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On Saturday I loaded 158 rounds of Zero Bullets 147gr. HP 9mm and 158 rounds of RMR 135gr FP using mixed brass, CCI 500 primers, and American Select Powder. Listened to John Prine, John Hiatt, Jennifer Warnes, and The Band on Spotify while I did all this. Today I'll do about 200 rounds of RMR 124gr ball with the same kind of cases, primers, and powder.
Sorted brass yesterday and realized I need more shelf space if I'm going to take one tub and turn it into three or four. Day before I loaded 100 380's with 102gr Golden Sabers and Bullseye.
Funny how reloading seems to monopolize any free space you have. The garage or unfinished basement starts looking real small quick :)Quote:
Originally Posted by stevew
Thought it would be easy to swap out the primer size on my super swage 600. For some reason the pin for the handle is very tight and needs to be tapped out with a hammer/punch.
Loaded my first 308 ladder with 168gr ELDMs over IMR4064. Hope it shoots!
Roll sized and processed some nickel Speer and LC 223 brass for a forum member.
Loaded the last of my, original, Eggleston 200gr .300 blk subs, which were impressively quiet, when they worked. They mostly didn't glad I only had 100, because they are terrible.
Having the 550 on the same work bench that I'm constantly hammering on and doing other work is a real problem. Everything was loose and I was having all kinds of problems. Eventually I find everything that was out of spec and fixed it. Not loading but once a year is tough as well because you forget everything.
Were those the old flat point bullets? I saw the flat point bullets and shook my head as to why they would go with them when there is a lot of better options for cast bullets.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
I bought a couple cases of the Gallant 217s and they are really good. They even have a slight boat tail to make seating easier and also so you dont shave off the coating when seating.
Not flat, but pretty blunt. They had to be seated so deep that they rattled around in the mag. Also, shaving off the coating was a big problem as well. Many of the rounds I noticed, too late, I could pull the projectiles right out of the case mouth.
I also loaded some 208gr A-max, another discontinued bullet, and the boat tail made all the difference in the world. I don't know when I'll get around to buying more projectiles, but will look into that recommendation. Thank you.
Eta: just looked those up and they look much better.
I got some of the gallant and they work well. I still had to flare the necks of the brass before seating and then crimp afterwards to keep the coating from coming off.
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