What did you do at your reloading bench today?

[runnin n gunnin]

Amen to that TR, I have started my son on reloading, and have my grandson help me with certain tasks while I'm on the bench to bring him along. All the firearms and weapons are "Family Heirlooms" to be passed on through the generations. I am actually writing a book on the history of all of the collection that dates back to 1873.

[BrokenolMarine]

Good job on the book. I know what you mean about downsizing. Miss Tina and I referred to it as decluttering. We started about five or six years BEFORE we even thought about moving, and worked thru the house one room at a time, sometimes one section of a room at a time. We boxed stuff up for the kids, for friends, for charity, or the dump.

VERY little got sold, didn't want to invite Craigslist into our circle. After more than twenty five years in LE, I knew that risk. Our Department allowed the buyers and sellers to meet in the lobby of HQ under the cameras in full view of the duty officer and Desk Sergeant to make their exchange. Amazing how many scammers drop out when you say, I'll meet you at Police Headquarters.

Over the years, teaching, and competing, I was shocked at how much brass I had accumulated. I had five gallon buckets under benches and lining the walls of the range house. I kept a few in each caliber. (A few more in 45 and 38... ). The rest I gave to new competitors to get them started. I enjoyed the look on their faces. Especially when we had been seeing brass being sold at the gunshows in 100 round lots in ziplock bags.

We went room to room, then back thru again with a more critical eye. We try to do it every couple years. This time thru, I may thin all the bookshelves.
Most of my reading is kindle these days, although I enjoy turning real pages too.

[Rifletom]

Loaded up some .45 Colt this morning. Trying a wee bit different load: 25@ 7.7gr Unique/250gr rnfp. 25@ 7.7gr Unique/200gr rnfp. These will be for the revolver. Tomorrow, more .45 acp loads with BE-86. Starting to like this powder.

[JEBar]

I've completely disassembled our portable loading station and stored it ....no plans to do any more loading for several months .... I do have a stock of components I'd need for the loads we use so we can crank it up if/when needed

[BigAl52]

Cleaned 2 guns and loaded 100 rounds of 357 with 125gr bullets for the pistola. Also made some sights a little more visable with some sight paint.

[Oldbrass]

Sized and trimmed some R-P 30-06 cases

[BrokenolMarine]

Got the additional buckets I needed for the range house, and all the sorted brass is now properly stored. I hope to do some shooting this week if the weather improves. I need to put some rounds thru the edc if nothing else.

[Vaquero]

Bout to load up 50 rds. of 45's, found some 200 gr cast.
Gonna use some Red dot, 6.5 grs.

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RP

[bandit1250]

Weighed up some H4895 for a 100 nickle plated Match cases for my Sako 222 Remington. Using Sierra 55 gr. bullets. The heavier 55 gr. does not damage my fall turkey if given the opportunity to get one. 50 gr. are more destructive than the heavier 55 gr bullet so I don't use them in the fall season.
Then I charged up 100 223 Remington brass cases. I use brass cases in the 223 and nickle in the 222 to easily keep them from getting mixed together and avoid the 222 ending up going in the 223. Charged them up with the H4895 and seated 53gr. Hornady Hollow points in them. Have a lot more to trim, debur and prime. Nothing changed in my room since the rebuild in 2017 after it got destroyed. Must have got it pretty close to being right first time around and haven't had to change hardly any thing to a new spot.

[Vaquero]

We aren't allowed to Turkey hunt with rifles.
Shotgun and archery only.

Got 30 done, then stopped for a snack, time to get back to it.

RP