What did you do in the reloading room today?

[encorehunter]

2 coats of mud..

I put my second coat of mud on my new reloading room last night. One more edge to tape in, then texture and paint. I am getting evicted from my former room as a little "contender" is on the way.

[cstone]

I put my second coat of mud on my new reloading room last night. One more edge to tape in, then texture and paint. I am getting evicted from my former room as a little "contender" is on the way.

Congratulations!

Brass prep...always brass prep. I almost don't even hear the tumbler anymore. It seems like the thing is always running in the background. Sized more .223 after all of it got swaged. I really like the Dillon Super Swager. It is the next best thing to a 1050, IMO. Sized more .40 S&W and there is plenty more to be sized. I need powder and primers. I always need more powder and primers.

[BuffCyclist]

Congratulations!

Brass prep...always brass prep. I almost don't even hear the tumbler anymore. It seems like the thing is always running in the background. Sized more .223 after all of it got swaged. I really like the Dillon Super Swager. It is the next best thing to a 1050, IMO. Sized more .40 S&W and there is plenty more to be sized. I need powder and primers. I always need more powder and primers.

Sized .40 s&w? Are you doing it for fun or do you actually have cases that need to be resized? Or do you just do it to all of them to keep them a uniform length?

eta: Because I thought pistol brass rarely, if ever, needs to be trimmed.
2nd eta: I've measured the 1.5k pistol brass that I have and none of it was closer than 0.010" to the max length. They've all been fired 3 times now and that was after resizing. Hmm, might have to check again though

[cstone]

Sized .40 s&w? Are you doing it for fun or do you actually have cases that need to be resized? Or do you just do it to all of them to keep them a uniform length?

eta: Because I thought pistol brass rarely, if ever, needs to be trimmed.
2nd eta: I've measured the 1.5k pistol brass that I have and none of it was closer than 0.010" to the max length. They've all been fired 3 times now and that was after resizing. Hmm, might have to check again though

I size everything. I don't check case length or trim pistol brass. Where I am sort of anal is decapping and priming off the press.

[BuffCyclist]

I size everything. I don't check case length or trim pistol brass. Where I am sort of anal is decapping and priming off the press.

Wow, I totally misread your post. I imagined that you were TRIMMING the 40s&w brass, not sizing it.

What's your reasoning for decapping/priming off the press? Don't want your press getting dirty or do you have a progressive/turret/whateverhtehellthey'recalled press where all stages are done on one press?

I've got a single stage and do everything on the press and simply vacuum up particles of carbon and crushed walnut when it gets obviously dirty. I have a feeling I'll eventually need to apply some lube of some sort to the ram, but living in the desert with next to zero percent humidity, the chance of rust on the ram is quite low.

[encorehunter]

Congratulations!

Brass prep...always brass prep. I almost don't even hear the tumbler anymore. It seems like the thing is always running in the background. Sized more .223 after all of it got swaged. I really like the Dillon Super Swager. It is the next best thing to a 1050, IMO. Sized more .40 S&W and there is plenty more to be sized. I need powder and primers. I always need more powder and primers.

Thank you.
I have never used a 1050, but have been thinking about asking Dillon if there is a way to set up a swager on a 550 or 650. I use the Super Swage now, but it is still time consuming. I currently have the 550 set up with two tool heads for the 223. The first is small base size and decap with the power trimmer. If they made a swager that replaced the primer bar and stayed stationary, it would save a lot of time. Then just switch back to the primer bar for loading. Once my carbide dies come in, I will be switching the 223 to the 650.

[Hoser]

Thank you.
I have never used a 1050, but have been thinking about asking Dillon if there is a way to set up a swager on a 550 or 650.

Nope. You need to support the inside of the case when swaging. Cant get there from here on a 550/650.

[encorehunter]

Nope. You need to support the inside of the case when swaging. Cant get there from here on a 550/650.

That's something I hadn't thought of. Thanks for clarifying.