What did you do in the reloading room today?

[bobbyfairbanks]

Pulled the tape off the floor and marveled at how amazing a OD Green floor is
then I loaded 1k 9mm and 400 45acp, cleaned the 550 and 1050. Man the presses where dirty as he'll.

[Great-Kazoo]

It works very well. I went with the hornady bullet feeder die fed by plastic tubes from Linens and Things. Here's a link to the bullet feeder idea I swiped. I cut the tubes in half so each one holds 25 bullets:

http://www.ar15.com/mobile/topic.htm...=349969&page=1

There's a local (Ft collins) plastic dist. where you can buy it. I took andturned down the OD to fit my home made 9mm feeder. Too bad i'm not happy with the way the powder drop flares the case.

[Zombie Steve]

Finally joined a range and went shooting. Ran about 40 rounds of Winchester white box through a previously-unfired 9mm gun (XDM 5.25) and then started trying out my reloads.

Short story is that I did 30 rounds of 124gr round nose and 30 rounds of 115gr bullets changing powder load by 0.1gr every 10 rounds. In both cases, I really found no difference in accuracy so I'll probably stick with the lightest loads that cycle the gun properly.

I started at the lowest powder suggested in the reloading data. Is there any reason I shouldn't experiment with even lighter loads? I'm just putting holes in paper, after all. My theory is that the lighter load will give less recoil and will allow me to get back on target quicker/easier.

i loaded up 200 rounds of the 124gr bullets when I returned home from the range last night. I felt like I was moving at a snail's pace and it still only took me 22 minutes on the Dillon 650. This included the time needed to clear an upside-down primer jam and the time needed to refill the primer feeder (already had a tube of primers loaded up--just pulled the cotter pin).

I feel like a little kid with all this stuff. I need to get my chores done today (playing lawyer) so I have time to get to the range again this afternoon.

IMO, unless you have a super fast powder, or if you have a powder like H110 where min and max are 1 grain apart, just start in the middle of the data and work up. If you want a softer recoiling load, get a heavier bullet and use a faster powder. Going lighter than start loads can cause problems. It will be dirty, for one, and as mentioned, the potential for a squib goes up.

[trlcavscout]

Reloading bench make over home edition. I am gonna strip the old laminate/Formica what ever it is and sand it down. Paint the cabinets and either paint the top or relaminate it? How hard is that stuff to cut? Anyideas on cool paint/color? While I was researching presses I seen so many cool benches that i realized I was really lacking.
Maybe paint it a nice red with a big Lee logo just for kazoo? Bronco colors, with a big bronco decal in the center would be cool? Black with a big Glock logo would be awesome! This was my first reloading bench, still has the holes from mounting the original Lee and RCBS presses to it.

I did load 250 RDS of 45.

[Great-Kazoo]

I took down one of the 650's, "supposedly" i had a buyer for it Even put it in the 650 box, instructions and all the misc items it came with.

[trlcavscout]

I took down one of the 650's, "supposedly" i had a buyer for it Even put it in the 650 box, instructions and all the misc items it came with.

Cool I got the $200 cash from the ATM today! That includes delivery and setup right?

[brutal]

Reloading bench make over home edition. I am gonna strip the old laminate/Formica what ever it is and sand it down. Paint the cabinets and either paint the top or relaminate it? How hard is that stuff to cut? Anyideas on cool paint/color? While I was researching presses I seen so many cool benches that i realized I was really lacking.
Maybe paint it a nice red with a big Lee logo just for kazoo? Bronco colors, with a big bronco decal in the center would be cool? Black with a big Glock logo would be awesome! This was my first reloading bench, still has the holes from mounting the original Lee and RCBS presses to it.

I did load 250 RDS of 45.

Is that top solid wood? If not, I would consider a piece of plywood. Laminate needs to be cut and trimmed with standard woodworking tools. That means routing the edge.

Sent from a device smart enough to send a man to the moon if the battery could last the trip.

[trlcavscout]

Is that top solid wood? If not, I would consider a piece of plywood. Laminate needs to be cut and trimmed with standard woodworking tools. That means routing the edge.

Sent from a device smart enough to send a man to the moon if the battery could last the trip.

Its 2" particle and a 5/8" sheet of plywood. Its a big heavy massive beast I almost threw out when I moved due to the weight. I think I am going to pull the plywood and put another sheet of MDF or what ever it is and paint it. I don't have a router and I don't think I could do it good.

[Great-Kazoo]

Cool I got the $200 cash from the ATM today! That includes delivery and setup right?

For the strong mount & roller handle, sure.

[trlcavscout]

Seriously what do you guys do all day in your reloading rooms besides surf the web?

I went to my daughters school and had lunch with her today then went to the post office. My new Lee 1000 (setup for 45 acp) and my 45 bullets came in today. I went home and spent 20 minutes setting it up, maybe 30 with running some cases through it and checking powder etc. I had the powder disk in wrong so that took a couple minutes to figure out why I had no powder. All the dies came pre setup and I only had to adjust the seating die slightly. It came with the roller handle but I don't really care for it. I loaded up the last 28 230gr bullets I had then 100 200gr. I probably spent an hour and a half setting up, figuring out how it works, changing the chain on the powder measure to a spring, running several case to test priming and powder drop. The powder measure is dead nuts every time with promo powder. I should have done this years ago! $150 with dies. Reading the reviews and now having one apparently they fixed the problems the old ones have.

I waited on the case feed collator to see how the case feeder worked, I will be ordering it shortly!

I forgot to order the small primer kit for 45 gap so I will have to prime on the SS till I get one.