gungate
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What does it cost you per round to reload shotgun. Is it all 12 gauge or some other like 20?
What did you do at your reloading bench today?
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What does it cost you per round to reload shotgun. Is it all 12 gauge or some other like 20?
It's 12 ga - I did a whole workup of that in another thread, but it equates to about 24-25 cents per round, or roughly $6.18 a box. Not tremendous savings, but it is a bit of savings - the cheapest flat I could find at Bass Pro the other day (yes - I realize that Bass Pro doesn't have the best prices, but they are convenient) was $94/flat, or $9.40/box.
Growler215
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Cleaned it.
I recently got this little thing to vacuum up all the spilled powder. Worked like a champ. Makes a racket when there is powder in it but very quiet after being emptied.
I recently got this little thing to vacuum up all the spilled powder. Worked like a champ. Makes a racket when there is powder in it but very quiet after being emptied.
Neat. Not to knock it, but there are maybe better solutions out there. This is what I went with. Then again, I was gifted my manual lyman case trimmer, so upgrading didn't feel is as much sunk cost.
That Lyman xpress works fantastic for me. Very even cuts, very consistent, and usually require little clean up of the cut. I can process about 500 cases an hour on it. Though your thumb does get sore after awhile. Gloves help with that.
Yes, Lyman is a good item however, I did not pay for the transformer it was given to me, the drill I had and the connector cost me $1.50 to make. I think the Lyman can be quicker but does not have the micro adjustment the Hornady has and there is no sore thumbs. Rather spend the 182 bucks for the Lyman I would go this route.
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The Lyman can be adjusted in .001" increments. I've tested it, and it is very accurate between clicks. I guess if you need sub .001" adjustability or accuracy well under .001" it won't do the job.Yes, Lyman is a good item however, I did not pay for the transformer it was given to me, the drill I had and the connector cost me $1.50 to make. I think the Lyman can be quicker but does not have the micro adjustment the Hornady has and there is no sore thumbs. Rather spend the 182 bucks for the Lyman I would go this route.
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For giggles, I checked 50 .223 and 50 .308 cases, mixed head stamp. Sized, ran through and all were no more than .001" off from each other. I think I found less than 5 of each that were about .001" long, and I stuck them in and ran the trimmer again and it shaved off just a wee hair and got them right on spec. Likely me not doing a good job of rotating the case and inserting back in the trimer (you should do that 2 or 3 times per case to get better concentricity on the trim).
Not saying there are not more accurate trimmers out there, but you'll be seeing how many angels can balance on the head of a pin if you are.
Thanks, great to know.
To add, I know I said it. Gloves. You are going to have to press the cases in with the base of your thumb and after a few hundred it’ll start to wear your skin in to the pattern of the primer pocket.Thanks, great to know.
Light gloves stops that. I just use some cheap $3 thin rubber utility gloves. Press, rotate, press, rotate, press, next case.
But if hurrying I can knock out 12 cases a minute. An easy pace is 10 a minute. But at least my thumbs, even with gloves, need a 5 minute break every 15 minutes. So it works out to more like 400 an hour.
Headphones or ear buds while you work because it is loud. And you’ll need to pay attention, so no reading closed captions on a show
85MikeTPI
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I loaded 50 ######## using the ####### bullets I grabbed from member ###### here on MDS. Have them loaded into mags in the safe for ########.
Man this FOIA reporting is getting outta hand
Man this FOIA reporting is getting outta hand
hodgepodge
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My first rifle rounds, 7.5x55 Swiss.
Sundancer
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Loaded 400+ rounds of 9mm. Nominally enough to replenish my buffer, but the SASP season is about to kick off and my 13yro son wants to shoot centerfire more heavily this year, so I doubt it'll last long.
Next project will be loading some more 45 Auto.
Next project will be loading some more 45 Auto.
Spent about fifteen minutes this morning installing a Redding 9mm Competition Seating Die into my 9mm toolhead in my 650. Have to say, it seems like a pretty substantial upgrade over the Lee seating die I was previously using in terms of concentricity and ease of setting it up. Wouldn't mind a set screw to keep the adjustment from moving, but it's not a big deal.
Loaded up a few hundred more last night, and a few hundred more this morning. Almost done with the Ginex primers. Probably will try to use up my SRMPs after this for PCC ammo.
ETA: finished out the Ginex SPPs. Finally. Loaded about a hundred 45 Auto, then discovered I was out of bullets. Oops. Time to hunt up some more.
ETA2: bought 1500 .45 Auto pulls. Should hold me for a while.
ETA: finished out the Ginex SPPs. Finally. Loaded about a hundred 45 Auto, then discovered I was out of bullets. Oops. Time to hunt up some more.
ETA2: bought 1500 .45 Auto pulls. Should hold me for a while.
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Great! That was the first rifle cartridge I ever reloaded, too. Had years of pistol reloading under my belt. 7.5 x 55 is a good one to hand load.
Recommend making a dummy with a slit case neck to figure out the bullet seating; the K31 has short distance to the leads. I also did the trick of smoking the dummy’s slug and inserting it into the chamber to check I wasn’t bumping up on the leads.
I full length resize every time just ‘cuz I don’t want to fail to go into battery w that straight pull. I’m sure there are others who neck size, but I’m ok with maybe a shorter case life for the peace of mind that the rounds will surely chamber during a rapid string of a match.
Growler215
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My favorite 9mm 147 gr XTP/JHP load is 4.3 gr N340, seated to give 1.152 COAL.
When I ran .38 special loads w N340 over the chrono they had wide Extreme spread. Hoping this heavy 9mm load is right in its wheelhouse. Vihtavuori data has the max at 4.3 gr, so we’ll see how the ladder goes.
Growler215
Ultimate Member
Yes, work up. My results are with Winchester brass, CCI No. 500 primers.
I think it may be a bit below max because Vihtavouri uses 1.142 COAL.
I got 1039 fps with a 13.0 SD at 42°F from a 16" PCC (25 shot average).
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