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What did you do at your reloading bench today?

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

Post by DsGrouse » Tue Mar 28, 2023 9:26 am

45 colt in the dunk
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45 acp all spiffy clean
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I have a new dehydrator on the way from 'the sausage maker' to aid in drying. Wife says no brass in the oven.

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

Post by Hatchdog » Tue Mar 28, 2023 10:32 am

^^^^^^^^^

Looking good grouse.

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

Post by Rifletom » Tue Mar 28, 2023 10:43 am

Hatchdog wrote:
Tue Mar 28, 2023 10:32 am
^^^^^^^^^

Looking good grouse.
You ain't kidding! Nice.

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

Post by DsGrouse » Tue Mar 28, 2023 10:46 am

This is the media I use. Each piece weighs a bit more, and thus doesn't tend to stick to the brass like the tiny straight pins have a tendency to do.

https://www.riogrande.com/product/stain ... ode=339097

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

Post by NHshtr » Tue Mar 28, 2023 12:25 pm

Rifletom wrote:
Tue Mar 28, 2023 10:43 am
Hatchdog wrote:
Tue Mar 28, 2023 10:32 am
^^^^^^^^^

Looking good grouse.
You ain't kidding! Nice.
Nice! But lots of fun getting them dirty again! :)

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

Post by DsGrouse » Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:56 am

The 45 acp is still drying, but doesn't seem to be discoloring. So. that's an improvement.
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here are my two loads of 45 colt from yesterday.
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I've got 3 loads of 38 spl today. Two of my Starline brass, and one of some older brass given to me. I'll keep the older brass separate for my lighter revolver loads.

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

Post by leverjc » Wed Mar 29, 2023 7:39 pm

I finally set up my new RCBS Chargemaster today. Usually, I use a beam scale and tap the powder cup as a trickler. My method was almost as fast as the Chargemaster but definitely more tedious. I should have bought one of these a long time ago but I am old and stubborn. I threw fifty charges of 8grns of CFE pistol and checked the first five and the last one, they were right on. I see why in the reviews a lot of people bought 2 of them but I am not $300 in a hurry YET.

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

Post by Hatchdog » Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:45 am

^^^^^^^^^^^^

I too recently started using the RCBS Chargemaster and wonder why I didn’t many years ago. I’ve had excellent success with mine.

Yesterday I picked up a pound of 2400 from a guy I know who grabbed it from an out of town shop while traveling. Hit a store in Coeur d’alene Idaho and found the Hornady 308 155 bullet I’ve been looking for. Bullets were $42 with tax and Grafs sells this bullet in a 200 re-pack they do for $66 plus $13 shipping. Even with shipping it’s still cheaper than the Cda shop. For now just happy to have bullets and powder. Saturday is supposed to be a very ugly weather day so I may turn the components into assembled cartridges. Yippee.


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

Post by Rifletom » Thu Mar 30, 2023 12:53 pm

Hatch, what's the fly reel make?

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

Post by NHshtr » Thu Mar 30, 2023 1:01 pm

Rifletom wrote:
Thu Mar 30, 2023 12:53 pm
Hatch, what's the fly reel make?
I think that reel is for salmon slugs! Salmon season is only a few days away here. So. we have to load up! :D

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