What did you do at your reloading bench today?

[runnin n gunnin]

Well, weather was cool today, 95 12% humidity, so I set up a 270 range and worked the black guns.

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I have about 1,000 pieces of brass to clean and prep now, will start tomorrow.

Oh yeah, I had to share the range today with a friend

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[Rifletom]

r-n-g, sure like the range, but, I do NOT like those rattlers. Yikes!

[runnin n gunnin]

Yeah, he was a big 3 footer with 12 rattles, been around for a while.

[BigAl52]

He would have been a dead one if I would of seen him

[BigAl52]

this morning I decided to load 100 full power 44 Mags for use in our Henry .... when I went out to setup our portable reloading station it turned out to be way too hot, too humid and too windy .... as an alternative, I decided to stay inside and use our Lee hand press .... that is something I haven't done since the late 60's .. .. doing so quickly reminded me of why I bought a RCBS Rock Cruncher .... it took a while but I completed loading 100 rounds using CCI Large Pistol Magnum Primers, 23.8 g of W296, and 240 gr Nosler JSP bullets .... well before I finished using a Lee crimping die as the last step on the final round, I'd made up my mind to wait out the weather the next time I decide to make some bullets ..

Tell Maureen your mounting one to the kitchen table next time Jim

[JEBar]

Tell Maureen your mounting one to the kitchen table next time Jim

.... she has way tooooo many loads on hand for her Smith & Wesson for me to even consider that

[runnin n gunnin]

Trust me, I am no snake wrangler, he is definitely dead thanks to CCI .45 Colt snake shot !

[JEBar]

Trust me, I am no snake wrangler, he is definitely dead thanks to CCI .45 Colt snake shot !

action I can identify with and fully support ..

[JEBar]

Dang! Now that's commitment. Good job Jim. How are those handhelds to use?

my first reloading system was a Lee Loader that was purchased back in the mid 60's https://leeprecision.com/lee-loader-357-mag.html .... it worked but the occasional detonation using a hammer to insert a primer motivated me to look for a replacement system .... the Lee Hand Press proved to be a system I could afford .... it most certainly can produce high quality ammo but using it for mass production can be tedious .... from my experience, it excels serving as a highly portable press used to produce a few rounds at a time .... example : when developing a new load at a range .... take empty brass that is ready to add powder and seat a bullet .... have that die in the Lee Hand Press load a few test rounds .... its simple to adjust powder charges and even bullets as you test various combinations .... as noted above, it can be used to produce a large number of bullets but it is far from the best choice to do so

[Rifletom]

I too had(still have, actually) a Lee Loader for my 30-30. Using that hammer thingy for primers got me thinking of a press mighty fast. Bought a RCBS Rock Chukar in '77-78.