Think of the 419 funnel like your AX
You could just as well shoot steel with a savage but the added luxury of a premium product is a nice addition.
Deprime while resizing ?
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You could just as well shoot steel with a savage but the added luxury of a premium product is a nice addition.
I tumble, decap, bush necks, and clean pockets before sizing. I try to keep the sizing die as clean as possible. It gets swabbed with q-tips and alcohol when I’m done. Feeds my ocd.
Well I don't own a AX , yet, but never thought i'd own a $100 powder funnel either!
Well @Sniperwannabee does so it’s a perfect for him.
I got the 419 funnel for a Christmas gift and it truly is a nice addition.
4 Kids! Goddamn, you boys know how that happens right? LOL
That said, with 4 kids the real question is what the fuck are YOU doing reloading. Cleaning at 5, case prep at 7, inspection at 8, running the press at 9. WTF! You should have at least one or two of age. If not, Jimeny Christmas, give the old lady a break!!
That said, with 4 kids the real question is what the fuck are YOU doing reloading. Cleaning at 5, case prep at 7, inspection at 8, running the press at 9. WTF! You should have at least one or two of age. If not, Jimeny Christmas, give the old lady a break!!
Well I don’t have all my gear yet I’m just planning ahead, but I’ll do my best to get them in the assembly line hahah
Question: what is the theory for decapping and sizing in separate steps? What do you think that you get out of it? Even reloading benchrest with Wilson hand dies, it had never occurred to me to do that.
It occurs to me that if you decap then wet tumble with those stainless pins, the primer pockets will be purdy. For 223, I don't bother with primer pockets. With 308 and other stuff, I do them by hand with a primer pocket uniforming tool.An excuse to overthink things.
I've reloaded for years. My brother just started. He asked me the same thing. Deprime first, then clean and size? Or just clean, then deprime while sizing?
I had to be honest. I deprime first, then clean and size. Not because I can show it is better, but because I'm too OCD to load for precision with dirty primer pockets. That crud might build up and leave a proud primer or some debris could plug the flash hole and I'd never know.
I told him some reloaders have never seen their primer pockets since the brass was new. If it was originally factory ammo, they've never seen them. Ever. And one would likely not be able to measure on a target whether there is a difference. I would have to be a much better shooter and reloader before I could measure that.
I had to be honest. I deprime first, then clean and size. Not because I can show it is better, but because I'm too OCD to load for precision with dirty primer pockets. That crud might build up and leave a proud primer or some debris could plug the flash hole and I'd never know.
I told him some reloaders have never seen their primer pockets since the brass was new. If it was originally factory ammo, they've never seen them. Ever. And one would likely not be able to measure on a target whether there is a difference. I would have to be a much better shooter and reloader before I could measure that.
Still trying to figure this out myself. I see that a lot of reloaders do it, but I'm still not sure why. I do it only if I am processing a large amount of super dirty NATO brass with crimped pockets. Deprime, tumble, FL resize, tumble again, trim, then run them through the RCBS processing station.
Usually though I just put the brass in the tumbler, then resize/deprime, tumble, and then the rest.
I do 2 rounds in the tumbler because I like shiny brass. Overkill maybe, but I can run the tumbler whenever, and it doesn't cost me anything to do an initial clean.
My process.. for ammo that matters
Anneal.
Clean with a blend of Brasso and Course Fiber.
Tumble clean.
Chamfer - de-burr necks.
Lube cases.
De-prime and FL size and bump shoulders .002” w/ bushing neck die.
Clean again as above.
Tumble clean.
Run brass thru 21st Century mandrel.
Quick look at flashhole.
Hand prime.
AT V3 - to charge weight
Arbor press with force pack - seat boolitt’s to desired jump.
Mark brass for number of firings.
Shoot and repeat, same routine every time.
Anneal.
Clean with a blend of Brasso and Course Fiber.
Tumble clean.
Chamfer - de-burr necks.
Lube cases.
De-prime and FL size and bump shoulders .002” w/ bushing neck die.
Clean again as above.
Tumble clean.
Run brass thru 21st Century mandrel.
Quick look at flashhole.
Hand prime.
AT V3 - to charge weight
Arbor press with force pack - seat boolitt’s to desired jump.
Mark brass for number of firings.
Shoot and repeat, same routine every time.
