So, What You Doing On The Bench Today?

[DaveL]

Transformed 100 LC 5.56 to 300 blackout and loaded with Nosler 220gr. HPBTM bullets and 10.9 grs. of 1680, to sub sonic velocities.
A bench belt sander works to shorten the 5.56 cases but it sure is hard on the fingers. So I broke down and ordered a mini chop saw and a jig to trim with.
Also converted 20 30-06 cases to 7.5x54 French and loaded them with Sierra 150 gr. FMJBT and IMR3031.
Can't wait till it warms up enough to shoot here in Vermont!
DaveL

[SafetyJoe]

Transformed 100 LC 5.56 to 300 blackout and loaded with Nosler 220gr. HPBTM bullets and 10.9 grs. of 1680, to sub sonic velocities.
A bench belt sander works to shorten the 5.56 cases but it sure is hard on the fingers. So I broke down and ordered a mini chop saw and a jig to trim with.
Also converted 20 30-06 cases to 7.5x54 French and loaded them with Sierra 150 gr. FMJBT and IMR3031.
Can't wait till it warms up enough to shoot here in Vermont!
DaveL

I use the mini chop saw too. The jig I got on ebay doesn't have a support for the side that hangs off the right, but I noticed a regular glass beer bottle top acts as a perfect spacer to put under it. If you don't have anything under that overhang the jig will eventually start to tilt down and your cut wont be square. Another trick I do when determining how far out I want the jig I take a 300 blk case that's already been sized and trimmed and I put a thin strip of duct tape over the case mouth. Then I use that as a gauge with the blade lowered to determine what length I want the brass trimmed to. The duct tape just adds a tiny bit extra that only takes a few seconds to remove after you size the brass. If you don't use the duct tapped brass as a length gauge when setting up the chop saw you might leave too much to be trimmed after the brass is sized.

Here's a picture of a similar jig that actually does have a bottom support bolt, but because mine doesn't I just taped the beer top where the red arrow is pointed on this picture.
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[DaveL]

Thanks for the tips SJ.