Biggest reloading project!

[Bajadoc]

What was your biggest reloading project? I just finished 900 rounds. I was trying for 1000 but could not make it. Six hundred .38 special (+P) and three hundred .357 magnum (max load with 2400). I used a progressive press for the .38's and did the .357's with a single stage. I think that is the most I have done in one day. I have a blister on one of my fingers and smell like Winchester 231. Going shooting soon.

 

[Collo Rosso]

This is my biggest project so far.

 

[Bajadoc]

How many grains of powder to make that a +P? The primer is the size of a tuna can. Where can I get a set of dies? Too bad you can only use a single stage press. Where can you get a speed loader for that?

 

[Wee Hooker]

Your going to need a bigger press!

 

[AveragEd]

I know that some of you will think I'm exaggerating but in 1972, when I had only recently started handloading, I loaded 80 boxes - that's 4,000 rounds - of .38 Special ammo for a local police department's annual qualification shoot and did it on an RCBS Junior single-stage loader.

Yes, really.

It took me every evening after work for three weeks plus a few weekend days. And no, I would never do it again!

My arthritic shoulder hurts just thinking about it. Come to think of it, maybe that's what caused the arthritis...

Ed

 

[Nevada Ed]

I don't care what you guys say......................

That's going to need a lot of "Brasso" to clean it up like new......
don't think a tumbler will work?

 

[Twoboxer]

Congrats on your new record!

On a single stage, I've never done more than 200 rounds in one sitting, and most often only 50.

Saturday I ran the LNL AP for only ~850 rounds of 45ACP to run out the last of a batch of HP38. Normally on the progressive my run size for 9mm or 45ACP is over 1,500 rounds, almost always done in one sitting. I hate changeovers lol. With those batch sizes I only reload pistol ~6 times a year.

 

[rwsmith]

Isn't it amazing..

I know that some of you will think I'm exaggerating but in 1972, when I had only recently started handloading, I loaded 80 boxes - that's 4,000 rounds - of .38 Special ammo for a local police department's annual qualification shoot and did it on an RCBS Junior single-stage loader.

Yes, really.

It took me every evening after work for three weeks plus a few weekend days. And no, I would never do it again!

My arthritic shoulder hurts just thinking about it. Come to think of it, maybe that's what caused the arthritis...

Ed

Isn't it amazing the energy you can put into products when you are young and working on a novel project? I think I COULD do some of those over again, but I sure don't want to.

 

[ameridaddy]

This is my biggest project so far.

How ya gonna tumble that? In a cement mixer or with a belt sander? The admiral insists on shiny brass, so better get started. ;>)

 

[ameridaddy]

About forty years ago I deprimed and loaded 500 rounds of .38 wadcutters on a Spar-T press, essentially a single stage. I would have done more, but was out of brass.
Ahhhh, youth.
All those nice heavy boxes of loaded ammo felt good. Substantial. Satisfying.

 

[Bajadoc]

About forty years ago I deprimed and loaded 500 rounds of .38 wadcutters on a Spar-T press, essentially a single stage. I would have done more, but was out of brass.
Ahhhh, youth.
All those nice heavy boxes of loaded ammo felt good. Substantial. Satisfying.

I also like the heft of an 100 round bag. Brass, lead and gun powder. Not many people even know what that is anymore.

 

[Tom S.]

When shooting with a group of friends every week, I was doing 300 9mm and various amounts of 357 each week. Since I got a Dillon 650, runs vary from as few as 100 (.308 Win) to as many as 1,000 45acp at a sitting.

 

[muddocktor]

About 2 years ago, after getting my 223 dies in, I loaded up 1400 rounds of 223 on my old single stage Pacific 007 press in about a day and a half. The brass was deprimed and the primer pockets swaged, but not resized. I haven't done that much since, but still will do 300 rounds or so at a sitting of 223. All my pistol stuff runs on my old Dillon 450 and it's not uncommon for me to load 500-1000 rounds at a time of pistol ammo.

 

[gjamison]

I did 1000 .223 on my Dillion 650 a month ago for a friend. Once I got everything up and running it went smoothly. Some of his brass was junk so I replaced with better stuff.

If anyone does a large amount of reloading at one time here are couple things I would recommend.

1. Good CLEAN brass
2. A tidy work area
3. Lots of patients
4. Never volunteer to reload for a friend lol!!

 

[raisedin99]

Saturday I ran the LNL AP for only ~850 rounds of 45ACP to run out the last of a batch of HP38. Normally on the progressive my run size for 9mm or 45ACP is over 1,500 rounds, almost always done in one sitting..

My least favorite part of the LNL AP is filling the primer tube… fifty seven, fifty eight, fifty nine, sixty. I'll never know why I count as I do it.

terry

 

[fredj338]

Before i had a progressive, i loaded 300rds of 45 colt every other weekend on my ss press. That is what got me into a progressive. The speed of the Dillon allows me to load in smaller batches, less time. I rarely do more than 500rds of anything at one time.

 

[SMSgt]

I do my reloading in stages: resize/ deprime as needed one day, flare/prime another, stuff them another. Breaks up the monotony for me. I usually limit myself to 100 rounds or so. Works for me.

 

[Tom S.]

I did 1000 .223 on my Dillion 650 a month ago for a friend. Once I got everything up and running it went smoothly. Some of his brass was junk so I replaced with better stuff.

If anyone does a large amount of reloading at one time here are couple things I would recommend.

1. Good CLEAN brass
2. A tidy work area
3. Lots of patients
4. Never volunteer to reload for a friend lol!!

5. Turn off the radio and/or TV.

 

[oldman10mm]

my biggest 'reloading' project was to redo/rebuild my reloading area wall. 1/6th of my basement is for reloading and everything else that goes along with reloading.
In mid 70s' I had this to accommodate 38sp,357M,44sp,44M,17Rem,6mmRem.

With the addition of 9mm,40S&W,10mm,41M,223,300AAC,35Rem I had to change things. Between Christmas and New Years I constructed

 

[arjay]

Cleaned up my bench and loaded 300 rounds of 45 acp on my ss last week,but I spread it out over two days