Reloading demons

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Re: Reloading demons

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AZ1182 wrote: December 15th, 2020, 12:54 pm And I agree hand priming makes the progressive so much easier & fun to use so long as nothing is rushed and not being complacent.
I'll disagree with it being easier or more fun and will say that it slows things down considerably, an important consideration if you are reloading for 2 or more people and you shoot at least 2 times a week, sometimes 3.

Having said that, I do prime off press with .223/5.56 for the simple reason that you have to trim after resizing with bottleneck cases so I set the turret in my progressive so the sizer die is in the #4 slot and just feed the cases in to resize. I do the whole batch, then trim, prime off the press and then return the turret to where the sizer is in the #1 position, put cases in at station #3 which then charges in 3, seats the bullet in #4 and crimps in #5.


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xerts1911 wrote: December 13th, 2020, 5:15 pmElectronic scale was totally possessed
Couple things to try.
Ferrite choke or line conditioner
Antistatic spray & dryersheets
Different AC outlets

Your scale could be dying or could have hardware or electrical issues. I would clean it out really good (brush+compressed air). Re-level it in a different location. De-static it. Add a ferite choke or line conditioner keep away from fluorescent lighting. Also make sure this is not happening when your AC/Heater is coming on. Air from AC/Heater can make them wander. The draw from AC/Heater can do the same. All this fails, take it to the desert with your 12ga and finish the job...
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Re: Reloading demons

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Thanks Del
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This is why I scratch my head when people buy the extended 200 primer tubes. If your tube is even half full, 50 primers popping off will make you a believer in God. Could not imagine what 150 would do.
I've been lucky in that none of my primer detonations have set off the tube. Just made me stop for a bit, strip down the machine and clean it off.
With SP 45ACP becoming so prevalent, though, I'm bound for at least one or three more mistakes before all is done.
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I’ve been very lucky. When my reloading demon showed up he just failed to tighten the screw holding the cover on a Dillon brass polisher. I use a Christmas light timer to time cleaning, so when I shut the door on my reloading room, the light goes off, the timer kicks in, and the polisher runs for 6 hours or however I have it set. At the end of the day, I loaded the polisher with walnut shell media and 5.56 brass, shut the door and left it to do its job.

The next day when I opened the door the timer had shut off, the polisher was done, but the entire room and everything in it was covered in brown dust. I posted pictures which were lost with the old site several years ago, but until today, when I dig something out from the hidden recesses of the back of a shelf, there is still walnut dust.
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NUTS
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Have done two successful reloads since the demons last struck, lesson learned is it has to sit on a completely level stable surface, the Queen had a festive holiday table cloth thingy on the combination dining, reloading, misc. project table, the cloth has since been thrown in the trash.
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Re: Reloading demons

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Has anybody seen 158gr. Jacketed Round nose bullets for .38 special
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xerts1911 wrote: January 24th, 2021, 6:40 pm Has anybody seen 158gr. Jacketed Round nose bullets for .38 special
Full or short jacket?
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I have seen them in the recent past. Let me check my sources. Likely, you'll be able to get plated stuff, like Berry's easily enough. But true jacket in these times is tough.
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https://www.xtremebullets.com/9mm-147-R ... -b0500.htm 9mm profile, but sized to .357 (.38 projectiles are normally sized to .358, but beggars can't be choosers right now.)

These are available. But that's about it right now.
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Thanks SMG
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This is the only thing I've seen lately:

https://store.tjconevera.com/si38cal17fmj.html

Not cheap, and not 158gr, but available.
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Thank’s Jeff H
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