What did you do at your reloading bench today?
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Trimmed 200pcs 308 brass. I'm starting to realize that I have a problem. I was acquiring 308 brass like crazy for a couple of years, not bothering to process or sort it. Now I'm working on it and there's kinda a bit more than I will use soon.....oh well. Barter thread.
Now to start trimming 260.
Now to start trimming 260.
Well revamped my loading area, installed a gun safe large enough to hold ammo, powder, pellets primers and guns. I installed it myself the sucker weighed almost 400 pounds; Loading in the trailer was done by forklift the worst part was trying to tip back the appliance hand truck when unloading.
Well, I put my entire "operation" up for Sale in the Classifieds section.
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Curious. What’s the advantage of magnum primers in 9mm?
No real “advantage” for 9mm. I just happen to have a bunch of them. HS6 is a flattened ball powder with a reputation of being a little harder to ignite and burn completely, so the WSPM complements it. I’ll keep my other SPP for other powders.
Ok. Gotch. Just curious.
HonestFool03
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Swaged a few hundred 556 cases. Resized 556 to 300,chamfered and deburred. All ready to load up the rest of my berrys plated subs this week. 
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85MikeTPI
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Finally getting around to prepping my cases for an upcoming PNTC visit. Decapped 200 6.5 Creedmoor cases. Now annealing.
85MikeTPI
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Where does the case exit after annealing ?
No concerns on a wooden table with cloths underneath?
There is a bucket of water right below and I was sitting in front of it the entire time.
Loaded up some 38 special rounds for my Marlin 1894 and Ruger 77/357 using some very old powder that my neighbor gave me many years ago. After disappointment with Bullseye and Titegroup for rifle rounds l decided to try some of the shotgun powders that the neighbor gave me. One of them is Alcan AL-5 powder made in Sweden but no longer made. No ammonia smell so l figured I'd try it. Loaded 5.1, 5.3, and 5.5g under 158g RNFP fmj bullet. After testing l settled on 5.3g and loaded up about 40 rounds. Excellent results with 1" groups at 50 yds (Excellent for me anyway). I wish l had more of this powder. It came in a small 8oz can and I've only got about 1/2 can left. I've also got some AL-7, AL-8, and some Al-120 that may have some potential for use other than shotgun loads.
I'd like to know if there is a modern equivalent to these old Alcan powders. From what I've read, the company changed hands several times since the 60's or 70's. If anyone knows of what, if anything, that replaced these powders I'd like to know.
I'd like to know if there is a modern equivalent to these old Alcan powders. From what I've read, the company changed hands several times since the 60's or 70's. If anyone knows of what, if anything, that replaced these powders I'd like to know.
I’ve really resisted neck turning before. It just seemed unnecessary for the level if precision I was comfortable with. However I had picked up a Hornaday neck turning tool at the last show I attended and decided to give it a shot. First off the Hornaday tool is really not made well. The axis of the case holder is off from the axis of the turning mandril by almost 1mm. It didn’t seem to make much difference but it annoys me none the less. Otherwise it seems to be pretty easy to use and did a pretty consistent job.
I turned 54 cases and checked 20% when finished. All were 0.3905 to p.3910 dia when done. The wall thickness varied by .0005” max. I had 4 cases which were worse and decided to pitch them.
We’ll see if the extra effort makes any noticeable difference in results.
I turned 54 cases and checked 20% when finished. All were 0.3905 to p.3910 dia when done. The wall thickness varied by .0005” max. I had 4 cases which were worse and decided to pitch them.
We’ll see if the extra effort makes any noticeable difference in results.
I noticed just a slight difference in neck turning, unexplained 9s or fliers. I hope you notice a difference for all the effort. Now you just need an annealer if you don't have one already, to nail the neck tension. Bushing dies will help nail that tension also.I’ve really resisted neck turning before. It just seemed unnecessary for the level if precision I was comfortable with. However I had picked up a Hornaday neck turning tool at the last show I attended and decided to give it a shot. First off the Hornaday tool is really not made well. The axis of the case holder is off from the axis of the turning mandril by almost 1mm. It didn’t seem to make much difference but it annoys me none the less. Otherwise it seems to be pretty easy to use and did a pretty consistent job.
I turned 54 cases and checked 20% when finished. All were 0.3905 to p.3910 dia when done. The wall thickness varied by .0005” max. I had 4 cases which were worse and decided to pitch them.
We’ll see if the extra effort makes any noticeable difference in results.
The 21st century neck turning lathe is what I used, its still not a "fun" process. In fact, I hate turning necks LOL.
I built my own annealer and did 200 cases yesterday.
As for controlling neck tension I do use a 0.291 bushing die and 0.262 expander. I gauged these cases I turned with a go/no gauge to make sure I had some reasonable control.
Now i’m drying the rest that I tumbled this morning, in my repurposed AirFrier.
KRC
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Neck turning is not so much about neck tension as it is holding the bullet in precise alignment with the chamber leade/throat and bore such that the bullet engages and travels down the bore as concentrically(?) as possible to reduce bullet precession while in flight (and therefore improve both precision and BC). Another technique that supposedly assists with this (but has fallen out of favor) is the use of a slick bullet coating (Moly/Danzac/BN etc.) that improves the initial alignment of bullet to bore as it engages and engraves into the bore and travels down the barrel.
On this exact same load the last batch I made on October I had read that dipping the case neck in graphite powder can improve the consistency of the neck tension. So i tried this with 20 rounds. I was unable to chrono while shooting at PNTC but I saw a noticeable drop in impact deviating from my previous calculations. I re-ran the ballistics until I got the calculator to spit out the drop I was witnessing. It seemed to indicate a reduction in MV by about 55fps. I was surprised that a reduction in neck tension could have resulted in that much of a change, if that was indeed the cause.
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