What did you do in the reloading room recently?

[Demoman]

Set up a receiver and CD changer dug out box of CD so I have good tunes. Started tumbling brass I got from dench and decapped a couple k of 5.56 before tumbling see if it makes a difference

 

[Demoman]

Has anyone used a annealezz be thinking of picking one up.

 

[bigblue]

Has anyone used a annealezz be thinking of picking one up.

 

[Demoman]

Does that work well for you?

 

[Demoman]

What are you guys using to anneal. Or you don't bother I never did the annealeez machine looks interesting

 

[mac1911]

If your running short mac I can hook you up. Still haven't smelted the last 600 or so pounds

Thank you but Im good , but I will take alloy from those that dont know what to do with it.
The hard alloy is on standby for some casting very soon.

 

[xtry51]

Thanks for the tip!

What distances are you shooting them at? Also what barrel length is the Mini? Just curious

 

[mac1911]

Agreed. That 1:7 barrel is not likely to love projectiles under 69 grains, FWIW.

Highly dependent of velocity. Where used to pushing 223 2800+ fps
Some H4895 with Hodgdons reduced load formula and load up bump the charges till you get full cycle. I was pushing some 50g nolser tipped out of the 1/7 and surprisingly they did well at lower velocities
Vs some 52 berger varmint that just go poof around 15-20 yards

 

[xtry51]

Yeah I've had several 55gr hot loads (3000+ fps) out of an 18" 1:7 I had previously that would just disappear before they made it down range. I've moved to 1:8s for any 16"+ guns, but 1:7 seems fine if it's 14.5" or shorter as there's not enough barrel to over spin them in my experience with about 10 diff guns.

 

[bigblue]

Loaded up my first batch of .308 in .5 grain increments of TAC under 150 grain GMK FMJBT. Interesting to see how they perform tomorrow.

 

[Berniedimeslots]

Your not going to do much about the larger groupings with the 185 unless you put a barrel stabilizer on it did it to one of mine night and day still have to do the other. Accu strut I belive

Just threw one on last month and definitely saw the improvements. Righted my groupings by a noticeable amount.

 

[mac1911]

What are you guys using to anneal. Or you don't bother I never did the annealeez machine looks interesting

i was doing it manually. Although I have enough brass to get me by for a good while. I am not looking forward to processing the brass i have waiting.
Around the 4th resizing it becomes "hard" to trim and you can clearly hear the cutter difference from 1st cut to 4th.

 

[NavelOfficer]

What are you guys using to anneal. Or you don't bother I never did the annealeez machine looks interesting

When I bother, I just put a rod in the drill and rotate the brass over a flame and drop into a bucket of water when straw colored.

 

[Klal]

Can I use this thing to ream out full primer pocket crimps? I have 1k range brass, all crimped and I don't value my time much.

 

[Tallahassee]

Can I use this thing to ream out full primer pocket crimps? I have 1k range brass, all crimped and I don't value my time much.

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[headednorth]

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This is what I use. The Lyman tool in the pic looks like it scrapes the bottom of the pocket rather than removing the crimp.

 

[Klal]

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Great thank you. I'll pick one up.

 

[Demoman]

Lyman has one tool for pocket cleaning and another for uniforming and another crimp removal. They sell a set with large and small primer tool sets cheaper than buying individually

 

[Demoman]

This is what I use till I get a prep station

 

[NavelOfficer]

You can use the deburring tool or a blade (watch your fingers when it slips out of the primer pocket) to remove the crimp. It's a bit tedious, but it can be done with a minimum of gear.
The Dillon swager is a bit easier, but most consider it too pricey.

 

[xtry51]

I also use a single flute chamfer tool, but in a mini-lathe. I think most use a drill in a vice.

 

[headednorth]

I also use a single flute chamfer tool, but in a mini-lathe. I think most use a drill in a vice.

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Nice. I have it chucked into a Milwaukee hole shooter with the trigger locked and clamped into a bench vise

 

[xtry51]

Nice. I have it chucked into a Milwaukee hole shooter with the trigger locked and clamped into a bench vise

Hey I was going to post a mini-lathe link, but check this out. This is perfect for a reloading bench. I might buy one and build a small wood box for it.

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[gerrycaruso]

I loaded a few rounds of .45 Colt with black powder to try out of the 1872 open top. I know the old balloon head cases had greater capacity than the solid head cases of today but I could only fit 30 grains of fffg. The black powder load was 40 grains. I compressed the powder some but didn't want to go crazy. I already don't look that good and I didn't think wearing my press would improve my looks.

 

[Tallahassee]

You can use the deburring tool or a blade (watch your fingers when it slips out of the primer pocket) to remove the crimp. It's a bit tedious, but it can be done with a minimum of gear.
The Dillon swager is a bit easier, but most consider it too pricey.

Not only do I consider the swager pricey, but also time consuming. I never owned one, but I would think it would have to be adjusted for different flavors of brass, some may be thicker than others. The possibility of deforming the brass could be there.

 

[Tallahassee]

Informational video of the day.

View: https://youtu.be/24QOPAOnHRs

 

[pastera]

I also use a single flute chamfer tool, but in a mini-lathe. I think most use a drill in a vice.

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I guess I'm not the only one

 

[bigblue]

RCBS small primer crimp remover.

 

[bigblue]

For those wondering, its the one on the right.

 

[jpm]

Can I use this thing to ream out full primer pocket crimps? I have 1k range brass, all crimped and I don't value my time much.

This works well for me:

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