How goes the weekend?

Shadow9mm · September 17, 2023, 11:41 AM

Im busy tumbling 9mm brass. Think i have around 2500pcs, a full 50cal can. Running batches of 500 through my frankford vibratory tumbler with walnut. Running 2hrs per batch, to get the grunge off of them so i can start sizing. Once I get them all sized They will go into my wet tumble to get properly clean.

What have yall been up to?

Hammerhead · September 17, 2023, 12:13 PM

Cleaning 9mm brass as well.
I dry tumble, sift, remove the dust with a damp towel then lube with One Shot.
Then I sort by head stamp.
If you want accuracy in a carbine you need to sort your brass.

Shadow9mm · September 17, 2023, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hammerhead

Cleaning 9mm brass as well.
I dry tumble, sift, remove the dust with a damp towel then lube with One Shot.
Then I sort by head stamp.
If you want accuracy in a carbine you need to sort your brass.

That's good to know, only ever shot 9mm in handguns. Right now im getting it clean, and trying to start sifting out the few 223, 40, and 45 brass thats mixed in.

**44 AMP** · September 17, 2023, 01:59 PM

If you are tumbling 9mm with .45s in walnut or corn cob, the .45s are easy to spot, they're the ones with a 9mm case jammed inside them!!

Shadow9mm · September 17, 2023, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by 44 AMP

If you are tumbling 9mm with .45s in walnut or corn cob, the .45s are easy to spot, they're the ones with a 9mm case jammed inside them!!

Nothing stuck too bad so far. No mega combos yet either, 9mm in a 40, in a 45 all together. I'm pulling out the other casings if I happen to see them, but its too dirty to sort just yet.

mgulino · September 17, 2023, 02:37 PM

Sorted some brass bought on another forum. A few .308 and .243 with .270 WSM and 6.5 CM. I can use the .308. Giving the 6.5 to a work buddy just getting into reloading. Sorted it all and punched our primers with a universal die. Running it all through the wet tumbler.

Nick_C_S · September 17, 2023, 04:27 PM

Spent the day pushing through 45 ACP (to be sized/decapped, flaired later) - only 80 pcs or so.

Sizing and flairing 38 Special - about 400 pcs.

And sizing, flairing, and trimming 357 Magnum - about 250 pcs.

Right now, the 38 and 357 are in the FART with pins, hot water, and dawn.

After the dawn gets them pretty darn clean and shiny, they'll get about a one-hour tumble with just a bit of RCBS cleaning solution to get 'em really nice n shiny.

603Country · September 17, 2023, 04:55 PM

Must be an official reloading day. I loaded up 100 rounds of 6.5 Grendel and have begun getting ready to load up 200 223 rounds with 55 gr Hornady spire points. Used the vibratory cleaner with walnut shells to clean all the brass. Then I realized I needed to decrimp the primer pockets. That’s a lot of decrimping. It’s all once fired Lake City.

jetinteriorguy · September 18, 2023, 02:07 PM

The surgeon had to move my stomach back through my herniated diaphragm, then repair the diaphragm, then perform a fundoplication to repair my stomach. My stomach popped all the way through my hiatal hernia and was sitting in my chest underneath my lungs. Other than this I haven’t been up to much.

603Country · September 18, 2023, 04:19 PM

Good heavens, Jet guy. Just reading that made my guts hurt. Sure hope you are Ok.

toxophilus · September 18, 2023, 08:12 PM

It went really well, retrieved a shooting blanket that I had left earlier this week under a canopy when it started to rain (my club watches out for each other).

Started these out @20 Yards to ensure they were sighted in and then moved back to 45 Yards to eliminate clays on the berm

While there I attended the swap meet and scored 4# of Power Pistol for $100... it was a good weekend!

stagpanther · September 19, 2023, 04:01 AM

I was hunkering down in hurricane Lee.

Nick_C_S · September 19, 2023, 12:10 PM

Yesterday, I got a couple revolvers dirty (Smith models 67, 4"; & 686+, 3").

Now I have more brass that needs reconditioning

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September 17, 2023, 01:59 PM	#4
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,109	If you are tumbling 9mm with .45s in walnut or corn cob, the .45s are easy to spot, they're the ones with a 9mm case jammed inside them!! __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

September 17, 2023, 04:27 PM	#7
Nick_C_S Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2013 Location: Idaho Posts: 5,469	Spent the day pushing through 45 ACP (to be sized/decapped, flaired later) - only 80 pcs or so. Sizing and flairing 38 Special - about 400 pcs. And sizing, flairing, and trimming 357 Magnum - about 250 pcs. Right now, the 38 and 357 are in the FART with pins, hot water, and dawn. After the dawn gets them pretty darn clean and shiny, they'll get about a one-hour tumble with just a bit of RCBS cleaning solution to get 'em really nice n shiny. __________________ Gun control laws benefit only criminals and politicians - but then, I repeat myself. Life Member, National Rifle Association

September 19, 2023, 04:01 AM	#12
stagpanther Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2014 Posts: 11,412	I was hunkering down in hurricane Lee. __________________ "Everyone speaks gun."--Robert O'Neill *I am NOT an expert--I do not have any formal experience or certification in firearms use or testing; use any information I post at your own risk!*

September 19, 2023, 12:10 PM	#13
Nick_C_S Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2013 Location: Idaho Posts: 5,469	Yesterday, I got a couple revolvers dirty (Smith models 67, 4"; & 686+, 3"). Now I have more brass that needs reconditioning . __________________ Gun control laws benefit only criminals and politicians - but then, I repeat myself. Life Member, National Rifle Association

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September 17, 2023, 12:13 PM	#2
Hammerhead Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,432	Cleaning 9mm brass as well. I dry tumble, sift, remove the dust with a damp towel then lube with One Shot. Then I sort by head stamp. If you want accuracy in a carbine you need to sort your brass.

September 17, 2023, 02:37 PM	#6
mgulino Senior Member Join Date: July 2, 2017 Posts: 197	Sorted some brass bought on another forum. A few .308 and .243 with .270 WSM and 6.5 CM. I can use the .308. Giving the 6.5 to a work buddy just getting into reloading. Sorted it all and punched our primers with a universal die. Running it all through the wet tumbler.

September 17, 2023, 04:55 PM	#8
603Country Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2011 Location: Thornton, Texas Posts: 3,981	Must be an official reloading day. I loaded up 100 rounds of 6.5 Grendel and have begun getting ready to load up 200 223 rounds with 55 gr Hornady spire points. Used the vibratory cleaner with walnut shells to clean all the brass. Then I realized I needed to decrimp the primer pockets. That’s a lot of decrimping. It’s all once fired Lake City.

September 18, 2023, 02:07 PM	#9
jetinteriorguy Senior Member Join Date: April 28, 2013 Posts: 3,004	The surgeon had to move my stomach back through my herniated diaphragm, then repair the diaphragm, then perform a fundoplication to repair my stomach. My stomach popped all the way through my hiatal hernia and was sitting in my chest underneath my lungs. Other than this I haven’t been up to much.

September 18, 2023, 04:19 PM	#10
603Country Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2011 Location: Thornton, Texas Posts: 3,981	Good heavens, Jet guy. Just reading that made my guts hurt. Sure hope you are Ok.

September 18, 2023, 08:12 PM	#11
toxophilus Junior Member Join Date: October 21, 2009 Location: Colorado, Earth Posts: 14	It went really well, retrieved a shooting blanket that I had left earlier this week under a canopy when it started to rain (my club watches out for each other). Started these out @20 Yards to ensure they were sighted in and then moved back to 45 Yards to eliminate clays on the berm While there I attended the swap meet and scored 4# of Power Pistol for $100... it was a good weekend!