The "What Have You Reloaded Today" thread

Trying to stay diligent putting together 100 rounds of AR15 fodder every weekend. I have buckets of once fired Fed with some mixed in NATO brass. I pull the milstuff out for my bolt guns, and consider the Fed brass "disposal" lol
 
I just finished off my first box of 500 projectiles. Which makes 600 total rounds loaded. Small milestone but feels like a big one.

Lee single stage.

Time for another budget shooter order.
 
I just finished off my first box of 500 projectiles. Which makes 600 total rounds loaded. Small milestone but feels like a big one.

Lee single stage.

Time for another budget shooter order.

I'm on box 5 of 500, also single staging. Started last September.

Inspected 100 lapua brass, starting to see case head separation. They will be exchanged for scrap $$, place by work pays 1.70/lb.

I have annealed the same 100 twice, reloaded about 12-15 times. Not bad value at all, 7 cents per load.
 
Initial .38spl +P loads with powders shown, behind 158 grain Campro TMJ's - fastest to slowest. 25 of each for this first looksee...

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75 rounds of .40 180gr CamPro TC over 6.6gr HS-6.
My first time with lube on the cases (carbide dies). Greatly reduced the sizing bulge. Only four of the 75 wouldn't drop in my case gauge and 3 of those worked after running them through the Bulge Buster.
(Still not sure about the Lee Bulge Buster. So far, only about 50/50 on removing the 'bulge'.)

Spent the next hour setting up a new set of dies for 38 Special. Hoping to load some up tomorrow night.
 
Preparations for Marksman Challenge leads to them. 270 Win, 54.2gr IMR7828, 150 gr Ballistic Tips. 3 bullets with collapsed shoulders.

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Tried to pull the bullets with 30 caliber, ( Yeah, they are 270) gave'em couple zoltes, could not pull the bullets out but
unthinkable happen, the collapsed shoulder on two of the bullets got straighten up. WOW

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