Captain*kirk
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Let us know how the SyA primers work.
What have you done in the reloading room today
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LV Gun
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I have used 8000 SA primers already mostly in other calibers . I have shot 100 of them in 45 just to see how they perform in 45 I had no FTF’s , no problems seating them , no unburned powder honestly I can’t tell the difference from LP primers in 45 auto. I will be buying more SA primers I really like them you just have to make sure you seat them deep as the anvil seems to be pre loaded . They are also hot enough to completely burn H110/W296 in 357 magnum as soon as I run out of SPM primers I will just use SA primers in 357.
shoebox1.1
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Right after kOJAK I’m going to go through this stash and find every .357 case in here to start prep
Soonerpesek
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Captain*kirk
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shoebox1.1
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Phew. Got it done picked out all my once fired .357 cases from this bucket. I’ve got some nice brass in there! A BUNCH of once fired starline brass. Like enough I could throw out all the geco and ammo inc cases and still be set. The .357’s are hornady, blazer and Winchester Tomorrow I’m going to get all the starline out of the bucket
Charlie98
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Picked up 300 new RP .308 cases from another THR member... these to replace my aging lot of 300 RP .308 cases currently in use. This is the first time I've had actual virgin rifle brass in probably 15 years... not my typical once-fired from factory. I don't know what to do with myself...
I will very likely size and prep these as much as I can, then stash them for That Day when I retire the older lot. A lot of people complain about RP brass, but I've gotten very good service out of it, not only my .308 brass, but handgun brass as well.
In the meantime... I still have guns to clean, and just this week, an AR to assemble for a friend.
I will very likely size and prep these as much as I can, then stash them for That Day when I retire the older lot. A lot of people complain about RP brass, but I've gotten very good service out of it, not only my .308 brass, but handgun brass as well.
In the meantime... I still have guns to clean, and just this week, an AR to assemble for a friend.
PistoleroWadcutterGANG
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Lol …. ^^^ This gfi brass and geco off center flash holes. BANNISHED! ….. be gone
AJC1
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Every one has their brass favorites, in 38/357 agilla is the worst. I don't load it. Being honest I scrap it in every case I find, 308 included...
Charlie98
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Charlie98
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Quite true. One man's trash is another man's treasure, however.
Over the years I've gotten to where I have my favorites, and I basically scrap everything else. I don't feel the need to save every piece of brass...
Hooda Thunkit
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Transferred the last pound from an 8 lb'r of 2400.
Bought that 8 from Powder Valley in Apr 2018, for $149. Plus freight of course, but it was part of a much larger order, so freight and HM was probably only a buck or so per pound.
$149, just a few years ago.
Edit to add: Just checked PV and a few other places. Out of stock, but if they had it, well...$355 for an 8, plus frt and HM
My, how times change.
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Charlie98
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I feel your pain. I just reloaded my 1# can with IMR4064... meaning I only have 1# left in the 8# jug.
I remember buying 4 8# jugs of IMR4895 back when I got my M1a. I would have to look, but it was probably for something paltry like $600. That same order today would be nearly $1700...
Hooda Thunkit
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I bought a single 8# of IMR 4895 from PV in early 2016. ~$174 incl Frt & HM., as part of a larger order.
So, $600 for a 4-jug case would have been about right for that time period.
Charlie98
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And that's the sad thing... trying to maximize the HazMat and shipping charges, you would have to spend $2000 in powder to amortize it out. Jeez.
irishlad
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Primed 536 6.5 CM brass.
Captain*kirk
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Tell me about your bench primer.
I'm running a press mounted RCBS primer and it's definitely not "all that". That one looks hell-for-stout
irishlad
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irishlad
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RCBS Bench Primer Handle
Has anyone added a roller handle to one and/or bent the handle up a little? I have the Inline Fabrication Ergo Roller handles on all my presses and really like em. After priming 500 cases yesterday it got me to thinking about it for the bench primer. Dan at Inline said he could add a roller to...
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Captain*kirk
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So that uses the standard RCBS S/L primer feed tubes then?
AJC1
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I had only seen the Dillon so it's nice to see other options coming. When is the optional triway cutter coming
Ran a batch of 50 LC 5.56 brass through the sizer. I need a few cases to test my surplus CFE 223/CCI 41 load. I also need a few practice loads to try in my Roscoe barrel. Hopefully they work. They work in my other mid-length upper, so I'm pretty confident.
AJC1
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I'll just say it's the nicest primer I never knew I wanted or needed. Got dad's with the rest of his stuff, and it's the bees knees for 45c and 223 which are a ptia in a universal hand primer....
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