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No tired fingers tonight
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Great idea!
30-06.....my favorite caliber.
I haven't counted brass, but I am guessing 350 prep today.
Counted 244....
Well done Mark! Innovative
I chuck the primer brushes in the drill, hold the shells in my hand.
The bottle cap chamfer tool is too big for drill chuck, and I have flip over for inner chamfer. It worked and did good job, best of all no sore fingers.
That's what I do too!
That's how I do my .223s. I haven't tried the larger cases to see if they will fit in a 3/8 chuck.
I do something like this, but with an important modification. Lee makes a simple hand tool for trimming cases that is meant to be used with their case length gauges. It is called a lock stud. You screw on a shell holder that is specifically made for this tool, and the assembly has a hexagonal shank that can be inserted into the drill chuck. Then you slightly loosen off the shell holder, insert the case and tighten the shell holder. With the case length gauge and a cutter that the case length gauge screws into, you trim the case, then with a chamfer/beburring tool, you finish it off. When I do all this, I clamp my power drill into a vice, which frees up one hand to loosen off the shell holder.
I think these modifications result in a process that is likely quicker than undoing the drill chuck, inserting the case, then trying to center it. It also does not damage the case at all. The tool is very cheap. In the 2012 Lee catalogue, the price for the cutter and lock stud (P/N 90110) is ~$7. The case length gauge and shell holder for the 30-06 (P/N 90140) is ~$6. Local stores will sell these items for more though.
I also have a dedicated Pacific/Hornady trimmer, but for small batches of cases, this method is much faster since it allows you to trim and debur with the same piece of equipment. I usually also take the opportunity to clean the outside of the neck and the case shoulder with steel wool, then clean the inside of the neck with a case neck brush.
I have the Lyman trimmer and works good, but lots of cranking. I think I seen this tool at Stittsville Shooting Range Sunday when I was picking up more .308 bullet heads. The price of 1lb of powder went up $34.00 now….Need to get out to Hawksbury soon for powder, if anyone in Ottawa wants to go let me know.
Yes, Benny's Pro Shop at the Stittsville Range carries the Lee tools I mentioned above. Where did you pay $34/lb? Unfortunately, the price for powder at the Pro shop is usually a bit high, but they've always had what I needed when I needed it.Quote:
Originally Posted by line052
I too may have to go out to Higginsons. At the moment I am okay for powder. If I get a chance in the near term to go to Niagara I will post it since Lawry Shooting Sports has better prices than Higginsons. Normally they charge $4 less per pound and the have sales on a regular basis.
I have no issue picking up powder for anyone in the Ottawa region as long as you don't expect me to deliver.
http://www.lawryshootingsports.com/page/powders
clearly we need a separate reloading thread...
Benny's $34.00, but http://www.higginsonpowders.com/products.html has powder by the 7lb tub for $182, that’s about a year for me right now at the rate I am going. Once done this year with .223, 30-30, .308 and 30-06 I should have about 3000rds. Wonder if that is legal? I have hundreds of 9mm and 45acp brass I found at the range as well, but I don't load, my buddy does. Next is oven and 00 buckshot, and .50 cal for black powder and shotgun shell reloading. Still have 200 1oz lead slug and 250pds of lead ingots to use. Gonna have to find another source of lead though, getting hard to find. Was just on gunnutz and someone mentioned roofer who replaces lead flashing on roofs? Have a couple of buddies in the roofing business will talk to this summer at trailer park. One of them is a flat roof specialist.
Mark
The new wording in the Explosives Act provides a guideline. They are stating you can have sufficient loaded ammon on hand for personal use. The updated wording talks about Net Explosive Quantity (NEQ) which is a term I am well familiar with and I like much better. The NEQ limit is 225 kg for business. I interpret that to mean the absolute max for a reloader like us. I worked out what 225 kg equates to, 69300 cartridges if each cartridge has a 50 grain powder load. What I am seeing is that as long as you store things safely they will leave you alone.
Here is the link:
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/explosives/ac...tions/9843#p14
Does this make sense???? From your link
Q. What are the limits on the number of small arms cartridges anyone can purchase and store?
There is no change. The limit is based on the amount of 225 kilograms of explosives in the cartridges. Therefore, the number of cartridges would depend on the calibre, e.g., 2.8 million .22-calibre cartridges or 100 000 12-gauge shot shells. Amounts beyond this would require a magazine licence.
It does make sense. What changed was the wording to make it more clear.
I use the Lee Cutter and Lock Stud for every cal...Well worth the $8...:)
http://leeprecision.com/userfiles/im...tioning(1).jpg
Ohh... I Liike that tool...
Me too!Quote:
Originally Posted by GoldenLakePete
HA
I have one of those for several rifle cases as well.
I put mine in the drill press. Click it turns on.. trim length. Chamfer. Click it turns off clean primer pocket. Place in shell case. Just run the drill press at the slow setting you have.
Take a look at Little Crow worlds finest trimmers. I have some and they work so well!