So, What You Doing On The Bench Today?

[WarEagleEd]

Knocked a few more primers out of some .30-06 & .280 Remington cases.

[gandog56]

Mounted my new Lee bench mount priming tool on the bench. Figured while I was out there, might as well roll some more .300 AAC Blackout.

[Mbaker78]

Went yesterday and unloaded some ammo. Also traded for a lee load all II in 12ga, so now I get to learn to load shotgun too.

[gandog56]

Way back when I was young and had my real knees instead of the metal things I have now, I shot skeet almost every other day. I cannot tell you how many boxes of 12 gauge I reloaded using a Lee Load All. Not the easiest press to use but it definitely did the job. The thing it messed up the most seemed to be the crimp.

I think I STILL have a few boxes of that stuff in my shed. But I lost a few of the parts for the thing when I moved down here, and since I am no longer shooting skeet I just tossed the thing. I think I also still have a 25 pound box of bird shot in my shed, and a jug of most of another bag.

[Mbaker78]

I don't think I can load game loads for cheap enough to save any money... I'm getting 100 rounds of 7.5 shot 2-3/4" federal for $22. I'll likely just load bigger stuff like 00 buck and whatnot once I figure out what I'm doing... but I do still need to get my shotgun working right :/

[gandog56]

Rolled out a few more .300 AAC. Finished up all the Armscor 110 grain JRN pills I had doing it.

[Mbaker78]

What are you seating them at to get them to feed?

[gandog56]

What are you seating them at to get them to feed?

The least possible. They seem to go through OK. Mayne they just like my AR, I don't know.

[WarEagleEd]

Knocked the primers out of some 5.56 range brass and wet-tumbled one load of .30-06 brass.

[WarEagleEd]

I wet-tumbled my last bit of .30-06 brass. I can now load up a batch of M1 Garand-friendly '06 ammo. I will have to admit that before I learned of commercial .30-06 bending op rods on Garands, I did shoot a few boxes of Remington and Korean PMC through it without any ill effects. I don't know if I just got lucky or if the International Harvester Garands generally don't exhibit this behavior (they were made in the early 1950s). I'm not going to take any chances, though, and will load to general M1 "specs." Also, I cleaned some .308 brass that I recovered from the range.

[Hostile79]

It depends on the load you are running through your garands. I have seen some guys suggest that any 150 grain load will not damage your op rod. I skeptical of that guidance. I believe guys typically damage their op rods quickly when they shoot heavy 180 grain plus bullets through their m1s. You can always pickup an adjusting gas plug for the m1 for like $30-60.

[Mbaker78]

I think it takes a fair number of rounds to bend the op rods on the garand and M14/M1a. But I'm not positive about that

[Point-Man]

Loaded 100 Hornady 168 gr BTHP for my M1A. I will finally become a new member to a new to me shooting club.

[gandog56]

Loaded 100 Hornady 168 gr BTHP for my M1A. I will finally become a new member to a new to me shooting club.

I just renewed my range membership. But since I leave Friday for an Alaska cruise I haven't had any time on the bench.

[Point-Man]

I just renewed my range membership. But since I leave Friday for an Alaska cruise I haven't had any time on the bench.

Enjoy your cruise, you lucky dog.

[Point-Man]

Loaded 100 Hornady 168 gr BTHP for my M1A. I will finally become a new member to a new to me shooting club.

http://www.brocksgap.com/news/2015/0...-of-the-range/

[Mbaker78]

My range membership is only $35/year, but it's by calendar year, so it comes due every January.

[gandog56]

My range membership is only $35/year, but it's by calendar year, so it comes due every January.

Yeah, but is yours a public range that lets all the riff raff in? Mine is a locked gate affair, members can bring 1 guest and that is it. There's always a lane open, no waiting lines.


I'm such a snob!

[Mbaker78]

Yeah, but is yours a public range that lets all the riff raff in? Mine is a locked gate affair, members can bring 1 guest and that is it. There's always a lane open, no waiting lines.


I'm such a snob!

No, we get all kinds of riffraff... it makes for some fun opportunities though, like when they refuse to put in ear pro (they're too tough to need it) so everyone starts shooting the loudest gun they have.

[Happyguy]

Since I am a senior citizen, my club charges me $25,00 a year, private, members only.

Swaged some 10 mm, 44 and 30 caliber bullets. Using 9mm cases for the 10 and 30 jackets since there are so many of them. Also using 5.7x28 for 30 jackets.