What did you do in the reloading room today?

[Lawnboi]

Every reloader needs a dasher.

 

[Sinistram]

OMG? OMG what?

Sorry, that was unclear of me. OMG in the sense you had to do that and were put in danger by someone's reloads. Glad you're playing it safe and disassembling everything!

 

[Sandhills]

Sorry, that was unclear of me. OMG in the sense you had to do that and were put in danger by someone's reloads. Glad you're playing it safe and disassembling everything!

That's the thing, my cousin was very meticulous about reloading. Almost to the point of OCD. I really can't understand why they did that unless perhaps they were fire formed to his chamber, if that'll cause issues that is.

I did have an uncle who was notorious for blowing up stuff. Broke the firing pin on Grandpa's 243 and froze the bolt on a 7 mag that a buddy had. Last time he hunted with us he had a 257 Roberts. Every time he'd pull the trigger the primers would bust out the end of the case. Came to find out later he had two different kinds of powder mixed together. And he loaded hotter than hell it's self for everything too.

I've always stayed on the low end of my reloading, in the limited amount of metallic that Ive done.

 

[mj23polaris]

Got new toy to clean case lube.

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[DB29]

Got new toy to clean case lube.

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If you put a funnel upside down over the threaded rod it speeds up the tumble quite a bit.

 

[mj23polaris]

If you put a funnel upside down over the threaded rod it speeds up the tumble quite a bit.

Good to know I’ll try it out


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[Sinistram]

If you put a funnel upside down over the threaded rod it speeds up the tumble quite a bit.

That's the first time I've heard that. Can you give some more context as to what the funnel does?

BTW - I love the clear lid on tumblers. I can't believe it took so long for manufacturers to figure that out.

 

[DB29]

That's the first time I've heard that. Can you give some more context as to what the funnel does?

BTW - I love the clear lid on tumblers. I can't believe it took so long for manufacturers to figure that out.

It’s science of some sort that I don’t understand. My best guess is the funnel causes stuff to go “downhill” which speeds up the tumble.

I read it on a review somewhere when I bought mine and tried it. I was pretty impressed with the improvement the funnel made.

 

[kkp005]

Loaded up 55 rounds of 6.5prc : 130gr tmk with n565

Loaded 35 rounds of 6mm creed : 95nbt with h4350

Primed 50 pieces of Lapua 223 brass

 

[Sinistram]

It’s science of some sort that I don’t understand. My best guess is the funnel causes stuff to go “downhill” which speeds up the tumble.

I read it on a review somewhere when I bought mine and tried it. I was pretty impressed with the improvement the funnel made.

So just "pointy side up" on the top of the tumbler and rock on?

 

[Caseknife]

So just "pointy side up" on the top of the tumbler and rock on?

Think its over the rod, but under the lid, poor in the brass and media. Neshiki rice works real good for media, less dust, cleans good. Another benefit of the funnel over the threaded rod is it would keep the brass away from the harder steel rod.

 

[DB29]

So just "pointy side up" on the top of the tumbler and rock on?

In the tumbler over the threaded rod like this.

 

[mj23polaris]

On the home stretch finally got around to annealing the rest of this years NRL barrels brass

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[waspocrew]

In the tumbler over the threaded rod like this.View attachment 853437

Gonna have to give this a try as well!

 

[Sinistram]

Loaded up a test batch of 300 Savage with some H335 and a 150gr Remington Core Lokt. I tested the same thing with Varget yesterday and got sub-optimal results from a known accurate rifle. Nothing under 2"!

I have about 10lbs of H335 on hand, so hopefully I can find yet another cartridge where it works well. If that doesn't give me what I'm after, I'll try H4895.

 

[Torque]

The next step in the reloading room is to put together 8, 10, and 12 ft. x 2" Oak bench tops. The wood from our mill is dried but I didn't have a space to join them. So, I built my first mobile work bench. The middle section is 2 Armor 54x25 dog hole tops. The base is white oak posts and a white oak bottom shelf from scrap I had left from sheathing the walls. I used Vevor leveling feet/wheels. The extensions are pine scrap from our mill. I didn't want to waste it. It may not be the best choice, but it will serve. I used the Rockler table extension kit and the left side in the pictures was my first attempt. The table is much too thick, and I was afraid the top wouldn't raise correctly unless I cut a bevel in the side that joins with the middle section. I was wrong. I abandoned the Rockler plans (which were good) because I was not attaching the kits using either of the methods they use. The top on the right I made 3/4" thinner, framed in white oak and did not bevel the joining edge. It worked great. (I am NOT going to go back and redo the first one, lol). Aside from the Armor tops I used oil based spar urethane (2 coats) on the entire project. It is what I had to hand. The measurements are 9'6"x54 with the extensions and 50"x 54" alone. This should last me the rest of my lifetime. It isn't perfect, but as a rank ametuer, I am happy with it.

Now, to the super fun task of putting benchtops together.