What did you reload today?

[Mikej]

You missed my OCD. I really HATE loosing SS pins…

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Lord, someone needs to sneak into your loading room in the night and get finger prints on your brass!! And hide a camera in there! To get the reaction!

 

[arakboss]

Today I loaded up 20rnds of 38spl with special BP sub and topped them off with 125gr Bear Creek dry lubed bullets. I think the dry lube is some sort of moly product. I may add some additional lube to the revolvers cylinder bores if fouling looks like it will be a big problem. Elvis ammo shot 6 or 7 rounds of some real BP in his Ruger and the fouling was awful.

Skip to 13min mark to see fouling.

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[misterarman]

Did a trigger job on Savage Axis instead of reloading. I did spend a few minutes inspecting the latest batch of 224 bullets I got from American Reloading. They are 75gr HPBT bullets with cannelure. I have to say I am disappointed in this batch of bullets. The description said minimal pull marks but these bullets look deformed from the position they were latched onto. These will likely end up as heavy plinking bullets. In the past I ordered a bunch of 77gr SMKs from them and they were beautiful. I am happy with most everything I get from them but you can't win them all.


Same bullets from different angles.

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It's a crap shoot.

 

[Caveman Jim]

Have you ever tried it without the pins? A lot less stressful and easier on the garbage disposal.

I have but the primer pockets aren't cleaned to my liking. Using pins is just another step insuring my sanity is in check, I'm ok with that.

 

[oremike]

Lehighs are done, now working on the 158 RNFP's. Those will keep me busy thru the weekend. Then I might get some me time to finish making 25-06 and 223 for , you guessed it, me. 41 Mag brass due to ship soonish from Starline.

 

[padraig]

I'd hate to loose any SS pins…

... especially the ones that hold my shoulder together

 

[misterarman]

I have but the primer pockets aren't cleaned to my liking. Using pins is just another step insuring my sanity is in check, I'm ok with that.

Sanity? What's that?

 

[arakboss]

I started early today. I flared and primed fifty 40 S&W cases I got from @JohnH
and took a break for some exercise. I made another cup of instant coffee and now it's time to charge up the cases. I am going to do the 6 grain load of #164 Mystery powder again. That load was pleasant to shoot and cycled the gun.

I was looking at the Lyman 47th Handbook and they listed 5.8 grains of Unique powder as max load for 180gr fmj. This #164 powder seems to be pretty close to Unique but a wee bit slower.

Back to work.

 

[arakboss]

50 rounds are ready. Testing starts at 8am.

 

[fstdraw]

Earlier this week I loaded up 200 .38-40 rounds for both pistol and carbine. 100 rounds for the carbine- 180 gr. coated bullet, 8.0 gr. of Unique, nickel plated Starline brass, 1.582 OACL. For the pistol, 6.2 gr. of Unique, 180 gr. lead cast bullet, 1.580 OACL. All crimped with Lee FCD. After spending money to alter dies for a roll crimp, I gave up on roll crimp and went with the FCD with superior results. Accuracy? Pistol hits clay pidgins at 35 yards and '92 carbine hits same at 75 plus yards, all consistantly.

 

[Caveman Jim]

Sanity? What's that?

It's basically when things go as planned and no FUBARS rear their ugly heads in the process.

 

[misterarman]

It's basically when things go as planned and no FUBARS rear their ugly heads in the process.

So, in my life that would not happen very often.

 

[arakboss]

50 rounds are ready. Testing starts at 8am.


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These all went off without a hitch in my Glock 22 and M&P40. I might tone down just a tad, maybe 5.8 grains for the next group. The brass comes out pretty clean with this powder/load.

 

[arakboss]

I loaded 5 rounds of 38spl custom wadcutters.

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and 10 rounds of 223 with similar to Unique powder and 55gr FMJ.


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I went too light on the powder with these custom wadcutters so now I get to clear my first squib. It made it 75% of the way before running out of steam.

 

[Caveman Jim]

I went too light on the powder with these custom wadcutters so now I get to clear my first squib. It made it 75% of the way before running out of steam.

It must've been the custom wadcutter load. Which load did you refer it from?

 

[misterarman]

I went too light on the powder with these custom wadcutters so now I get to clear my first squib. It made it 75% of the way before running out of steam.

Powder is like beer, light just doesn't get the job done.

 

[arakboss]

It must've been the custom wadcutter load. Which load did you refer it from?

Uneducated guess.

 

[arakboss]

Well that was uneventful. It took under 10min to pop the slug out, only about 15 seconds of actual pounding. Maybe I should start a squib removal business

 

[misterarman]

Well that was uneventful. It took under 10min to pop the slug out, only about 15 seconds of actual pounding. Maybe I should start a squib removal business

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It's much faster to just send another one down the pipe to clear it out.

 

[arakboss]

It's much faster to just send another one down the pipe to clear it out.

Maybe next time, I should probably double the powder charge too, since I will have to push two bullets