Squaregrouper
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I resized, deprimed and cleaned all of my Grendel brass. In the middle, I battled the worst stuck case in my reloading history. I spent a solid 45 minutes getting this thing out of my die.
What did you do at your reloading bench today?
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After you do that a couple of times, you will definitely use more spray on lube.
- Jul 29, 2014
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That's definitely an outdoors toy. Lol!If I ran that in the house, you guys would be attending a funeral for sure.
I'm listening to my Frankford humming away in my basement right now. I usually do that in my garage, but the cold weather causes the bowls to crack.
platekiller
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Right. Lately ever time a primer is lost or messed up hurts.
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85MikeTPI
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No, walnut..
I use mine outside, mostly because of noise, but stuffing a 5gal bucket into the opening will prevent dust .
Squaregrouper
Kragaphile
After you do that a couple of times, you will definitely use more spray on lube.
I use lanolin and 91% alcohol in a gallon ziploc bag. I massage the bag for a few minutes then dump the brass into a cardboard box and let the alcohol evaporate. I have an issue in, maybe, 1 in 700 rifle cases. I noticed the weep hole in the die was clogged, which likely caused this issue. It is in the ultrasonic right now.
- Jul 29, 2014
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Thanks Mike!
RuralRifleGuy
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I went to load the 5.56 I prepped and primed the other day. Found a problem when I went to seat the first bullet. It sat on top of the case just fine, ran it up and when it came back down the bullet had slipped into the case. I should have checked after trimming. Pulled the bullet, dumped all of the charged cases and ran them through the sizing die with the spindle removed to resize the neck. That seems to have fixed the issue as the bullets are in the cases snug, but I wish I had noticed it prior to priming them.
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IX-3
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Spent an hour measuring and sorting 500pcs of 5.56 brass to see what needs to be trimmed, what is good, and what is going to end up as 300BLK in the future.
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I use a plastic shoe box size container from Target.
Toss in the cases, spray, shake, dump in the case feeder.
I have never had a problem with them still being wet.
- Jul 29, 2014
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One of these will speed up that process.
https://www.littlecrowgunworks.com/store1/WFT2-Trimmer-&-Chambers-c31512829
IX-3
Active Member
Thanks for the link. That looks so much better than using the Hornady bench mounted trimmer and constantly measuring.
- Jul 29, 2014
- 50,063
I use mine on my drill press. It flies through brass. Anything that doesn't trim(you can tell by feel) goes into a different container where it gets measured.
How do you hold the case on the drill press?
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For those considering the WFT2, two thoughts. One, pay attention to case FAMILIES when ordering. As an example, you can order a .243 insert.
But because these trimmers index on the case shoulder, ordering the larger .308 insert will ALSO cover you for .243, .260 Rem. and 7mm-08 as well. DO research this before ordering!
Two, the WFT2 differs from the original WFT not only in that it uses inserts, but in that it also requires a drill with a 1/2 inch chuck to drive it.
But because these trimmers index on the case shoulder, ordering the larger .308 insert will ALSO cover you for .243, .260 Rem. and 7mm-08 as well. DO research this before ordering!
Two, the WFT2 differs from the original WFT not only in that it uses inserts, but in that it also requires a drill with a 1/2 inch chuck to drive it.
- Jul 29, 2014
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Mine are the older caliber/case specific types. I have a 5.56 and a 300 blk.
Well, I have an old old Lyman and I already re bushed it a couple times and now, the collet is getting old. I think I will give one of these a try for .223/300. Anyone know who has the lowest prices?
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