What did you do in the reloading room today?

[Hoser]

I got some of the gallant and they work well. I still had to flare the necks of the brass before seating and then crimp afterwards to keep the coating from coming off.

So far the magic combo I have found is the Dillon C powder funnel (made for the 30 Carbine) and the Lee collet crimp die.

Those two together make it so the coating does not get scraped or cut at any point.

[whitewalrus]

So far the magic combo I have found is the Dillon C powder funnel (made for the 30 Carbine) and the Lee collet crimp die.

Those two together make it so the coating does not get scraped or cut at any point.

I am just using the AK funnel, which doesn?t open up the neck. So I run a lee universal neck expanding die after the powder drop and then seater, with the crimp die as the last station. I am using a 650, which has the extra station to do it this way.

My supersonic go to is the Speer TNT and don?t have to open up the neck or crimp. So I looked and getting the expander was cheaper if I recall correctly than getting the drop tube you mention. And then maybe if I start shooting lead in other non-pistol cartridges I would have something for them.

Your way is more direct for those who lack the empty station so the way to go for most.


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[JohnnyDrama]

I managed to follow through with some "load development" I inadvertently got into last week when I realized I had made a mistake loading some shotshells. It came down to either completely tearing 50 shells down and recharging them with a reduced powder charge or opening them up and reducing the shot load. I went from a one ounce load to 7/8 ounce. In addition to correcting the mistake, I loaded 25 shells sort of as a control group. As reducing the shot load is a viable way to increase component economy, I was interested.
Anyway... Today I figured out that I need to work on accuracy before I can take advantage of smaller loads and tighter chokes.

It was kind of fun shooting powder puff loads though.

[Great-Kazoo]

just shy of 600 pcs 308 brass on the giraud power trimmer. Now to locate another 300 pcs of 150 gr hornady fmj's, for my subsonic 308 loads.

[20X11]

Setup the 750 for 380 and ran a couple hundred. Smooth as silk.

[JohnnyDrama]

Setup the 750 for 380 and ran a couple hundred. Smooth as silk.

Nice!

I need to get my 650 set up for .357 Magnum. Today I worked through 150 .357 Sig rounds.

[jreifsch80]

Recently completed my 9mm 700x, 115gr berrys and win small rifle primer load development. I casually loaded 200 rounds for an extended test before going hog wild

[izzy]

Recently completed my 9mm 700x, 115gr berrys and win small rifle primer load development. I casually loaded 200 rounds for an extended test before going hog wild

What powder? How much?

[jreifsch80]

Imr 700x hi-skor 4.4 grains runs awesome

[izzy]

Imr 700x hi-skor 4.4 grains runs awesome

Thank you sir.