Are you actually ordering 14k 147gr FMJ, or plated?

Where are you buying FMJ, and at what price?

Over the weekend, I organized my reloading componants and then loaded up 1000 45ACP 230gr Zeros. Since I got my 45 Octane, I've been shooting a lot more 45's lately

Got a call yesterday from my buddy to come look at a garbage sack in the back of his truck...he didn't know what it was (he's skittish about ammo/guns for some reason, but he and his dad reload). Got over there and it was just a LOT of empty .223 boxes mixed in with some .40 S&W. After I tried to lift the bag, I heard the tell-tale sign of brass!! We sifted through all the empty boxes to the bottom of the garbage bag and discovered a small trove. Turns out a buddy of his from church gave it to him.

After washing (soap/water only...no tumble), rinsing, and drying all the brass, I bagged up 1,100 pieces of .223 (mostly Winchester...some Federal), about 750 pieces of .40 S&W, and a handful each of .45 ACP and 9mm Luger. He'll probably offer to give me 1/2 the .223 (if not all of it), but I have so much as it is, I've run out of cabinet space. Guess I COULD put it in my new ammo cabinet......

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Originally posted by erj_pilot:
Got a call yesterday from my buddy to come look at a garbage sack in the back of his truck...he didn't know what it was (he's skittish about ammo/guns for some reason, but he and his dad reload). Got over there and it was just a LOT of empty .223 boxes mixed in with some .40 S&W. After I tried to lift the bag, I heard the tell-tale sign of brass!! We sifted through all the empty boxes to the bottom of the garbage bag and discovered a small trove. Turns out a buddy of his from church gave it to him.

After washing (soap/water only...no tumble), rinsing, and drying all the brass, I bagged up 1,100 pieces of .223 (mostly Winchester...some Federal), about 750 pieces of .40 S&W, and a handful each of .45 ACP and 9mm Luger. He'll probably offer to give me 1/2 the .223 (if not all of it), but I have so much as it is, I've run out of cabinet space. Guess I COULD put it in my new ammo cabinet......

Great haul
Now I have done the washing thingy with some spent mil brass,54 # in two large flat rate boxes.
Watch when you de prime,for me about one out of every hundred the primer was welded into the seat.It popped the center out leaving the ring stuck in the case head,I just tossed in recycle bucket

Not much in the form of reloading, per se

But sorted all the brass I gathered after a range trip with a coworker...silly people leaving a buttload of 38 spl, 357 mag, and 45 auto brass all over the floor.
Then mounted my new powder cabinet on the wall and stocked it. I'll pick up some cabinet knobs/handles later in the week.

Need moar powder.

I shot my .308 test load of 175 gr SMK over 44 gr of Varget in a LC case loaded to 2.806 OAL.

At 100 yards, 6 rounds, all touching in a vertical string that measured .060" center to center.
They were the last rounds of the day and I didn't take enough time between shots. I think the barrel was heating up.

I may tweak a little bit, but I'm pretty happy with my first ever handloads.

Bruce

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Originally posted by 45 Cal
Great haul
Now I have done the washing thingy with some spent mil brass,54 # in two large flat rate boxes.
Watch when you de prime,for me about one out of every hundred the primer was welded into the seat.It popped the center out leaving the ring stuck in the case head,I just tossed in recycle bucket

Thanks for the heads up on the primer pocket...I'll tell them to look out for that.

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Originally posted by argolfer:
Over the weekend, I organized my reloading componants and then loaded up 1000 45ACP 230gr Zeros. Since I got my 45 Octane, I've been shooting a lot more 45's lately

Nice! but that electrical web under that powder scares the shit out of me. Not trying to be rude.

I showed this picture to my wife, saying, "You think I've got a lot of reloading components?" and she said, "Yeah, your room looks a lot like that." So, I'm taking that to mean a shopping spree is in order!!! Apparently, she won't notice the difference.

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Originally posted by argolfer:
Over the weekend, I organized my reloading componants and then loaded up 1000 45ACP 230gr Zeros. Since I got my 45 Octane, I've been shooting a lot more 45's lately

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Originally posted by exx1976:
Are you actually ordering 14k 147gr FMJ, or plated?

Where are you buying FMJ, and at what price?

Precision Delta.
I tried Extreme plated last 3 gun season and they just don't have the same accuracy I was getting with the old standby.

Woohoo! After going to the range today, decided I would extend my time and go out to a couple of stores which occasionally have components. One store was closed (only open till 2 today), but the other, primarily a gun shop, actually had a fairly extensive selection of powders! More than I ever remember them having before. They actually had several pistol powders to choose from, red/blue/clay dot, power pistol, etc. But what came home was an 8# jug of AutoComp. Honestly, I've never tried it, but it looks like it ought to be pretty similar to WSF and HS-6 - they're close on the burn rate chart - for my 124gr 9mm loads. I am running razor thin on WSF - only enough for about 400 more loads in that, plus what's already loaded. This should keep me in business for a while.

I have been experimenting with the Hornady Bullet feeder dies. Specifically, making tubes to fit into the dies. Have 9mm and 45. Yesterday, I purchased a 1/2 in. dia., 10' length of CPVC pipe (cut into 3 each, 36 in. pieces), 3/4 to 1/2 reducers and some clevis pins. Using a 1/2 drill , I removed some material from inside the reducer couplings in order to allow the 1/2" pipe to slide thru the coupling. The pipe needs to extend INTO the die body to work well. I removed some additional material from the inside of the 3/4" end of the coupling to allow this portion to slide over knurled top of the feeder die. I cut 4 slots into the 3/4 in. portion to help this piece slide over the die top. Used adjustable garden hose clamps around the reducer coupling to keep things in place once the tubes are loaded and placed onto the die. Bored a few small holes at each end of the 3 ft. sections for witness holes as well as a hole to insert the clevis pin (one at each end of the tubes) to keep bullets in the tube until the tube is placed on the die. These tubes work for FMJ, plated and lead bullets. Once the proper case mouth flare is adjusted these dies work great. I clean the inside of the dies with a bore brush and alcohol after a few hundred bullets as the lead and wax lube will cause some problems. Total cost = around $8.00.
Tubes could be longer according to ceiling height.
Remember it is important to have a pin (or pipe cap ) at each end of the tube while loading tubes with bullets...Do not ask how I learned this

I pulled out cases to load for an informal team match that is still a month away and thought "NAH" and went back inside to watch T.V. Does that count for anything?

RMD

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Originally posted by rduckwor:
I pulled out cases to load for an informal team match that is still a month away and thought "NAH" and went back inside to watch T.V. Does that count for anything?

RMD

I did something very similar. I looked at a 5 gallon bucket full of 556 brass and thought about depriming but walked away. At least its all clean and sorted

Shot and chronographed 4 different .38spl and .38spl+P 158gr handloads. Also shot a few .357mag factory loads to get velocities. Did the same with a few new .40 and 9mm handloads as well. Picked up brass in the snow. Had fun.

Loaded up 500rds of 9mm using the last of my WSF supply (it stretched a bit further than I thought it would). Next up, switch over for some 223 loads.

Also, am now having to chase the lands out in my .243 Win Savage rifle. It had a long throat to begin with, but I've found the Bergers like to be just a couple hundredths off the lands. Have about 1800 rounds down the tube, accuracy is still good at the longer lengths, but I'm running short of bullet length. Time to start thinking about a new barrel...

http://s1379.photobucket.com/u....jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
Above is a pic of our girl running the press for the first time her self. She has been helping sort brass since she was four. Now she is old enough to run the press.
She also likes to shoot.

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Originally posted by jsjac:
http://s1379.photobucket.com/u....jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
Above is a pic of our girl running the press for the first time her self. She has been helping sort brass since she was four. Now she is old enough to run the press.
She also likes to shoot.

Thanks for skinning the coyotes.

Went to Menards and got a couple sheets of 2x4x3/4" plywood and built 2 shelves under my reloading bench. Still need to build one more shelf under the shorter side, but I took a break to pour myself some lunch.

While clearing out under the bench to install the shelves, I found a fat 50 1/2 full of .223 reloads that I had forgotten I'd made. No idea how it got shoved up under there, but between that and the other 1/2 a fat 50 I've already got, that should keep SWMBO in bolt gun food for the summer. Most excellent, one less thing to worry about.


PS - Now I finally understand you guys that post "I Found an 8# keg of whatever that I forgot I had..." Wait, come to think of it, I had that experience last summer. When I moved, I found an 8# jug of Varget under my bench that I'd forgotten about. LOL