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Couldn't figure out why my OAL and powder throw were all over the place, especially on a Dillon. Till i noticed the shell plate platform assy was loose
Full take down, clean, inspect, Blue Loctite on applicable threads. Damn things like new again. . That ones had lots of mileage on it.
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"when you're happy you enjoy the melody but, when you're broken you understand the lyrics".
Created 100x .308 for pig hunting.
created 250x .223 for yote killing.
Just doing what I can to stay on this side of the dirt.
"And now for the sporting news: Pig and yote numbers have been inexplicably decreasing in the state recently, wildlife management is stumped"
Loaded 950 rounds of x-treme bullets 147 grain round nose 9mm. Gotta love the speed and efficiency of a Dillon 650!
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It would take a LOT more than my itty bit of ammo to drop the numbers by any significant amount. It certainly is a target rich environment, though!Originally Posted by Alpha2
Just doing what I can to stay on this side of the dirt.
Make sure every thing stays tight , or you'll be banging your head against the strong mount
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"when you're happy you enjoy the melody but, when you're broken you understand the lyrics".
Loaded the remaining 70 rounds last night, for the match today. They were very accurate for me. Now I've switched to X-treme and will have to start all over again working up loads. Currently tumbling 212, 40 S&W cases.
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I saw you mention that in your previous post. I am considering running about 500 rounds of .223 tomorrow so I'll be sure to give it all a good once-over before I get started. Thanks for the heads-up.Make sure every thing stays tight , or you'll be banging your head against the strong mount
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Loaded my first batch of 100 rounds of 9mm. Loaded them in single-stage mode, where I resized/deprimed/primed them all, then ran thru them all thru the expander/charging die, then seated the bullet on all rounds, then crimped all rounds. Before adding the bullets, I was able to inspect all the charged cases side by side to ensure they all looked right.
I'm using the lee auto-disk powder measure with the adjustable charge bar. After adjusting it, its takes a few charges to settle in, then it seems to stay very consistent. For the first 50, I measured the powder charge of each round. For the next 50, I just measured every 5th or so, or if something didn't feel quite right. I was trying for a charge of 6.0gr, and the entire time I never saw a charge under 5.9, or more than 6.2. Most were 6.0/6.1.
I think by the next batch I'll feel comfortable starting to use the auto-indexing mode on the press. I'll probably single-stage the first 10 or so, so that I can weight the charges, then go auto-index after that.
Last edited by DenverGP; 05-25-2014 at 01:41.
Rod, I've got a couple thousand Extreme 147gr on the way, what load are you using?
I got the heavy-plated version so I wouldn't have to deal with the slower velocity thing.
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