To Re-Load or Not???

Just some pics of my garage setup. A 30+ year old Black and Decker Workmate with two sheets of 3/4" MDF glued and lag screwed on form the bench top. The press is also 30+ years old, an RCBS Jr.

Resizing 223:
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Components cabinet:
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Drawers for tools and dies:
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No stuck cases this morning, although one tried its best. I felt resistance so I lubed more. Still felt resistance so lubed even more thoroughly. The third pull of the handle went up nice and smooth. :)
 
I received my "Modern Reloading" By Richard Lee today. I ordered it from Midway they have it on sale. Anyway it seems to be a great book with a lot of indepth information not available in most of my reloading books. For instance it has a chart that tells you how much powder fits in what size of lee dipper and it has a lot of powders listed. The only powder I havent found is the CFE223 but that just came out this year. It goes into a lot of detail that I have never seen before. Just thought I would share that. :)
 
Finally put together my .260rem Bolt action. Savage 10 action, Shilen 28" bull barrel and Boyd's varmit thumbhole stock.

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Had loaded up some test loads of 147gr SMK's over 35.5 Varget. Got to shoot 6 times before the floods came.

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Think I'm gonna like this gun and wondering if I should tinker with the loads!
 
Sooooo

Started to prep for Hopefully a desert range day tomorrow....

After Loading my 6 .223 mags i relized i only have 20 of MY loads left.... that JUST wont do:p

So had the pork loin on the barby.... Worthless preaseason games 4 on 3 of my Tv's...... and Headed to the Bench....

After about 40rds ish I started thinking.... based on Grover's Stuck case and Bill's Almost stuck case.... It dawned on me a couple tricks i use... And since im on my 3000+ rd's of reloads and only 1 stuck case in the EARLY stages of reloading (1st night:cool:)..... Im an Advanced nooby for sure....:D so Figured id Pass it on

I Start with either Hornady One Shot or Imperial Wax..... Today was One Shot.....
Sprayed em Once in my Box... Toseed em... Sprayed again... and repeated.
my 1st case i lube with Synthetic Motor oil.... and go to Town.... after maybe 20rds.. or when some seem a bit tight.... i do it again.... Now im talking a bit from the Cap of the Motor oil on my finger and lube sparingly.... seems to lube the die quite well.......

Now remember... i was Bar-B-Quing a pork Loin... so after Fondling that:)... Came back to my bench and 1st 2 cases where pretty tight... So hit em again with One Shot.... and Oil... And back at it.... about 130ish rd's loaded.... All weighted... and inspected... and ready for Tomorrow

I had 2 cases i almost STOPPED on Sizing because they seemed too Tight...... If it seems to Resist too much... STOP!.. pull it, place it in the TRIM box... and move on...

Anyways.... figured I pass on a few thoughts i had today....

cant wait for Tomorrow and lobbing Lead at all 6 Steel Plates i Have


Fun Time BOYS!!!
 
John I was thinking the same thing...Stav....do you ever see the dimpling from too much lube on the shoulders of your cases? that is one thing I try to avoid and I was seeing some of that before I stuck my cases. I bought a can of Air today to try to freeze the case out of the die. If not I did buy a set of lee rgb (2 die set) that will be here Friday. Picked up 2 more lbs of CFE223 today plus 200 Armscor 55gr FMJ and some Winchester WLP large pistol primers. My nephews and friends come shooting with me a lot and being the frugal (cheap) person I am, I let them shoot up the Armscor and I save the good stuff for me. I rarely take any of them PDog hunting with me, they dont have the patience so I take them paper shredding, loaded right the armscor makes them think that they can shoot like a sniper anyway...LOL but back to the question. If you get too much lube on the shoulders of your cases they will start to dimple. they will fireform back out but I think it puts unnecessary wear on them.
 
JaPes said:
Bill,

Can I move into your garage? I'll bring my own cot & reloading components. :)
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Uhmmmm...I don't think so. hahahaha.

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Oh, BTW there's a car parked on the other side of the wire shelves...just in case you were wondering. lol
 
storeyteller said:
:eek:I hope the producers of 'Hoarders' don't see that. You'll have a camera crew over there tomorrow.:D
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Unfortunately that's not hoarding...Just the miscellaneous supplies and spare parts for my aquariums. If I got rid of my two 120 gallon tanks all that stuff on the shelves would be gone...only to be replaced with reloading gear. hahaha
 
Cool I have a 55 gallon saltwater tank with mostly fish from India my favorite is a chocolate chip star fish. Ill send a pic of my station when I get back I'm fixing my moms house in PA this week but since I am here in the Gun capital I plan on stopping in and drooling over the selections of toys :D
 
Hi guys,
I am back down south to the wonderfully heat and rain lol. So far I have decapped the brass and tomorrow I am going to go to step 2 and tumble it clean again. what do you think of my setup so far?
 

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GMC man said:
Hi guys,
I am back down south to the wonderfully heat and rain lol. So far I have decapped the brass and tomorrow I am going to go to step 2 and tumble it clean again. what do you think of my setup so far?
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That looks like a great setup. I hope those drawers are filled with components. :D
 
I am jealous, I just have a corner in our bedroom so far but someday.....
 
BHarada said:
I don't even try to buy reloading supplies locally anymore...not with a block of primers (1K) going for $44.50 at my LGS (vs $26 online). If I order 3000 primers I'm saving money online even after paying shipping and hazmet fees.
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Ouch. I"M used to seeing them about $30/1000, or 5k for $145
Powder in 1lb containers is $16-27 depending on what/where.

I"m slowly deciding what I'm shooting (load/bullet) wise so it's time to start buying in bulk. At least for 38.

9mm I still have things to try out.

Want to start on 30/30 and 30-06 this winter, and perhaps some 357 loads. Get a second press...

As least I know what I want for christmas! (this year, next year, the year after...)
 
oneyeopn said:
John I was thinking the same thing...Stav....do you ever see the dimpling from too much lube on the shoulders of your cases? that is one thing I try to avoid and I was seeing some of that before I stuck my cases. I bought a can of Air today to try to freeze the case out of the die. If not I did buy a set of lee rgb (2 die set) that will be here Friday. Picked up 2 more lbs of CFE223 today plus 200 Armscor 55gr FMJ and some Winchester WLP large pistol primers. My nephews and friends come shooting with me a lot and being the frugal (cheap) person I am, I let them shoot up the Armscor and I save the good stuff for me. I rarely take any of them PDog hunting with me, they dont have the patience so I take them paper shredding, loaded right the armscor makes them think that they can shoot like a sniper anyway...LOL but back to the question. If you get too much lube on the shoulders of your cases they will start to dimple. they will fireform back out but I think it puts unnecessary wear on them.
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so were you able to remove the case, curious minds would like to know :D?
 
GMC man said:
Hi guys,
I am back down south to the wonderfully heat and rain lol. So far I have decapped the brass and tomorrow I am going to go to step 2 and tumble it clean again. what do you think of my setup so far?
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It looks nice and roomy, but I still want to move into Bill's garage. He says there's no room, but I spy a little nook between the washing machine and the shoe shelf.
 
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stavman11 said:
I may start loading 9mm Soon

any good Suggestions on Powders Guys


:D
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I'm newer to reloading, so I've been trying out different powders. I've used W231, Bullseye, Unique, and TiteGroup in 9mm.

I get good results with W231 and Unique. Of the two, Unique is preferred because I can use for all the different calibers for which I reload.

Except .357 Mag...I don't want to tick off the reloading gods again...I use 2400 for .357 Mag...
 
Thanks guys

Ill check on what Cabela's has in stock.... and start Pricing my equipment....

Think by the time it starts cooling down Ill be ready to make the Jump to 9mm Loading

Just need it too COOL OFF!!!!!!

:D
 
I understand the "cool off" we have been out shooting the last 2 afternoons. 101 and 102 degrees respectively, hot Kansas sun beating down on you. I thought we would shoot a lot more than we did, I expected to have more brass to reload than I do but thats ok.
I have some brass to sell or trade and am trying to figure out where would be the best place plus some Nato 7.62 x51 loaded ammo if anyone has any ideas please let me know, S&W doesnt make a lot of rifles in 270, 8x57 and 7.62x51.
 
I finished prepping and priming 600 cases today and set the dies for seating and crimping and heres what i have.

55 grain FMJ BT, case trimmed to 1.750 CCI primer 41 used with 25 grains of CFE223 and a total length of 2.229.

Is this ok?

I did check the digital to the lee manual scale and the digital is on the money.
 
GMC man said:
I finished prepping and priming 600 cases today and set the dies for seating and crimping and heres what i have.

55 grain FMJ BT, case trimmed to 1.750 CCI primer 41 used with 25 grains of CFE223 and a total length of 2.229.

Is this ok?

I did check the digital to the lee manual scale and the digital is on the money.
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Looks like you're GTG for a trip to the range. :D
 
I believe I would get very bored very quickly if all I did was go to the range and shoot factory loads. I reload because to me it is a hobby in itself and I enjoy it very much. It is much more fun and rewarding to load different loads and go to the range and see how they perform. You get to find the most accurate load and bullet combination for your particular gun, may it be hand gun or rifle.
 
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