What did you do in the reloading room today?

[PBramble]

Processed another 3K .223 cases. I'm starting to fill the "war chest"

 

[swampratt]

Processed another 3K .223 cases. I'm starting to fill the "war chest"

That would be 200 hours of prep for me.

 

[PBramble]

That would be 200 hours of prep for me.

Oh, it's an ongoing thing. First depriming, then taking care of the crimps, then resizing and trimming. It's not been a one day ordeal lol.

 

[Rez Exelon]

Finished full match prep (as I call it) on 250 cases of 416 Rem Mag. Hopefully I'll be getting supplies for 416 Taylor next week.

 

[gl89aw]

Since I’m having trouble finding large rifle primers I decided load up a few 7.62x39 rounds with large pistol primers. I loaded 10 with 23 grains of 844 and tried them. They worked great so I loaded up a little over 200. Apparently the firing pin protrusion on my SKS was enough to make up for them seating deeper. I should add that these are plinking rounds using cast polymer coated bullets. In my rifle they were doing a little over 1600fps

 

[Rez Exelon]

Well, I've done as much as I can on the 416 Taylor until I get sizing dies. They are looking awfully pretty though.

 

[Rez Exelon]

Well, I've done as much as I can on the 416 Taylor until I get sizing dies. They are looking awfully pretty though. View attachment 458467

JUST KIDDING!! THERES ALWAYS MORE TO DO!

(Rate my annealing setup lol)

 

[Master Carper]

JUST KIDDING!! THERES ALWAYS MORE TO DO!

(Rate my annealing setup lol)
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Your annealing set-up looks great!

I have always used a lead pot for annealing and get very uniform results...

 

[Rez Exelon]

Your annealing set-up looks great!

I have always used a lead pot for annealing and get very uniform results...

Thanks! I will say that Bernzomatic torch is pretty banner for this --- it literally just lights off ever squeeze of the trigger. I had built a little spinny tray but didn't want to set it up so I went old school --- to the 1910's vice to hold the drill, a lee case holder in the drill and a gloved hand for the cases with a bowl of water below it to toss the hotties in. Left hand could pick up a case, right hand worked the torch and I probably did 100ish in an hour. Went surprisingly quick. Then hit them with the air compressor to get most of the water out and they'll sit in the sun for a couple hours tomorrow when it comes up.

I've experimented with a variety of different methods but this is the preferred one right now. Long term I'd like to invest in an AMP machine or one of the automated ones but it's just hard to justify the money when this goes fairly quick and I don't have to do it all the time.

 

[swampratt]

I still use my propane torch and spin the cases by hand in the flame.
For .223 I can hold a case in each hand and do 2 at a time.
About 9 seconds and drop them in a pan.