farronwolf

I don't have nearly as large an operation as some of you do. I guess it is still a work in progress as are most thing that I get into.

I found a new use for old rice containers (clear containers with lids) as containers to hold brass at various stages. Also found a use for those plastic containers (flat white ones) ground beef comes in from Walmart for putting brass into between stages on the turret press. Maybe for some of the newbies those will be cost effective solutions when you get into it and need things for storage or what not.

I leave my powder measure fixed to the wall, and charge 100 rounds at a time using 3 trays so one is always empty. Then I seat those 100 rounds and then go on to the next batch. I prime all the cases at the same time and put them into the sealed containers until I am ready to charge and seat.

I guess I use my turret like a single stage, except that I prime and expand the neck at the same time, I just don't have any setup time between stages.

Edit: Ok, how do you get the pictures to appear in the text section of the post?

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fatboy97

My unclean brass is in the 2 5-gallon orange cans, and I just ordered a few thousand more bullets. The list of things to get more of grows by the day. Plus separating my brass - I'm learning that 9mm and .40S&W really don't like each other (9mm get stuck in the .40S&W way toooooo much).

I'll be sure and take another picture in about 6 months.

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Miggy

Now that you mention the 40 & 9mm marriage from hell thing, when I get back home I'll post a picture of a brass sorting board I designed and a carpenter friend made for me. I don't pick & select brass at the range anymore, I just grab handfulls or dump buckets in my brass bag and separate it at home.

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Longbow

This is my set up just after I got it all put together about a year ago.
It is allot messier now :)

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HotGuns

I need a rubber mat like that.Where did you get that Glock hanging on the wall?
That looks good.

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Longbow

That rubber mat makes a big difference for me when standing there for a wile reloading. I like to stand, just makes things easier for me.
I reload more for mass quantities then I do for testing and accurate long range shooting. It's not unusual for me to be there for fore to five hours and crank out 1000 rounds of 45. The rubber mat sure helps the feet.

The glock gun on the wall I got from a pawn shop that lost there FFL so they where getting rid of all the gun related stuff. I think it kinda cool as well. It's a first gen G17.

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HotGuns

Here is some of my stuff. I've actually got two benchs that are dedicated to reloading and casting. THe die blocks are all set up for various calibers. I think 2 or 3 are Dillon blocks, the rest I made from aluminum plate.



The large press is a .50 BMG press that I made back when the only press for the BMG at the time was around 500 bucks. Thats changed since then, but it still works well. I also made the dies and the powder measure which throws anywhere from 125 to 250 grains in one throw.


That press is HUGE. To give you an idea, that a RCBS Reloader Special press beside it.



This the primer setting tool for the .50. I made that and the Lexan tray that holds 100 50 BMG rounds.

When I started messing with the .50 the was very little in the way of reloading equipment for it so I had to make it. Being a machinest does have its advantages.



Heres a pic of the dies and the die stand and a better shot of the powder measure. I made a few of those little aluminum powder funnels, the first few were too small and I finally got one right. It fits right over the case.

The .50 press as well as the RCBS is mounted with wing nuts so that when I ocassionally need the whole bench for doing woodwork or something, I can take everything off of it.



One of these days I'll take some pictures of the casting equipment that I've got...just to give Tubby a run for the money...

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Tubby45

Gimme a break! I've only been reloading a year and casting about a half a year. Should be getting my 06FFL by the end of the year. All proceeds are going to the purchase of a Star sizer and a Mastercast machine.

ETA: And my casting setup only cost me $250.

HotGuns

06? Is that a reloading license ?
Do you do that much ?

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Tubby45

Type 06FFL is an Ammunition Manufacture License. A license of this type is needed for making components (brass, primers, powder, bullets) as well as manufacturing complete ammunition.