What did you do at your reloading bench today?

[Vaquero]

hey Paul, I love that song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWabezJtIS8

RP

[fortyshooter]

Paul I like to keep things simple by depriming cases. cleaning them and then using the hand primer. Then I set up my Dillon 550 and finish up the loading. However sometimes a .44 Mag case will slip into the mix when loading 45 Colt or the other way around when loading 44 Mag. Stuff happens!

[Headhog]

Paul I like to keep things simple by depriming cases. cleaning them and then using the hand primer. Then I set up my Dillon 550 and finish up the loading. However sometimes a .44 Mag case will slip into the mix when loading 45 Colt or the other way around when loading 44 Mag. Stuff happens!

Forty, I don't usually have many problems with either of my progressive presses. Today was just the perfect storm. I very rarely have problems with 357 Mag loading. Usually it's loading 9 mm Luger and having a 380 ACP sneak in. I don't reload 380 but it easy to pick them up at the range. They are very hard to notice unless I stand all the dirty brass on the bench. Then I can pick out the short 380's.

My other pet peeve is small primer 45 ACP brass. I've broken a few decaping pins because of them.

Paul

[Vaquero]

Not much loading recently, but I see some in the future
Used the bench to put this one together last night.
The upper came from PSA, I couldn't have bought the parts for what this one cost, with their Black Friday sale.
The lower I have had for some time and has had a couple uppers over the years.
But had taken the buffer tube and rear stock off and put on the Trump lower last year.
So I ordered the new buffer tube and parts and new butt stock from Brownell's using the gift certificate I got when I ordered the primers.
Then stopped by Academy yesterday and got the matching pistol grip.
They also had some tan mags, so I grab one of those also.

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RP

[Headhog]

Not much loading recently, but I see some in the future
Used the bench to put this one together last night.
The upper came from PSA, I couldn't have bought the parts for what this one cost, with their Black Friday sale.
The lower I have had for some time and has had a couple uppers over the years.
But had taken the buffer tube and rear stock off and put on the Trump lower last year.
So I ordered the new buffer tube and parts and new butt stock from Brownell's using the gift certificate I got when I ordered the primers.
Then stopped by Academy yesterday and got the matching pistol grip.
They also had some tan mags, so I grab one of those also.

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RP

Randy,

That's a good looking AR. I've got an AR Pistol kit on the way from PSA. I picked up a lower about 2 weeks ago and been trying to figure out what to build. My son has built 2 pistols with PSA kits and both perform very well, so he talked me into it. I'll post up some pictures in a week or two when I get it together and test it out.

Paul

[Hatchdog]

Nice looking AR Vaquero, really like the Mag-pul furniture with the contrasting colors. Looks great.

[BigAl52]

You are now a bad bad man Randy

[Vaquero]

You are now a bad bad man Randy

Oh...you know there's "that someone" who hates me Al.

Thanks guys for the kind words.
Took it out on the deck this afternoon, put a dozen factory rounds through it.
Slapped the big gong every time but once, even managed a couple on the center.
Front sight was hard to find, gonna try a little paint or maybe a fiber optic.

RP

[gpraceman]

I finally got the auto casefeeder for my Dillon 750. Much nicer than the DAA mini case feeder, of course. To break it in, I ran a batch of light recoil loads for my BB 357. Took no time at all, not having to stop and turn the mini case feeder to a different tube or to reload it.

[Headhog]

Tossed a batch of .223 Rem into the tumbler to clean. Then went about reorganizing my reloading area. Now maybe i'll be able to find things.

Paul

[Vaquero]

I moved that coffee can full of primed 223 brass from the floor to the bench, does that count?

RP

[Hatchdog]

I moved that coffee can full of primed 223 brass from the floor to the bench, does that count?

RP

Coffee can full of PRIMED brass? You might want to move it from the bench to the safe. And yes, that could count for another reloading task accomplished.

[Headhog]

I moved that coffee can full of primed 223 brass from the floor to the bench, does that count?

RP

It's the thought that counts.

Paul

[DsGrouse]

I have tried my hand at reloading 9mm.

100 rounds of 147grn poly coated lead round nose,
100 rounds of 147 grain poly coated truncated cone.

100 rounds of 115grain hornaday hap.


I'm having issues dialing in the overal length to an acceptable variance. The 115grn was the worst of the lot.

Chrono speeds of all 3 are right where they should be. Which is nice. The 147's functioned in my usp expert and sig mpx.


I readjusted the second set of 9mm dies to better expand the case mouth for the 115grain and had much better results.

Part of my issue is i think the minimum overall length is wonky in lee's reloading book.

I am using 6.0 grains of 3n37, and the hornaday hap. They want the case length to be 1.142

But, if you bump it up to 124 grain hap, Vihta vouri want it to be 1.102 over 4.7 grains.

1.142 just isnt allowing the hap bullets to seat as consistently as i would like.

I think much of it is my lack of experience, so i am fiddling with all 4 dies to get everything narrowed down.

Lots of practice dummy rounds that i have pulled a part.

I also sized and de-primed all my 45colt cases along with setting up my dies for 45 acp.

I think a few rounds of 45 acp are next. I have a crap ton of small primer brass that i can use.

Edit, oh and my bench was bumped from January ship date until February. That bleepin sucks.

[DsGrouse]

Loaded a dozen rounds of 45acp 200 grn lswc and coated 230grn ball.

I'll try and chrono them today.

[DsGrouse]

Loaded a dozen rounds of 45acp 200 grn lswc and coated 230grn ball.

I'll try and chrono them today.

[Oldbrass]

Processing 9mm and 38 brass, scored a few primers at LGS

[JVogler]

Loaded 50 38special wadcutter, Acme 148 grain. Also primed 50 more 38special shells for tomorrow's loading session. Probably another 50 wadcutters.

[Vaquero]

Hey I loaded 5 rounds of 223 with a dose of LVR with a 62 gr sp.
Went out on the deck and tried them at the 50 yd berm behind the house.
With little effort I had 3 touching and the other two close.
So I came back in and loaded 50. I'll try 'em at some distance when I get a little.

RP

[fortyshooter]

Loaded up 20 .44 Mag loads to test using 200 gr. Xtreme plated bullets with 9.5 Unique for plinking with the Uberti 1873 carbine. Have some 200 gr.
RNFP MB bullets on order for .44 also.