So.. what are you reloading at the moment??

[red_zr24x4]

Threw some 45colt in the tumbler this evening.
Haven't loaded in over a year

 

[Creedmoor]

Threw some 45colt in the tumbler this evening.
Haven't loaded in over a year

I finished sorting the 4 buckets of rifle brass I got while in Missippi last month.
Ive been running two tumblers a day cleaning it up, and trying to figure out what Im gonna keep, and whats going to go.
I pick Thing 2 up at the airport in the morning.

 

[yetti462]

Messing around with crimped primer 6.5 creedmoor brass, ordering a primer pocket reamer.

 

[2in1evtime]

Messing around with crimped primer 6.5 creedmoor brass, ordering a primer pocket reamer.

Was that sig brass from belted ammo??

 

[yetti462]

Was that sig brass from belted ammo??

It's black hills brass.

 

[canebreaker]

My garage became a storage unit when we moved back here 7 years ago. I've searched as well and as deep into the garage as I care to go looking for my homemade wet tumbler cylinder for the converted treadmill. It must be farther back. Guess the search will have to wait until this heat drops some. I use 3 cups of grout sand, 1 casing of Dawn and covered with water. After 2 hours the brass is clean enough to decap. They are returned to the wet tumbler for 2 to 3 hours to clean the primer pockets and insides better.
Creedmoor, I've sorted these 15 buckets of casings. Sold as dirty brass cheaper than usual. I'm waiting on funds before shipping 3 large and 7 medium flat rate boxes. No one wants 9mm brass. Surprised, 2 orders took all the 223/556 brass. Got a few pistol and rifle calibers left.

 

[yetti462]

Rolled 50 44mag with 200xtp over blue dot

 

[Michigan Slim]

Shot some of my .243, 55 grain Hornady Vmax out of my Ruger No.1 yesterday. It was just 200 yards and with a good wobble to my bench. They were 2" high in a 3" cluster. The 100 grain Interlock were 3" low, also in a 3" cluster. I need to get out my Sight Vice and really see what this ammo will do. Made some serious craters in my cheap steel.
Great hunting accuracy though.

 

[sairax]

While I was following the returns last night I occupied my time fruitfully by prepping some 308 brass for my cousin who is working on a few loads for his Model 70.

And I prepped the brass from my last shoot with the Henry 44mag. After 7 loads with 4 different powders I think I have a good enough load using 19.3 grains of Lil'Gun with a 225 FTX Hornady bullet. I am kind of hoping to do my first deer hunt using it.

The last few months have really gotten me in to reloading. I have reloaded more ammo in the last few months then I have for the last 6 years! I am really enjoying doing it more for some reason.


So what are you reloading at the moment? Man, that 44mag load sounds solid! Lil'Gun and the 225 FTX should do the trick for deer. Right now, I’m loading some 6.5 Creedmoor for a buddy's Ruger Precision and some .223 for the AR. Love fine-tuning those rounds!

What else you got going?

While I was following the returns last night I occupied my time fruitfully by prepping some 308 brass for my cousin who is working on a few loads for his Model 70.

And I prepped the brass from my last shoot with the Henry 44mag. After 7 loads with 4 different powders I think I have a good enough load using 19.3 grains of Lil'Gun with a 225 FTX Hornady bullet. I am kind of hoping to do my first deer hunt using it.

The last few months have really gotten me in to reloading. I have reloaded more ammo in the last few months then I have for the last 6 years! I am really enjoying doing it more for some reason.


So what are you reloading at the moment? Please share.

Man, that 44mag load sounds solid! Lil'Gun and the 225 FTX should do the trick for deer. Right now, I’m loading some 6.5 Creedmoor for a buddy and some .223

What else you got going?

 

[Creedmoor]

My new Dillon RL1100 and a few other Dillon things showed up yesterday.
Dillon is running a free range brass perk with the purchase of some machines right now.
I took the 4000 9mm cases.




I called Vortex customer service last week and told them with opening one of the new scopes I bought had a sunscreen that was oval.
They shipped me a new one N/C along with a free hat.

 

[wildcatfan.62]

Getting ready to load up some 32 H&R magnums over the weekend. It's a pretty simple set-up, a Lee Turret press using Lee dies. I have some 85 grain Hornady XTP's and gonna try my luck at a 71 grain FMJ if I can get the crimp right. Wish me luck....

 

[camaroz2808]

My new Dillon RL1100 and a few other Dillon things showed up yesterday.
Dillon is running a free range brass perk with the purchase of some machines right now.
I took the 4000 9mm cases.

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I called Vortex customer service last week and told them with opening one of the new scopes I bought had a sunscreen that was oval.
They shipped me a new one N/C along with a free hat.
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Would like an update when it is all setup. Regret the Hornady progressive press. At some point, I will move into the Dillon platform.

 

[camaroz2808]

Got 300 cases prepped and still waiting on powder and bullets. 10mm

I may have to pour more bullets after this batch start carrying/shooting the 45.

Where is everyone getting their reloading supplies? Primer? Powder?

 

[Creedmoor]

Where is everyone getting their reloading supplies? Primer? Powder?

Occasionally online, but mostly from Brian at Brian's Surplus in Greentown, IN
Good folks right there.

 

[camaroz2808]

Occasionally online, but mostly from Brian at Brian's Surplus in Greentown, IN
Good folks right there.

Next time I head down to Indy, I may make a detour. Any places around it for hunting some bourbon?

 

[Creedmoor]

Next time I head down to Indy, I may make a detour. Any places around it for hunting some bourbon?

I don't know in Greentown. I have a girl at a Noble that has gotten me about anything I ask her for.

 

[Creedmoor]

Would like an update when it is all setup. Regret the Hornady progressive press. At some point, I will move into the Dillon platform.

The first update is,
Setup was pretty strait forward for setting up a big progressive machine.
This is the 5th Dillon case feeder that I own. Its the first variable speed one, I like it.
Its a smooth press that doesn't take a bunch of leverage to run with punching a primer, swegeing and sizing/trimming at the same time. I use F.W. Arms depriming and case hold down swegeing dies. Money well spent.

I fear down the road I will be selling a few 550 and 650 presses and get down to two 650's and this 1100 machine and do larger runs when I set up a caliber.
Or even keep one 550 and sell the other 550 and 650's and buy another RL1100 and keep one in each primer size. We will see,

 

[camaroz2808]

The first update is,
Setup was pretty strait forward for setting up a big progressive machine.
This is the 5th Dillon case feeder that I own. Its the first variable speed one, I like it.
Its a smooth press that doesn't take a bunch of leverage to run with punching a primer, swegeing and sizing/trimming at the same time. I use F.W. Arms depriming and case hold down swegeing dies. Money well spent.

I fear down the road I will be selling a few 550 and 650 presses and get down to two 650's and this 1100 machine and do larger runs when I set up a caliber.
Or even keep one 550 and sell the other 550 and 650's and buy another RL1100 and keep one in each primer size. We will see,

Sounds like you have a pretty sweet setup. I'll need to calculate the ROI on having dedicated presses (mainly, 9mm and 223/556).

 

[Michigan Slim]

Sounds like you have a pretty sweet setup. I'll need to calculate the ROI on having dedicated presses (mainly, 9mm and 223/556).

I have two 550's. One small and one large primer setups. Had three but that was overkill that I'm doing now. I do like having more than one.

 

[Wolfhound]

Loading some 7x57 Mauser for an old Remington rolling block rifle. 139 grain bullets over some IMR3031.