clutch
Contributing Member
First day I've had off in weeks, today, the weather stinks but tomorrow it looks good to go. I have a competition AR that I've only put 10 rounds though and that was a struggle since I had to snow shoe out to the range sans snow shoes the last time I had time off and good weather. I shot some PMC stuff I picked up at the grocery store just to get something down bore.
Today, I figure it is time to load up something to that I'd shoot 200 with so I checked out the white oak site, maker of my upper, and decided loading up 20 69g SMK over 24.0g RE15 would be a good and safe start. Only one problem, I can't find my powder funnel and those .223 necks are pretty small.
Hey, road trip, load up mp3 player with gun related podcasts and head 45 minutes further north to a store that actually has reloading stuff. I want a funnel, I can't find the one I have, it was misplaced when I did a small remodel on my garage so I could make a room for my lathe and bridgeport so I could metalwork during winter.
Anyway, I get to the store, the only funnel they have is a plastic RCBS model so I buy it. I would rather have metal but that is what they have.
Get back home, cross check data against Sierra V5 just to be careful and it is show time.
First thing, I pull the rotor out of my Lyman #55 thing to brush out any trapped pistol powder and put it back together. Then I set it to dispense 24g of Re15.
Being careful, I cross checked the balance with 24.0g of check weights. I like to trust but verify. Did a few test throws, kept coming up 24.0 so I'm good to go.
Throw a charge into RCBS funnel with case below, wth, grains of powder sticking on funnel like flies on a warm garage door. This stinks, I'd have *thought* a powder funnel would have some antistatic additive.
Okay, I'll get a dryer sheet and rub it on the funnel. So much for that, I don't have any.
Look at measure, the drop tube is way too big for .223, works fine for .30. I'm thinking I'll make another one but when I inspect it, I notice the long taper in it and I don't have a small and long enough boring bar to replicate it.
Then I wonder, do you think Lyman packaged another drop tube for .223 and such with the #55? I wonder if I can find it, I've had this measure for at least 35 years. I go out to the garage and actually find it. A bit of surface rust on it but perfectly serviceable after I push a patch though it to clean out dust and cobwebs.
Rounds are loaded, targets are packed, I have a new spotting scope to try out and I'm ready for 9am when the range is open. Go out for breakfast, do a bit of shooting, hide Easter eggs and have dinner with the extended family. Tomorrow is going to be a great day!
Clutch
Today, I figure it is time to load up something to that I'd shoot 200 with so I checked out the white oak site, maker of my upper, and decided loading up 20 69g SMK over 24.0g RE15 would be a good and safe start. Only one problem, I can't find my powder funnel and those .223 necks are pretty small.
Hey, road trip, load up mp3 player with gun related podcasts and head 45 minutes further north to a store that actually has reloading stuff. I want a funnel, I can't find the one I have, it was misplaced when I did a small remodel on my garage so I could make a room for my lathe and bridgeport so I could metalwork during winter.
Anyway, I get to the store, the only funnel they have is a plastic RCBS model so I buy it. I would rather have metal but that is what they have.
Get back home, cross check data against Sierra V5 just to be careful and it is show time.
First thing, I pull the rotor out of my Lyman #55 thing to brush out any trapped pistol powder and put it back together. Then I set it to dispense 24g of Re15.
Being careful, I cross checked the balance with 24.0g of check weights. I like to trust but verify. Did a few test throws, kept coming up 24.0 so I'm good to go.
Throw a charge into RCBS funnel with case below, wth, grains of powder sticking on funnel like flies on a warm garage door. This stinks, I'd have *thought* a powder funnel would have some antistatic additive.
Okay, I'll get a dryer sheet and rub it on the funnel. So much for that, I don't have any.
Look at measure, the drop tube is way too big for .223, works fine for .30. I'm thinking I'll make another one but when I inspect it, I notice the long taper in it and I don't have a small and long enough boring bar to replicate it.
Then I wonder, do you think Lyman packaged another drop tube for .223 and such with the #55? I wonder if I can find it, I've had this measure for at least 35 years. I go out to the garage and actually find it. A bit of surface rust on it but perfectly serviceable after I push a patch though it to clean out dust and cobwebs.
Rounds are loaded, targets are packed, I have a new spotting scope to try out and I'm ready for 9am when the range is open. Go out for breakfast, do a bit of shooting, hide Easter eggs and have dinner with the extended family. Tomorrow is going to be a great day!
Clutch
