What did you do in the reloading room today?

[Sinistram]

Most times no….. Two of my favorite things are Bourbon and Reloading. I completely understand the dangers of mixing alcohol and firearms / reloading. I have a very strict self imposed rule. If I am going to do some reloading I have a rule of (1) 1.5 oz pour. That has lo last me all evening or as long as I am reloading. Just enough to get a nice taste of bourbon every 15 min or so. I know this is not for everyone. I know many people that like a little whiskey or baileys in their coffee for the deer stand or duck blind. I’m not one of those people, I have a strict self imposed rule of never mixing firearms and alcohol. On the other hand, I do enjoy the flavor of bourbon while I engage in one of my favorite hobbies.

Copy that!

 

[Matt5266]

Most times no….. Two of my favorite things are Bourbon and Reloading. I completely understand the dangers of mixing alcohol and firearms / reloading. I have a very strict self imposed rule. If I am going to do some reloading I have a rule of (1) 1.5 oz pour. That has lo last me all evening or as long as I am reloading. Just enough to get a nice taste of bourbon every 15 min or so. I know this is not for everyone. I know many people that like a little whiskey or baileys in their coffee for the deer stand or duck blind. I’m not one of those people, I have a strict self imposed rule of never mixing firearms and alcohol. On the other hand, I do enjoy the flavor of bourbon while I engage in one of my favorite hobbies.

This is me too, I feel ya

 

[Kimber7man]

Most times no….. Two of my favorite things are Bourbon and Reloading. I completely understand the dangers of mixing alcohol and firearms / reloading. I have a very strict self imposed rule. If I am going to do some reloading I have a rule of (1) 1.5 oz pour. That has lo last me all evening or as long as I am reloading. Just enough to get a nice taste of bourbon every 15 min or so. I know this is not for everyone. I know many people that like a little whiskey or baileys in their coffee for the deer stand or duck blind. I’m not one of those people, I have a strict self imposed rule of never mixing firearms and alcohol. On the other hand, I do enjoy the flavor of bourbon while I engage in one of my favorite hobbies.

You have good taste in bourbon….

 

[MD97756]

More .308 behind varget to send down range

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Ugh, put all our Christmas stuff away. My reloading setup is a shared storage room for all kinds of stuff.

 

[wyosam]

Ugh, put all our Christmas stuff away. My reloading setup is a shared storage room for all kinds of stuff.

Yeah, I share space with all the various holiday boxes too.


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[wyosam]

This evenings loading was 150 rounds of:
T/C Compass
6.5 Creedmoor
Starline 2X
140gr Barnes Match Burner
42.5gr A4350
CCI BR-2
CBTO: 2.240”
For anyone who cares: Bourbon is Dark Arts - Finished in Red and White Port Wine Barrels

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I don’t generally have a glass on the bench when dropping powder, but a small pour of Scotch to sip occasionally when prepping brass is awful nice.


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[Germangarcia]

Nothing because my wife didn’t buy me a reloading set for Christmas

 

[Sinistram]

Yesterday evening I loaded 100 x 270 Winchester rounds with 130gr Speer soft points for general use. This was with IMR-4350 and used up the remainder of a pound I had on hand.

I'm especially happy about this, as I loathe working with 4350 due to the way it meters. Whatta pain in the ass...

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Yeah, I share space with all the various holiday boxes too.


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Ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

 

[Quandary]

 

[49ereric]

Fire forming the Poor Man’s Magnum today (8mm/338 1942 K98 action & barrel) . Had a box of 50 yet to shoot, loaded @200 couple years back with Turk bullets I pulled down.
I did remove the Sako trigger and installed a Timney this fall.
100 have been loaded with Speer Hot Core 200 grain.
100 will be loaded with Herters 238 grain round nose once I work up a load.

 

[MD97756]

Prepping brass. Man I love deburring and chamfering!!!

 

[WestTN2288]

I prepped some 223 brass for some short barrel (10in) 60 and 69gr TMK exploration.

Does anybody have experience/thoughts using 8208xbr or TAC with these bullets?

 

[Schutzprecision]

Sitting in my chair reading this forum to avoid my PMSing girlfriend. Loaded some 338 win mag with 230 eld-x also

 

[Sinistram]

Prepping brass. Man I love deburring and chamfering!!!

I'm right there with you on brass prep, but I've made as much of the process powered as possible. Simple cordless drill attachments for primer pocket cleaning and chamfering/deburring have really saved my sanity.

 

[BWSmith]

Reluctant to reply,oh well here goes;

Been loading cast bullets since the mid 1970's. Other than a slew of handguns my passion is high velocity cast rifles these days. These are firebreather loads that will turn crows and Ghogs literally,inside out. Sayin,these ain't your grand daddy's cast rigs.

Back to topic at hand...

Snagged,more like theft? my 3rd Lyman #61 melting pot off ebabe a week or so ago. Am going through it before putting it to good use. Interestingly,my 1st #61 was a freeby around 1976-78? It was from Clark bros gun shop near Warrenton Va. I was a regular customer in there and had been casting for a few years effectively wearing out a Coleman stove.

So they had this #61 on a shelf... inquiries brought the comment, "that old thing,shoot... you've done so much business in here,take it home". I did,and bought a mould from them to make everything right in gundome.

#2 pot came along from one of the dedicated forums. Can't remember it's particular issue but,cleaned up well and use it SxS it's partner. Think it was $75 ttd.

#3 pot,the one on the bench now was one of those items on the bay that pop up every once in awhile that defies explanation. It was $50 + 15 for the ride. Even came with half a load of lead... duh.

So.. that's what's going on here. Here's a shot of our loading room. Casting is done with professional level vent system(we do inhouse metal dust collection systems and parts for wood and metal fabrication).

 

[letrbuck]

Finished up the final sanding and shaping on an Ithaca m37 stock repair/refinish/conversion and loaded up 200 190 subX 308 on the dillon

 

[eaglemountainman]

Did some research for 260Rem development with 130 Accubonds for a Montana. I'll load em tomorrow with H4350 across 3 charge weights.
Also do about 30 rounds of my favorite 120 TTSX load.
Boring, I know, but haven't been at the bench since before deer season.