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Hello all, I've enjoyed the wealth of knowledge on this site for years, and finally have a question I haven't found answered anywhere.
Companies like RCBS manufacture and market 'Small Base' die sets for autoloading military rifles to aid in feeding and add a measure of safety. Hornady's 223, 308, and .30-06 dies are small-based to begin with.
I've recently discovered the immense value in prepping cases with the Rapid Trim 1200B. I decap in one station, and use the Rapid Trim to size and trim (of course setting up the die with a headspace comparator).
My question:
Is the Dillon Rapid Trim die 'small-base' enough to use with tight-chamber AR15 and M1A match rifles? I would certainly hate to make a large run of match ammo and find out none of it works. Please help.
Steve
Medium-to-large scale brass tumbling
in non-Dillon Reloading Equipment
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Hello all, I'm in the development stages of setting up a humongous brass tumbler A LA 4 CuFt Kobalt concrete mixer from Lowes. I ran my first batch tonight, approx 6000 9mm cases. Clean as a whistle in just two hours with 30lbs of SSM, 2TBSP dish soap and 3 gallons of water. I ran into two problems with the overall process I would consider 'Major'.
First: Media separation. It needs to be done underwater in order to remove the media from the brass. I found that a simple 32oz cup to scoop the brass into the media separator took forever, especially once 75% of the brass was out of the mixer and into the containment device leaving mostly media to contend with while trying to find the remainder of the brass.
Possible solution: I guarantee I'll need a humongous funnel and possibly a test sieve. Empty mixer into sieve, strain media and repeat using clean water in the mixer.
Second: Drying. I currently have the brass sitting on a towel on the vasement floor with a heat buster fan circulating lots more air than necessary, along with a dehumidifier to keep the humidity level @ 40%.
Possible solution: self-stacking wire totes or oven racks placed directly in front of a large fan or in the oven.
I am afraid I just embarked on a 'learning experience', but If I can figure out how to make at least one of the two steps above work reasonably well I will be able to do an entire years worth of brass cleaning in mere hours with extremely consistent results. What say you, volume shooters?
Steve