What did you do in the reloading room today?

[retrieverman]

Might think about a couple o' walls next...

J/K

It was too dang hot in the barn, so I rolled it out to work on it.

 

[DRC458]

This box of ammo took me back to my childhood. My Dad had a lifetime license, but as a kid, we always went to Zaloudek’s in Enid to buy my license and ammo if needed. I’m not sure exactly how old this box is, but I’d guess early 80’s vintage.
12 ga 3 1/4, 1 1/8 oz #8
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WOW! Zaloudek's! Hadn't thought about them in a long time! I absolutely loved going in there!

 

[retrieverman]

WOW! Zaloudek's! Hadn't thought about them in a long time! I absolutely loved going in there!

I may be remembering wrong, but didn’t Evans downtown used to have ammo and hunting stuff?

 

[DRC458]

I may be remembering wrong, but didn’t Evans downtown used to have ammo and hunting stuff?

I don't recall that the one downtown did, but the one on Willow used to have a pretty decent gun/ammo/hunting department. I bought at least one rifle there years ago. Now, it's a joke.

 

[retrieverman]

I’ve mentioned before that I buy “lots” of reloading supplies at estate sales, and I tested some powder and primers yesterday from one of my finds.
The Win 209 primers originally cost $2.59, the 4# of Green Dot cost $45.97, and the pound of Win Super Lite cost $12.37.
Buying this stuff from random people and not knowing how it’s been stored is a gamble, but I’ve been lucky to never have gotten a bad batch…so far.

 

[retrieverman]

While the hurricane has me holed up in the barn, I’m trying to get a better handle on loading 410 ammo. Basically, I’m only using the MEC for depriming/priming and crimping, because powder and shot drops are inconsistent and have to many “hang ups”. I’m using an electronic scale to accurately measure the powder and shot, and it takes a few taps to get the shot “seated” for crimping. It’s slow, but the results are exponentially better.
FYI, I’m using load data from the Lyman 3rd edition before the lawyers started neutering Hodgdon. The load I used called for 17 grains Win 296, but the current data shows a max of 14.5 grains with all else being the same.

 

[greytdanehouse]

My least favorite part of the process, while acknowledging that it is also one of the most important. The Hornady trimmer actually makes it not as much of an ordeal, and I have a couple parts on order to replace the handle with a cordless screwdriver

Makes for nice shiny case necks, that's for sure.

 

[264killer]

Loaded 60 rds 44 MAG 225 GRAIN HP 22 GRAIN WINCHESTER 296

 

[retrieverman]

I’ve got an obsession with loading shotgun shells. It’s how I got started into reloading over 30 years ago so maybe it’s just nostalgia.

 

[greytdanehouse]

More .308 brass prep.