- Feb 4, 2013
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Got my swage kit for the app. Set it up and started to swage some 223.
Do you have the case feeder and collator? How well does the collator work with .223?
Got my swage kit for the app. Set it up and started to swage some 223.
Do you have the case feeder and collator? How well does the collator work with .223?
Do you have the case feeder and collator? How well does the collator work with .223?
I thanked my friend for helping me save space by combining my 224 brass with my 223 and 40 cal with 9mm.
He truly is such a help!
Shelves in a reloading space are SO important, and in my case I don't feel like I have enough shelf space. My "bench" is actually two cabinets stacked on top of each other with a work top attached, so I have some space underneath, but I'd really like to have a whole other shelf unit. Problem is, I'm not sure where I'd put it.View attachment 310680
My little basement reloading corner. Photo taken last night, just before I began dismantling it. Going to rebuild. I think the basic plan is good and its a workable bench. I like the basic set up, for multiple tasks.
I'm, going to remove the rougher scabbed in wood, replace it with hardwood, strengthen the legs and add some Rockler casters, work on some shelves.
The fun begins again!
Shelves in a reloading space are SO important, and in my case I don't feel like I have enough shelf space. My "bench" is actually two cabinets stacked on top of each other with a work top attached, so I have some space underneath, but I'd really like to have a whole other shelf unit. Problem is, I'm not sure where I'd put it.
I just ordered that to go on the 4-tube case feeder. I won't have the time to truly fiddle with the Lee APP until this weekend. If even then.Throw the Lee collator in the trash and get the one on Ebay..
I just swaged 3gal of NATO brass for 300bo conversion
in an hour and was having to manually feed the tubes before
with the Lee collator..
https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Design...ee-PRO-1000-and-Loadmaster-Press/324331921262
Throw the Lee collator in the trash and get the one on Ebay..
I just swaged 3gal of NATO brass for 300bo conversion
in an hour and was having to manually feed the tubes before
with the Lee collator..
https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Design...ee-PRO-1000-and-Loadmaster-Press/324331921262
View attachment 310680
My little basement reloading corner. Photo taken last night, just before I began dismantling it. Going to rebuild. I think the basic plan is good and its a workable bench. I like the basic set up, for multiple tasks.
I'm, going to remove the rougher scabbed in wood, replace it with hardwood, strengthen the legs and add some Rockler casters, work on some shelves.
The fun begins again!
Today I finally finished tumbling the bucket of mil 9mm brass I'd acquired years ago. I've had my tumbler running almost non-stop for several days, and I swapped out my corn-cob mix for plain walnut a couple of days back. I really need to get some more corn cob - I vastly prefer it to walnut. Or, possibly invest in the small FA wet tumbler? Dunno - I've never been the guy who thinks I need shiny primer pockets and dry tumbling has always more or less gotten it done, but that military brass just does not want to shine. It's clean, but it still holds kind of a burnt color to the brass, and I wonder if a wet tumbler could get it that extra little bit.
So the next thing will be finding some time to fiddle with the Lee APP. I've got a universal decapping die, the primer swage kit, the 4-tube case feeder, and ebay collator coming, so I can't do much until I get all of that together, but I'm looking forward to seeing how quickly it will process that bucket of brass.
And the search for primers continues....
Are you talking about Nu Finish? I've tried that in various incarnations, (plain and mixed with Odorless Mineral Spirits) and I think I prefer the Flitz media additive - it just seems to do a better job, particularly with crushed corn cob.I've only used walnut but add a small amount of Nu-Shine and a couple of used dryer sheets and the LC brass comes out looking clean and shiny.
I've always said that one can never have too many clamps. There's a reason for that.Americans are known for innovation and reloaders make it into an art.