[nf1e]

First snow of the year so I decided to retreat to one of my favorite spots, my play room. Getting ready to load up a couple of hundred rnds for my bolt rifles. Whatta hobby.



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Filled two range boxes, 200 rnds. RA68 brass, 168 smk, 41.4 IMR 4064 with 210M primers. Ready to play.

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Semper Fi
ArtB

 

[charlie98]

No snow here (yet...) but Reloading Season officially opened 1NOV.

Nice plow... that a Fisher?

 

[nf1e]

No snow here (yet...) but Reloading Season officially opened 1NOV.

Nice plow... that a Fisher?

Yep, third truck she has been on.

 

[Doc]

Compare to my reloading spot, yours looks like an well organized OR in a top flight hospital.
I have had to close out a storage unit form my move (cost too much to keep) and now I have to "reorganize". I really have far more metallic reloading press and stuff than I actually need (but when did need have anything to do with it). So, I may finally have to thin things out a little so I have room to actually walk around in my reloading area.

 

[charlie98]

Yep, third truck she has been on.

We had a Fisher when we ran our landscaping company in Ohio... no better plow made!

 

[rvr350]

Ahh, man cave

 

[chief on one]

Art, couple of things;;; what is the item in picture 2 ??

Also it looks like the bottom shelf is starting to sag;; maybe a 1 ton jack would help.

thanks.

 

[nf1e]

Art, couple of things;;; what is the item in picture 2 ??

Also it looks like the bottom shelf is starting to sag;; maybe a 1 ton jack would help.

thanks.

If you are asking about the device on the shop towel, it is a trigger stoning jig.
Shelf is straight as an arrow. with more brackets than it needs. Lot of weight there for sure. Optical illusion.
ArtB

 

[gtanba]

Heck, I did some shooting this morning and already got some of that brass cleaning! It was cold but NO snow!! Snow is a "four letter" word, lol!

 

[nicholst55]

If you are asking about the device on the shop towel, it is a trigger stoning jig.
Shelf is straight as an arrow. with more brackets than it needs. Lot of weight there for sure. Optical illusion.
ArtB

Looks like a Power Custom; I have their original style (Gen 1?), and use it often. Also, your reloading bench is WAY too well organized for me! Seriously, I can only strive to emulate such careful organization. GI2

 

[nf1e]

Looks like a Power Custom; I have their original style (Gen 1?), and use it often. Also, your reloading bench is WAY too well organized for me! Seriously, I can only strive to emulate such careful organization. GI2

Corectomo. Series II Power Custom. It gets plenty of use too.
Sorry about the bench. After 50 yrs plus of reloading, I have a nasty habit of keeping it cleaned up between batches.

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Semper Fi
ArtB

 

[JEFFJP_N_JJ]

First snow of the year so I decided to retreat to one of my favorite spots, my play room. Getting ready to load up a couple of hundred rnds for my bolt rifles. Whatta hobby.



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Filled two range boxes, 200 rnds. RA68 brass, 168 smk, 41.4 IMR 4064 with 210M primers. Ready to play.



Semper Fi
ArtB

That looks cold Art!

 

[swagbrdr]

I've been doing the same since I whacked three animals and hunting is over for the year...plus, it's too cold to fish. Time to make some ammo and tie flies.

 

[boomerpusher]

nf1e,ole' son, you are setting a bad example for the rest of us who are NOT organized. If my wife saw your "man cave" she'd be in mine organizing and cleaning it-can't have that!! We got all the snow I want dumped on us last week-cold, wet, heavy-real pain!

 

[nf1e]

nf1e,ole' son, you are setting a bad example for the rest of us who are NOT organized. If my wife saw your "man cave" she'd be in mine organizing and cleaning it-can't have that!! We got all the snow I want dumped on us last week-cold, wet, heavy-real pain!

Funny you should mention the wife. Mine has many names for my hideout. She hasn't stepped foot in my space in over 40 years. We often joke about her having to when a bad smell starts to radiate from the hell hole.

 

[deiter]

Looks like a nice set-up to me that you have there

 

[richkay228]

Yup, my loaded inventory is getting low ! I'm ok shooting down into the 40's but when the temps start getting upper 30's low 40's and WIND it's time to call it done. MUCH brass to prep and load ! .... M1 '06 heavier match, -06 short range, M1A heavy match , short range , .223/5.56 , various match service rifle loads, 357 MAG , 40 S&W , 460 MAG , 8x57 Mauser , could use some X54R for the Mosin, and just recently 45-70 BPCR !

 

[nf1e]

Doing a little prep on brass for it's 3rd loading.
I used to tell my grandmother growing up that there was nothing more boring than candling eggs. Well, after the second loading there is no need to flash hole debur or trim. So after sizing and decaping the primer pockets just need a check to see that depth hasn't changed and a quick run through the wet tumbler.
Running a couple K of these is just about as boring as it gets.

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Semper Fi
Art

 

[nf1e]

After sizing, a quick trip over the primer pocket uniformer and a test in the trimmer. Then ready for a short run in the tumbler to remove any lube and clean remaining carbon out of interior of casing.

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Nice hot bath with dawn and lemon bright.

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Sure looks nasty when the tumbler is first opened.

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Now the whole mess gets dumped into the separator.

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Getting there.

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Close up the separator and crank for a minute and the ss media is in the bottom of the pail. Just like magic the brass is ready for drying.

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A trip into a 220 deg oven for 30 minutes and the brass is dry and ready for storage until load time.

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Semper Fi
Art