What did you do today in the world of reloading?

[Rebel]

Picked up my brass at the range. I think I'm up to a pair of .50 cans full of brass.

 

[The Dave]

That sounds like quite the operation. Hope you find what you are looking for.

Mostly redneck science.


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[orbitup]

Mostly redneck science.


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Some of us like that!

 

[Dawico]

Some of us like that!

Prefer it actually.

 

[duckknot]

Picked up my brass at the range. I think I'm up to a pair of .50 cans full of brass.

That's it!?

I have 4 5 gallon buckets each almost half full that are individual calibers plus a 1/2 bucket of mixed......no range brass is safe

 

[Dawico]

I emptied some more brass.

 

[Younggun]

Tinkered with .308 sub loads. Worked up to 10.5gr still subsonic. Didn't get velocity on the last load though as the sun was going down. Some issues with consistent velocity. Seems to drop with each shot for some reason, maybe related to oxygen in the barrel or something. Seems strange though.

Hope to test accuracy tomorrow.

 

[Dawico]

Tinkered with .308 sub loads. Worked up to 10.5gr still subsonic. Didn't get velocity on the last load though as the sun was going down. Some issues with consistent velocity. Seems to drop with each shot for some reason, maybe related to oxygen in the barrel or something. Seems strange though.

Hope to test accuracy tomorrow.

Could be fouling. As the barrel fouls it slows the bullets down. This is based on the assumption that the powder is burnt in the first few inches. Just a guess though.

 

[orbitup]

Try coating the bullets with Cisco.

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[Rebel]

Try coating the bullets with Cisco.

 

[orbitup]

Crisco Crisco!

I have the opposite problem with lightweight subs in my 300 BO. The cold bore shot is a lot slower than the rest.

 

[Vaquero]

Ive been accumulating crimped primer brass. Just waiting till I had enough to mess with.

I waited too long.

 

[Dawico]

Ive been accumulating crimped primer brass. Just waiting till I had enough to mess with.

I waited too long.

You cutting them or pressing them out?

 

[vmax]

I've got to get a set of small base does for my 223
FL works fine for my bolt gun but not for my ARs
Tired of fighting it
Also getting a carbide expansion ball

 

[Vaquero]

You cutting them or pressing them out?

Cutter.
really need to get a swage or, not keep crimped primer brass.
It's nice to know it's once fired though.

Once they are trimmed and de burred, I'll sort by headstamp and weight for benchrest loads.

 

[Dawico]

Cutter.
really need to get a swage or, not keep crimped primer brass.
It's nice to know it's once fired though.

Once they are trimmed and de burred, I'll sort by headstamp and weight for benchrest loads.

I have a RCBS kit that goes into your press. It works pretty well. Much smoother finish than cutting them.

I had a Dillon stand alone unit and it worked well too. A little spendy though.

 

[The Dave]

Converted .303 British into .410 shot shells


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Converted .303 British into .410 shot shells


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I guess your concoction worked.

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[Mexican_Hippie]

I went outside and remembered I'm out of heavy 308 projectiles for SS 300BO, so just grabbed some at lunch.

 

[Rebel]

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Converted .303 British into .410 shot shells

Is it just me, or does the case on the left look very, very bulged? It starts around halfway up the case.