eboos
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2.9 gr turned out to be right on target at 890fps which is good for 133.5 pf (bullet actually weighs 150 gr). Cleaning up some brass and will load some more and try to shoot some groups.
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2.9 gr turned out to be right on target at 890fps which is good for 133.5 pf (bullet actually weighs 150 gr). Cleaning up some brass and will load some more and try to shoot some groups.
Yeap!
Just loaded a hundred to test out tomorrow. If it goes well, I will load up some more for Sunday's match.
Nope, sorry. I'm already loading the 30 Government rimless, as well as the .308 A.I....
Of the guys who load by hand, does anyone use the RCBS bench primer?
Been loading up some 124gr GDHP into .357SIG using HS6, maybe test them this week. Also loaded up a bunch more .308 using M1AP projectiles.
Had a few hours to myself Thurs. and Fri night, thought I'd prime and size some 9mm and load some .45ACP for my range trip on Sat, morning. Well you know how some days you have the grace of a gazelle and the co-ordination of a fine surgeon? That' wasn't how things went Thurs. night. I loaded 100 small pistol primers in my Lee square folding tray and put it on the press ,as I was just going to de-cap and size and prime on the press. Turned around to grab the jug with the shells in it and hit the tray with my elbow and sent 100 primers scatttering across the concrete floor when the tray hit and opened up . On my hands and knees lifting everything that moved rolled or I could see under I found all but 4 primers. Back to work getting them ready fro powder . I'm still muttering to myself when one shell doesn't quite line up with the die , and as I go to give a little push in the shell holderI don't stop pulling the handle down and jam my index finger in the press. Now it all stops while I clean the blood off t5he press and me. Wrap it in a paper towel and electrical tape that on to my finger and finish just 100 rounds. As now I'm out of time . Carry on to Fri night. I'm setting up to load the .45 , got powder in the auto drum on the turret press and am setting the drop weight and fine tuning it. Yep you guessed it! I swing around from the scale on the other bench and don't you know the cover is off the plastic powder container and I somehow manage to knock it just enough to spill some of it all over the bench, floor and the Cat who was laying down on the next bench. Gazzellish I'm not feeling at this point, or surgeon like with anything but Klutzyness. Clean up the spilled powder and actually get to load 200 .45's. Made it to the range on Sat, BUT you know all that was in the back of my mind as I shot. No problems at the range and all was good but I was extra extra careful as bad luck seems to follow me in 3's. I know we all have days like this. I'm hoping it brings a laugh and a nod of the head as I have asked lots of newbie questions and gotten a lot of help from this forum.
Of the guys who load by hand, does anyone use the RCBS bench primer?
I'm hoping these things are all a learning curve, I noticed as the months go by and I load more and more I don't seem to make the same small mistakes as I did in the beginning. Then I get cocky and do something stupid like knock over a tray of primers, just to keep me humble.
Yikes!! I'll admit I've knocked over primers and also jammed by finger in the press too! Lol. I never understood how I managed to keep my finger in the press as I lowered the ram. I think its just the repetitive motions.
Of the guys who load by hand, does anyone use the RCBS bench primer?
Is that the handprimer? If so I use that. Mainly so I dont have to take apart my dillon and also it allows me to prime on the couch, no performance benefit that I'm aware of.
NVM, looked it up, 2/2.
Is that the handprimer? If so I use that. Mainly so I dont have to take apart my dillon and also it allows me to prime on the couch, no performance benefit that I'm aware of.
NVM, looked it up, 2/2.
Just buy 2 dillons so you have one for each primer size.
Like Mac I have limited space. It's a one Dillon family.
Like Mac I have limited space. It's a one Dillon family.