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Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

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What are all those operations @Mike Casselton? Clearly a lot more going on than what a typical hand loader is doing...

It's been 11 years, so cut me some slack. 😉
Not all of them are set up exactly the same, but here goes.

1. Checking for flash hole.
2. Flaring case mouth.
3. Priming. These must be pre-primed because there is no primer tube visible.
4. Not sure of this particular die.
5. Powder charge.
6. Powder check. Absence of powder stops machine.
7. Insert bullet.
8. Seat bullet.
9. Crimp.
10. Weighted die pushes case down a drop funnel into a bucket.

The machine uses a shuttle bar to move the cases to the right, it retracts because of the two spring loaded knuckles on each end and returns to position.
The shuttle bar looks kind of like this.

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The entire machine has to be timed like an engine or it will lock up.
If it goes out of time, something usually breaks.

It will easily run 4000-4500 rounds per hour. Once you break that number it's susceptible to primer crunching and powder spilling.
I normally ran it around 43-4400 rph.
A person can easily manage two machines at a time.
If you're running three, you need to keep them at 3800-4000 or you can't keep up feeding bullets, powder, primers and brass.
Add in running QC, notes and actual testing, it makes for a busy assed day.
 
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This appears to be a popular 'motivational' pastime of the younger generations along the river for the last 3-4 years.

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Guess these are the skill accomplishments we get when we eliminate woodworking, welding, and automotive classes from our middle and high schools.

Defund schools not police. :rolleyes:
 
This appears to be a popular 'motivational' pastime of the younger generations along the river for the last 3-4 years.

i-vTW3CnP-X2.jpg


Guess these are the skill accomplishments we get when we eliminate woodworking, welding, and automotive classes from our middle and high schools.

Defund schools not police. :rolleyes:

That's their idea of having built something meaningful in their lives.
 
This appears to be a popular 'motivational' pastime of the younger generations along the river for the last 3-4 years.

i-vTW3CnP-X2.jpg


Guess these are the skill accomplishments we get when we eliminate woodworking, welding, and automotive classes from our middle and high schools.

Defund schools not police. :rolleyes:


How deep does those trees go in the background? Any settled areas or structures within a mile? Time to break out the .223s and .308s. If I see something like this in a fairly remote place while walking or camping, I will not be able to resist pulling the .36 Navy Colt from my haversack...
 
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This appears to be a popular 'motivational' pastime of the younger generations along the river for the last 3-4 years.

i-vTW3CnP-X2.jpg


Guess these are the skill accomplishments we get when we eliminate woodworking, welding, and automotive classes from our middle and high schools.

Defund schools not police. :rolleyes:
Looks like a great time if I was really high.
 
How deep does those trees go in the background? Any settled areas or structures within a mile? Time to break out the .223s and .308s. If I see something like this in a fairly remote place while walking or camping, I will not be able to resist pulling the .36 Navy Colt from my haversack...
There are farms w/ residences inside a mile. But Tannerite's headquarters are about 5 miles away and a .17 HMR would work just fine. Should probably put the Tannerite in a Soy Milk bottle and video the demise of their lifetime achievement awards. ;)