Bazoo
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An interesting thread.
Let's be real - rounds per hour
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Bazoo
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I started a thread with a poll on Castboolits a while back asking about it, and I got a surprising number of folks that do lube cases with carbide dies.
Do you lube handgun brass with carbide dies?
I do not. A recent thread though prompted a lot of folks saying that they did indeed lube pistol brass that is run through a carbide sizing die. It does make it easier but it is not needed unless you are using new or squeaky clean brass. For new brass I run it through my tumbler so there is...
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ballman6711
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Heard that a lot when I road raced motorcycles.
They told me to lower the tire pressure at the drag strip to get more grip. Short wheel base bike setup for road racing, 12 psi, lot's of revs, not good. Almost looped it that day, in fact that was the only time I ever backed off the throttle at the drag strip.
Racing is kind of like reloading in a way, how much more do you need?
chris
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What goes around comes around. Is a favorite of mine as is an Earnhardt classic—didn’t mean to wreck him just trying to rattle his cage.Heard that a lot when I road raced motorcycles.
They told me to lower the tire pressure at the drag strip to get more grip. Short wheel base bike setup for road racing, 12 psi, lot's of revs, not good. Almost looped it that day, in fact that was the only time I ever backed off the throttle at the drag strip.
Racing is kind of like reloading in a way, how much more do you need?
chris
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All of it. Unless you were Mark Donohue in a 917/30, then you play with brake bias, as you lap everyone else.
CQB45ACP
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One of best ever drivers—liked him in Sunoco Camaro in Trans Am series. And love the 917 Porsche—Sometime this winter Seinfeld’s LeMans movie 917 driven by the King of Cool is on the auction block.
PWC
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Now in retirement, this is a hobby like building and flying model planes. I have never used anything but a single stage Pacific "C" press and associated tools. To me, loading is a two stage process: brass prep and loading, each independent, but codependent.
I've found reloading, and flying loops wing overs and vertical "8s" to NOT be stressful. I'm 80 and fortunately,
Don't have all the distractions to juggle as most of you do.
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Yep, Kissimee, Saturday. It was on display at the Kansas City auction.
I remember watching the movie "Le Mans" in my small-town theater, I was probably 12 or 13.
Coolest movie ever.
I do about 200/hr (pistol) on my Dillon 550. That is good enough for me.
Rifle probably 1/3 or 1/4 of that, but I seldom load rifle.
I remember watching the movie "Le Mans" in my small-town theater, I was probably 12 or 13.
Coolest movie ever.
I do about 200/hr (pistol) on my Dillon 550. That is good enough for me.
Rifle probably 1/3 or 1/4 of that, but I seldom load rifle.
Charlie98
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Le Mans and Grand Prix are on rotation as reloading room entertainment, along with some other worthy films. Both of those are absolutely great films.
I thought a professional shooter coined that phrase, but hoary internet lore put it to the Navy SEALs. The other phrase that comes to mind is... 'you can't miss fast enough.' Both sayings are true for motorcyclists and handloaders.
I started luibing my larger diameter handgun cases (45 Colt, 44 Special and Mag, etc) when sizing. Sizing goes so much easier.
But, I prefer to clean my cases after sizing any way. For handgun cases, i use a progressive with only the sizing and case mouth die installed and can zip through 100 cases in a "skinny" minute. I size and clean cases shortly after shooting them. small batches take up little time.
I clean the cases and then set them aside for a future reloading session when I have a fair quantity of prepped cases on hand.
BiknSwans
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On my Mark 7 Evolution it takes me 7.1 minutes to load 100 rounds. But that's only part of the process going from sorting range pick up brass to final inspection of 100 rounds. The total time for 100 rounds is 26.3 minutes for my two pass, 12 step process, so the loading portion is only 27% of the total.
The total time about is about half compared to loading on the RCBS turret, but less tedious. With the turret, I use a one pass process, and 79% of the time is spent on the press during reloading. The total time for 100 rounds is 50.8 minutes on the turret, 40 minutes for the loading step.
I enjoy using both presses and really appreciate all the information on this forum.
The total time about is about half compared to loading on the RCBS turret, but less tedious. With the turret, I use a one pass process, and 79% of the time is spent on the press during reloading. The total time for 100 rounds is 50.8 minutes on the turret, 40 minutes for the loading step.
I enjoy using both presses and really appreciate all the information on this forum.
CQB45ACP
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7.1? 26.3? 50.8? You pulling our leg?
BiknSwans
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No. I did a fairly detailed time study and used averages in a spreadsheet. Admittedly overkill, but I hope the data is informative. I was always meant to be a shiny ass clerk.
small town life
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43% are leftist and 68% are righist. 31% can't decide
CQB45ACP
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Did you time the timing?
CQB45ACP
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What’s the probability of that being accurate?
PWC
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10 people were asked and 1 said it's accurate, 1 said it's not accurate, 7 said they were undecided and one's reply could not be printed on this family friendly forum
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5 pages, 119 posts,,,
After all that, all I can determine is, it depends!
...on if you keep track of time, while doing things.
armoredman
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I just spent 2 hours at the reloading room. I deprimed/resized and reprimed about 50 .38 Special brass. I cast up about 150 125gr .38 Special bullets. I also powder coated the first 60 and they are cooling down because I am waiting for the wife - we have an afternoon date when she gets home from work in a few minutes. I did not load a single round. So...does that count?
Only if you're counting,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
armoredman
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Well, darn, I went back tonight and processed brass, powder coated the rest of the new cast bullets, and loaded exactly 100 rounds of 38 Special, with the same bullets I cast this afternoon. I was there for 2.5 hours, so that approximately 4.5 hours for 100 rounds...puts me pretty low on the RPM scale.
On the other hand, I was listening to the Spotify channel my loving wife found for me, "Swinging Big Bands 1930s-'40s." Nothing like loading to Doris Day, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Jo Stafford, Woody Herman, and all the rest. My stepfather was a WWII vet, so I grew up on big band.
On the other hand, I was listening to the Spotify channel my loving wife found for me, "Swinging Big Bands 1930s-'40s." Nothing like loading to Doris Day, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Jo Stafford, Woody Herman, and all the rest. My stepfather was a WWII vet, so I grew up on big band.
