missedthebarn
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I thought I was the only one constantly battling cat hair in my bolt actions.
What did you do at your reloading bench today?
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bigmancrisler
2A Preacher
I got some 147 gr pills to try loading up some light plinking 350L loads, finally finished my shower so now I have more time to actually work in the reloading room. Wanted to melt down some wheel weights into ingots today but it was pouring down rain all day long. Maybe tomorrow.
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Finally did a really serious test batch of 223 brass prepped on the press. Found a couple dies needed to be tightened and tweaked up, but otherwise I'm happy. This is all blaster grade stuff, so pretty much just worried about keeping it in spec more than anything else. After it's done wet tumbling, I'll load it up and see how it does.
bigmancrisler
2A Preacher
Been processing a ton of range pick up brass today, washing and sizing.
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HonestFool03
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- Feb 24, 2009
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Got about 100 rounds of 9mm done.
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Err, did you notice that one of your rounds is missing a primer? 
HonestFool03
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- Feb 24, 2009
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Sure did.Err, did you notice that one of your rounds is missing a primer?
That was me verifying my oal and that nothing was changed on my dies before doing this run.
I'm still new so that's probably me being overly cautious, but it's easy enough to do for my peace of mind.
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It is worth checking periodically especially if you load traditional lead bullets. Lube tends to build up in your seating die and your OAL goes all to hell.
Squaregrouper
Kragaphile
I finally have enough components to load a ton (7k+) of 9mm rounds. I have been loading 100-200 "Mouse Farts" every night for the past few weeks. It is enough to be therapeutic, but not so many I lose interest.
(Mouse Farts are 147gr RMR Match Winners, CCI SPP, 3.1gr Titegroup, 1.14 OAL). They are ~875fps and really mild- especially out of my new (to me) XFive Legion.
(Mouse Farts are 147gr RMR Match Winners, CCI SPP, 3.1gr Titegroup, 1.14 OAL). They are ~875fps and really mild- especially out of my new (to me) XFive Legion.
I loaded 100 rounds of 223, my first foray ever loading rifle. Nothing fancy - Berry’s 55 gr FMJ BT, and CFE223 - I used 26.5 gr.
Dupe
They make minor PF... barely. The real powderpuffs are the sub-minors that you gotta change your recoil and mag springs for.
Yesterday I trimmed a bunch of primed .30-06 I got from someone's reloading downsize (picked up from a friend who picked up all of the reloading stuff, about 300 primed .30-06 cases, a mix). It was about 100 cases of FC brass, it was all in spec, but there were maybe 1 in 5 cases that trimmed off .001-.002" to get it down to 2.484" and 1 in 10 it was more like .004-.006" to get it down to 2.484". I figured just even out all of the cases, so hopefully they'll all stretch by roughly the same amount.
I am planning to work up a load for my M1 Garand here in the next couple of weeks.
After work today I am hoping to sit down and start sizing my .308 and 7.62x51 brass. Then trim, tumble and swage the pockets. Not sure how much brass I have. At least 800 cases. Then finally work up a nice plinking .308 load with the 147s and 150s I have. See if I can get them to roughly duplicate POI. Probably won't. I've got at least 200-300 generic 147s with an unknown manufacturer, 200 or so generic 150s. Xtreme 150s, 500 of them. I think around 400-500 Hornady 150gr. And of course a few hundred soft point, a couple of hundred different match, 200 165gr GD and 250 175gr SMK.
But, like I said, one thing at a time. I just want to work up a nice plinking load that'll run my AR-10 okay and ideally I can get a couple of manufacturer's bullets with loads that'll shoot to roughly the same POI (though I have enough components of each that I am not that concerned about some shift).
I am planning to work up a load for my M1 Garand here in the next couple of weeks.
After work today I am hoping to sit down and start sizing my .308 and 7.62x51 brass. Then trim, tumble and swage the pockets. Not sure how much brass I have. At least 800 cases. Then finally work up a nice plinking .308 load with the 147s and 150s I have. See if I can get them to roughly duplicate POI. Probably won't. I've got at least 200-300 generic 147s with an unknown manufacturer, 200 or so generic 150s. Xtreme 150s, 500 of them. I think around 400-500 Hornady 150gr. And of course a few hundred soft point, a couple of hundred different match, 200 165gr GD and 250 175gr SMK.
But, like I said, one thing at a time. I just want to work up a nice plinking load that'll run my AR-10 okay and ideally I can get a couple of manufacturer's bullets with loads that'll shoot to roughly the same POI (though I have enough components of each that I am not that concerned about some shift).
Plinking/blaster loads get whatever powder I want to get rid of. I batch load a bunch, and they do what they do.
Now, match and precision rounds, those I try to keep a little more consistent when possible. That doesn't mean I always go expensive - in fact, for match stuff, I usually try to go cheap because of the volume. But I do try to load it the same way every time.
Now, match and precision rounds, those I try to keep a little more consistent when possible.
That doesn't mean I always go expensive - in fact, for match stuff, I usually try to go cheap because of the volume. But I do try to load it the same way every time.
*double tap*
I'm always at a crossroads of wanting to put together ammo for as inexpensively as possible, but I also want to make quality ammo, or at least that's the idea I try to hold to. In addition to that, I also like to maximize my time, hence the reason I went with a progressive press for handgun.Plinking/blaster loads get whatever powder I want to get rid of. I batch load a bunch, and they do what they do.
Now, match and precision rounds, those I try to keep a little more consistent when possible.
I was pretty tickled by the .223 I loaded the other night. I did it all single stage, and it was pretty slow for the first 50 - I wanted to make sure I had everything set correctly. It didn't wind up being the big mystery I thought it was going to be. I measured a few cases to see if I needed to trim - I didn't - and so I carefully set my dies, and that was that.
I'm still on the fence about crimping for rifle. I have a Lee FCD collet crimp for 223, but I'm not certain it's necessary. I backed it off 1/4 turn of what Lee recommended, so it gave it a light squeeze. These will be used in an AR, and it seems that a semi-general consensus is that a bit of crimp is a good thing for AR loads, but most people just rely on neck tension for anything that will be used with a bolt gun.
I THOUGHT there was a dedicated thread discussing crimping here somewhere. Talking about accuracy/consistency and ruggedness. May be worth digging it up or starting a new one. I tend to "kiss crimp" to the point that I can see a .001 reduction in OD at the mouth from after the crimp. I"ve purchased factory ammo like Geco 223 that has a pretty darn heavy fat crimp on them. Cast loads like my 300BO requires FCD to close the flair put on them for loading the cast bullets.
I crimp everything when it comes to handgun - especially revolver rounds with cast least bullets - that crimp groove is there for a reason.
This is my first foray into loading rifle, and I don't think my Dad crimped - I can't recall it if he did.
I may wind up discarding that process later - I have read dozens of posts from people who say they have never crimped for either AR15 or AR10, and have never once had an issue.
guzma393
Active Member
I just have my crimp die set to crimp out the flare at a minimum. I definitely focus more on getting the roll crimp just right for revolver rounds though. Learned that lesson when a batch of reloads wouldn't even slide into the cylinder.
Finished dialing in my Primer Xpress tonight and loaded ~150x 5.56x45 from the brass I trimmed on press. Didn't realize I had to do a couple things, but clever reading of the manual (always recommended!) set me straight.
Really cannot say enough good things about the Primer Xpress. Not having to manage primer tubes is fantastic. Only real quibble now is that the funnel on it could be bigger - it's fine for CCI primers, but the huge Federal primer trays don't fit very well.
Really cannot say enough good things about the Primer Xpress. Not having to manage primer tubes is fantastic. Only real quibble now is that the funnel on it could be bigger - it's fine for CCI primers, but the huge Federal primer trays don't fit very well.
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