Large Batch Reloading - How Many Do You Load At A Time?
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Bo Diddley
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That made me remember a conversation I had with a Scottish International. I was blown away by the quantity of flies he would tie for a compGood job he doesn't go fly fishing, he would be tying flies all the time
Batch process - de prime, size, trim, chamfer, neck tension, all cases one step at a time, then fill with powder and seat one bullet at a time.
Doing it this way means every case has been inspected multiple times. For my next outing, jacketless 303, I'm thinking about crimping as I'll be expanding before seating.
Doing it this way means every case has been inspected multiple times. For my next outing, jacketless 303, I'm thinking about crimping as I'll be expanding before seating.
100/batch .38spl target rounds
50 .300blk and .308w hunting rounds fmj, grouse and practice
25-30 .300blk and .308w hunting rounds, beaver or biggame
9mm I dont reload it for now .1£ of saving are not worth it.
13/batch 12,17mm-44r blackpowder for my 1867 cases cost 3£ each.
50 .300blk and .308w hunting rounds fmj, grouse and practice
25-30 .300blk and .308w hunting rounds, beaver or biggame
9mm I dont reload it for now .1£ of saving are not worth it.
13/batch 12,17mm-44r blackpowder for my 1867 cases cost 3£ each.
Up to 100 at a time (although I am currently doing 150 .44 Mag loads for my Henry undercover)
For precision rifle though:
Deprime, tumble, full length size and shoulder bump with neck bushing, expand with mandrel, trim, charge, seat bullet. One operation at a time. All cases from one bin to another so nothing gets missed
For precision rifle though:
Deprime, tumble, full length size and shoulder bump with neck bushing, expand with mandrel, trim, charge, seat bullet. One operation at a time. All cases from one bin to another so nothing gets missed
For brass prep, I just run whatever I have that need to be processed (200-1,000).
For loading, it depends on the cartridge. For standard cases, I'll load 300-1,000 at a time. For oddball wildcats, it' s usually just 100 at a time (since it's done on a single stage press).
All of my bulk processing is done either on a Dillon 750 (for loading) or Dillon CP2000 (for case processing).
The exception to this is 300 BO case forming. When I do that, I'll process 1,000-2,000 in a sitting. I figure if I have to set up the case trimmer and shop vac (for sucking the brass chips out of the die), I may as well process an entire 5 gal bucket of brass. It's loud, but I can salt away enough cases that I don't have to worry about making 300BO from .223 for another year or so.
Both of my Dillon's are on Autodrives, so once the machines have been set up and adjusted, I just let them rip, and keep feeding cases into the hopper. For loading the biggest drag is keeping the primer topped off, everything else has an automated feeder.
For loading, it depends on the cartridge. For standard cases, I'll load 300-1,000 at a time. For oddball wildcats, it' s usually just 100 at a time (since it's done on a single stage press).
All of my bulk processing is done either on a Dillon 750 (for loading) or Dillon CP2000 (for case processing).
The exception to this is 300 BO case forming. When I do that, I'll process 1,000-2,000 in a sitting. I figure if I have to set up the case trimmer and shop vac (for sucking the brass chips out of the die), I may as well process an entire 5 gal bucket of brass. It's loud, but I can salt away enough cases that I don't have to worry about making 300BO from .223 for another year or so.
Both of my Dillon's are on Autodrives, so once the machines have been set up and adjusted, I just let them rip, and keep feeding cases into the hopper. For loading the biggest drag is keeping the primer topped off, everything else has an automated feeder.
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