Right, so how do people process once fired brass , ie 223, 9mm. Etc
Talking for bulk ammo, for ipsc and 3gun type shooting, not super super accurate, but better than bad if that makes sense :)
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Right, so how do people process once fired brass , ie 223, 9mm. Etc
Talking for bulk ammo, for ipsc and 3gun type shooting, not super super accurate, but better than bad if that makes sense :)
For me once fired 223 goes in one side of my press and 6.5TCU comes out the other :)
Frst station necks up, deprimes and primes and from there.............
For 3Gun as long as you can hit the target 1/2 to 1/4MOA accuracy is wasted
So cleaning first (wet pins, dry media), Lube? Measure?Quote:
Originally Posted by mikee
Agree on accuracy.
Depriming with cheap Lee universal decapping die, then into a STM tumbler, forming the necks, priming, load, shoot.
I visually check all my brass then just tumble, dry media to get the grit from the range off. Shake all the media out in a basket then load em up.
Have no issue getting accurate pistol ammo but I haven't loaded .223 on my progressive press yet. Got shit tons of loaded stuff.
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For fired brass I just size, trim and deburr case necks then throw it in the ultrasonic cleaner then prime and load once dry recently I have also started to uniform all of the primer pockets on my brass since I bought one of those lyman case care kits
deprime (lee universal),
clean in tumbler (Extreme Tumblers Rebel 17 & lemi-shine and Palmolive)
then using a Lee 4 Hole Turret press with Lee PaceSetter Die Set,
1)full length resize + prime
2)power throw (Lee pro auto-disk power measure)
3)bullet seat
4)crimp
I'm probably going the long and pedantic route with it but here is what I do.
Deprime .223 in a neck die. (Not pressed in enough to size neck just knock primers out)
Put in sonic cleaner.
Lube and F/L size.
Sonic clean again to rid if lube.
Trim, deburr, chamfer and decrimp.
Dry media tumble.
Prime, powder, projectile and crimp.
Easy only takes a week of an hour here and there for 1000rds.
Been loading and reloading a 223 for target shooting since August 2014.
Put 1200-1300 rounds through it. Have a base of 400 rounds so most are onto their 4th use.
None have been full length resized.
Once fired a case is neck sized and deprimed in a Lee press with Lee die.
Cases are then ultrasonic cleaned, then dried.
Reprimed, reloaded, and a new projectile added. No lube required.
Works for us.
Savage Model 12 VLP DBM 223 26" 1:7 twist barrel, Norma Brass, 24.7 gr ADI AR2208, 80 gr Hornady A-Max projectiles.
Chuck empties in tumbler for an hour, then one of those Dillion spinning baskets to remove media from tumbling process.
Put shells in a bucket, spray with Dillon spray lube, put lid on bucket...shake it gently, repeat.
Into a lee 1000 to deprime
Then I hand prime with a lee primer. I like to do this as this is my only QC where I inspect the shells.
Back into the lee 1000, put the other turret on with dies and powder etc (I have one turret with just the sizer/decapper, the other with powder, seater/crimper).
Job done.
Well it seems i'm not alone......
This is only if i get unknown once fired brass, for me fired, 9mm its just a tumble and then 650 to load up
223 -
Dry tumble (just to knock the unknown crap off)
F/L size (lube about every 3 case) and de prime (on a single stage)
Deswag (drill mounted cutter)
Wet s/s pin clean
Measure and trim
Outside chamfer
Inside chamfer
Was wondering if i should dry thumble with something mixed in to stop tarnishing etc....? Normally add a bit of turps and frankford arsenal clealer to the corncob - works a treat for 9mm, sort of lubes them a bit
9mm
Dry thumble
Deprime and size (on the 650)
Wet pin clean
Load in 650 ( leaving the sizer decapper die in - just in case i missed one....)
With thmbling after deburring, do you worry about media getting stuck in flash hole? Or is it add a step and blow out with compress air?
I tumble with old primers in to avoid this.
with the right size media stuck pins aren't an issue
Sorry that was for @EK9132 about media in flash hole......Quote:
Originally Posted by kimjon
@Beaker I check each primer pocket before seating primers so if any are blocked I use the end of a lee trimmer pilot to dislodge the media.
I feel I go pretty OTT on them but once theyre all done I know I've got pretty consistent ammo thats looks better than new stuff forna fraction of the price.
Hah, I've never cleaned brass in my life. But I guess I've always used bold actions with good camming and extraction. Why do you do all of this spinning and cleaning?
Very seldom trim either. Maybe every 5 loads or so I might check for length.
I don't have any trouble with my handloads either and they shoot pretty well. Probably do 400 a year.
I did 800 9mm rounds last nite in a couple hrs.
Blew 150 off today😆
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So just a plinking day then?? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by R93
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
I guess I just like shiny things! :)
I think I did about 5,000 9mm last year. Only get worried about the cleaning etc, because I brought some others once fired (trying to be cheap...... I think I got the numbers wrong!), and just don't like the idea of other people crap going up my barrel.
Na. Beauty of a small club. Did 3 action stages and 3 gun.😆Quote:
Originally Posted by Beaker
Had a good day. Only shot 2 C's for the day and that was with rifle.
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Yeah small shooter numbers are sometimes good.Quote:
Originally Posted by R93
Personally always clean my brass, using wet tumble.
Resize and trim all 223 cases, 9mm just clean and reload.
Basically shoot to reload lol.
Speaking of 223, when mass reloading with say the 550/650 whats the best/quickest lube method? I use reading wax but that is way to slow for bulk.
heres my method
after shooting,place empty brass in jeans pocket,jacket pocket,gun bag,gun bag pockets,gun box,gun box compartments and floor of car.
return home,empty jeans pocket,jacket pocket and gun bag into empty margerine tub.
kettle on.
empty gun bag pockets into margerine tub.
spill empty cases onto floor
get larger margerine tub.
get empty cases from car.
load into tumbler,switch on.
remember empty cases in gun box
reload tumbler,spin for 5 hours cos you bought that cheap walnut dust from lg as they didnt have any lyman tuffnut.
get 25 liter bucket.place grid over top.
empty tumbler all over the bucket.
breathe in walnut dust and primer residue.
shake the grid and contents all over the garage floor
place semi clean brass and walnut dust in clean bucket.
clean walnut shells from lubed brass when reloading
remember used brass in gun box.
repeat.
Ive just done 2500, (well i'm up to champhering) to lube for sizing, i finger lubed a tray full(hornady- but will try wax next) then inside necks, then into press for 1 of them, then a couple of non lubed, then a lubed one, then a few unlubed, repeat for the tray(50). I reckon inc the 50 lubed, i could press 250-300. Then i was bored so would go and do something else, come back and repeat.Quote:
Originally Posted by steven
I put 2 or 3 hundred cases on a towel at a time in a rough single layer lying as they fall then give them one or two spritzers max with Dillon Case Lube then give them a good roll around on the towel.Quote:
Originally Posted by steven
The trick is to use the same towel from then on as some lube transfers to the towel so over time a single spray is normally enough.
Super quick and easy.
Done.