Why do I reload? I think I am gonna quit!

Old age has set in!

Rule3 said:
Oh course I do. Perhaps that would cheer me up;)
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I forgot what 44Mag firearms you have. Send me a PM and put your address in it. I'll send a few to ya! ;)

Have you ever loaded a 200gr RNFP? What about an Elmer Keith 250gr H&G #503? I have that humongous 240gr HP that I have a few of too. In fact, cast and sized some today! Got a whole bin full of them! :)

What ever happened to the 45Colt thingy? Ever make some loads with the last boolits I sent you? Did I get a report? ;)

I just think you need purpose in your life! ;) haha
 
.....keep it up & you'll wonder just why you took up golf or spent $45000 for that bass boat....
 
If your guns are autos, get a .22 conversion kit and relax untit this feeling passes. Revolvers then just pick a k-22 . The 22 will help get through what ever bad habits you have picked up.
Factory ammo is nice it gets pricey quick. I have gone so far as to get two Dillon 550s one for large primers at a few hundred rounds an hour they can realy make you lower the pain of factory. When I took some high dollar classes that used up to 1000 rounds each. Remember you can't replace the equiptment for what you can get from the sales.
 
smith crazy said:
I forgot what 44Mag firearms you have. Send me a PM and put your address in it. I'll send a few to ya! ;)

Have you ever loaded a 200gr RNFP? What about an Elmer Keith 250gr H&G #503? I have that humongous 240gr HP that I have a few of too. In fact, cast and sized some today! Got a whole bin full of them! :)

What ever happened to the 45Colt thingy? Ever make some loads with the last boolits I sent you? Did I get a report? ;)

I just think you need purpose in your life! ;) haha
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The 200 RNFP were what I was shooting today with a large amount of 2400.:eek:

Still shooting the 45 Colt and yest I cranked some of those up a bit. I like them with 9 grs of Unique. Yes, I sent you a report and posted it right here on this forum.:)

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Got it!

What you need to do is get rid of that red equipment and move on up to the BLUE ONE! :)

I just got an RL450 from an ebay auction. Let me tell you, I needed that like I need another hole in my head!

There isn't anything automatic about it! Powder drop is manual, primer feed is manual. You gotta really pay attention when you run this thing!

I got it for a good price and wanted to see what the rave about the RL550 is all about. I am glad I didn't pay the price for one of them new. I would have been disappointed. Give me a good Square Deal B or an XL650 any day!

Be on the lookout in the classifieds. This puppy may get resold! I will post pictures. Had to spend some time cleaning it up. It is so tight, it is like new. Lots of dust and dirt, some surface rust that the seller neglected to mention! ;)

Gonna have to get a rhythm going and see what I can do with it. I can tell you this, the way this indexes it is NOT a progressive press, sorry!
 
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After this order of primers and powder bill comes in, I will not be buying anything for a looong time.!
SWMBO is gonna be really ticked off!!

I am OK with my Lee Turret. I load so many calibers it really is a snap to change over. I don't need a thousand rounds a week.
Going slow I can do 100 rounds/hr. 1 hr per day for 5 days=500 rds a week. Works for me.
 
On the XL650, 500 rounds of 45ACP, 1/2 hour! If I load for the same amount of time you do, I would have 5000 rounds for the same week. Since I don't shoot competition anymore, that is almost a years worth in 5 hours! I would never get tired of reloading at that rate!

GO BLUE! (Just kidding around trying to lighten your sour mood! ) :D
 
I have a firing range in my backyard. Have not shot much this summer-been too hot. Going to make up for lost time. Been reloading for over 20 years. Love it. Mowing takes 1 day a week as my yard is 6 acres. When I get tired of shooting I go and play with my 1970 Chevelle(383 and 4 sp). When I get tired of that I clean my 100 Case collector knives. And when I get tired of that I do some more shooting and reloading. I am retired military. I used to live like no one else. And as Dave Ramsey would say now I am living like no one else. Oh yes-I have a wonderful wife that does not know how many guns I have. So in closing that guy who has somewhat lost interest in reloading will find it again before too long. All he needs is a little break. As an afterthought he might want to try getting someone who has not reloaded into the hobby. Things would probably look different then. JMHO Thanks for listening.
 
smith crazy said:
On the XL650, 500 rounds of 45ACP, 1/2 hour! If I load for the same amount of time you do, I would have 5000 rounds for the same week. Since I don't shoot competition anymore, that is almost a years worth in 5 hours! I would never get tired of reloading at that rate!

GO BLUE! (Just kidding around trying to lighten your sour mood! ) :D
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Well since you have so many loaded rounds and who knows how many presses,free lead and a wife who likes to shoot, help out the poor down trodden and send me those boolits you promised me a year ago.:D;):)
 
Trimming the S&W 500 Case

Is anybody reloading for the S&W 500? If so, how are you trimming the case length? Thanks.
 
lol.. I reload to have a nice supply when the "new beginning," comes. You could think of it like that.
 
Jc85 said:
lol.. I reload to have a nice supply when the "new beginning," comes. You could think of it like that.
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You know, I had a "Zombie 'Pocky-lypse" dream last night. In it, I was defending the home front and found myself the self-appointed armorer for the whole neighborhood. I passed out all the guns and ammo I had and when I went into the basement to make some reloads realized my scales were plugged into the now defunct electrical outlet.

D'oh!:eek:
 
I'm on kind of a reloading hold for the time being. I'm in for a pair of Mihec molds that have blown any and all of my budget when they come in. The heat in the garage is annoying while casting. I use a fan to blow on me at an angle to make sure I'm not also cooling the lead. Also, swing that four cavity brass mold around for a while and that will tire you out. But at the end of the hour or two I have magic...

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There is a whole new pile of bullets from what used to be blocks of lead...

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blujax01 said:
You know, I had a "Zombie 'Pocky-lypse" dream last night. In it, I was defending the home front and found myself the self-appointed armorer for the whole neighborhood. I passed out all the guns and ammo I had and when I went into the basement to make some reloads realized my scales were plugged into the now defunct electrical outlet.

D'oh!:eek:
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That's why nothing beats a good beam balance.

Electronic scales, pleaseeeee:eek:;)
 
Rule3 said:
That's why nothing beats a good beam balance.

Electronic scales, pleaseeeee:eek:;)
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The only electric scale I own is the Hornady Auto Charge. And I trust it so little that I pour it's charges into the RCBS 505 just to test each and every one. I allow it to auto fill and then I measure it and while it's rare that it's off, it has happened. Up to +/- 2 grains when it is off. That's not huge but I expected better from it. So it's my first and last electric.
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Maximumbob54 said:
The only electric scale I own is the Hornady Auto Charge. And I trust it so little that I pour it's charges into the RCBS 505 just to test each and every one. I allow it to auto fill and then I measure it and while it's rare that it's off, it has happened. Up to +/- 2 grains when it is off. That's not huge but I expected better from it. So it's my first and least electric.
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And when we get hit with a big EMP wave all those electronic dependent folks out there will be wandering around dazed and confussed, MY APPS MY APPS and you will all beg me for my yellow Lee Dippers:D:D
 
I have a super cheap digital scale but the Hornady beam scale gets most of the work.

Son #2 asked how come I used something so antiquated. I told him: "Because it works!" ;)
 
Yeah, I know how you feel - I used to double check the answers my TI-55 were giving me with my Pickett Slide Rule. It took months to trust the bugger.:D

My Dillon labeled (who knows who actually makes them) electronic scales are scary-accurate. I verified the supplied calibration weight as being 99.996% accurate via the unauthorized use of some ridiculously particular laboratory scales in a client's R&D facility and the Dillon reflects the number each and every time I counter check it.
Of course, when the electricity goes down it'll be nothing more than a nifty paper weight.:cool:
 
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