What did you do in the reloading room today?

[swampratt]

Funny thing though my ammo made for the .223 savage axis i seat the 55 v-max to 2.275" and can go more.
But a 5.56 AR i have will not allow that long seated bullet to chamber all the way.

So that got me to thinking about headspace and lands position.
Headspace defined.
The actual headspace of any firearm is the distance from the breech face to the point in the chamber that is intended to prevent forward motion of a cartridge.

That would be to mean the shoulder Ogive

Now distance to the lands is something completely different.

 

[dlbleak]

I haven’t loaded in eons. But, I did find a new in the box breechlock challenger at a pawn shop for $30. I semi-cleaned my bench in preparation. Hey, it’s a start!

 

[Dumpstick]

I haven’t loaded in eons. But, I did find a new in the box breechlock challenger at a pawn shop for $30. I semi-cleaned my bench in preparation. Hey, it’s a start!
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Where's that Lee Classic Turret?

 

[dlbleak]

Where's that Lee Classic Turret?

It’s still around. I use it for pistol but I have a bunch loaded already. 90% of what I’ve been loading has been rifle for the last few years. The breechlock will replace my old non BL press

 

[SBSATS]

I put some of my rifles away and contemplated what rifle would get the New Redfield 6-24x50 scope.
I figured the 30-06 with 110 gr bullets.
I need to get out more brass and get to annealing it and sizing it.

Hello old man, this is Scooter glad to find you here.

 

[ARnut]

Broke a depriming pin on my 9mm and cleaned some 9mm brass in the rock tumbler

 

[swampratt]

Hello old man, this is Scooter glad to find you here.

I thought I knew that name.
Glad you are here.

 

[swampratt]

Got some 9 mm loaded but not without some hassle.
I was having issues with the turret press and consistent OAL.
I switched to my single stage and same thing.
My notes stated last loads for 9 were on single stage press.

I pulled the seating stem and placed it on one of the 124 gr XTP bullets and it looked as if it was not contacting the ogive.
I colored the xtp with a magic marked and placed the seating stem on the bullet and spun it to leave a wear mark.

It was contacting at the very top edges where the bullet is split for expansion.

Got the drill press a job.
Fixed it and now contacting 1/2 way down the ogive.

Much better and I get consistent seating depths now with either press.

I did notice again like always mixed head stamp have different seating pressures and different forces to size the cases.

So then I began sorting by head stamp.
Few hours later I have 75 loaded

 

[Dumpstick]

I did notice again like always mixed head stamp have different seating pressures and different forces to size the cases

I always sort by headstamp. 9mm problems are what got me started doing it. Now I sort everything by headstamp.

 

[GunnyH]

We were in a rental for 6 months while we built our new house. Moved in 2 months ago and finally got around to building my loading bench.