What did you do at your reloading bench today?

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    Where's the beef?
    Nov 22, 2012
    4,712
    Howard County
    Tip: To remove labels from most plastic containers(large cashew containers are my preference), fill with hot water to a point above the label and let stand for a minute. The glue will warm up and allow most to be easily and completely removed. Clean up any excess glue using alcohol or vegetable oil.

    Contents are easy to see, containers are stackable, still light enough to pick up even if filled with bullets.

    I put my cast bullets into costco cashew & almond plastic containers and the metal costco peanut tins.
     

    trickg

    Guns 'n Drums
    MDS Supporter
    Jul 22, 2008
    14,598
    Glen Burnie
    I had a fun one yesterday. I tumbled about 300 rounds of 223, and when they were done, I dumped them into a big plastic canister - probably an UTZ pretzel barrel -
    I love those things for keeping brass.
    It's funny what we reloaders wind up using to hold brass, bullets, tumbling media, etc. I have a lot of Akro bins too, but I use all kinds of other things. The big animal cracker barrels are also good.
     

    Melnic

    Ultimate Member
    MDS Supporter
    Dec 27, 2012
    15,282
    HoCo
    My Lee load all is clamped onto my table that I use as my home office
    Been doing 10 at a time when taking work breaks. Friend gifted me a few hundred AA Hulls (pretty dirty)
    I’ve reloaded 50 so far
    Here is what I have left to finish

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    John from MD

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    May 12, 2005
    22,734
    Socialist State of Maryland
    My Lee load all is clamped onto my table that I use as my home office
    Been doing 10 at a time when taking work breaks. Friend gifted me a few hundred AA Hulls (pretty dirty)
    I’ve reloaded 50 so far
    Here is what I have left to finish

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    The offer to come trap shooting in ANP still stands. :D
     

    leomort

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    Jul 31, 2020
    199
    Reloaded a about 25 round of 9mm hornady 124gr xtp and then about 50 round of 9mm speer gold dot. I was interesting to compare the rounds and their differences. The hornady was set deeper and speer much shallower thus longer overall length.
     

    John from MD

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    May 12, 2005
    22,734
    Socialist State of Maryland
    I made about 50 soft lead Lee 255 LFN bullets for use in Pyroex loads and made about 200 .454 bullets for my 1858 Remy. The .454 bullets were made with an RCBS 2 hole steel mold from long ago. I just can't let it go and get a six cavity Lee from Track of the Wolf. It sure would be less work if I did though. :lol:
     

    bigmancrisler

    2A Preacher
    Jun 4, 2020
    1,263
    Martinsburg, WV
    Since I haven’t really posted it on here, I recently bought my first home and moved to WV (still in MD nearly every day). And one of the criteria for the house was that I had to have a specific room for reloading. After I sanded and restained all the hardwood flooring in the house and paint the living and dining room. I started to set up the reloading room.
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    (I have since moved the primers from the powder). I will also start reloading again soon. Since I have moved in, I have acquired two rather odd pieces for the collection. First being. A 1870/87/15 Italian vetterli and the second being a enfield No2.Mk1* revolver.
    I unfortunately can’t load for either of these yet as I have no seating die for 6.5 carcano and no die set nor pills or brass for 38 S&W.
    (If anyone has a lead on either of those dies or has one your willing to let go please lmk). I’m super excited to get to load for these and take them out.


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    John from MD

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    May 12, 2005
    22,734
    Socialist State of Maryland
    Since I haven’t really posted it on here, I recently bought my first home and moved to WV (still in MD nearly every day). And one of the criteria for the house was that I had to have a specific room for reloading. After I sanded and restained all the hardwood flooring in the house and paint the living and dining room. I started to set up the reloading room.
    6567965bcc5630662a35ef109345b55e.jpg

    ca468771d75954435768f49072b70216.jpg

    (I have since moved the primers from the powder). I will also start reloading again soon. Since I have moved in, I have acquired two rather odd pieces for the collection. First being. A 1870/87/15 Italian vetterli and the second being a enfield No2.Mk1* revolver.
    I unfortunately can’t load for either of these yet as I have no seating die for 6.5 carcano and no die set nor pills or brass for 38 S&W.
    (If anyone has a lead on either of those dies or has one your willing to let go please lmk). I’m super excited to get to load for these and take them out.


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    Nice work space you have there. A little too clean but you'll learn in time. :lol:
     

    steves1911

    Ultimate Member
    Dec 2, 2011
    3,026
    On a hill in Wv
    Loaded up 20 rounds of 257 wby with 72.5gr rl26 and a 101gr Barnes lrx @ 3620fps. These should hold up a lot better than the 117gr sst. The sst come apart if so much as rib bone is hit.
     

    trickg

    Guns 'n Drums
    MDS Supporter
    Jul 22, 2008
    14,598
    Glen Burnie
    Looking at Bigmancrisler's setup, it reminds me that I could stand to do a bit of organization and expansion of my stuff in my reloading room. Ideally another bench with storage would help a lot, and not even a big one - maybe 4' by 30" deep? I'd have to do some reorganization in my "free time" though. (Yeah, right!)
     
    Since I haven’t really posted it on here, I recently bought my first home and moved to WV (still in MD nearly every day). And one of the criteria for the house was that I had to have a specific room for reloading. After I sanded and restained all the hardwood flooring in the house and paint the living and dining room. I started to set up the reloading room.
    6567965bcc5630662a35ef109345b55e.jpg

    ca468771d75954435768f49072b70216.jpg

    (I have since moved the primers from the powder). I will also start reloading again soon. Since I have moved in, I have acquired two rather odd pieces for the collection. First being. A 1870/87/15 Italian vetterli and the second being a enfield No2.Mk1* revolver.
    I unfortunately can’t load for either of these yet as I have no seating die for 6.5 carcano and no die set nor pills or brass for 38 S&W.
    (If anyone has a lead on either of those dies or has one your willing to let go please lmk). I’m super excited to get to load for these and take them out.


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    What are those boxes on the second shelf from the top? I think I remember seeing something like those a long time ago.
     

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