To Re-Load or Not???

[oneyeopn]

I have found the CCI#41 primers give me a cleaner burn on the CFE powder, some powders are harder to ignite than others. but 400 work well with the IMR4895.

 

[stavman11]

Was surfing on theHighroad and found another source for WC844 powder. Wediners is Outa Stock but Hi-Tech
has it available

Just Ordered 4 jugs and some primers Now since it is available



weather will be cooling down soon so my Desert travels will increase......

 

[oneyeopn]

The best part of my reloading supplies shelf!!

Left to Right:
55gr V-Max .224
155gr A-Max .308
160gr FTX LeveRevolution .308
225gr FTX LeveRevolution .452

Just think of it a pointy nose, boat tailed 30-30 bullet. 200yds Here I Come!!!

 

[GMC man]

Holy Cow batman, I was removing the primers my first batch of rounds when the end ring pulled clean off. I was able to remove the deprimer from the die and tried to use a punch to knock the blasted thing out and succeeded in removing the bottom of the case so I tried a tap and still wouldnt come out, I dont give up so I had a idea I took a can of compressed air and sprayed liquid on the brass and got it real cold and from the top sprayed wd40 and ya know it actually worked . First thing I did was completely clean the die with hoppes removing the oil and brass shards, fortunatly no damage wasdone to the die but it sure was stuck.

 

[oneyeopn]

I dont guess I understand the end ring. But I understand not wanting to hurt the dies...I have a new set coming today for 30-30 win

 

[BHarada]

Holy Cow batman, I was removing the primers my first batch of rounds when the end ring pulled clean off. I was able to remove the deprimer from the die and tried to use a punch to knock the blasted thing out and succeeded in removing the bottom of the case so I tried a tap and still wouldnt come out, I dont give up so I had a idea I took a can of compressed air and sprayed liquid on the brass and got it real cold and from the top sprayed wd40 and ya know it actually worked . First thing I did was completely clean the die with hoppes removing the oil and brass shards, fortunatly no damage was done to the die but it sure was stuck.

I sacrificed a decapping rod to free my one and only (so far) stuck case. Luckily for me the case rim bent and slipped out of the shell holder before the case head could separate. Like you I applied a liberal dose of WD40, but I was able to free the case by unscrewing the decapper from the die, then using just the rod as a punch.

I now know that any bit of binding as I raise the shell into the die means I need to lube the case more. haha

 

[GMC man]

I will never make that mistake again either just in case i did order a new set of dies to have on hand as backups. Watching Burn notice sure saved the day before that I didnt know canned air turned upside down and sprayed on a object would get it very cold just watch you fingers lol

 

[BHarada]

I will never make that mistake again either just in case i did order a new set of dies to have on hand as backups. Watching Burn notice sure saved the day before that I didnt know canned air turned upside down and sprayed on a object would get it very cold just watch you fingers lol

It took me a while to figure out what you were doing with the compressed air mafter reading your post the first time. All I could think was how the heck were you going to blow the stuck case out of the die with the case head torn off. haha

 

[GMC man]

I still had to hit the tap to get the brass out but the cold spray contracted the brass enough to get the WD40 in between the case and the brass or I never would have been able to save the die.

 

[storeyteller]

Keep 'em lubed.
Thanks for the compressed air tip... interesting. Have yet to get one stuck, but I have seen someone else do it and learned from his painful experience...I hope.

 

[saltair]

I don't reload but I was sitting here reading this forum when I received an email that Palmetto State Armory has a 10% off SALE on Reloading Supplies this week only. fyi

 

[BHarada]

Just finished a 4.5 hour marathon session and finished 600 rounds of .223. The one hiccup during the session was when I discovered that my seating die had backed off about 1/4 turn at some point during the first 350 rounds. So I ended up running them all through the die again.

So I now have 1100 reloads ready to go...300 of these are using my range pick-up brass. I want to see if I get any difference in group consistency when shooting all Lake City brass versus mixed headstamps. If I don't see any difference I'm going to save myself some time and stop sorting brass.

 

[oneyeopn]

Bill, let us know, I havent started sorting brass but if I need to I will.

 

[stavman11]

I dont sort mine, Only 2 types, American Eagle and PMC... and all seem to be very consistent to each other

I have started sorting my once shot Brass now. Start a new group of reloads. my 1st group is on its 5-6th rd of loading...

Nice day of Loading Bill....

its 77deg and 92% Humidity now... had a HUGE Rainstorm last night so sitting here debating on going shooting Worried some Washes will have standing water and cut my drive short...

This weather is really Killing my addiction I need the 100deg weather back...LOL

 

[BHarada]

My range pick ups have at least five different headstamps. Even if there isn't any difference in consistency I'll probably start being a little more selective in what I take home.

On Monday I picked up four or five cases of what I think are Barnaul headstamp which had undersized primer flash holes. I ended up tossing them in the trash since I couldn't decap them.

 

[oneyeopn]

My range pick ups have at least five different headstamps. Even if there isn't any difference in consistency I'll probably start being a little more selective in what I take home.

On Monday I picked up four or five cases of what I think are Barnaul headstamp which had undersized primer flash holes. I ended up tossing them in the trash since I couldn't decap them.

I have had that problem with some of the brass that my nephew (in the Army) brings home to me. I didnt recognize the headstamp and for the longest time couldnt figure out why I couldnt deprime until I pushed my decapper stem out the top of my die....glad I didnt break it.

 

[BHarada]

My AR (anal retentiveness) got the better of me so I went about sorting my mixed brass. Turns out that I have 11 different headstamps with over 1/3 (130 rounds) being PMC. The other volume cases were Federal (FC) and Remington (RP). All the rest had under 10 cases each.

 

[stavman11]

well i braved the Humidity/heat today

Turned out to be a great day... not that Bad

210rds .223 down range... all factory Ammo... So that gives me almost 500rds of 1x Brass..... also lobbed almost 500rds of .22 in the 15-22

Also got my Browning Buckmark dialed in... MAN is it sweet... trigger is so Light (flopped spring and made it even better) that I pre-fired 2x today before in was ready Wife will love it....


Time ta start loading some more .223 and Build up my inventory

 

[oneyeopn]

I went out this evening and sighted in the Williams 5D receiver sight on my Marlin 336 30-30. absolutely great, just like shooting with irons on an AR. Then I shot some of the 30-30 LeveRevolution 160gr FTX's that I bought and loaded today. Had been sighting in with some Privi 150gr. The FTX's felt just like the Privi but at 50 yards put 2 holes touching...According to the books I should be running about 2400fps, that sure increases the distance of possible shots for a 30-30 to 225yards or better.

 

[GMC man]

1000 Winchester Bullets 22 Caliber (224 Diameter) 55 Grain Full Metal Jacket Boat Tail from midway

Its been raining almost every day so I decided to weigh the bullets above and count em. I did get 1000 but the weights surprised me starting at 54.6--- 83, 54.8----247, 54.9--- 298, 55.1----238, 55.2----115 and 55.4----19, is this normal ?