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    Default Re: Reloading Rifle Ammo

    With a single stage I'm thinking that you do a run of deprime and resize then run bell casing (on pistol calibers), load powder then sink bullets then crimp. Each in batches and changing the machine with each step, is that correct? If so the progressive sounds a whole heap easier.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Walleye Hunter View Post
    With a single stage I'm thinking that you do a run of deprime and resize then run bell casing (on pistol calibers), load powder then sink bullets then crimp. Each in batches and changing the machine with each step, is that correct? If so the progressive sounds a whole heap easier.
    Yes. The progressive does save a lot of time.

    My pistol reloads are .357, .41 and 44 mags so I never felt the need to upgrade since I only did smaller quantities of each.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Walleye Hunter View Post

    I have heard that some guys don't even clean their brass, I'm going to try laying it out between two towels or old shirts or something and rubbing it around. The brass out of the bolt and lever actions is pretty clean to start with.
    Cleaned my brass for years by putting them in a container that was filled with hot water, a couple drops of dawn dish soap and a pinch of lemushine. Let sit for 1/2 hour or so, agitate every so often. Dump into dime store colander and rinse. Drop into pan and set on furnace overnight or out in the sun until dry. Not jewelry looking but clean.
    If your going to seat and crimp in one operation make a dummy round for future reference.
    I do a bit of .223 on my 550 and seat separately, then crimp with the Lee factory crimp die in the last station.
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    Somewhere I heard that letting the lead go out to the septic system wasn't a good idea and it sounded logical to me. If I was on sewers I'd be all over that. OTOH, my other house is on sewers and I could take all my brass over there and do that.
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    Default Re: Reloading Rifle Ammo

    Quote Originally Posted by Walleye Hunter View Post
    With a single stage I'm thinking that you do a run of deprime and resize then run bell casing (on pistol calibers), load powder then sink bullets then crimp. Each in batches and changing the machine with each step, is that correct? If so the progressive sounds a whole heap easier.
    Rifle doesn't typically get a bell flare, just the deprime/resize.
    Rifle doesn't typically get a crimp, unless the application requires

    My precision rifle brass is typically tumbled clean, lubed/deprime/resized, tumbled clean.
    You can then store as is, prime and store, or just continue on.
    Then powder trickle each shell into a loading try, and seat the bullet.

    So basically just two steps on the press, easily enough to do in batches on a single stage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Walleye Hunter View Post
    Does it need trimmed after sizing? I have a Lyman trimmer that I'm hoping I can use for trimming, it works on the .308's. And it sounds like a good tip on marring up the dies with dirty brass. Thanks again.
    Yes it absolutely needs trimmed after sizing. Best case if you skip this step is eventually you'll have issues going into battery. Worst case your chamber will crimp the long brass and cause a pressure spike. Neither are good situations..

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    Quote Originally Posted by marketermac View Post
    Yes it absolutely needs trimmed after sizing. Best case if you skip this step is eventually you'll have issues going into battery. Worst case your chamber will crimp the long brass and cause a pressure spike. Neither are good situations..
    Trimmed , and necks chamfered inside and out using one of these.

    neck chamfer.jpg
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    Not sure whats happening. I'm posting pictures and believe 5 is the limit per post and they are being deleted until I lose the entire post.

    That's just happened twice.

    I'll try later.

    When you inspect your cases, don't use cases when you see this.

    2020-11-14_07-00-46 by poofy27, on Flickr

    I use a hunting license needle to clean my primer pockets and the point to remove media from the flash hole.

    2020-11-14_07-38-31 by poofy27, on Flickr

    I use this Lee case trimming tool attached to my drill.

    2020-11-14_07-38-43 by poofy27, on Flickr
    Last edited by 27hand; November 14th, 2020 at 09:46 PM.
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    Continuing. Lucky that went through.

    Ok. another post showed this. I use a deburring tool to trim the inside of the case neck and the chamfering side to take the exterior ridge off.

    2020-11-14_07-38-59 by poofy27, on Flickr

    2020-11-14_07-39-08 by poofy27, on Flickr

    I also take a drill mounted brush to clean the inside of the case mouth.

    2020-11-14_07-40-11 by poofy27, on Flickr
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    Not sure why I was having a bitch of a time posting those pics but case prep is important.
    A few additional items if you don't already have them.

    2020-11-14_07-39-24 by poofy27, on Flickr

    2020-11-14_07-40-00 by poofy27, on Flickr
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