[Sven]

2.5 hours of meditation on the Dillion 550 +
cleaned 45 ACP brass, mixed +
winchester large pistol primers +
winchester WST powder +
bullets =

http://www.imageseek.com/sven/2004_01/valtro_handloads_.jpg
Hi-Res (http://www.imageseek.com/sven/2004_01/valtro_handloads.jpg)

Synopsys of results:

1) 600 rounds 200 grain SWC Plate (4.3 WST, Win primer)
2) 100 rounds 230 grain ball (same load)
3) "Loaders palm"
4) Big smiles

;)

[HSMITH]

Well done mate!




Even those of us intimately familiar with the 550 are jealous of top end rates you have seen!

[Sven]

Hey, thanks... let me just say that this press was in part a crew-served device. Primer pickup tubes were reloaded without me even realizing, and then the powder tube was refilled after I took a call... helps reloading with a friend - esp. one with more experience.

[HSMITH]

Well, keep in mind that a crew served 550B might just be a 1200 per hour gig......

[Sven]

I was thinking about designing a product line... :D . What fun that would be.

And then once everything was ready, design a brand for an ammo company - from the logo down to the headstamp. Get Oleg to do the photos for the ads (with his talent agency on casting, of course) and roll the ads. Online store with real-time inventory, same day shipping, pallet discounts. Let's do this.

[Oleg Volk]

You are on! The tech side of this type of photography is my specialty, and the whole project looks like fun.

[FireInTheHole]

Ahhhh there is something about sifting through large quantities of ammo isnt there? It's like.... well, gold!

[Sven]

Alright, next we need a lawyer and a good insurance agent. ;)

[Kamicosmos]

Not to bust the bubble, but isn't there ATF involvement in an Ammo making business?

Anyways, good work! I cranked out 300 40S&W in about 3 hours awhile back on my Loadmaster. Feels good doesn't it? Seeing a finished product after a good effort?

[Dave R]

Very satisfying.

Is it really more satisfying to shoot them?

Darn right, it is!:p

[Sven]

Shot 200 of them today - I'd say it's a "tie" when it comes to fun - reloading and shooting are both fun. What isn't fun is scrounging for brass - next up: shell catcher bag.

[Valkman]

It's weird - some guys don't really like reloading so it's just a chore to enable them to shoot. I really enjoy it myself, and spent 3 hours yesterday "reloading", which consisted of cleaning the 550B and lubing it with FP-10, then pulling the sizing die and cleaning it, then filling 5 primer tubes, then loading 500 rounds. Then I tumbled 'em for a while - I'd never done that before but read that some do it so I tried it. They were all nice and shiny like factory ammo, so I boxed 'em up and labeled the boxes. I don't know why, but I have a blast doing it! :)

[HSMITH]

Reloading is a chore for me. I do what I can to take time and effort out of it.

I like to SHOOT!!!!!!

[Ala Dan]

seeing my "match grade handloads" sail straight
threw the X-ring on a B-27 target! ;)

Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member