What did you do in the reloading room today?

[whitewalrus]

Post #172

https://www.ar-15.co/threads/177956-Bored-yet/page5


Second project, in planning stage
Currently considering cutting a hole thru the wall. This way i can put the vacuum in the other room, run hose thru wall onto case trimmer.

I have seen people on other forums use a 5 gallon bucket between the vacuum and the case trimmer. Guess this would make it easier to take to the scrap yard and then you can have the vacuum further away. It does get obnoxious when it is going, the trimmer and the case feeder aren't bad until you kick on the vacuum.

[Rak320]

Loaded 10 test 45/70. 325 FTX with some Accurate 2015.

[Hoser]

I have been so busy processing 556 brass for people I totally forgot to do something for myself.

I found a nice quiet load for 300 Whisper/Blackout with a low ES.

10.3 gns of AA1680 with Lake City brass and Gallant coated 217gn coated lead.

Once I settled on a load I loaded up the rest of the case. I think they come 2,100 to a case.

Now back to processing 556 brass...

[JohnnyDrama]

I sorted and counted .38 Special and .357 Magnum brass. I came to the conclusion that I "needed" more .357 to justify changing the toolhead in my Dillon so I went to the range. I've got plenty of brass now.

[two shoes]

I finally loaded some ammo after an 8 year break...
Also threw together a cover for my LnL AP... I used to work on sewing machines, so I know my way around them... Just didn't have any experience with making something that existed in my head...

[O2HeN2]

Loaded 200 rounds of .357 Subsonic to coach someone tomorrow.

Thank gawd for suppressors becoming popular. 20 years ago I would have labelled it "Pansy loads". But in today's lingo "Subsonic" sounds so much more tacticool.

O2

[whitewalrus]

Loaded 200 rounds of .357 Subsonic to coach someone tomorrow.

Thank gawd for suppressors becoming popular. 20 years ago I would have labelled it "Pansy loads". But in today's lingo "Subsonic" sounds so much more tacticool.

O2

"Reduced Recoil" is the lingo for the rifle and shotgun loads that aren't subsonic, but dialed down for those who don't need to kill their shoulder completely.

Why not use 38 special loads? Or do you need to keep "magnum" in the name?

[O2HeN2]

Why not use 38 special loads? Or do you need to keep "magnum" in the name?

Using .357 brass avoids the bathtub ring left by the shorter .38 Special cases.

O2

[Great-Kazoo]

Using .357 brass avoids the bathtub ring left by the shorter .38 Special cases.

O2

did you load to 38 spl powder weight? or go with one of the 357 loads that keep it around 1000-1100 fps?

[Great-Kazoo]

needed a 1 1/8" wrench for the case trimmer , regular ones are too thick to fit between trimmer & tool head. So i made one.