What clever little things have you "invented or discovered" that you can share?
- Thread starter mooseman1
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I see those hexagonal or octagonal steel lamp standards getting scrapped after people drive into them. Have sometimes thought about cutting a chunk out to make a tumbler. Heavy, slightly tapered, but the thickness would keep the noise down, and you could always elevate the rollers at one end to keep the contents from piling up at the low end.
And here I came to this thread thinking it was the intellectual equivalent of one of those "We Buy Gold, Silver & Jewelery For Cash" scams you see in the newspaper!
I see in Mmattock's picture you have the tube connected under the press. I have a Lee Classic Cast and just don't bother with the tube. I keep a small garbage can right under the press. That's where the primers are going anyway? Why save them in a tube just to empty it into the can after? They fall straight in, and the "clank" confirms it.
- Location
- Eastern Ont.
Not patent worthy, but makes collecting and disposing of
spent primers from my Lee Shotshell "Load-all" simple and easy.
Cut a slot in the wood base to accomodate the inner box
from Winchester White box ammo for .223
spent primers from my Lee Shotshell "Load-all" simple and easy.
Cut a slot in the wood base to accomodate the inner box
from Winchester White box ammo for .223
Not knowing why there was so much variation in .308 Winchester Factory Ammunition, I obtained 5 boxes from different lot numbers. The bullets were pulled and the powder weighed. One box had a 2.1 grain variation in the powder charges, and over the five lots there was a 3.5 grain variation with the 2.1 lot fitting in the middle.
That explained the accuracy problems so what do to next.
The powder appeared to be somthing like 4895 but I had a consistent source simply by pulling more bullets and salvaging the powder. An average of the powder weights, and a normally accepted accuracy load with Hornady match 168 grain bullets, produced consistent MOA accuracy or better in four rifles. One of the rifles had a 0.85 inch group at 200 yards on the first attempt.
While it may not have been a new discovery it did solve a problem of inconsistent groups.
That explained the accuracy problems so what do to next.
The powder appeared to be somthing like 4895 but I had a consistent source simply by pulling more bullets and salvaging the powder. An average of the powder weights, and a normally accepted accuracy load with Hornady match 168 grain bullets, produced consistent MOA accuracy or better in four rifles. One of the rifles had a 0.85 inch group at 200 yards on the first attempt.
While it may not have been a new discovery it did solve a problem of inconsistent groups.
not sure if this was posted in the 21 pages or not but ill add something i learned today.
i was having runout issues with the bullets today, i learned that if i i keep my finger on the case and keep it snug against the shell holder and slide it into the die pushing it as far up as i can without loosing my finger i nearly eliminated all run out. the first 25 i loaded i had about 10 that had visible run out, after putting my finger on the brass in the next 15 i only had one. and in the next 40 i loaded i had 4, but those looked like the actual plastic tip had a slight bend in and the bullet itself looked to be visually straight, so just a bent plastic tip which was likely like that in the box.
i was having runout issues with the bullets today, i learned that if i i keep my finger on the case and keep it snug against the shell holder and slide it into the die pushing it as far up as i can without loosing my finger i nearly eliminated all run out. the first 25 i loaded i had about 10 that had visible run out, after putting my finger on the brass in the next 15 i only had one. and in the next 40 i loaded i had 4, but those looked like the actual plastic tip had a slight bend in and the bullet itself looked to be visually straight, so just a bent plastic tip which was likely like that in the box.
i recently moded both my rcbs presses primer catchers with with clear tubing and connected a soda bottle to it ,so when the bottle fills up just change out for a new one ,screw on cap and chuck ,no messy used primers to deal with. Keeps the reloading area cleaner
not sure if this has been posted yet.
Modified my lee powder dropper stand to be add approx 3 inches in height and also stand off to the right. I can now take a loading tray of 50 pistol cases and charge three rows of ten, turn it around and do the other two. My time to charge powder into cases has dropped dramatically.
also when seating tips I place the tips in the cases first by hand when they are still in the loading tray. This speeds up actually seating them later.
Modified my lee powder dropper stand to be add approx 3 inches in height and also stand off to the right. I can now take a loading tray of 50 pistol cases and charge three rows of ten, turn it around and do the other two. My time to charge powder into cases has dropped dramatically.
also when seating tips I place the tips in the cases first by hand when they are still in the loading tray. This speeds up actually seating them later.
I took my Hornady oal gauge and re threaded it. Now when I buy a rifle or a friend wants to use the tool, we just thread a case with a 1/4 20 tap and it fits on the gauge. It saves buying there prethreaded cases.
I've used washers in all my powder meters as baffles, andbounce static sheets for those cling on's.
I color coated my shell holders with a chart so I don't have to look at the small numbers and many charts, depending on who made it. I just look at the color and one chart.
I made a bullet spinner out of a gauge I got at princess auto.
Great thread!
I've used washers in all my powder meters as baffles, andbounce static sheets for those cling on's.
I color coated my shell holders with a chart so I don't have to look at the small numbers and many charts, depending on who made it. I just look at the color and one chart.
I made a bullet spinner out of a gauge I got at princess auto.
Great thread!
After a session of annealing cases I noticed corn cob bits in the quench water. So now after resizing my tumbled brass I wash it in hot water with a bit of detergent and then rinse, because when F/L sizing I use LEE water soluble lube - glycerine I think and then dry them at 170f in the convection oven which also makes them very shiny. Maybe it's time for an ultrasonic?
- Location
- Fort McMurray
