kerryman71
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Factory second bullets available online. Beat the rush before it ends up like the Battle of Midway!
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What did you do in the reloading room recently?
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Made a few hundred more .45 acp. Tumbling more brass to make more tomorrow given it'll be a rainy day.
I was able to get some LPPs recently made by Magtech. Never used them before. Anyone else use them? Any issues?
I was able to get some LPPs recently made by Magtech. Never used them before. Anyone else use them? Any issues?
I tested some 160g, .358 9mm with 2.6g of N320 (my USPSA load is 3.0 grains).
2.6 is a pleasure to shoot, has to be well below 120pf.
Need to Chrono, but 3.0 grains is around 130pf and if I remember correctly 2.9g was around 127pf, maybe 126. I remember I decided to bump it up 0.1 grains because it was too close to 125.
I will load some 2.5g and see how those shoot.
2.6 is a pleasure to shoot, has to be well below 120pf.
Need to Chrono, but 3.0 grains is around 130pf and if I remember correctly 2.9g was around 127pf, maybe 126. I remember I decided to bump it up 0.1 grains because it was too close to 125.
I will load some 2.5g and see how those shoot.
Uniformed primer pockets, chamfered and deburred about 400 5.56 cases with my drill...ugh 
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my blue bullet order...week 10....went from "processing" to "currently processing." i'm taking that as a good sign, maybe by week 12 they'll say "shipped." this has been a lesson in patience, something i'm not known to have. ![[wink]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/002.gif "Wink [wink]")
kerryman71
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my blue bullet order...week 10....went from "processing" to "currently processing." i'm taking that as a good sign, maybe by week 12 they'll say "shipped." this has been a lesson in patience, something i'm not known to have.
My RMR order for 124 grain FMJRN still sits, 9 weeks out. I understood it would be a while anyway, so wasn't in a rush, but emailed them today to inquire as they originally said if it goes past 8 weeks to let them know. I was told they should be shipping the orders for 124 grain that were placed around that time (8/10) in a couple of weeks.
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Its been 6 weeks since my Missouri Bullets order
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i have .45 230 rn and 38/357158 gr swc's. when i ordered it was always 12-14 weeks. i'm leaving them alone, my other sources have come in so have the luxury of time for these.
It’s been 8 weeks for my Missouri order... still no change and no shipping notice
Got an email from Missouri today. They are still behind and hope to ship August orders in the next 3-4 weeks.
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funny story, i read a post here where a nes member ordered the same day i did from a company, seriously forget the name, and he posted that he got the order in 3 days. hell, i ordered that same day at 5:30am, where the hell are my bullets? 2 weeks after i read this i called...where the f*** is my stuff, this guy i know posted he got his 3 days after ordering, the website said everything i ordered was in stock, ready for shipment. 2 weeks after the fact, where's my stuff. they told me to basically shut up..."WE'RE CASTING THEM NOW!" friends tell me i can be abrasive at times. lol
I'm getting a new boiler and indirect installed in the basement tomorrow. I detest having people in my house I don't know. So today I removed all traces of anything related to guns, ammo and/or reloading ammo from the area they will be working in. This include taking everything off the bench and wrapping the gun safe in a blankets and tie down straps. First rule of Fight Club....
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Hate that shit, my next house a lot of changes there will be. Except the next house is only a dream
EddieZoom
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Had someone doing work not too long ago. After awhile he asks, "so what's in the safe"....been waiting to use this line forever (think Keanu in the first Matrix movie)...my reply, "guns...lots of guns".
He was a shooter, we both laughed and spent the rest of the time talking guns.
He was a shooter, we both laughed and spent the rest of the time talking guns.
allen-1
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Lank
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Hey all, is there a recommended cleaning approach or solvent to get this gunk out of my smelting oven?
Lank
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Nice, Buderus!
I've had luck with-
Put more lead in it, get it molten
Add some of this, stir it around get all that crap to float to the top
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If it flows well, and you think you've scraped enough off or all the bottom or sides, shut it off. Leave about 2" in there.
If theres any garbage left, it'll float next time you heat it up.
I just used dish soap and warm water after scraping the heavy stuff out. Came out clean enough. i lapped the valve and seat while i had it empty.
The better you flux the easier it is to keep the pot clean.
Jealous. I need to convert to natural gas from oil....
Dug out both RCBS hand priming tools and brought a bunch of 5.56 and .308 brass upstairs where its warm and primed up a few hundred rounds of each.
kerryman71
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Reloaded 500 9mm using 124 gr RMR FMJRN over 6.5 grains HS6, using mixed brass and Fed 100 SPP.
Down to 128 bullets, which I'll save for load testing the VV N340 I just bought. Have another 6K coming from RMR that need to get here toot sweet!
Down to 128 bullets, which I'll save for load testing the VV N340 I just bought. Have another 6K coming from RMR that need to get here toot sweet!
38ExtraSpecial
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I realized last night that I have about 9 or so 20 gauge #6 shot shells. Now that I’m set up for 20 I’m going to have to make up a bunch to cover all my poor wing shooting for the next 6 weeks.
You folks know of any good youtube channels on reloading you'd recommend? Since there's no ammo to be found, I just got all the supplies to start reloading my own shit.
Ultimate Reloader, early Hickock45 , Elvis ammo , Johnnys reloading bench.
There are a lot. Some talk to much some miss info. Search and watch.
