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Re: Reloading porn

Post by Gwion » 01 Feb 2017, 9:28 am

brett1868 wrote:..... how I do it with the shop is I supply ammo and they give me store credit which works really well for us both as no $$ changes hands. So with a few coins in credit I managed to walk out owing $5500...hmmmm.


Sounds like the arrangement works firmly in the shop's favour! :lol:

brett1868 wrote:Put my name on a Weatherby Mk V Accumark in 6.5-300 WBY Mag which is due late march and promises to be an awesome caliber.


Oohhh... that sounds like it going to be one expensive sucker to run! How many spare barrels have you ordered for it?

Looking forward to a review of it, though. Those Mk Vs are nice! :clap:
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Re: Reloading porn

Post by Gamerancher » 01 Feb 2017, 3:42 pm

Here's a couple of pics of my "man-space".

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Re: Reloading porn

Post by juststarting » 01 Feb 2017, 4:22 pm

I think I need a moment alone right now.
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Post by juststarting » 01 Feb 2017, 4:38 pm

bentaz wrote:those pic's might even get the wife off of my back, lol!


LOL! Bentaz, that's exactly what happened when I showed my wife photo of your room!
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Post by Gamerancher » 01 Feb 2017, 5:17 pm

I won't repeat what my wife said when I doubled the size instead of renovating the kitchen.
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Re: Reloading porn

Post by Oldbloke » 01 Feb 2017, 5:30 pm

I have been hyperventilating for the past 20 minutes
The greatest invention in the history of man is beer.
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Post by Oldbloke » 01 Feb 2017, 5:38 pm

bentaz wrote:those pic's might even get the wife off of my back, lol!


Ben,
If the Mrs is riding you, just roll over. He, He
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Re: Reloading porn

Post by Gamerancher » 01 Feb 2017, 6:03 pm

Here's where the real work gets done. :thumbsup:

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Post by juststarting » 16 Feb 2017, 2:27 pm

Cupcakes unite!
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Re: Reloading porn

Post by juststarting » 18 Feb 2017, 11:00 pm

First attempt at end-to-end casting... One of the little terror makers was with grandma today, so I had some time to get this done from start to finish.

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Lube, elsewhere on the forum, thanks to Noise and OB. Also, the green crayons my kid used to draw on the coffee table (and the floor, and...). Well, he ain't going to be using them anymore.

I also did a trial run, before, a week or so. I wanted to test hardness levels for my own curiosity. Lead for control, wheel weights, and lead mixed with some additive that I got from someone, to mess around with hardness. All ended up around 15. I actually measured all of them over a week, assuming that WW and my own concoction will harden over time, but they all stayed on 15, which is good.

Now, I just need to shoot them :D
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Post by Gamerancher » 19 Feb 2017, 8:57 am

Nice job JS. I'd recommend you get a lead ladle like the one in my last pic above. You'll get a more consistent pour and fill in the mold, which in turn, gives a better quality of bullet. By the way, what are you using to seat your gas-checks?
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Post by juststarting » 19 Feb 2017, 11:14 am

All that is 200gm of wax
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Post by juststarting » 19 Feb 2017, 12:55 pm

Gamerancher wrote:Nice job JS. I'd recommend you get a lead ladle like the one in my last pic above. You'll get a more consistent pour and fill in the mold, which in turn, gives a better quality of bullet. By the way, what are you using to seat your gas-checks?


Hrmm, thought I responded but seems like I didn't. Baby steps for me. Ultimately I'd like a bottom pour furnace. But that ladel is next on my list. First, I need to shoot them :)

Gas check fitted with Lee 429 sizing die.
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Post by juststarting » 19 Feb 2017, 4:56 pm

Yeah, one I have and ladle ended up being $45 all up, so I can't really complain. But once I shoot them babies and if they work well, it's definitely time to buy bottom pour and ramp up product. Had so much fun making them, too.

Next, my plan is to get that straight pull shotty, because you know how I feel about Greens and cast a bunch of slugs :) I see that being lots of fun.
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Post by Gamerancher » 20 Feb 2017, 7:56 am

Juststarting replied "Hrmm, thought I responded but seems like I didn't. Baby steps for me. Ultimately I'd like a bottom pour furnace. But that ladel is next on my list. First, I need to shoot them :)

Gas check fitted with Lee 429 sizing die."

Yep, load 'em up and send 'em down range!
In .44 Mag try 19gr 2205 or 6gr Trailboss.
The Lee sizing die works a treat for sizing pan lubed bullets and seating the gas checks.
The larger ladle will give you bullets that "fill" the mold better, you'll get more consistent bullets with no rounded edges.
Casting can become addictive as you are in control of the quality of your own bullets. :thumbsup:
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Re: Reloading porn

Post by juststarting » 20 Feb 2017, 8:10 am

Gamerancher, yep got 2205 waiting to be opened :)
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Post by juststarting » 20 Feb 2017, 12:27 pm

I will never touch your big black monster again. Lol
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Re: Reloading porn

Post by Bushie » 20 Feb 2017, 5:54 pm

Jeeeez how much do you all think you've spent on your setups?
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Post by bigfellascott » 20 Feb 2017, 8:14 pm

Bushie wrote:Jeeeez how much do you all think you've spent on your setups?


Probably around $2000 max. :thumbsup:
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Post by juststarting » 20 Feb 2017, 8:37 pm

Bushie wrote:Jeeeez how much do you all think you've spent on your setups?


Now a bit more, but check the blog, there are two posts on cost of reloading.
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Post by Gamerancher » 20 Feb 2017, 10:12 pm

" Lol i see some posts disappeared." (bentaz)
Fun police have been through methinks. :lol: Must have crossed the boundary fence :unknown:
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Re: Reloading porn

Post by Hollywood » 22 Feb 2017, 4:51 am

So I bought a Lee Pro 1000, while I was waiting for it to arrive I realised I didn't have a bench to mount it to!

Step 1 - Build a bench.

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Step 2 - Mount press to bench.

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Step 3 - Saw some bloke on Youtube had an electronic counter on his progressive press. Copied that blokes idea.

Microswitch for triggering counter.
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Step 4 - Got carried away and added some more buttons and a small button vibrator to the primer feed tube to fix the Pro 100 primer feed issues. (Be careful when typing 'vibrator' into eBay when your wife is in the same room!)

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Step 5 - Bit of prep work

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Step 6 - Reload, reload, reload.

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Re: Reloading porn

Post by Supaduke » 22 Feb 2017, 5:32 am

Nice setup Hollywood , looks good.
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Re: Reloading porn

Post by Bushie » 22 Feb 2017, 7:19 am

Hollywood true to your name mate :D I love it
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Post by Hollywood » 22 Feb 2017, 8:01 am

Forgot to mention I also added a small white LED to shine into the cases so I could see the powder charge prior to seating the projectile.

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I got virtually everything for the counter from Jaycar, cost was around $40 I think. The blue LED counter came from China through eBay for $5 and the vibrator was also an eBay item from China, I got 10 of them for about $5!!

The press works really well, I loaded 400 rounds the other day with one 'stoppage' after a case came down the tube upside down.
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Post by 1886 » 24 Feb 2017, 12:32 am

All my man stuff is in my PC room behind me as I use my comfy chair to reload :D

Just a cupboard door !!!

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Been a few more additions since this was taken.

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XL650 with case feeder and custom USA KSI bullet feeder set up for 357. Keeping a nice mild crank motion of two seconds per complete stroke down/up etc it punches out 100 rounds in 3 minutes 20 seconds.

Mirror above case feeder so I can keep an eye on cases. Adjustable LED Light. Switch board to turn all items on/off. Bottom right is an air compressor to give it all a blow job after loading :D and on the left a Stainless tumbler. It’s built onto a steel frame that is bolted to the wall so there’s zero movement as both presses are also bolted to this frame. Both press handles lengthened and geometry changed for slicker operation.

The RCBS is mainly used for 45/70’s.

On the opposite side is the tool box :D

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Post by Hollywood » 24 Feb 2017, 1:23 am

Nice!!
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Re: Reloading porn

Post by Wylie27 » 24 Feb 2017, 6:54 am

Here is my reloading setup.

Not really porn, unless you like cheap nasty porn :lol:

The Lee Pro 1000 i got for $90 as it was "broken". I stripped it down, gave it a deep clean and it works fine.

I can crank out about 300 rounds an hour.

Can't complain for that price!

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Post by Wylie27 » 24 Feb 2017, 7:21 am

Bentaz,

I clean each case using vinegar, dishwashing liquid and hot water in a tupperware container and sit it on top of the washing machine while its washing :)

I sort of do both. Every third case usage i deprime on the press and clean out the pockets. then prime on the press, Otherwise i just run the press in full with cleaned cases.

At first i had a heap of problems with the primer feed tray and then primers flipping over but i made the following modifications to the press and pretty much cleaned that up:

* The indexing rod is loose at the top and wobbles around a bit which knocks around the base plate. I tape up the top with electrical tape to tighten the movement but with out impacting the operation of the indexing.

* Primer feeder, i 1000grit sandpapered the shaft which the primers slide along and then graphite grease it every so often and use compressed air to keep it clean.

* I had to readjust the index screw after making the modification to the indexing rod as it became a lot more precise in its movement and was knocking primers off the primer plate.

Other than that if i keep it full of primers and powder it feeds cases, primers and powder all day with out issue. Last run i made 1000 round and had one primer issue not being seated properly, fixed that up quite easily.

Its no Dillon and it is not for the faint of heart, however for $90 i cannot complain and i would pick up another one without hesitation.

My biggest gripe is the powder thrower, the autodisks dont like smaller loads and can be inconsistent in humid conditions and lees chart of which hole does what is not correct for any powder i have tried in it. With trial and error i now know that hole 46 throws for me 3.7gn of AP50
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