I may get to do some hunting after all, so I filled up some space with .338-06 and .45-70.
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I may get to do some hunting after all, so I filled up some space with .338-06 and .45-70.
Pork shoulder on sale at Soopers $1.79 a pound. Picked up an 8 pounder for the weekend smoke.
This is reloading, not reheating ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by StagLefty
Safeway also has beef & pork ribs marked down.
Yesterday I taught some reloading to my nephew. It was about the most exhausting 6 hours I have ever spent in the gun room. Two broken decapping pins, one broken primer seating assembly, bent decapping rod assembly. He loaded 300 rounds of .223 on the 650 and 50 rounds of .30-06 on the RockChucker. He had about 20 bad rounds of .223. I might break a decapping pin a year, but I still can't figure out what is wrong with the primer seating assembly. The actual rod is sitting proud of the body locking up the shell plate. Luckily I had a spare of everything.
In talking with my wife, I have not yet decided if some people just should not reload, or if he just needs to learn more.
Loaded up about 1,000 rounds of 9x19 for USPSA Carbine matches with 115 gn bullets.
Really impressed with Eggleston coated bullets. Accurate, cheap and local.
I sorted the 5+ gallons of brass I'd produced over the last 4 months and then dumped in a couple of buckets. 9, 40, 45, 300, 5.56 all in a couple buckets. It took 4 hours.
I tested the Eggleston 180 Poly coated bullets in my STI 40s last weekend. It takes 0.1 less grains of powder to get the same velocities than the older moly coated bullets. They are plenty accurate. I have 147gr 9mms to play with and I really need to grab some of the 200gr 300 blackout bullets to play with.
^^^^What's the word on those 200gr bullets feeding in an AR?
Sorry about that I thought I posted in the smoker thread. Senility hahahaQuote:
Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo
Be interested to see how that goes, the 208gr amax are pricey. I ran my first batch of subs and apparently didn't load a string low enough to find the "these don't cycle' batch.Quote:
Originally Posted by SA Friday
Don't know yet. I need to grab a box of them and start playin. As it stands, the theory to shooting them is solid. It's just a matter of seeing how well they feed and what recipe is the sweet spot.Quote:
Originally Posted by KS63
They fed like shit goes through a goose in my M-16. Much better bullet design than some bullet makers are selling for the 300.Quote:
Originally Posted by KS63
I am going to buy more of them soon.
I really liked these too. I'm hoping for another good black Friday deal from Eggleston.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoser
processed 250, 6.5's
Completely tore down one of my 1050s to the bare frame. Repacked bearings, cleaned it, ect.
Then loaded up a bunch more 115gn Eggleston 9mm bullets.
Ended up emptying an 8 lb jug if Titegroup. Sad day.
Started processing 308 brass for a friend.
Hmmm, I know someone who has some powder available... Did I miss the review of those Eggleston bullets?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoser
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Speaking of Eggleston bullets, I placed an order for a sample to try out. Website was easy to navigate, prices look good and I got notification 4 hrs later saying my order had already shipped.
Looking forward to doing more business with them.
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Inventory.
Went and picked up just over 225lbs of brass to sort, deprime, clean, and either stash or sell.
Having friends who shoot and don't reload is nice. They collect it all and give it to me.
Received my order yesterday. Soon as get a load I like worked up going to order lots more.Quote:
Originally Posted by buffalobo
Anything special to remember when working up load with the Eggleston bullets?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoser
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Add a little more flare than you would for jacketed bullets. Kinda like traditional lead or plated.Quote:
Originally Posted by buffalobo
Other than that just load em up.
Read that on their Web site, thanks for reminder.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoser
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I found that the recommended length of 1.100" for their 115gr projectiles caused feeding problems. Ended up loading them at 1.115" and they fed alot better.Quote:
Originally Posted by buffalobo
Finished the clean up, found some things I forgot I had. :)
Processed 300 pieces of .243Win, loaded 50 .243Win for the Chrono, sorted 3 gallons of brass.
Neck turned, cleaned and loaded a mini ladder of converted lc 6.5 Creedmoor brass.
Range time?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamnanc
Hopefully tonight. My old boss used to say. "Hope is not a plan of action".
Did a full process (FL resize, primer pocket crimp removal, trim, Giraud chamfer/deburr, and tumble in stainless media) for my nieces husband on about 1,000 pcs of 308 brass.
Then converted 600 pcs of 223 brass into 300 Blk for a forum member.
Going to load up some subsonic 308 ammo with Speer 125s and Trailboss for myself today. I used up a bunch of it a couple days ago. Too much fun.
Restocked into the shop, what I found at wal-mart when I stopped for a case of water. They had all relaoding stuff on clearance except powder and primers. I bought all the above for less than $300. Kazoo got me thinking about powder and some very helpful young guy went and dug around in the back. Sure enough, there was what you see here. $4.5 and up powder and $9 and up Bullets. SCORE!! (No primers were found)
Then last night, a neighbor brings the brass over. Brand new 308 included. SCORE X2!!!!
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Originally Posted by Limited GM
Finders fee ;)
Clean up and organize the shelves, now working on the benches.
Inventory complete on powder and primers.
Need to inventory brass and bullets.
Need to inventory factory ammo and reloads.
Picked up some varget, tite group, bullseye and primers.
Spent too much money today :(
Trimmed & chamfer a lot of 6.5. Tomorrow ladders
Loaded up 300rds 6mm Creedmoor
Finished the reorganize/cleanup. Still have a little more trim work to do on the room itself, but it is close.
Cast some Keith style for .45 Colt, loaded up some 124gr FMJ 9mm to replace my stock that just got loaded into mags for my 9mm AR pistol, cast a few 115gr rn 9mm bullets.
Gonna have to work on the temp for casting, I know I am hot, going to see if I can get my PID controller hooked up and working
Measured out my 'project' for the Christmas break...
- 130 lbs of 9mm
- 140 lbs of 5.56
- 50 lbs of 40
Don't think my little tumbler is going to be able to handle this.
Finished mounting the new XL650 I bought as a "Thank gawd, guns are [relatively] safe for another four years" present to me.
The right one for small primers, the left (center) for large since I find changing primer sizes on the 650 a PITA.
Been thinking about buying a second press for a couple years, but quite honestly I thought our [legal] gun owning days were numbered. As such, I wasn't about to sink money into such a frivolous thing as a second press to save myself some hassle.
Well happy day!
O2
Ps. My old 650 is very, very old. They've changed the mounting position of the case feeder on the new one, and I just might have to buy a new case feeder bracket because the new position is much, much better than the old. As would be expected from Dillon.
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Finally loaded up some .308 100 rounds 168gr amax.
Cleaned up and reorganized my reloading room.
Your 1050 is really old as well. I have not seen a nickel plated 1050 in years. Looks just like the one I bought from Gary Kimball in the mid 90s.Quote:
Originally Posted by O2HeN2
I turned 2,000 pcs of 223 into 300 Whisper/Blk for a forum member, loaded up 50 rounds of 243 for late plains deer and wrapped it up by loading 60 rounds of 510 Whisper.