What did you do today in the world of reloading?

[fishingsetx]

The wife got tired of me occupying the bathroom and commondering her hair dryer with beer to dry my brass so I found alternative solution.

A buddy of mine built some baskets out of wire mesh and that's exactly how he dries his brass!

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[dee]

I just stole whatever kind of strainer this is from the wife's kitchen utensils selection.

 

[HKShooter65]

The wife got tired of me occupying the bathroom and commondering her hair dryer with beer to dry my brass so I found alternative solution.

This really makes me laugh for a rather atypical reason.

When my wife is in a big hurry to get her hair dry.......

....she goes outside and shakes her head over the AC compressor unit fan.
Super duper hair drier!!!!

 

[grasshopperglock]

Purchased one of these with a .224 sleeve.

http://reloaders.com/bullet-seating-die-body-only/

 

[robertc1024]

Got a set of dies for my 6.5 Grendel. Sized and de-primed 50 once-fired Hornady cases. They are in the ultrasonic now and probably won't be dry until tomorrow. The thought of making match quality rounds for about 1/3 the cost of factory ammo makes me a bit giddy.

 

[Charlie]

Good to hear!

 

[Kosh75287]

Belled case mouths of 500 .45 ACP in preparation for reloading a batch of my practice ammo.

 

[grasshopperglock]

Purchased one of these with a .224 sleeve.

http://reloaders.com/bullet-seating-die-body-only/

This thing is the bee's knees. Just drop a 223 bullet down the bushing funnel. It aligns it and seats to depth. Yes! No fiddling with tiny bullets.

It's in station 3. Station 4 is the seat/crimp.

Now it's just crimp. No need for the seat...

 

[grasshopperglock]

5.56 GGG cases. Amount: A whole bunch.

Tumbled, sized, deprimed, trimmed (1.753), neck deburred, inside primer hole deburred, tumbled a final time.

After the tumble, Weighed and sorted by weight.

RamShot TAC powder 21.4 starting load/24 max(reloaded in batches of five; 21.5, 22, 22.5, 23, and 23.5.)

55grain Soft point, flat bottom with a cannelure. CCI 450 primers.

 

[Charlie]

No reloading today. I need to get busy again!

 

[grasshopperglock]

Also did a bunch of FC 223. Once fired and the case length is shorter then 1.750. The minimum case length for the powder.

Ill see where it sits on the bullet cannelure with the right OAL. Load it 21.5, up to 23.

 

[grasshopperglock]

Damn. I just forgot the tumbler has been running for three hours. I gotta get walnut. The corn cob breaks too easy.

 

[rp-]

Ive got 300 primed 38 brass with no bullets, 500 primed 223 brass but not powder, 450 primed 40cal vrass and no powder, 300 primed 9mm brass but no bullets or powder.... So, today we swim

 

[dee]

Loaded 50rds for my 7mm to compare CCI br4 primers against the Federal GMM I've been running.

 

[Dawico]

Loaded 50rds for my 7mm to compare CCI br4 primers against the Federal GMM I've been running.

Be sure and let us know what you find out. You testing a new load with the new primers or just seeing how they compare with your standard load?

 

[Dawico]

Damn. I just forgot the tumbler has been running for three hours. I gotta get walnut. The corn cob breaks too easy.

I hate walnut. Too dusty.

I usually run corn cob with minimal brass polish added overnight. They come out like new.

 

[dee]

Be sure and let us know what you find out. You testing a new load with the new primers or just seeing how they compare with your standard load?

Proven load with new primers. Old load had a standard deviation of 9fps so it is pretty solid.

 

[fishingsetx]

I hate walnut. Too dusty.

I usually run corn cob with minimal brass polish added overnight. They come out like new.

Ive tried both and while both get the job done, I went to SS pins, Dawn and lemishine. Deprime, tumble for anywhere from 2 hrs to overnight, rinse, dry in the oven for a few mins, on the AC condenser or just air dry, and the brass is clean including the interior, primer pocket, and flash hole. never could get those with corn cob or walnut, and they both ended up wedged in the primer pocket and had to be manually cleared before priming. Also saves wear and tear on dies due to the brass being clean before sizing. ymmv

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[fishingsetx]

Proven load with new primers. Old load had a standard deviation of 9fps so it is pretty solid.

I'm really curious to know the difference also! I've always wondered if primers really made that much of a difference in POI.

I can tell you that 9 fps wouldn't make a hill of beans the way I shoot! heck, I probably couldn't tell a difference if they varied 30-50 fps!

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[dee]

I'm really curious to know the difference also! I've always wondered if primers really made that much of a difference in POI.

I can tell you that 9 fps wouldn't make a hill of beans the way I shoot! heck, I probably couldn't tell a difference if they varied 30-50 fps!

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I've seen a difference of almost 100fps in the past. I've not personally seen it change es or sd in my loads but some have. I'll post the numbers when I get to test them out.