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Post by Daywalker Fri Aug 12, 2011 5:04 pm

Just wanted to check in with everyone. How are things coming along in your reloading world? Anything new? Anyone still doing much reloading in all this heat and enjoying the fruits of their labor? Any new tips or tricks that you care to pass on??

Lets here some of your all's update on reloading adventures......
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Post by XbonesX Fri Aug 12, 2011 5:29 pm

I finally got back into reloading after a 6+ month hiatus. No new presses or accessories.

I remember how much case prep sucks, especially doing a thousand+ cases.
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Post by Reload3006 Fri Aug 12, 2011 5:31 pm

+1 with Mr Bones ... am in the process of loading up a few hundred 38SPCL lol man I need to drink a cup of blue koolaid
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Post by RemMan700 Fri Aug 12, 2011 5:33 pm

Just been reloading .223's and .308's. Yes case prep is the worst part of reloading.
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Post by eagle60 Fri Aug 12, 2011 6:16 pm

Been tinkering around with the 22lr to jacketed 223 dies. Finally got the linkage right on the home built press and am making the dies to fit. Got 5 made that I think are good (safe) enough to send down range and loaded into cases last night. Hope to test them sometime this weekend. Will try to post pics as I can.
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Post by RichBirdHunter Fri Aug 12, 2011 6:49 pm

I'm alive and well! The has football 4 days a week plus MMA twice a week, the girl has soccer 3 days a week

so in my free time ( ha ha) I'm developing a hunting round for the 300 Wby.
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Post by EdgarEg Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:55 pm

I went to the gun range yesterday with my Ruger GP100 in .357 mag. I took exactly 6 cartridges. Here is the reloading stuff I took with me.
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At the range I did not use the decapping die, case holder or funnel.
I loaded up a very mild load in the 6 cartridges.
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Here is what the shooting station looked like.
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The RCBS priming tool is in the bag at the left. I got the black case holder out of the garbage can at the gun range.

It is windy at American Shooting Centers. The trick to charging the case with powder is using the Lee dippers. Fill dipper from the powder canister, cover the dipper with empty brass case and then flip them over. Works great with .38 Special/.357 Magnum.
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Here is another look at the shooting station a little further back.
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I reloaded those 6 cartridges 12 times at the range. Took about 9 minutes to load the 6 and about 2 minutes to shoot them!

I used plated bullets so that I did not have to expand the mouth of the case and I did not need to crimp.

The loads ranged from 3.2 gr to 6.9 gr of HP-38. None of them seemed particularly accurate to me. I used 125 gr flat nose plated bullets from HSM.


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Post by sdsviper Sat Aug 13, 2011 10:28 am

8 grand kids 4 live with me. 1yr old thru 14yr drama every monent. I NEED TO SHOOT SOMETHING SOON. Stress what stress. LOL but all is good tornado clean up is mostly done and Joplin is starting to rebuild so it's a good time. Troll
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Post by dartfreak75 Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:44 pm

havent dont much of nothing in the reloading or shooting world! with the new baby coming soon all my attention, time , and money is based on that right now ! i do need to get my 35 lined in before nov though!
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Post by Daywalker Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:26 pm

Second Child? Conratulations Dart!!! Your gonna be busy.....
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Post by kcatto Sun Aug 14, 2011 11:17 pm

just finished loading 5000 44rem mag for a buddy and been working on 30-06 case prep.... I have 1000 45 colt, and 500 454 casull, in line next....

that is about it for me.... and I quit smoking.... on august 10th....

so just trying to stay busy...
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Post by hawcer Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:38 am

I loaded up some 450B this past weekend for testing...had good results.

Note to all:
Never get you finger between the case mouth and decapping pin while operating the press handle. I pressed a decapping pin into a knuckle and it does not feel good...
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Post by kcatto Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:22 am

hawcer wrote:I loaded up some 450B this past weekend for testing...had good results.

Note to all:
Never get you finger between the case mouth and decapping pin while operating the press handle. I pressed a decapping pin into a knuckle and it does not feel good...

Does it de prime ones knuckle? or does it prime the mouth for chosen words? ouch....
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Post by brow_tines Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:15 pm

Haven't done any reloading since back in the spring, between 2 jobs the family a BIG garden and a couple of pigs I've been a little busy. But, I plan on kicking back in when the weather cools back down.

On a side note, I have been carrying my Ruger Mark II pistol and Marlin HMR for rabbits in the garden, I forgot how much fun rimfires can be !!! Very Happy
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Post by eagle60 Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:37 pm

hawcer wrote:

Note to all:
Never get you finger between the case mouth and decapping pin while operating the press handle. I pressed a decapping pin into a knuckle and it does not feel good...

Amen brother!! I can testify--
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Post by Pathfinder Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:34 pm

Im here. Setting up shop and trying to find a place that will clone me. I need help somedays. LOL taz
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Post by Blade Tue Aug 16, 2011 3:15 pm

Casting boolits for my 9mm out of my 38spl mold. 150gr. RN from a lee mold for target rounds. Made a full magazine of glue stick boolits last night for my 9mm. Other then that, in my spare time i'm also prepping some cases and loading for my 9mm and .308 rifle.
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Post by mac60 Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:03 pm

Accumulating what I need to start casting (I believe I got what I need, just waiting for the weather to cool off a little). Been loading a few shotgun shells. It's all about the weather now, too hot to do much outside.

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Post by CMAsailor Sat Aug 20, 2011 5:24 pm

I'm in and out of the forum like a ghost, never really having time to read everything, but trying to read a few here and there. been busy as all gitout with work, family and projects... anyone familiar with PDRacers? I'm on the member list now. Bought a 50-70govt and I'm waiting rather impatiently for it's arrival. ordered some Rosetta Stone kits in a couple languages that would be beneficial in the coming months... and Reread "The PaperJacket" for the second time.

oh, hey tommy... some of that lead you sent me turned out to be harder than lynotype according to the lee harndness tester... SuperStoked but not really sure what to do with SuperDuperHardball 310-12grain 452s LOL working up a load and I'm going to try to get out there for some wildboar but with the way my free time disappears on the horizon like a mirrage, who knows.
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Post by Daywalker Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:22 pm

Nice, all of those were made from wheel weights air cooled. I have to get me a tester to check mine now!!!!

Can't wait to see your new toy man!!!
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