What goofy crap do you do to ensure consistency in your reloads?

[6.5SH]

You have a nice chute.


Mine is stock and sometimes the nose heavy cases (Dasher and .223AI w/ 88's) like to dive off onto the floor.

Carry on.

Do you not use a bin dam or like I used to do in the stone age a flattened primer box cover?

 

[Dai Bando]

Of course I use a bin dam.

Talking about the chute where the cut out for the press handle to push forward for the primer is.

It's a bunch easier to just pull the round at the seating station and set it in a 100 rd MTM than to pull them out of a bin or describe it to you.

 

[6.5SH]

Of course I use a bin dam.

Talking about the chute where the cut out for the press handle to push forward for the primer is.

It's a bunch easier to just pull the round at the seating station and set it in a 100 rd MTM than to pull them out of a bin or describe it to you.

Ah, I get what you are talking about. An ejector wire with a different angle or attaching some plastic or cardboard to the back of the bin is what would be needed there.

 

[Dai Bando]

I've done the card board and it works 90% of the time, but F them hitting the floor.

 

[Dai Bando]

I'll take some pics tomorrow after cleaning doves.

 

[47guy]

You have a nice chute.


Mine is stock and sometimes the nose heavy cases (Dasher and .223AI w/ 88's) like to dive off onto the floor.

Carry on.

mine hang up now and then...usually have a couple out of 50.

 

[Winny94]

Heres my reloading process - an efficiency manager's head would explode. Im sure half could be cut out and I wouldnt notice on paper, but it gives me warm fuzzies and havent had issues finding loads w/ ES under 20 and SD of ~5-6 (over 15-20 shot strings) in a few different cartridges. Still suck at groups though, so good thing i enjoy the hobby.

1. Decap
2. Wet tumble 15-20 mins (to just knock off any crud and keep as much carbon in the neck as possible)
3. Dry in food dehydrator
4. lube w/ imperial wax and resize
5. dry corn cob vibe for 15 mins to clean off wax
6. trim (if needed), chamfer/deburr
7. dip necks in graphite
8. run a mandrel
9. prime
10. charge
11. seat

 

[blister]

Always flog my dolphin before reloading

 

[47guy]

Always flog my dolphin before reloading

me too...you get that sticky shit in your ammo and it causes high SDs and Ammo looks like Spider-Man was helping you load.

 

[Disfunctional_Engineer]

Always flog my dolphin before reloading

You should watch out, Flipper may run away.

 

[MidRangeCrisis]

I play cartridge appropriate music or movies in my reloading space to ensure that the projectiles and the other components are in harmony with one another. I find it significantly reduces SDs.

My .30-06 really prefers Jazz and early swing music. The .308 is pretty much a die-hard CCR fan; or if it's a long session I'll just put on Apocalypse Now Redux.

 

[99106]

Maybe you should try some blue velvet and see what happens

 

[XLR308]

Flash hole debur.

Only because the wife cursed me with a borescope and I made the mistake of looking inside some cases.

I borescoped the wife one time and learned my leason, never again.