Same here.
What do have waiting for you in the reloading room?
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gwpercle
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I have cast a nice lot of 38 Special wadcutters Lyman #358432 , 160 gr. WC , in my un-air conditioned reloading out building before the high heat , humidity and rain set in ... I nedd to / and will try my best to get out there and finish sizing / lubricating them in my Lyman 450 lube/sizer ... don't bring up powder coating ... I size/lube .
100% chance of rain but as soon as wife leaves for work 9 am I'm going out there .
I need to load a couple hundred 38 Special Target Loads ... I can do that inside the cool house with my Lee Hand Press ... but the bullets need to be sized and lubed first !
Gary
100% chance of rain but as soon as wife leaves for work 9 am I'm going out there .
I need to load a couple hundred 38 Special Target Loads ... I can do that inside the cool house with my Lee Hand Press ... but the bullets need to be sized and lubed first !
Gary
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I guess whats waiting on me is to finish getting my new room set up and everything unpacked. My MS limits my stamina and I can't stand for long periods of time anymore and have had to wait on help to assemble the new table, table top, shelves ect. But its coming together.............
I retired in 2015 and pretty much had everything caught up until we moved. Ammo loaded, enough bullets cast and lubed to load that brass again, brass stash deprimed sorted and polished, ect ect. Before retirement I had a very demanding job. I usually loaded my hunting ammo 2 nights before I left for camp. I loaded my match ammo the night before the match, missed some matches due to unexpected callouts, ect.
I retired in 2015 and pretty much had everything caught up until we moved. Ammo loaded, enough bullets cast and lubed to load that brass again, brass stash deprimed sorted and polished, ect ect. Before retirement I had a very demanding job. I usually loaded my hunting ammo 2 nights before I left for camp. I loaded my match ammo the night before the match, missed some matches due to unexpected callouts, ect.
KansasTrapper77
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I built my reloading bench a couple months before the press arrived so I am cleaning the clutter that accumulated on the bench. Getting my pegboard organized to hold all the bits and bobs. Then weld up a rock solid riser for my new press and mount it.
Once I get all that done I kinda have a wild hair across my behind to load some 7.62 x 39 for the AK and see what kinda groups the rifle will actually shoot.
Once I get all that done I kinda have a wild hair across my behind to load some 7.62 x 39 for the AK and see what kinda groups the rifle will actually shoot.
barnfrog
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Isn't that true of cats in general?
Sorry to hear of the loss of your loading pal.
This is Kramer, our three-legged cat who is in my avatar. Being a dog person myself, if you had told me I'd spend $1000 to save a cat I'd have deemed you crani-numb. But when he showed up with a crushed leg after being missing for a week there was no hesitation.
And to bring the thread back on track, I really need to build some extra storage shelving in the reloading room. Funny how every space gets filled up so quickly with tools and such.
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I clicked on a thread about about reloading rooms and ended up watching a cat slide show. My dog is just shaking his head.
deputy bruce
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Room,more room
When you get all set up and a little "time under your belt" join me on a cast bullet 7.62x39 quest!
I'll be loading for a Yugo M70 AB2 under folder but, always on the lookout for a Ruger bolt gun for a good price.
I just got all my components together and aside from research, haven't started anything yet.
I expect it to be a fun "rabbit hole" to explore!
allisd17
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I especially like the fire extinguisher; nice touch.
gwpercle
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Us older reloaders have to ... Press On
Never stop , never give up ... Keep On Keeping On ... that's all we can do .
Gary
KansasTrapper77
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UltimateReloader on YouTube has a couple videos on his channel loading 7.62x39.
I’ll be loading for a WASR 10, I know I know the cheapest of the cheap. But I bought it when .22LR was impossible to find and steel case 7.62x39 was plentiful.
Charlie98
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My bench area is so small... literally 3'x2.5', or thereabouts... that if I didn't keep it clean, I wouldn't have any room to do anything...
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This is all in the basement waiting for the reloading room. I've never had a case tumbler and have only had a single stage Lee press and thier "Lee Safety Powder Scale" I bought in a kit 15 years ago. Many many rounds have been reloaded on that Lee. Hand polished cases with a drill and case adapter. I just need to clean up my gun room. And find more primers...
70 .243 prepped cases ready for primers, but I just discovered that my Lyman easy hand primer tool is out of whack.
Let me explain: The tool does not seat the primers all the way down, and I have used 3 different shell holders. I have used it to prime some 200 rounds with it since I bought it. I want to think that Lyman will honor their warranty to their products, but I could be SOL.
So, for now, my reloading is on stand-by.
Update: Called Lyman, and the customer service representative said to send them the original receipt as proof of purchase, or to make a video as proof that the product is defective in order to obtain a replacement, maybe. I will look for the receipt, or I will make a video of myself using the tool to install a primer and show them the result.
I know it will take at least a month or two to receive a replacement, but I expect the tool to fail after a few months. To put a bandaid to this issue, I installed two small washers to shim the push rod, and it works as it should. No more wobble on one of the shells I tested the concept with.
Disclaimer: DO NOT use this as a sound advice, or do so at your own risk. Wear safety glasses and gloves JIC!
Wait! We should be using safety gear any time we do this, right?
The target that you will engage will not ask how expensive or cheap your rifle is/was, well, unless you miss!
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tightgroup tiger
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Later today I will have about 200 9mm and 100 .357s to get cleaned up and start the process on them again.
Son's coming to take me to the range again. Walking better now but don't have enough strength in my right foot to push the brake and be able to stop.
It's coming though.
I need to get some pass it forward things ready to go also. I've been sitting on them for to long.
Son's coming to take me to the range again. Walking better now but don't have enough strength in my right foot to push the brake and be able to stop.
It's coming though.
I need to get some pass it forward things ready to go also. I've been sitting on them for to long.
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Slow and steady, man. Trust me. Rushing a foot injury/recovery is how I ended up with my "interesting" gate.
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I learned the hard way not to let the dogs around when reloading. They'll try to eat anything that hits the floor.
I checked the leak in the roof again last night during a storm and it looks like I'm going to have to clear out a 10x10' section of the store room to get in enough to replace the panel once the patch is done. I'm considering moving my powders and primers into the main house but really don't want to. Where they are now, if there's a kaboom or a spontaneous chemical combustion incident, there'll be no damage to the living area.
a bunch of stuff... I determined the metal folding chair I've been sitting in makes my back sore so I picked up an OK stool, that is a bit higher and I prefer a stool or bench to sit on anyway.
Adjustable Height Swivel Shop Stool 26" to 31" - Gearwrench
I tried it quick and it is better, but now I really think I need to raise my press. Maybe I'll raise the whole bench. Not sure. I put all the stuff I don't plan to be using anytime soon in a storage tub, and once I get my ergonomics set up a bit better - I have some .38 special and .357 brass to work with. After I reload the .357 I'll need something to shoot it with. Thinking a rifle/carbine, but I haven't really figured that out yet. I kind of like the Henry single shot, might be fun to have a single shot to shoot reloads through. Certainly seems like it would be easy to check for squibs and make sure the barrel is clear.
Adjustable Height Swivel Shop Stool 26" to 31" - Gearwrench
I tried it quick and it is better, but now I really think I need to raise my press. Maybe I'll raise the whole bench. Not sure. I put all the stuff I don't plan to be using anytime soon in a storage tub, and once I get my ergonomics set up a bit better - I have some .38 special and .357 brass to work with. After I reload the .357 I'll need something to shoot it with. Thinking a rifle/carbine, but I haven't really figured that out yet. I kind of like the Henry single shot, might be fun to have a single shot to shoot reloads through. Certainly seems like it would be easy to check for squibs and make sure the barrel is clear.
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