Been in a rent house for 3 months while our new house is being built. All my reloading equipment has been in boxes in the garage and withdrawals had set in something fierce. Put a makeshift, collapsible reloading station together and started loading some heavies for my 6.5 PRC. 156 gr Berger EOL’s with VV N565 while I watch old seasons of Solo Hunter and Fresh Tracks.
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Cheating a bit, actually did this last night. Figured you all might like it more then the DIY section . Fabbed up a short handle for the Co-Ax with a cue ball and some 3/4" steel stock.
Good call. Sounds much more appealing than pulling down ~450 rounds.
Neck turned 50 6-BR cases for Thursday's shooting session.
I should probably grab them right now and stuff a primer into them so they will hold powder...
It gets messy if you forget. ?
I should probably grab them right now and stuff a primer into them so they will hold powder...
It gets messy if you forget. ?
Pulled my hair out, I guess my gun hates dtacs.
Okay, they are done and ready for playing golf.
Necks turned for a loaded .261 diameter. (.262 neck) 33.5gr AA-2230C, WSR primer and a 65gr Watson on a .790 jacket. 3520fps off the tee.
My old (50 original) cases are still going strong after 20 loadings, but I've been needing more lately for each session.
Necks turned for a loaded .261 diameter. (.262 neck) 33.5gr AA-2230C, WSR primer and a 65gr Watson on a .790 jacket. 3520fps off the tee.
My old (50 original) cases are still going strong after 20 loadings, but I've been needing more lately for each session.
Without a doubt. My learning curve could have been much smaller ?
I would definitely pay it forward if the chance presented its self.
Good idea. Been thinking about cobbling up a handle in between the short and long. The extra weight might even help with F.L. sizing.
Thanks.
Loaded 350 rounds of 6 mm Creedmoor for the upcoming Rifles Only class. Factory ammo is starting to look a little more appealing. 
My 11 year old built his first AR a couple weeks ago. So we started working on his load development. He picked through piles of brass to get about 150 LC cases. He has been doing all the work under my supervision. Here he is resizing some. He has sized trimmed, uniformed primer pockets and flash holes on all of it. Previously he has done some resizing and depriming for me. With this he is owning it all start to finish.
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Loaded 100 260 rounds with R16 and 147eldm’s for this weekend.
I loaded up 400 rounds of 178 grain ELDX .308 last week for a hog hunt this weekend. Sharing ammo with my dad, brother, buddy, and buddy's son. Hope to put a hurt on those pigs!
Also loaded up some 195 grain ELDMs for my new MPA 300 win mag. However I changed my mind on ammo and got some 215 Berger Hybrids to load up. I got the brass prepped for the Bergers and picked up 16#s of H1000. I will load those up after my hunt
Also loaded up some 195 grain ELDMs for my new MPA 300 win mag. However I changed my mind on ammo and got some 215 Berger Hybrids to load up. I got the brass prepped for the Bergers and picked up 16#s of H1000. I will load those up after my hunt
Poor California guns, I'm in your same boat. Maybe the gun god will favor us on March 19th
I am pretty much done with my new bench. Still have to finish it with some shellac.
Gluing the MDF top to the plywood today and tomorrow.
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Loaded small ladder with Berger 168 hunter with H4831ss and some 190 hybrids withR26 for my 7 saum.
Loaded 100 9mm rounds for IDPA match this weekend.
Also, I installed a spring kit from Galloway Precision in my TP9SFx and have it torn down ready for a Freedomsmith trigger tomorrow.
Also, I installed a spring kit from Galloway Precision in my TP9SFx and have it torn down ready for a Freedomsmith trigger tomorrow.
Loading a seating depth test with my Berger 7mm 168 Classic Hunters in my RemMag. 10 rounds each at jumps .000, .010, .030, .050, .070. It is a Hybrid ogive design, so I'm expecting no real difference in group size. But, if I can find a .6-.8 MOA "node" moving at 3000-ish in my factory stock T3x lite contour barrel, I'll be happy as a clam. With that speed I'll be going transonic at about 1650 yards.
Since they can jam at well under my normal mag length I just set them at .020 jump.
I’d be happy with any thing from 2900-3000 that shoots nicely.
I push the 190’s plenty hard.
No need to push these.
Loaded up some 300 win mag 215 grain hybrids to figure out the load for my new rifle and did some extra brass prep
Loaded some 300wm 230gr Berger Hybrid test loads for a new rifle.
Hodgdon H1000, CCI large rifle magnum primers and gunwerks new brass.
65.5gr - 76gr at COAL of 3.6.
20 for a ladder test and 20 for a chrono test
Hodgdon H1000, CCI large rifle magnum primers and gunwerks new brass.
65.5gr - 76gr at COAL of 3.6.
20 for a ladder test and 20 for a chrono test
Did my first RPR barrel swap last weekend. Not as hard as I thought. Range tested, face intact.
I've been teaching SIL A.C. the basics of reloading. We have brass prep covered, this weekend we're going to cover load workup. Load some rounds and find a node, re-test node if we have time.
L.C. brass, Varget, 210's, 175 SMK's. Good basic components.
L.C. brass, Varget, 210's, 175 SMK's. Good basic components.
Pretty much done. I need to build more shelves though 
.22 Creedmoor, test loading the 88-95gr with RL-26, 7828ssc, H4831sc
Hand some of thr 90gr ATIPS ordered
Hand some of thr 90gr ATIPS ordered
Fabbed up my version of an In-line Fab Ergo handle for my LNL AP Press.
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Guessing I’ll finish these up eventually 
Thinking about doing some plywood and MDF shelves. Not sure yet though. My first project is going to be finishing my annealer
Performed an efficiency remodel today replacing the grid back wall with pegboard to improve 'visual and within reach' density and add more free-space to the work surface.
Far from fine tuned yet, but after a few work sessions it will get closer.
Far from fine tuned yet, but after a few work sessions it will get closer.
Finished the bench a few days ago. More or less finished my annealer last night. Time to start working on the shelves now that I got my annealer up n running.
Pretty happy with how it all turned out.
Forget salt bath or torch annealing. Do one of these instead.
Pretty happy with how it all turned out.
Forget salt bath or torch annealing. Do one of these instead.
Loaded the last of my H4831sc behind 168 classic hunters in my 7 saum.
I also loaded a small ladder with R26 with the 168’s.
Also some 180eldms with R26 but a bit slower so the hopefully don’t blow up.
I also loaded a small ladder with R26 with the 168’s.
Also some 180eldms with R26 but a bit slower so the hopefully don’t blow up.
Sized and trimmed a few hundred 6x47 Lapua. Getting ready for prairie dogs!
Last night I deprimed a full 1-gallon bucket of nickel .223 Speer Gold Dot brass. Then I swaged/cleaned primer pockets, resized, and chamfered 50 cases for 50gr VMax load development.
Of course during depriming, I went into total autopilot mode and during my daydreaming I slammed my left index finger into the press. Showed the depriming pin into the top of my knuckle. Woke up this morning and could barely bend my finger. ?
Of course during depriming, I went into total autopilot mode and during my daydreaming I slammed my left index finger into the press. Showed the depriming pin into the top of my knuckle. Woke up this morning and could barely bend my finger. ?
I finally, finally added a Giraud trimmer to my bench! wooohooo!
Speeds things up a tad huh?? love mine. Buy Cutters/trimmers for each caliber. No reason to move that blade every time!
Now get a cutter head for each caliber, 22, 24, 26, 30, 32, 338. That’s where the real time savings in adjustment will come.I think I will be good
Started a new batch of 260 brass.
Unfortunately it’s time to shit can the old stuff
I got my money’s worth out of it though.
Unfortunately it’s time to shit can the old stuff
I got my money’s worth out of it though.
Began converting a bunch of 5.56 to 300 blk.
Started the journey on 38 special... Kimber K6s, purchased 4 lbs of Bullseye, 5K CCI500 primers and 1000 158SWC... and need to call Dillon in the morning to order my 650 conversion kit... ??
Just ordered a V3 auto trickler setup. Guess you could say things are getting serious.....
I reloaded 20 6.5 Creedmoors this morning.
My bench looks nothing like the pictures posted, it is a working bench used at the very least every other day and lots of shit goes on there.
My bench is not untidy, it is just used for a lot of many different applications and has shit stacked up in back for all of those applications.
Some of the pictures on here make me want to think I would use them for serving a formal dinner, they are so clean.
My bench on the other hand is used all of the time, I would not hesitate to put a carbuerator or a chain saw or anything else on it and do work on them all.
Some of you people have time and room on your hands and can have surgically clean benches, but not this Old Hippy. I am working on that bench all of the time with one project or another and No I am not sending pictures.
How often do you reload might be a good question to ask.
My bench looks nothing like the pictures posted, it is a working bench used at the very least every other day and lots of shit goes on there.
My bench is not untidy, it is just used for a lot of many different applications and has shit stacked up in back for all of those applications.
Some of the pictures on here make me want to think I would use them for serving a formal dinner, they are so clean.
My bench on the other hand is used all of the time, I would not hesitate to put a carbuerator or a chain saw or anything else on it and do work on them all.
Some of you people have time and room on your hands and can have surgically clean benches, but not this Old Hippy. I am working on that bench all of the time with one project or another and No I am not sending pictures.
How often do you reload might be a good question to ask.
Annealed, sized, and loaded 70 rounds of 300wm and 100 rounds of 260rem
Loaded up some 9mm so I can fight my way to buy a damn roll of toilet paper
Best way to remove Sharpie is to color over it with a dry-erase marker, then just wipe it all off. Works on every hard surface I’ve ever tried it on.
