I finally finished removing primers from 260 pieces of .30-06 military brass. I sized 100 pieces of .45 ACP brass in preparation for reloading, whenever I get around to it.
I finally finished removing primers from 260 pieces of .30-06 military brass. I sized 100 pieces of .45 ACP brass in preparation for reloading, whenever I get around to it.
I took out a set of cloth drawers I was storing brass in and put in a set of wood ones. The cloth drawers were deforming with all the brass I was storing in them and the drawers were falling down from their brackets into the drawer below them. I found the nice set of wood drawers at a yard sale for $6. One less drawer but they are deeper and it holds just as much, with a smaller footprint in my floor space.
Its always nice to improve ones storage space. Every time I do I get a big since of accomplishment!
Today I packaged up a box of brass to mail out on a trade with another member. And I guess I'll get on the phone to Lee and see if I can get another pin for my unbreakable universal decapping tool. Don't ask!!! A Lineman can break anything, even a retired one!
Found a set of white drawers at a yard sale for $6. So I replaced a set of cloth drawers that I was storing all my rifle brass in. The cloth drawers were bulging out because I had to much weight of metal in them and the drawers were falling out of their tracks into the drawer below it. I went from 4 drawers to three, but the wood drawers were deeper and they held just as much. The whole set of wood drawers has a smaller footprint, giving me a bit more floor space.
Haven’t done anything for a couple days, probably won’t for a bit either. The wife just had a hip replaced, so I’m tending to her for a couple weeks until I have to go back to work.
Sorting some brass for trade. Somebody needs to learn the difference.
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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.
I've found 300 Winchester cases like those before. I wonder what their thoughts were?
Not doing anything on the bench today, just wanted to bump this one back up past the spam.
Yeah, off day for me too.
It’ll probably be a few more days at best before I make it down to the bench... I’m still waiting for my wife to get a bit more ambulatory after her hip replacement. She’s getting around alright, and I think she’s tired of me following her everywhere, but I’m still not ready to leave her alone completely yet.
I sized some 50 Beowulf, 6.8 SPC and decapped some 460 S&W and 10mm. I also picked up some 10mm bullets.
Got down to the bench today while she was taking a nap, loaded up 180 rounds of 45acp.
I put a Caldwell brass catcher on an AR in .300 Blackout. I think that is reloading related, since all that caught brass will end up being reloaded someday.
Still feeling kind of wimpy today. Taking shifts at sorting through a tub of range brass. Probably decap some of it and start tumbling. Looking through it mostly to find stuff to add to my trades.
I have one. I also bought some extra bases. I can use it on both my AR uppers, my Mechtech CCU, and my TNW Aero 10mm carbine.
Since I have my new Ruger Super Redhawk 10mm revolver coming in today I have been making some new warp speed 10mm rounds to try out in it. I finally got around to using some of the homemade swaged .40 cal bullets I conned either Happyguy or BTSniper to give me a few to see if I may want to start trying to roll my own. I have had them for a while, but I had SO many reloads already made I was trying to shoot a little of them down before I made any more. He gave me 35, all hollowpoints. They average about 153 grains so I used a recipe for 155 grain jacketed loads. Got these in a separate ammo box I am going to call Ruger only as these were loaded pretty near a maximum using Blue Dot powder. Still have about 465 180 grain Hornady HAP projectiles so I think I may crank out some more with my normal semi-auto loads.
Let me know how you like the Redhawk in 10 mm. I have owned a couple of S&W 610s but they just seemed a little fragile.
Since the Ruger uses the same frame as their .44 magnum, I would guess it is more than strong enough. I have wanted a 10mm revolver for a long time. I go tonight to pick it up.
Bench wise I just ordered 100 Greek HXP .303 Brit cases.
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 |