what size primer does that takeDeprimed another 5oo pcs of 38 special brass + a 38/22 piece! Fun getting that 22 brass off the pin.
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what size primer does that takeDeprimed another 5oo pcs of 38 special brass + a 38/22 piece! Fun getting that 22 brass off the pin.
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congrats are these test rounds or have you settled on a load and this is the 1st run of that loadLoaded my first set of 45 ACP. Exciting to get started.
Loaded my first set of 45 ACP. Exciting to get started.
Test loads. Just taking my time and making sure I was comfortable with each step.congrats are these test rounds or have you settled on a load and this is the 1st run of that load
Finally finished up about 1300 223 cases that I started processing a couple of weeks ago. I would work an hour here and there when I got a chance. All once fired LC, had to swage the primer pockets as well as decap, size, wash, trim, chamfer, etc. glad to get it all done. Then I immediately turned my attention to about 300 pieces of 30-30 brass that needed the same.
I don't know what it is about the 5.56 LC brass, it seems that about 95% of them require a lot of trimming. The LC 7.62 brass that I have come across don't require much trimming at all. The 30-30 brass was much quicker to process than the LC 223 brass.You have been a little busy. I did 50 pieces of LC brass the other day and that was enough for that day.
I don't know what it is about the 5.56 LC brass, it seems that about 95% of them require a lot of trimming. The LC 7.62 brass that I have come across don't require much trimming at all. The 30-30 brass was much quicker to process than the LC 223 brass.
I find it interesting that in 5.56, the FC brass requires little or no trimming (many are shorter than the trim-to length) while the LC brass need lots of trimming. In 7.62, it is reversed, the LC needs little trimming while many of the FC require lots of trimming.Mine is 7.62 and most are just a slight trim as you say.
I find it interesting that in 5.56, the FC brass requires little or no trimming (many are shorter than the trim-to length) while the LC brass need lots of trimming. In 7.62, it is reversed, the LC needs little trimming while many of the FC require lots of trimming.
And then there is the Perfecta. Lots of off-center flash holes in 5.56, but in 7.62 they are all centered. At least in the batches I have seen.
Are off center flash holes cause for concern?
As far as the performance of cartridge, I don't think it would significantly affect anything.Are off center flash holes cause for concern?
Casting and reloadingnow has push shooting/unloading to 3rd on hobby list. About 200 530 gr. 45/70.
Sorry I didn't mean to leave you out. I just know Toprudder has sickness as an engineer. The testing possibilities go up exponentially when adding cast bullet combinations. Plus with all the money he is saving "reloading" , now he can save even more.You were aiming for Toprudder? I guess that makes me "collateral damage". That's all it would take, a gas burner and a big pot to stand over, pouring molten lead, and stopping at every garage to scrounge for used wheel weights, for the wife to sign the commitment papers and sell all of the guns and reloading stuff and retire to an island somewhere.
On the positive side, it would probably ratchet up the neighbor's concerns about me to another level. Maybe I could even quit crossing my eyes when I talk to them.
Sorry I didn't mean to leave you out
Can’t start casting now. I still have some powders I have not tested yet.Sorry I didn't mean to leave you out. I just know Toprudder has sickness as an engineer. The testing possibilities go up exponentially when adding cast bullet combinations. Plus with all the money he is saving "reloading" , now he can save even more.
Takes a long time to use up a bottle of Titewad! Aptly named.Last night ran 250 45 ACP using Extreme 230 RN over 4.4 grn of Titewad (trying to use up that powder) and 100 223 using Hornady 68 gn Match bullets over 22.3 grns of Benchmark
Changed my 40 s&w load from lead cast to Hi Tek coated ran off 50 to test before a long run
I have a 550, but I do all my revolver rounds on my Lee turret. If I am doing a production run, I will use the auto-index feature and can crank out about 200-250 rounds in an hour. I don't shoot nearly as much revolver as I do semi-auto, though.Loaded up another 200 rounds of 44 Magnum (240 gr RMR FMJFP bullets) on a single stage press. Man, I need to find a reasonably priced Dillon 550