Sounds like berdan primed? the last stuff i had with that HS was berdan, hence the smaller hole.Quote:
Originally Posted by vossman
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Sounds like berdan primed? the last stuff i had with that HS was berdan, hence the smaller hole.Quote:
Originally Posted by vossman
Nope Igman is notoriously small.Quote:
Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo
Kazoo, that is what I thought too. But I put a light in one of them and the primer hole was tiny, that is when I went online to look up the HS. I thought I culled them all out but one snuck through and broke the pin on the resizer this morning. Oh well.
So today I wet tumbled 500 .40 and 500 .223 cases, gonna get them reloaded this week.
Tumbled a bunch of brass from Front Range Gun Club, it had been "tumbled", but not like I'd consider sufficient. Then ran it through the media separator, now I'll continue messing with it tomorrow, I took the day off, mental health, and all that.
Load development for the 6.5x47L starts this weekend.
That is a heck of a cool round. I want one...
Loaded up 150 rounds of 6 Grendel with Berger 105 Hybrids and Vhit N540.
I neck turned the "donut" off 200 pieces of .260 brass. Since I'm an idiot and didn't take enough material off the first time, I got to do it twice. Yay me.
I moved the reloading room outside. Load development drives me nuts. Try to guess what you need, drive to the range, fire a few shots and realize you need to try something you don't have with you. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
My RCBS Chargemaster runs on 12V, and I have one of those super light car starting batteries. It came with a whole selection of plugs, and one fit the chargemaster perfectly. I also do all bullet seating with a little Lee press mounted to a board and attached with clamps. I dragged my crap to the range to do some testing with a new bullet. It all just worked perfectly. I saved myself at least one and maybe two trips back home to load something up I didn't have along.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...pstepigdtu.jpg
That's a great idea Tim looks like it would save a ton of time. Did the powder change as the temp climbed being in the sun?
Tim, your rifle is backwards.
Seriously, though, I finally spent some time prepping a bunch of .308. The "good day" at the range yesterday inspired me. I already had lots of .308 prepped to various states of readiness, but had to bring it all up to "ready to load".
I was done in 20 minutes, but that's an interesting thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spdu4ia
Backwards rifle is an advanced technique.
Finally finished up 1K of 158gr 38 spl. Since i had the Rossi 92 threaded by BP sometime back. Shooting a lever gun suppressed is Fun!.
Worked up some suppressor loads for the 45's . 5gr TG, 200gr xtreme RN, 1.250 OAL.
A friend of mine gave me a 20mm ammo can full of GI 9x19 brass.
Unfortunately there was some moisture in the bottom of the can and it stayed sealed for a long time.
So... the brass was really skunky. Not only did it smell bad but it was heavily tarnished.
I tumbled it all clean these past few days and ran it through my roll sizer. I then ran it all through my 1050 to recap it and swage out the primer crimp.
Today I was able to get about 1/4 of it tumbled in stainless media to make it look as good as new again.
Then I got everything ready for tomorrows Tactical Rifle Match.
I need more friends like that.[emoji106]Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoser
sent from my electronic ball and chain
;) cleaned one of the 650's, then a few hand guns.Quote:
Originally Posted by buffalobo
Awesome! I've had some 300blk bullets that I need to work up a load for and the back and forth has kept them sitting on the bench for over a month.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim K
Here is an example of before and after. Now that they are clean I can go through and cull out any damaged brass.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoser
Before. This is *after* a 3 hour trip in corncob media.
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After. 2 hours in stainless media.
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/a...f/DSC03824.jpg
Wow...
That could make a fella reconsider the cost and hassle of a SS media set-up.
Good work, as always.
SS is the way to go. Less hassle once you get your routine down. IMHO cheaper over the long term. Less lead dust from opening the vibrator. Finally, a better product in less time.
I've spent the last week or so developing a new load for my .260. I wanted to shoot the Berger 140 Hybrids. I've never had load development go more smoothly. I looked for pressure with some old brass and found the upper limit quickly. Then I used the OCW method to settle on a charge weight. That took just two quick trips to the range. Finally, I tested my final charge weight for seating depth. It all went exactly as planned with no confusing data to screw with my head. I took it out yesterday to measure actual drops at distance. We shot it at 500, 725, and 900 yards. I had my head up my ass at 500 and screwed that distance up, but laid down a 2" group at 725 and a 3" group at 900. The bullet is slow so it's going to get blown around a bit, but performance like that is hard to argue with.
The tape is on the group at 725. The 900 group is below left.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...psgbynckge.jpg
Yo Hoser. I think I see a split case in that pic. Best hand sort them.
*as I sit here high on oxy after knee surgery.
Well, my "reloading room" is in a bunch of boxes and rubbermaid tubs. Hopefully in the next 2-3 months I can get something set up to load some ammo. :)
I think ya got that figured out, Tim! If you keep f'ing with it, it can only get worse.
Made enough ammo to shoot one match!
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Originally Posted by Tim K
How slow is slow?
Started on 5 gal bucket #1 of 3, separating brass in to caliber specific containers.
2684 fps.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBelly
Pulling some 9mm brass for a loading session and what do i notice 2pcs of AMERC head stamp [shithitsfan]. Good thing that one is a small bucket of brass.
I went to the range to create some reloadable brass. [LOL]
I wish I could come across a few 5 gallon buckets of brass!Quote:
Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo
I set a timer for one hour to see just what I could realistically get done in that time frame. Thrower was already loaded with powder and at the correct weight.
I was able to deprime 100 cases, prime 100 cases, charge 100 cases, and load 34 rounds. The remaining 66 rounds took me just under another 14 minutes to load. I wasn't going "fast" as I know better; just trying to get an idea on what is realistic to expect in that time frame. I definitely messed around with the scale and the powder charge when I felt one of them was being inconsistent. I got side tracked by that long enough that I think without that whole mess I could have loaded the entire 100 rounds within the hour. This is running my RCBS turret press, Lee balance beam scale, and Herters powder throw.
Not progressive speed by any means, but definitely a speed I can live with.
yup... that's pretty slow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim K
Sorted brass , hee haw.
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Finally got so fed up with Giraud not wanting to take my money (trying to get them to call me back for 3 months straight so I could buy a trimmer) - that I went to Dillon's website and bought a new RT1500, adapters, and shell plates for the 1050.
Now you just need a case prep center to chamfer and your done.Quote:
Originally Posted by asmo
chrono'd my 6.5x47L today: 2750 out of a 22" tube. Berger 140 hybrid and Varget.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim K
Showed my 11 year old nephew how to run the 650.
Not in the reloading room, but the last two weekends I've fired off a shitload of my reloads, in many flavors. All worked well, good times!
I have to admit though, losing all that weight had a nasty side effect - I don't have any fat or muscle padding on my shoulder anymore to absorb rifle recoil. Anything above .223 and .30 carbine friggin hurts!
Welcome back, Belly [Beer]