What did you do in the reloading room today?

[Alpha2]

147gr 9mm arrived, but the PITA state shoot is going on this weekend, so must wait...
Bought a Dillon LARGE sized media separator today, half priced, couldn't pass it up.

[Hound]

Sheesh. That would take me two weeks.

I am pretty sure you could take any 10 of us and not be half as setup as Hoser

[Hoser]

Sheesh. That would take me two weeks.

90 minutes or so.

[Great-Kazoo]

I am pretty sure you could take any 10 of us and not be half as setup as Hoser

I'd be willing to wager on it

[Zombie Steve]

Breaking in new bullet mold blocks. Suck-o.

[Alpha2]

I didn't know you had to to do that. What does it entail?

[bruceleroy]

Got my Lee Tuuret press set up and loaded 500 9mm 115gr FMJ rounds. AND.... I got out and tested some new .308 loads.

[Great-Kazoo]

I didn't know you had to to do that. What does it entail?

You want to ensure the cast rounds are clean and as evenly shaped as possible.
http://www.reloadingtips.com/how_to/mold_warmup.htm

[Zombie Steve]

I don't ever smoke a mold block unless it's having trouble letting go of bullets. For the most part, it's not needed.

When you get a new mold, the oils from machining are usually still present hidden in the nooks and crannies. I wipe out the cavities with rubbing alcohol, but it still takes a lot of casting before they stop coming out all wrinkled. Basically, my first session with the mold is getting it hot and getting it to drop pretty bullets.

[Goodburbon]

Loaded and crimped 200 rds of .40

Loaded 10 different loads of .223 for testing.

Loaded 4 loads of .308 Barnes TTSX for testing. The book says 45.5gr max, but I started compressing powder at 43.0gr.



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