So, What You Doing On The Bench Today?

[SafetyJoe]

What am I doing..., a first..., stuck case, and sheared the pin holder bolt head right off..., think I'm done for the night now.

If it's a lee die you can just use a punch and hammer to bang it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylp3fsYrEVw

[Dmpatter37]

Right, only the collet still has enough pressure on the pin that it doesn't want to come out..., that and I can't find my 3/16" punch. I'll be back in business tomorrow.

[LEP]

Converted 30-30 cases to 25-35 for a friend of mine.

[gandog56]

Just got in about 300 .223/5.56 cases. Trying to decide how many to convert to .300 AAC Blackout.

[packnrat]

loaded up another 500 rounds of.223
almost out of bullets need to order more.
must have another 5000+ (and growing) empty's to work.
and need to buy some powder for my 43 mauser.

[Happyguy]

Loaded up some 6.5x55 Swede.

[Mbaker78]

Just got in about 300 .223/5.56 cases. Trying to decide how many to convert to .300 AAC Blackout.

All of 'em...

[gandog56]

All of 'em...

Nah!, I do still have my Saiga .223 and the 5.56 upper.

[Mbaker78]

I'm debating rebuilding a 5.56 upper... I already have a barrel, BCG, and upper receiver. But the barrel I have is just too heavy for what I want...

[gandog56]

Was going to go to the range yesterday and make me a whole lot more empties. But looked at the weather radar and saw a big old thunderstorm headed right for it. Since it sits about minus 5 foot elevation, and the road to it tends to flood out, I didn't go. Oh well, still have to finish processing some Norinco brass I acquired.

[LEP]

Helping the next door neighbor with 300 Win Mag loads. He has dies and brass, but no press or components. Need to find good loads for a Rem 700 w/28" barrel.

[gandog56]

Gave up on anybody here willing to trade me some 8mm cases. Converted about 50 Greek HXP 30.06 cases to 8mm. Doing final polish them and on some more I did not convert, but sized.

[gandog56]

Then I looked at all the HXP brass stamped with a 77 date stamp, and said, I have enough 30.06 empties, and very few 7.7 Jap empties. So I converted all the 77's to 7.7.

[Mbaker78]

Then I looked at all the HXP brass stamped with a 77 date stamp, and said, I have enough 30.06 empties, and very few 7.7 Jap empties. So I converted all the 77's to 7.7.

You're welcome

I spent some time at the unloading bench yesterday, hammered out some good data for the 308 and the Grendel. Collected some brass from a guy up there that I don't need so it'll be listed in my trades once I get it sorted and counted.

On a side note, does anyone have need for 12ga hulls?

[gandog56]

You're welcome
On a side note, does anyone have need for 12ga hulls?

Bummer dude, I used to shoot skeet. But with my two knee replacements I pretty much can't stand there and do it any more. I sold off my Lee Load all and one of my shotguns. I still have boxes of 12 gauge cartridges I reloaded 10-12 years ago and my Mossberg pump. I think I still have a couple boxes with PAPER cartridges.

[Mbaker78]

Finished my 5.56 upper, again. So I guess now I will have to start splitting my brass between 5.56 and 300aac...

[gandog56]

Finished my 5.56 upper, again. So I guess now I will have to start splitting my brass between 5.56 and 300aac...

I figure I will use all my 5.56 brass for .300 AAC since no calibers are marked on the headstamps, and keep all my .223 cases for my 5.56 upper.

[gandog56]

Got my jig in to cut 5.56/.223 cases for .300 AAC, though I haven't done any yet, and probably won't until I get some more projectiles for them.

[Mbaker78]

I'll probably just make 300aac as I need them now, I have well over 1000 cases between the loaded and empties...

[gandog56]

Just got a mess of converted .300 AAC from Happyguy. (Thanks again, dude!) He took the 5.56 I gave him, and apparently thought it wasn't enough to convert, so he threw in a few of his OWN cases.

What a guy, he refused any offers of recompense I tried about three times to give him.