 to have a place to store some big game loads I am working on, they looked lonely on the bench.
So did I. [Beer]Quote:
Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo
Loaded a few 9mm yesterday.
I went to the factory last week and spend a bunch of money...Quote:
Originally Posted by RonMexico
Put a few hundred rounds onto stripper clips to make them look pretty during storage. Tumbled tumbled tumbled.
Considering how fast Dillon products sell, I'm guessing you have more of their product on hand than they do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoser
Went to the range and chrono'd some .40s&w loads through two pistols to find the best load for accuracy in both. First time using my new chrono and I definitely noticed the 0.5" difference in barrel length between my Glock 23 and M&P40c, there was about a 36fps difference between the two. My old pet load has been replaced with a new load, that was not only more accurate (out of 10rds per pistol) but also had the lowest Std Dev so it is my new load.
I then decided to load up 250rds of the new charge, and stashed them in a box for longer term storage with a very detailed label. If you aren't using them, the white boxes that Xtreme bullets come in make PERFECT ammo storage, just have to tape the flap closed so they don't accidentally spill on you. It'll fit 400rds 9mm, 250rds .40s&w (though probably more of 40, it was just getting kind of heavy).
Loaded 740 .223 rounds to go with the 350 9mm I loaded on Monday. Tomorrow I will take down my 550 and send it back to Dillon for a rebuild.
Mike
Found 4 pounds of xbr8028. :). Time to start loading for the 308.
Scratch that earlier post, decided to load up another 160rds this evening for a total of 410rds of .40s&w loaded today.
And before you say, that's not that bad... they were loaded on a SINGLE STAGE PRESS. [LOL]
Put a ring on that press and it won't be single any more...Quote:
Originally Posted by BuffCyclist
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Originally Posted by Irving
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Oh yeah, I did a trigger job in the reloading room today.
I added a new little bundle of joy to my room:
http://www.kmshooting.com/catalog/wi...ll-holder.html
Why?
Because my new .260 barrel won't accept my resized .308 brass. the neck is too thick when I resize. ugh!
That is an excellent neck turner. We have good taste.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBelly
I chronod like 15 different loads today at Pawnee, even ran some factory crap I have left over just to see how bad it is. More COL variation and speed variation then my reloads.
Broke in the big Ruger, found my favorite load and had some fun. 240 grain SWC at 118 FPS, shoots great, easy on the recoil, and pretty accurate. Of course my 550 FPS 200 grain 44 special loads were dead on at 75yds, after seeing the penetration of the heavy loads I will probably keep it loaded with the special rounds at home.
How are the rest of their products?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoser
Wow, I bet 118 FPS is VERY easy on the recoil. [Coffee]Quote:
Originally Posted by trlcavscout
He has to get out and push the last few feet.Quote:
Originally Posted by BuffCyclist
Put the 1050 back together. Looking through all my shit i have piled here and there. Thinking of doing a garage sale, again.
I'm going to trade you some stuff next week. I'm trying to put together an upper. Plan on purchasing some stripped uppers. I need all the other upper components and stocks, buffers, etc. That should give you an idea of what I'll be looking for.Quote:
Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo
I have an upper or 2.................. Silage pit !Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
Haha yep, meant 1118Quote:
Originally Posted by BuffCyclist
I popped a small rifle primer tonight haha, burnt my damn finger and left a burnt ring on the bench. I decided to pull the bullets from all my duds and oops and range pick up live rounds which sucks. I deprimed all the pistol brass on the press but I had some rounds left over from bullet boy ammo that wouldn't feed in the AR, I was gonna reclaim the bullets and deprime the brass for cleaning, I was on the last one popping the primers out with the pin and hammer and POP! Oh we'll the brass is in the tumbler and I will run it through the cleaner tomorrow then put it up for trade.
I have removed a lot of live primers over the years on the press and with the pin/base set up and this is the first time one popped, pretty loud in a small room.
I put a load of .223 and 30-06 in the tumbler, they installed a new LanTac Dragon muzzle brake on one of the ARs. About half way through the installation, I turned off the tumbler...it's amazing how much louder 30-06 is than tumbling just .223 or handgun brass! I couldn't stand the racket. Then I put a few hundred M193 on stripper clips, while watching videos about old lever-action rifles by Hickock45. Very relaxing.
Shooting some test groups of 168 bthp. Not so good so far. Maybe the barrel needs more break in.
What kind of groups you getting?
That post was while I was letting the barrel cool. I'm happier now. Xbr8208 with Speer (I know sierras better), 168 hpbt .2 jump 43.5 grains (book max) remington 9-1/2 primers lc brass. Don't know the speed. Five shot group. The other hole isn't from
me.
And the primers, I may go up another tenth or two since the groups tightened from 43.2 to 43.5.
Looks good, I need to go chrono one more load before I have to give the chrono back but we just finished my daughters first soccer game.
The 3 primers on the left are showing the type of cratering that comes from overpressure. At least from what I always thought it to look like, but everyone in my thread is saying that the tiny little ridge on all but the bottom 4 loads show overpressure, which doesn't make sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamnanc
[Rant2]
I would guess that the very very light cratering is acceptable. I had a couple of experienced reloaders at the range take a look and while they didn't tell me not to worry about it, they did say if it were their rifle, they'd be ok with it. They also sail that their lr loads showed more cratering than that. Upon further review, there isn't a significant difference between the 39.5 load and the 43.5 load.
Oh, heavens. I got inspired (daft) and cleaned up the bench, then bought and installed a vertical bookshelf to move all the manuals, load info, etc. etc. and other catalogs and stuff off the bench and vertical up the wall at the end. WOW did that open up some room on the bench. Now I can get busy filling up all the newly freed up space! This necessitated moving my primary press down a bit, which is good, since it was too close to the wall anyway.
All in all, it was a productive day. Much better than yesterday when I let a a nicely ordered box of test loads of 30-06 fall over and mix with one another, basically negating any reason for driving all the way to the range. So, what the heck, I shot them up in the M1 Garand. Life is good.
Moved my wife's built-by-me chicken coup outside and my ZRX back inside. Huge victory fellas.
Barreled a 300blk pistol. Installed free float tube and sights.
Stashed away about 10k of 22 that was setting idle here and there.
Killed another 8 lb jug of H-1000 and made a bunch of 300 Whisper/Blackout brass.
Found a spot for the 550. Still need to organize some more.
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Brass tumbling
Building more shelves for more space an organization.
Continous tumbling of some .223.