I think 5.4 is what I used with PP and a 125 gn bullet. Lately I am loading with WW231 since I have a few pounds to use up.Loaded up a few handfuls of 9mm 124gr HST with PP to test out. I'll try to get to the range one day this week and see how they fare.
Still going to use the 4000? It would be nice to have a press set up just for universal de-capping.Took my Lee 4000 press off the stand and put my new Lee 6000 press in its place.
You've seen my brass. I wet tumble. I don't do the oven or the heat gun. I dump the cases, post rinse, onto a towel, bundle and shake them around, then dump into a tray in front of a box fan. Works fine. No spots. Next day, I can process them if I want or just bag for later.I went to change some brass in my RCBS tumbler, and it looks like after nearly 15 years of use, it's finally going up. I think the motor is going out - when I start it, it sounds like it's binding up, and it'll eventually get going again sometimes at a slower speed and sometimes it will eventually get back up to speed. The short of it is that it looks like I'm going to have to replace it. The question now is, what do I replace it with?
I don't feel like doing wet tumbling - that requires a trip up the stairs to the kitchen sink, plus drying. I suppose I could do the oven on a cookie sheet, or I could use a heat gun, but I'd rather just continue to dry tumble.
I've been leaning towards the Dillon 750 tumbler - I don't feel like I need the larger capacity of the 2001. I just don't shoot enough or process enough brass to warrant it. I think the 750 would be a nice addition to my reloading room, especially since I'm sucking up plenty of blue Kool-Aid as it is.You've seen my brass. I wet tumble. I don't do the oven or the heat gun. I dump the cases, post rinse, onto a towel, bundle and shake them around, then dump into a tray in front of a box fan. Works fine. No spots. Next day, I can process them if I want or just bag for later.
If you want to stay dry, buy a Dillon tumbler. My friend and I each own one of the big ones for lube removal (and tumbling his .50bmg or larger cases).
My shaker crapped out this past winter. I purchased both a new shaker and ultrasonic cleaner. Luckily, I have a slop sink in my basement mechanical room. I also bought a cheap toaster over works great for drying cases.I went to change some brass in my RCBS tumbler, and it looks like after nearly 15 years of use, it's finally going up. I think the motor is going out - when I start it, it sounds like it's binding up, and it'll eventually get going again sometimes at a slower speed and sometimes it will eventually get back up to speed. The short of it is that it looks like I'm going to have to replace it. The question now is, what do I replace it with?
I don't feel like doing wet tumbling - that requires a trip up the stairs to the kitchen sink, plus drying. I suppose I could do the oven on a cookie sheet, or I could use a heat gun, but I'd rather just continue to dry tumble.