I am now ready for the Revolution.

JimDandy · November 10, 2012, 01:44 AM

No, not some anti-goverment crap. Nah, I mean that really incredicbly stupid TV show about the electricity stopping... Just loaded my first 45ACP and 5.56 rounds today. Already shot the 45, and will be testing the 5.56 tomorrow. In a world without electricity, I should hope a reloader is king.

mikld · November 10, 2012, 01:25 PM

No electricity, huh? Cool, I can reload by candlelight (if I keep the candles and powder on separate ends of the bench)...

RC20 · November 10, 2012, 01:49 PM

Way off topic but.......

King must first have firepower crew to cover his reloading.

King must have a good tactical position to defend what he has.

King must have food

King must have a lot of powder, primers, bullets and case lube.

armoredman · November 10, 2012, 02:48 PM

Hmm, need MANUAL case tumbler...

Axelwik · November 10, 2012, 02:58 PM

Ammunition would be the new currency.

thump_rrr · November 10, 2012, 04:40 PM

Crap.

So much for my case feeder, bullet feeder, Dillon rotary trimmer, my Thumler Model B, and even my RCBS Chargemaster combo.

I guess it's time for a generator.

armoredman · November 10, 2012, 06:57 PM

That's why I have a lead pot backup for my Lee electric lead pot.

I tried to get someone to look at mating a tumbler to a stationary bike - nobody was interested in the idea...

IAMDEATH · November 10, 2012, 08:23 PM

You could always look into solar power to run your tumbler.

chris in va · November 10, 2012, 08:33 PM

...and after all the primers and powder are used up, the person with a 45 caliber airgun will still be shooting.

dickttx · November 11, 2012, 01:07 PM

What are you going to use to run your generator? Walk to town to get gasoline? With no electricity they won't be able to pump it.
Guess you could suck it up through a hose like we used to do when I was a kid. But I am sure there is a federal law against that now.

JimDandy · November 12, 2012, 02:40 AM

I'm thinking we need a forum just to make fun of that TV show... the generator wouldn't even produce any juice. Cars stopped because their generators and alternators couldn't sustain the spark/combustion cycle...

4runnerman · November 12, 2012, 08:13 AM

Buy it all now

. Tumble,Trim and get it done now,so when it happens all that is left is the manual part of it. Oops- I need a 20 yr sply of AA Battries

. Oh well back to the store

JimDandy · November 12, 2012, 11:13 AM

Hey, I already have my plan for the Zombie/Revolution Apocalypse. I live a few hundred miles from the Nosler plant in Oregon. If I'm visiting relatives, it's only a few hundred miles to the Hornady plant in Nebraska. At least I hope that's a plant, and not just a corporate headquarters...

GWS · November 12, 2012, 02:36 PM

Quote:

So much for my case feeder, bullet feeder, Dillon rotary trimmer, my Thumler Model B, and even my RCBS Chargemaster combo.

I guess it's time for a generator.

This is all quite amusing....until it happens.

I like the Boy Scout Motto, "Be Prepared." It doesn't take an apocalypse to shut off the electricity.....ask the folks in New Jersey/New York.

Generators only work with gasoline.....gasoline pumps work only with electricity. Kind of a catch 22 there.

I still use an RCBS 10/10 scale, and as for feeders I use "tube feeders" and Lee style "shaker" collator.

No power to my progressive, but I still need light....will have to make a bench on wheels to wheel outside, or I'd be stuck with...ugh...open flame candles.

Here's my hand-powered case & bullet fed progressive.

http://s935.beta.photobucket.com/use..._1261.mp4.html

and the hand-powered case collator.
http://s935.beta.photobucket.com/use...ator1.mp4.html

A year's supply of food and a months supply of water is the first important concern!....and move away from the ocean, for crying out loud. Their stored food is gone.

On the top of my to do list is solar power......real soon now.

JimDandy · November 12, 2012, 02:57 PM

Man, if NY and NJ are still out of power in a year, they're gonna be soooo ****** at Obama...

I can just see all the rage as they tie people to chairs, and rig a crossow to shoot them when someone else opens the door pulling on the string... We really need that make fun of Revolution forum at this rate

As for something you can wheel outside, Ultimate Reloader has plans for a steel pillar that would probably wheel around on a handtruck pretty well. I found it by accident, but I'd probably google some variation of hornady steel
4x4, nuts welded, plans... I remember the baseplate was 18x24

Edit, then again, I'm not doing anything, here's the link...
http://ultimatereloader.com/2010/01/...ans-available/

November 10, 2012, 01:44 AM	#1
JimDandy Senior Member Join Date: August 8, 2012 Posts: 1,497	I am now ready for the Revolution. No, not some anti-goverment crap. Nah, I mean that really incredicbly stupid TV show about the electricity stopping... Just loaded my first 45ACP and 5.56 rounds today. Already shot the 45, and will be testing the 5.56 tomorrow. In a world without electricity, I should hope a reloader is king.

November 10, 2012, 01:25 PM	#2
mikld Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2009 Location: Southern Oregon! Posts: 670	No electricity, huh? Cool, I can reload by candlelight (if I keep the candles and powder on separate ends of the bench)... __________________ My Anchor is holding fast!

November 10, 2012, 02:48 PM	#4
armoredman Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,450	Hmm, need MANUAL case tumbler... __________________ http://czfirearms.us/ same original CZForum, new location.

November 10, 2012, 06:57 PM	#7
armoredman Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,450	That's why I have a lead pot backup for my Lee electric lead pot. I tried to get someone to look at mating a tumbler to a stationary bike - nobody was interested in the idea... __________________ http://czfirearms.us/ same original CZForum, new location.

November 11, 2012, 01:07 PM	#10
dickttx Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2011 Location: Fort Worth Posts: 425	What are you going to use to run your generator? Walk to town to get gasoline? With no electricity they won't be able to pump it. Guess you could suck it up through a hose like we used to do when I was a kid. But I am sure there is a federal law against that now. __________________ Education teaches you the rules, experience teaches you the exceptions (Plagiarized from Claude Clay)

November 10, 2012, 01:49 PM	#3
RC20 Senior Member Join Date: April 10, 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 1,445	Way off topic but....... King must first have firepower crew to cover his reloading. King must have a good tactical position to defend what he has. King must have food King must have a lot of powder, primers, bullets and case lube.

November 10, 2012, 02:58 PM	#5
Axelwik Senior Member Join Date: March 12, 2012 Location: Land of Enchantment Posts: 203	Ammunition would be the new currency.

November 10, 2012, 04:40 PM	#6
thump_rrr Senior Member Join Date: October 12, 2010 Posts: 220	Crap. So much for my case feeder, bullet feeder, Dillon rotary trimmer, my Thumler Model B, and even my RCBS Chargemaster combo. I guess it's time for a generator.

November 10, 2012, 08:23 PM	#8
IAMDEATH Junior Member Join Date: May 17, 2012 Posts: 12	You could always look into solar power to run your tumbler.

November 10, 2012, 08:33 PM	#9
chris in va Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2004 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 11,723	...and after all the primers and powder are used up, the person with a 45 caliber airgun will still be shooting.

November 12, 2012, 02:40 AM	#11
JimDandy Senior Member Join Date: August 8, 2012 Posts: 1,497	I'm thinking we need a forum just to make fun of that TV show... the generator wouldn't even produce any juice. Cars stopped because their generators and alternators couldn't sustain the spark/combustion cycle...

November 12, 2012, 08:13 AM	#12
4runnerman Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2010 Location: Minnsota Posts: 1,849	Buy it all now. Tumble,Trim and get it done now,so when it happens all that is left is the manual part of it. Oops- I need a 20 yr sply of AA Battries. Oh well back to the store __________________ NRA Certified RSO NwCP- Performance Isn't Optional

November 12, 2012, 11:13 AM	#13
JimDandy Senior Member Join Date: August 8, 2012 Posts: 1,497	Hey, I already have my plan for the Zombie/Revolution Apocalypse. I live a few hundred miles from the Nosler plant in Oregon. If I'm visiting relatives, it's only a few hundred miles to the Hornady plant in Nebraska. At least I hope that's a plant, and not just a corporate headquarters...

November 12, 2012, 02:57 PM	#15
JimDandy Senior Member Join Date: August 8, 2012 Posts: 1,497	Man, if NY and NJ are still out of power in a year, they're gonna be soooo ****** at Obama... I can just see all the rage as they tie people to chairs, and rig a crossow to shoot them when someone else opens the door pulling on the string... We really need that make fun of Revolution forum at this rate As for something you can wheel outside, Ultimate Reloader has plans for a steel pillar that would probably wheel around on a handtruck pretty well. I found it by accident, but I'd probably google some variation of hornady steel 4x4, nuts welded, plans... I remember the baseplate was 18x24 Edit, then again, I'm not doing anything, here's the link... http://ultimatereloader.com/2010/01/...ans-available/