What did you do at your reloading bench today?

jimbobborg · Apr 17, 2019

PowPow said:
I clean the dies whenever I start noticing issues. The issue will vary, but it's always good to eliminate dies before looking elsewhere when you run a progressive. I don't know if you load cast boolits, but boolit lube would be a nice source of that buildup. Wax on FMJs to keep them nice and shiny? Whatever is on the bullet will go into your die. Do that enough times, and it will stay there and build up.

I haven't loaded lead in over a year, so this is kind of weird. I'm using polymer coated bullets now, I don't know what the deal is. It's not red, which is the color of the coating. I also didn't realize how many rounds I've loaded since I cleaned them last.

K-43 · Apr 17, 2019

Melnic said:
Let’s see some before and after pics when done!

Too late for before because I never took any before...

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Not quite done, but almost there.

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blankford · Apr 18, 2019

Installed a hydraulic buffer system in my AR-9.
Went and shot it and all I can say is DAMN. It rocks.

JMV · Apr 19, 2019

Started to load some .223, and 6 rounds in broke the indexing wheel on my Hornady LnL. Reloading was not friendly to me today

K-43 · Apr 19, 2019

JMV said:
Started to load some .223, and 6 rounds in broke the indexing wheel on my Hornady LnL. Reloading was not friendly to me today

That's why I plan to replace that Green piece of junk n my bench with a BLUE one later this Summer.

GuitarmanNick · Apr 20, 2019

Loaded some 9 x 18 Makarov rounds last night and just replaced the media in my vibrating tumbler. Gonna spend the afternoon decapping some 5.56/.223 and getting them cleaned and prepped.

K-43 · May 9, 2019

Sized, decrimmped, trimmed, chamferred, pockets uniformed. flash holes deburred, and tumbled 600 LC 30-06 cases I found in a corner of the basement behind some woman's boxes. They'll get 168 grain Sierra HPBT Match (what they were called before they were renamed "OTM" so that DoD isn't using "Hollowpoints" in combat :rolleyes:

) Wolf primers, and 46.3 grains of VV N135.

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jimbobborg · May 15, 2019

My package from Graf's and Sons came, 12,000 Fiocci and 10,000 Winchester SPPs. The Fiocci primers come in a neat, wooden box. I'm saving them for this winter, I'll be loading the Winchesters from now until November. So far this year, I've gone through about 3 lbs of Titegroup. Fortunately, Elite Shooting Sports carries powders now, so I'm getting Titegroup for $23 a pound. I'll be loading 100 rounds of 9mm a night, because I can't take sitting for more than an hour at a time.

dbledoc · May 15, 2019

Just an FYI Midway has no Hazmat through Friday!

Speed3 · May 15, 2019

dbledoc said:
Just an FYI Midway has no Hazmat through Friday!

Sweet thanks

Not_an_outlaw · May 16, 2019

I found that Midway with no Hazmat is still more expensive that Midsouth shooters. That is on five lbs of powder and some primers.

outrider58 · May 17, 2019

Not_an_outlaw said:
I found that Midway with no Hazmat is still more expensive that Midsouth shooters. That is on five lbs of powder and some primers.

Yeah, they think they're pretty slick. They're 'no hazmat' prices are just about the same as Powder Valley's with hazmat.

K-43 · May 17, 2019

I've found the sales at Graf's beat out the two "M" stores and PV. Depends on what you're buying of course, but their regular prices and shipping are lower to begin with.

outrider58 · May 18, 2019

K-43 said:
I've found the sales at Graf's beat out the two "M" stores and PV. Depends on what you're buying of course, but their regular prices and shipping are lower to begin with.

"Sales" maybe, but pound for pound, PV runs $2-3 less per pound on smokeless powder than Graf & Son and they've always had reasonable shipping costs.

PowPow · May 19, 2019

Just got an e-mail from them. Powder Valley is running a Half & Half sale for the next week until 5/25@noon. Half Hazmat and Half Shipping (no minimums).

rj1974 · May 19, 2019

45-110 ,535g bullet, 95g of swiss 2f

Bolts Rock · May 21, 2019

I did this.

K-43 · May 22, 2019

Nice work!

outrider58 · May 22, 2019

Bolts Rock said:
I did this.

Does it stay warm enough, year round, to load in there? Or is your garage heated?

Nice setup!

Bolts Rock · May 22, 2019

K-43 said:
Nice work!

Thanks.

outrider58 said:
Does it stay warm enough, year round, to load in there? Or is your garage heated?

Nice setup!

Thanks. No heat or AC out there but except for 4-5 weeks in winter it's warm enough to reload. When it's not warm enough for that I cast bullets out there. Summer it gets hot as hell though so I run a fan out the garage door.

What did you do at your reloading bench today?

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