What did you do in the reloading room today?

[XC700116]

I am soooo close to getting an AmpMate. I even have a new Dillon casefeeder in the garage I can use.

But I am also weary of "flying the A model." I might wait to see if version 1.5 comes out.

They have a "gen 2" coming supposedly this summer. Wait for it. the original has some quirks and I think it's mostly software so it will be easily upgraded and they have promised that all gen 1 units will get free upgrades so I bit on it. However after running it a bit, I would wait for the upgraded version.

[Hoser]

Spent some time in the reloading room these past few days processing 45 ACP brass for a friend and member here.

1. Tumble clean.
2. Roll size.
3. Run through Dillon 1050 to FL resize, decap, sort out small primer pocket brass and swage out any military crimped brass.
4. Wet tumble.

Didnt take long actually. The stopping every 10-20 cases to pluck a small primer pocket piece of brass out of the machine was a minor pain.

Best part of the deal was I eliminated about 300-400 pcs of that bullshit-worthless-evil-commie small primer pocket 45 ACP brass from the gene pool. Federal, CCI and any other company that does this should be ashamed of themselves. Now I know why I converted most everything from 45 ACP to 45 GAP.

[whitewalrus]

Best part of the deal was I eliminated about 300-400 pcs of that bullshit-worthless-evil-commie small primer pocket 45 ACP brass from the gene pool. Federal, CCI and any other company that does this should be ashamed of themselves. Now I know why I converted most everything from 45 ACP to 45 GAP.

Scrap bin or do people actually load these? Often thought about using the few I have thrown aside, at least nobody will want to take my brass from the firing line

[izzy]

I know some people like to use them so they don't have to change out the primer tube.

[ray1970]

I know some people like to use them so they don't have to change out the primer tube.

Yep. I think someone here was actually scarfing up as much small primer 45 as he could get. Standardizing to one size primer for multiple calibers actually makes a bit of sense if you ask me. I?m sure that?s why the manufacturers are doing it.

[whitewalrus]

Yep. I think someone here was actually scarfing up as much small primer 45 as he could get. Standardizing to one size primer for multiple calibers actually makes a bit of sense if you ask me. I?m sure that?s why the manufacturers are doing it.

Yeah it does make sense. It is annoying having to constantly double check the cases after you get home from the range to separate. But sorting is my least favorite part of the process.

Guess I have too much large primer 45 brass to switch.

[Hoser]

Scrap bin or do people actually load these? Often thought about using the few I have thrown aside, at least nobody will want to take my brass from the firing line

After I take some pliers and squash the case so it can never be used gain I toss them in the scrap bucket.

[whitewalrus]

After I take some pliers and squash the case so it can never be used gain I toss them in the scrap bucket.

Crushing with pliers was always too much time for me...I just hurl stuff into the scrap bucket.

[Irving]

Hoser is it true that you have a bumper sticker that says, "GAS, BRASS, OR ASS, NO FREE RIDES!"?

[Hoser]

Hoser is it true that you have a bumper sticker that says, "GAS, BRASS, OR ASS, NO FREE RIDES!"?

Absolutely.