What did you do today in the world of reloading?

[XinTX]

Well, after having lost all my reloading gear in Ike, this week I started the long journey to get back into it. Finally found some powder and primers today. Fastened the press and powder charger down. Tumbled I don't know how many spent brass casings. Set up the dies and deprimed a bunch of 9mm brass. Still way more to do.

 

[trigger643]

Loaded 60 rounds of .338 LM. Loaded 200 rounds of .243AI. Both my recipes call for H1000

 

[motorcarman]

I just got BAD NEWS today from LOHMAN ARMS that the 30 Remington Brass they had listed IN STOCK on the website was actually OUT-OF-STOCK and got the obligatory phonecall advising me of this.

http://www.lohmanarms.com/product-p/ju30rem.htm

I wish the 6.8 SPC Remington was NOT shortened .30 Remington to create it. I wish I could just expand the neck and load .30 instead of 6.8 SPC. (wish in one hand and $h!t in the other????)

I'm OK now.................carry on.

bob

 

[Big Phil]

I loaded 50 rounds of 69gr SMK's last night for an OCW test. I'm using 3031 since it's for my SBR.


Sent from space

 

[diveRN]

Case prepped a couple of hundred crimped LC 5.56.

 

[stemoo01]

Found my first invisible primer:

 

[orbitup]

I cleaned up my man room and put the TV and stereo from the living room in there.

Sent from.... RIGHT BEHIND YOU!

 

[Dawico]

Loaded 60 rounds of .338 LM. Loaded 200 rounds of .243AI. Both my recipes call for H1000

What bullet and powder charge for the .338?

I just shot all my test loads for my .338 Lapua yesterday and am ready to get a bunch loaded for long range shooting.

I am getting very good results with H1000.

 

[Charlie]

Framed a 10x13 corner of my 2 car garage for a new reloading room. Will finish roughing in the electrical and hopefully start insulation and sheet rock next week.

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Not big enough! You'll see! soon enough!

 

[Vaquero]

Been case prepping all day.
.223, some crimped primer, mostly not crimped.
Over half way done priming.
Marathon charging and bullet seating tomorrow.
If the shit don't hit the fan, I might not load another .223 this year.

 

[orbitup]

Been case prepping all day.
.223, some crimped primer, mostly not crimped.
Over half way done priming.
Marathon charging and bullet seating tomorrow.
If the shit don't hit the fan, I might not load another .223 this year.

I take it the priming went smoothly after the swaging?

 

[rp-]

Today I looked at my reloading stuff and thought, 'man, I wish I had some bullets...'

 

[Vaquero]

I take it the priming went smoothly after the swaging?

Yes. No issues relating to swaging.

 

[trigger643]

What bullet and powder charge for the .338?

I just shot all my test loads for my .338 Lapua yesterday and am ready to get a bunch loaded for long range shooting.

I am getting very good results with H1000.

The best results I've seen out of my Savage are with the following load:

C.O.L.: 3.74"
Brass: Nosler
Primer: Winchester WLRM
Bullet: Berger 300 GR Match Hybrid OTM
Powder: 88.5 gr H1000

 

[diveRN]

Bought several pounds of TAC, a variety of bullets, a couple of thousand match grade primers, and some other odds and ends.

 

[Dawico]

The best results I've seen out of my Savage are with the following load:

C.O.L.: 3.74"
Brass: Nosler
Primer: Winchester WLRM
Bullet: Berger 300 GR Match Hybrid OTM
Powder: 88.5 gr H1000

Thank you. I haven't gotten around to trying any Berger bullets yet. My loads for 285 gr Amaxes and 300 gr SMKs are very close to that though. I figured I would be close if I tried loading some better hunting bullets.

 

[xdmikey]

Yesterday I about lost my dadgummed religion!

im cleaning up/out my warehouse and I found several thousand LC 308 once fired cases. I dutifully ran them through my tumbler(10 hrs with corn media)to get them pretty then went to 10Ring to buy ad ecapping die which I then took home and bent the thing. I found my other Lee decapper and promptly got it to pop out(as the other one did twice before I finally bent the pin!).

my shooting buddy suggested I get the Lee one that you smack with a hammer.
has anyone dealt with tough to deprime LC brass?

thanks

 

[Moonpie]

Yesterday I about lost my dadgummed religion!

im cleaning up/out my warehouse and I found several thousand LC 308 once fired cases. I dutifully ran them through my tumbler(10 hrs with corn media)to get them pretty then went to 10Ring to buy ad ecapping die which I then took home and bent the thing. I found my other Lee decapper and promptly got it to pop out(as the other one did twice before I finally bent the pin!).

my shooting buddy suggested I get the Lee one that you smack with a hammer.
has anyone dealt with tough to deprime LC brass?

thanks

are you sure the cases aren't Berdan primers?
LC should be Boxer type but you never know these days.
.mil cases can be a pain to deprime. Buy extra decap pins.
The old school method of a long punch and hammer works well.

 

[orbitup]

The old school method of a long punch and hammer works well.

If you do this, set it in a socket first so the primer can drop free.

I haven't worked LC 308 brass but I did run across some that had off center flash holes.

 

[ed308]

Yesterday I about lost my dadgummed religion!

im cleaning up/out my warehouse and I found several thousand LC 308 once fired cases. I dutifully ran them through my tumbler(10 hrs with corn media)to get them pretty then went to 10Ring to buy ad ecapping die which I then took home and bent the thing. I found my other Lee decapper and promptly got it to pop out(as the other one did twice before I finally bent the pin!). my shooting buddy suggested I get the Lee one that you smack with a hammer. has anyone dealt with tough to deprime LC brass?

thanks

Harder compared to 5.56. Never had too much of a problem on my Dillon with universal decap die.