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ugh, brass prep....

makes good trading fodder if you get enough.... or in my case an excuse for a new gun [rofl] . ah fu(k it i have brass for that. bad time to shop but currently considering a 270wsm as i have brass and a recent sale on RCBS dies. might as well finish the puzzle.

i dont think people are shooting. period.

ya know what i miss the most? all the free brass on the ground at the range. this is really putting a damper on collecting

http://blog.westernpowders.com/2015/07/case-head-separation-causes-and-cures/ if in doubt, toss it. you will thank yourself later.

nah, just rest it over the melting pot for a few minutes

mold not up to temp

made another 250+ cast and hi-tek coated 9mm 125gr. I don't really bother to count anymore. Just keep filling the bucket. Is that a good thing?

I've loaded up mostly 75gr projos (Hornady HPBT) because i can use them in 556 also, but i havent been able to give the 75gr amax a test run yet. Those are too long for 556 so thats my only use.

20" upper for me with a Faxon barrel. haven't shot it as much as id like to but easy to stuff the long heavies in there.

Added an Armanov roller bearing to the indexer on the XL650 and also replaced the indexer spring that broke and flew off the other day. I can't appreciate nor recommend enough that if you don't have the Dillon spare parts kit for your press, you need it. Absolutely need it.

middle one makes for cheap 458 socom plinking with some Hi-Tek coating. blows through lead though, yeesh

i was too. i dont see printed manuals going away too soon. just something to it caressing the pages with lead-coated fingertips

you'd think manuals might go extinct, however a board like handloads doesn't tell me testing performed. hodgdon, alliant, barnes etc data i would trust as safe but johnny rockets "accuracy" handload might not be so comforting. manuals have lawyers involved and lawyers don't like cowboys in...

try getting your first LTC in hand 3 weeks after Newtown (had FID forever before that). First pistol rounds i ever shot were my hand loads because i couldn't find anything. had it beat in to me early that there's no such thing as too much for components.

obviously trust your own research the most. is 2400 a ball powder? i'm not familiar but via gun shop folklore i learned that truthfully magnum primers help with ball powders. (although there's still some blue dot flying out in one of my 357mag recipes). If its not the powder and you're sure...

magnum primer?

made some 165gr loads in 400 corbon flavor last night. finally found a good use for all that stupid small primer 45acp. i find myself loading more than shooting lately (3 kids, stuck to house mostly). although my oldest is going to try out the 22 this summer after some classroom teaching...

picked some 45 230 HSTs and 9mm 147 HSTs a while back, but likewise, they haven;t had em in quite some time.

bench was getting too cluttered. needed a solution and they provided one