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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dmpatter37 View Post
    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

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    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.

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    Converted 30-30 cases to 25-35 for a friend of mine.
    Load and shoot: 6.5mm (Dutch, Jap., Carcano, Swede), 7x57, 7.35 Carcano, 7.5mm (Mas, Swiss), 303 British, 7.65x53, 7.7 Jap, 7.62x51, 30-06, 8x50R & 8x52R Siamese, 30-40 Krag, 8x57, 7.62x39, 7.62x54R, 8x 56R, 30 Carbine, 450/577 Martini, 300 Win Mag, 45 LC.

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

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    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.

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    Loaded up some 6.5x55 Swede.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gandog56 View Post
    Just got in about 300 .223/5.56 cases. Trying to decide how many to convert to .300 AAC Blackout.
    All of 'em...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mbaker78 View Post
    All of 'em...
    Nah!, I do still have my Saiga .223 and the 5.56 upper.

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    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...

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    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.

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    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.
    Load and shoot: 6.5mm (Dutch, Jap., Carcano, Swede), 7x57, 7.35 Carcano, 7.5mm (Mas, Swiss), 303 British, 7.65x53, 7.7 Jap, 7.62x51, 30-06, 8x50R & 8x52R Siamese, 30-40 Krag, 8x57, 7.62x39, 7.62x54R, 8x 56R, 30 Carbine, 450/577 Martini, 300 Win Mag, 45 LC.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gandog56 View Post
    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?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mbaker78 View Post
    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.

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

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mbaker78 View Post
    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.

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

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check