Don't really have a room but I finally got things started with my portable single stage setup. I deprimed, sized, and primed about 20 .243 Win cases..... Super excited to get started.
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With this Dram Works pyrex model:
I like it, it's a bit of coin to shell out, but my old one was stripped & shrunk and a constant concern being so loose it wobbled. The baffle is built in, nice for dumping powder, but I have had some big flake powders that were more consistent without one. Static cling seems greatly reduced if not eliminated. O-ring cap so no worries leaving full. The clarity is of course great, but not a selling point for me.How do you like the new hopper? I was thinking of getting one, but have never come across anyone that had one and did not want to shell out $$ with out a review. It looks like you got the larger one is that correct?
Yes sir.... Lead Slead DFT off a solid bench. I stayed in the middle of the load range with these. I'm sure I'll load and shoot a lot more rounds before i start any real work up to a load for deer season.Loading 3 at a time isn't allowing much room for jerked / muffed shots. Are you shooting these from a lead sled?
Good info there..... I'll mark each particular load with its own color on case head and mark my notes with corresponding color for reference. ThanksI started out keeping notes similar to that, but one time I accidentally knocked it over and all the rounds fell out. Now, I write the charge on the side of each case with a sharpie. Some people use colored sharpies to mark the head, a different color for each charge.
We've got a table we shoot off of on our hunting property in Montgomery Co. I do have a chrono.@BBD280
Where are you shooting those? I’m always interested in learning of new spots locally.
Will you be chronoing them?
@Rockchucker I just read back over this..... I meant to say that I do not have a chrono. I promise I was sober. LolWe've got a table we shoot off of on our hunting property in Montgomery Co. I do have a chrono.
@Rockchucker I just read back over this..... I meant to say that I do not have a chrono. I promise I was sober. Lol
Nice setupFinished up my XL650 setup with a light and casefeeder. Also loaded up 400 rounds. Only complaint is that the case feeder is loud as heck (woke up my 1 year old upstairs ).
Stupid stepped casesSorted about 3000 pieces of brass. Found 4 stepped cases, 1 cracked case, and 1 380 case. Not bad at all.
That is just waaaay too clean and organized.
Can't possibly be a working bench.That is just waaaay too clean and organized.
Made a dummy round for 429 DE. Take a 50 AE case and neck it down to fit a 44mag bullet. Trim to length, seat bullet. 44 mag on left for comparison.
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I guess I'm OCD about my workspace. LolCan't possibly be a working bench.