I did that the other day and gave up as I use a old ohaus 1010 and I take forever to weigh the charges each one I had 42 charged and my phone started ringing and made me jump lol. I was loading .357 magnum with 180 grain lead powder coated bullets. I think I got them from don. They shoot very well I just had to size them started to make this batch and got frustrated after I flipped mine. I'll load them up eventually again.GasGuzzler wrote:Sorted 225 .45ACP cases by head stamp.
Then I decided to make a run of 50 .38 Special 130 gr powder coated gifts over 5.0 of Unique (still looking for a use for Unique)
Flipped my tray with 8 cases left to charge.
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Son of a monkey! That is one way to use up the Unique! Nice recovery, really like that marbled grey bullet!GasGuzzler wrote:Flipped my tray with 8 cases left to charge.
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Horseman wrote:I've not had any S&B brass but I do have a lot of Aguila brass that I got from Larry W. (I've never seen any of that around here before either) that every once in a while I'll stick one of those on the uniforming tool head and it'll take the skin off your fingers if your not wearing a glove
I had a S&B case rip the uniformer right out of my K&M tool! The cutter & shaft is held in place by a setscrew, but now I need to figure out how I'm going to knock that case off.
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I think these came from Don.
I hope so since I just wrote it.
It was the best use of Unique I've found.
I hope so since I just wrote it.
It was the best use of Unique I've found.
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Yikes!!!!!!!!... Maybe set the case on top of a vise open just far enough, use a decapping pin with a whack from your impact bullet puller or other "whacker" of your choice.... interesting conundrum though..Ranch Dog wrote:
I had a S&B case rip the uniformer right out of my K&M tool! The cutter & shaft is held in place by a setscrew, but now I need to figure out how I'm going to knock that case off.
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Gonna take care of this as soon as I run my racoon trap line. I sprayed some lube through the flash hole and I should have a small punch that will fit through that hole. Will place it on the slightly opened jaws of a vise.
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Sorry about that Aguila brass Gus, I have never used any, got in a trade ???
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Some 40 S&W with Longshot. (my new favorite!) Also, sorted some 750ish 10mm brass to sort out those with crimped primer pockets.
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I feel your pain!slayer61 wrote:Also, sorted some 750ish 10mm brass to sort out those with crimped primer pockets.
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Ditto! No matter how you do it the whole primer pockets processing process is a PITA. The large batch primer pocket processing be it uniforming or reaming is hard on the hands/fingers.Ranch Dog wrote:I feel your pain!slayer61 wrote:Also, sorted some 750ish 10mm brass to sort out those with crimped primer pockets.
I don't bother to sort range obtained brass for crimps anymore. During the initial prepping process (on my case prep center) if I find a case that doesn't except the uniformer that case just goes to the reamer for processing then the uniformer. Thankfully for me that is a one time deal in case processing. After that it is just trimming/chamfering of rifle cases and I never bother with the primer pocket again if they are clean. I do sometime use a primer pocket wire brush attachment for the nasty looking ones.
After reading here about using the reamer to enlarge the pocket opening to ease seating primers I may give that test run on all my future case preps.
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