Jack V wrote:My little "inside smile" is when I make my own bullets , then load them into my reloads .
cavok wrote:You make your own projectiles, then paint them, dry them and then load.
VICHunter wrote:Gotta say I'm pretty over it now
I've done my share of sizing, trimming and loading... If I could just skip to the shooting part all the time I'd take it
cavok wrote:You make your own projectiles, then paint them, dry them and then load. All the same calibre?
Jack V wrote:I make them , moly coat them and then load them in 3 calibres .
Lorgar wrote:I get an inside smile when I blow apart someone's target frame at the range.
I pretend I'm sorry, but really I like it.
There was this one sucker at Little River a while ago that... Oh, right...
Forget I said anything.
cavok wrote:Pistol as well as rifle? Impressive.
brett1868 wrote:I don't have an inner smile, being a lesbian trapped in a mans body I have an inner woman. When the brass comes out of the tumbler after 3 hours all I can think of is..."Oooooo...Shiney" and I get a warm fuzzy feeling deep inside me. My wife has the exact same expression and tone when she sees diamond anything
cavok wrote:How can you tumble cases for 3 hours, mine get 15 minutes at best, then they are shinny and every now and again I treat mine to some cleaner in the medium, they come out extra shinny. After 3 hours they are probably worn out?
brett1868 wrote:Some cases are bigger then others and require a little more time in the tumbler...
pucker wrote:Nah hangon, we've got a crossed wire here. I didn't mean 'work' like case sizing, fire forming etc.
Just on the comment "Some cases are bigger then others and require a little more time in the tumbler"
I mean say a 308 has 30sq cm of case surface and a 300wm has 60sq cm of case surface. It's bigger but all the surface is still getting hit by media, so why would it take longer?
Know what I mean?
Jack V wrote:Brass hardens just sitting in the cupboard , it's called stress corrosion ( age hardening) . That is why a lot of very old cases split when fired . The brass can also shrink in diameter especially at the neck the most stressed point if loaded . Annealing and thorough cleaning cases is a good idea before long term storage in air tight containers that don't promote corrosion as some plastics do . I have found that food grade plastic bags and containers are usually good.
Certain chemicals harden brass like ammonia and all amines. Never use Brasso in tumble media . Never clean cases with Sweets solvent. Never leave traces of Sweets solvent or any ammonia based solvent in the chamber .
Jack V wrote:I once did a 10 year trial on reloaded ammo in storage that had been fired numerous times and case neck shrinkage due to age hardening was quite obvious.