You weren't bitten by the bug ? [panic]Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha2
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You weren't bitten by the bug ? [panic]Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha2
Fired up the MEC shotshell reloader. Loaded up about 100 shells. Going to get a couple hundred loaded this week.
"You weren't bitten by the bug ? [panic]"
Almost, I managed to swat it away at the last second.
Turned more 5.56 brass into 300 Whisper/Blackout brass for a buddy in Texas. Then got to work on load development for my 223 Ackley bolt gun.
Stuck a 5.56 in the sizing die, found a 37 year old set of 45 ACP dies while getting my stuck case remover out of the stack of boxes. Old RCBS dies had the decapper on the expander die.
All ended well
sent the daughter and my B-I-L 300 rds each of .38 . Tossed a few hunderd rds of 22 in each box, for shits n giggles. Now out to run some mor .38 before changing over to 45. The 550 is one sweet press.
Doesn't she now need a BGC to get ammo?Quote:
Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo
:D
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Originally Posted by brutal
That's for OTC ammo.
I'm trying to get as much out there as possible ASAP. Figure it will not take long, once CA passes the law, for UPS & Fedex to no longer allow anything marked ORM-D sent to CA.
Off to do some 223 & 9mm, Lead free of course.
Does it count that a cleaned a few hundred rounds of 9mm and .223 last night? Seems that's all I have had time to do lately is cleaning and prep of brass.
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Originally Posted by Musashi
Once it's all done. You'll be posting, all i have time for is reloading.
Annealed for the first time; 200 pcs of .223
Pressed out about 200~ish .223 for my little 16" AR. I find the monotony of loading on a single stage very therapeutic.
Rescued about 300 pieces of donated .45 auto brass / RA 62 match from several decades of some nasty case lube. It had pretty much just turned to gum. All purty now...
Freak.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBelly
Makes you appreciate each trigger pull more, doesn't it?! [Tooth]Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBelly
Might put some brass in the tumbler. I managed to get the tumbler out from where I store it a couple of weeks ago. It requires me to move one of our vehicles and one of the motorcycles to get to it so I usually let the brass accumulate for a bit before I start processing it. Winter will be here soon so I need to get the ball rolling. I'm a load in the winter, shoot in the summer type of guy.
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Originally Posted by TheBelly
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Originally Posted by Hoser
I loaded 20 rounds of .223 on my SS press (cain't stand 20 loose pieces of brass), and 100 rounds of .45 auto (I was out, and the buddy with a 550 is out of town).
I do get what you're saying about dialing out the world and loading in some peace and quiet. Some folks watch tv. At least this produces SOMEthing.
I recently sized and deprimed 500 rounds of 9mm one piece at a time. I didn't find it very therapeutic at all. Lol.
I actually did it on a Lee hand press. Needed something to entertain me when I was out of town for work so thought I'd try it out. Way too much work. Took three nights, several hours each night to get through the 500 pieces.
dicking around with one of the 650's. the blue is so perfect, to have an issue , has paralyzed me.[LOL] Need to realign something so something else cycles correctly.
There's the Blue Kool Aid. I think mine has The Blue Flu.. Luckily it's not Glock perfection this time , that's another thread ;(
The shell shock is kicking in pretty hard the last couple days, and I'm at that point that I just need to have some semblance of 'made it with my own two hands' sense of accomplishment. Too many folks are getting upset about sh1t that doesn't matter at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zombie Steve
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Originally Posted by ray1970
Ive deprimed, sized, and loaded 1k 9mm rounds on a rock chucker before.... It took me all day. An entire day of nothing but that. It cost about the same as a couple hours with a therapist, but it was infinitely more helpful.
Loaded 200 rounds of 9mm using 124gr fp and 5.3 grains of CFE @ 1.100 OAL.
I'm getting quicker on my fairly cheap Lee 4-hole turret press. 50 rounds in about 15 minutes. Thats with weighing the powder charge every 5 or 10 rounds. I'm still pretty paranoid, but in the 200 rounds, I never saw a charge vary by more than .1 grains.
What's your loading recipe for the 'Whisper' ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoser
I have lots. Depends on the bullet and use. Super or Sub. Ect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Duman
Some reorganizing. Finally have enough component wise, i needed a separate cabinet for 45acp. Need to build another magazine, clean, do this and that. Get those suppressor loads going.......................................... yawnnnnnnnnn
Have you ever run 16.5 gr of H110 under 150 gr FMJ just for plinking? This will be shot out of an 8.5" AR pistol, so any suggestions would be appreciated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoser
I will work up the load once I actually get the pistol assembled, but I am already thinking about what will run for just normal shooting without a suppressor.
Tumbling more brass I got this weekend from a monkey
Just wished I had some H110. I may test load some 9mm and 10mm tomorrow or Monday, as I finally got powder and primers.
Lotsa folks are monkey see, monkey do... think they's a hose hound or a lizard or a bobbyfairbanks or a little stevie. Weren't true, but they gotsta have it. Gotsta.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBelly
P.S. For those what don't know, I ain't little stevie. He's a different sort of mutant.
Loaded up about 4,000 rounds of 9x19 yesterday. Lots of 165gn Extreme for my revo and a bunch of 147s for nice quiet full auto ammo.
I will dig through my notes and PM you.Quote:
Originally Posted by cstone
I set up and used my new Giraud case trimmer. Love it, love it, love it.
the standard or new small unit?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim K
The standard self powered job.
Tumbled 800 90 grain Gold Dot bullets in preparation for a new 6.8 load.
Yeah......Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoser
That unit is like have an extra pair of hands. Once you get a good cadence going, it's all down hill.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim K
Not exactly reloading room but I flew out to San Diego to "help" my son test his load workup for a AR-10. Great fun and we found a sweet spot with 43.5 - 44.3 gr IMR 4064 pushing a 168 gr SMK. He's going to work them up in .1 increments. from there.
Nice Tim, I want one.
Open mouth... get new title.
[cigar]
I should have amended that... how Little Stevie used to be. Dancing seems to have replaced the 30k rounds a year he was shooting...