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Re: What did you do at your reloading bench today?

Post by BigAl52 » Mon May 23, 2022 9:18 pm

I was checking my 243 brass today with my dial calipers. I slipped with one piece of brass and the calipers fell to the floor which has carpet on it. That short drop rendered my calipers useless. There is virtually no way to reclock my calipers. I search YouTube for answers and found the only way to do it is remove the hands from the dial. I bought them off Amazon a while back checking there I found more complaints about dropping them. Dont drop them or you will be getting new ones.
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Re: What did you do at your reloading bench today?

Post by Travlin » Tue May 24, 2022 5:46 am

I usually use an old time Brown and Sharp vernier and have a wooden floor in my reloading room so no worries but thanks for the heads up.
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Post by DsGrouse » Tue May 24, 2022 9:16 am

I ordered some starline 38 and 45 colt brass

https://brassandbulletzone.com/starline ... cases.aspx
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Post by fortyshooter » Tue May 24, 2022 11:09 am

Loaded up some Colt 45 Red Dot ammo I shot up last week along with some .44 Mag 200 gr. plated with 9 gr. Unique that the 1873 Uberti/Winchester loves. Shoots well in 44 Mag revolvers too.
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Post by Vaquero » Tue May 24, 2022 6:34 pm

Deprimed some 357's and 45 colts.
When I came in from work, wife was gone.
So the Rossi's and I rung the gongs, from the porch and the side yard.
Man those are 2 Very fun rifles. 😁😉

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Re: What did you do at your reloading bench today?

Post by Headhog » Tue May 24, 2022 6:56 pm

Vaquero wrote:
Tue May 24, 2022 6:34 pm
Deprimed some 357's and 45 colts.
When I came in from work, wife was gone.
So the Rossi's and I rung the gongs, from the porch and the side yard.
Man those are 2 Very fun rifles. 😁😉


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Re: What did you do at your reloading bench today?

Post by Cofisher » Tue May 24, 2022 9:00 pm

I cannot find any Grendel brass, even once fired. So, I'm stuck with loading my 357. Jeez. I'm trying a new powder, accurate number two. The range load is 8.6 to 7.9. I'm using 7.5 as a starting point. Put up a hundred of them just last weekend. Loading under 125 grain FMJ. I'll shoot them out of the pistol first to see how they do. If they do all right, I'll put them in the 357 Henry.

I'm interested in how the lighter bullets will do. And the faster burning powder also.
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Post by Vaquero » Tue May 24, 2022 9:13 pm

Cofisher wrote:
Tue May 24, 2022 9:00 pm
I cannot find any Grendel brass, even once fired. So, I'm stuck with loading my 357. Jeez. I'm trying a new powder, accurate number two. The range load is 8.6 to 7.9. I'm using 7.5 as a starting point. Put up a hundred of them just last weekend. Loading under 125 grain FMJ. I'll shoot them out of the pistol first to see how they do. If they do all right, I'll put them in the 357 Henry.

I'm interested in how the lighter bullets will do. And the faster burning powder also.
I saw some for sale the other day, not sure where.
Got a buddy who makes his from 223 brass.

Maybe castboolits, I'll go look.

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Post by Cofisher » Tue May 24, 2022 10:00 pm

Thank you. I'm not experienced with making cases.
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Post by The Happy Kaboomer » Tue May 24, 2022 11:52 pm

Loaded 139 45LC's and set my shot maker up to run some #8's.
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