Sized 400 .223 cases. After they finish tumbling to remove the lube, I get to trim them all plus another 200 I sized last week. And there about 300 more left to size. I hate case prep.

Went to the gun show and traded a lb. of 7828 that I bought for $23.98 (on sale) the day before at Bi-Mart for a lb. of $40 marked, impossible to find, W296 for the Blackout rounds. (H110 must be even more scarce. I saw a lb. at the Albany show last week marked (gasp) $55.)
And $20 for a box of Sierra #2120 that is $27 anywhere else. If you can find them.
And $23 for 1k of WSR primers that are (a reasonable, these days) $36 at Bi-Mart.

It's like 2006 all over again.

Needed to do brass prep and load 209 rounds for some upcoming training. At least I made a dent

Man jlemmy, That IS a lot of work.

RMD

First thought in my brain:

"Right tool for the job"

Damn...Ive been to gunshops with less stock.

Been at it all day, the last 150 is primed and ready. Going to try and weigh out and seat the rest in the AM.

Rolled out 200 more rounds of 45 acp (200 gr. Bayou Bullet SWC) on my fairly new LNL. All in prep for a range trip to try out a P220.

Scored an 8# jug of h4350 for $188 out the door.

I'm in the process of reloading 1,500rds of .223 ammo. Right now I'm swaying the primer pockets.

Scored 10# of old-stock Blue Dot for $50.

Ordered 6k 200gr FMJ 10mm bullets.

Ordered 14k 147grFMJ 9mm bullets.

Prepped 3k throw-away .223 cases throughout the week in prep for an upcoming 3-day carbine class.

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Originally posted by Steve in PA:
swaying the primer pockets.

Yeah, get those little fuckers voting Republican!

Off to the gun show this morning to see what I can scrounge.

I/we loaded 800 rounds of 9mm today. Our 13 year old daughter likes to reload with me. She started helping by sorting brass at 5 years old. Now she loads primers and today ran the 550B by her self. Great to work in the shop with her. I will try to post pics of her working

Jsjac

I put the pics on photo bucket but I can not figure how to post the link.

Bought a few pounds of Lil Gun.

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Originally posted by scott1970:
I powder coated a little over a thousand rounds of 9mm I cast the other day. Now I'm part way through sizing them all.

This made me smile,you have taught an old dog new tricks with the powder cote thingy,damn the make my shooting so much better.No lube smoke,its wonderful.

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Originally posted by 45 Cal:

quote:

Originally posted by scott1970:
I powder coated a little over a thousand rounds of 9mm I cast the other day. Now I'm part way through sizing them all.

This made me smile,you have taught an old dog new tricks with the powder cote thingy,damn the make my shooting so much better.No lube smoke,its wonderful.

Powder coating seems a bit messy, but is cheaper than the hi-tech coating. I just started doing some with hi-tech, easy process with great results. It may not 100% replace my std lubed bullets, but for indoor shooting, waaay better.

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Originally posted by jsjac:
I put the pics on photo bucket but I can not figure how to post the link.

You should find an IMG link for the picture you want to post. Click that link and it should copy it for you. Now go to your post and right click to paste the link. I normally hit a return before I paste the next picture.

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Originally posted by jlemmy:
Needed to do brass prep and load 209 rounds for some upcoming training. At least I made a dent

I have that same bench, I think.... Lowes? And maybe the same Shooboy hammer What is the press on the front right of the bench?

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Originally posted by agony:
Scored 10# of old-stock Blue Dot for $50.

Ordered 6k 200gr FMJ 10mm bullets.

Ordered 14k 147grFMJ 9mm bullets.

Prepped 3k throw-away .223 cases throughout the week in prep for an upcoming 3-day carbine class.

10lbs for $50?? That's a great deal!!

14K 147 grainers? Are you loading up subs? I need to stock up on some, but I have never ordered that many at a time. I bet your mailman will love you

quote:

Originally posted by jsjac:
I/we loaded 800 rounds of 9mm today. Our 13 year old daughter likes to reload with me. She started helping by sorting brass at 5 years old. Now she loads primers and today ran the 550B by her self. Great to work in the shop with her. I will try to post pics of her working

Jsjac

My 8 year old daughter loves to put the primers in the tube for me and puts the loaded rounds in the trays for me. She makes different designs

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Originally posted by argolfer:

I have that same bench, I think.... Lowes? And maybe the same Shooboy hammer What is the press on the front right of the bench?

Yup, have 2 of the Lowes benches setup side by side. The other has the larger presses bolted to it. This one is the workbench so to speak. Nice spot on the hammer The press is a K&M arbor, I break it out when seating with the Wilson dies.