With my Pacific DL266, #9 seems to like to hide in little crevices of the shot bar mechanism and make its escape when I don't have a shell under the tube. I finally just put a big baking sheet under the press to catch them before they ran off across the bench.
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While that's the max for 9mm, I've never seen a mag that wouldn't accommodate slightly over.
Personally for setting up a press I will load 10rds so that the longest one is the target I'm aiming for.
Personally for setting up a press I will load 10rds so that the longest one is the target I'm aiming for.
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im thinking I shoulda went bigger...
Bigger, you will just have more space to clean , more space to dump shit.
Looks to short ?
I like to stand 90% of the time
put it this way your bench has more SQFT than my ROOM!
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Figured 38” finished height I’m hoping that puts the Dillon right in my wheelhouse. Press is on inline stand.
I think height depends totally on who is using the bench, and for what. Somewhere along the way I heard the 'belly button rule' for standing height benches.
My new Dillon is setup. Loaded some light 44 magnum loads. I can only load 44 mag/special until a backordered shellplate and some missing pins come in from Dillon. Definitely a lot different than single stage reloading. Found powder not dropping at one point...had to adjust the fail safe wing nut. Glad I was visually checking for powder before placing each bullet! Made me worry I might've missed one, so weighed all the completed rounds at that point, and pulled a couple that seemed a bit light, just in case! They all had powder. Otherwise, not bad for my very first run on a progressive press. And glad I bought a UFO light, works great.
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I found that still running one cartridge at a time for a bit a good way to get used to the progressive. Looks great!
When you fill hopper tap on it a few times to settle the powder and than I usually run 5-10 throws through it before I start to get everything primed up. Check one or two than I’m ready to rock. I’d also periodically check throw every 10 or so cartridges until you feel confident it’s throwing consistently. Different powders will meter differently.
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Just finished the framing. This thing is gonna be a beast! 10,000 screws and bolts later...
Stout
I think I spent about as much on FastenMaster structural screws, Simpson Strong Tie brackets, and Vycor tape as I did on pressure treated lumber on a deck I just built.
That workbench looks like you could rebuild engines on it. Good call making it a manageable reach front to back. Too deep just makes it a hassle to reach everything, and attracts clutter.
I like that light!
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Nah, you’re good, I’m always a few thousands over with some bullets, especially those with a cannellure...test a few, chrono it, examine the primers for pressure and you should be good..
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On the plus side it will double as a tornado shelter...
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Personally I always go for just under the oal recommended. Have you tested them in your handgun? Common practice with any new recipe is make a few (for me that's 20 rounds) and test them for cycling and accuracy....and check spent cases for signs of over preasure......then make that recipe in quantity. How many did you make at that oal?
Ran another 100 rounds of 45acp up at the bench today. I'm determined to make 100 rounds a day to get a Blackstock up for plate season starting in April.
Ran by shooters. They had small and large pistol primers but only 200 per customer. Bought my obligatory 200. They are starting to get some new handgun stock in. They had 4 Colt pythons in the case. $4k each all 4 had the original boxes. Man I want one of those some day.
Ran by shooters. They had small and large pistol primers but only 200 per customer. Bought my obligatory 200. They are starting to get some new handgun stock in. They had 4 Colt pythons in the case. $4k each all 4 had the original boxes. Man I want one of those some day.
I made only 15.
I was thinking about making about 15 to 20 more slightly under in length and powder too.
Won't be able to get out until tomorrow or Tuesday
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Is that a railroad trestle or something? I kid, Looks great.
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Your probably good then.
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Little bit of polyurethane smells nice....
Spent some range time working with different charges in the .243. I got a Bog Deathgrip and tripod in the mail and was really able to shoot some groups with it.
Still can't get any tighter groups out at 200 yards than with a minimum charge of Hybrid 100V and a 100gr soft point. With each increased charge up to maximum, the groups opened up.
The minimum charge (40gr) held on the tripod shot a 5 shot group of 1.25" at 200 yards though. With me shooting off a rest, those groups really opened up lol.
Still can't get any tighter groups out at 200 yards than with a minimum charge of Hybrid 100V and a 100gr soft point. With each increased charge up to maximum, the groups opened up.
The minimum charge (40gr) held on the tripod shot a 5 shot group of 1.25" at 200 yards though. With me shooting off a rest, those groups really opened up lol.
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I'm trying to come up with a mild accurate load for the .25/20. 1680 meters well and is quite accurate at 13 grains but a bit loud and I don't need 2000 fps. I just loaded a few rounds with 10 grains. I'll try them tomorrow or Wednesday. I'm also trying small pistol primers since sonny boy has many thousands of them.
Ran another 100 45acp to add to the summer plate shoot stockpile. 40 minutes flat.
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You all should stop making ammo until my bench is done at least that way I can have a chance to catch up a little bit. 
Was just putting away a can of delinked .50bmg and spied another unmarked can I forgot I had on the floor level of the can stack......there's a reason it was on the floor!!......H E A V Y is an understatement.
Well Christmas came early again. I opened it and it's filled right to the top with 150gr .311 7.62x54R pulled bullets that have been resized to .308. Thinking back, I remembered that these came from Pat's Reloading years ago and he delivered them to Knob Creek for pick up. I remember flagging down one of the mules they run there to transport them along with a couple of cases of 9mm that I bought out in the vendor booths. Oh Happy Day!!!
Well Christmas came early again. I opened it and it's filled right to the top with 150gr .311 7.62x54R pulled bullets that have been resized to .308. Thinking back, I remembered that these came from Pat's Reloading years ago and he delivered them to Knob Creek for pick up. I remember flagging down one of the mules they run there to transport them along with a couple of cases of 9mm that I bought out in the vendor booths. Oh Happy Day!!!
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Sub moa is good start
Trailboss might get you some lower velocities?
I dod not read this but stumbled across it looking for some other cast info
Cast bullets in the .25-20 Winchester
From the pages of The IHMSA News, Shooting sports, hand gun, ammo, cartridges, xp 100, reloading, firearm, cast bullet, bullet casting and more information articles
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I was going through my inventory of 44 mag loads and came across this. Doh! Hopefully there isn’t anymore...
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Thanks mac. I tried Trailboss and though the velocity was what I was after, accuracy wasn't great. I have that article on cast bullets in the .25/20. It's a pleasant little round and I'll keep at it.
