carlosa Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Made a small video of me walking through my usual reloading session... Check it out, hopefully you guys will enjoy it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngeyes Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Nice. My only comment would be to please wear safety glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZinSC Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Why do you take the time to put all of the cases in a box, case mouth down, then spray One Shot on the headstamp, and then mix them up? Wouldn't it be easier to throw them in a box, make sure they're all on their sides, ( a lot easier than making sure they're all end up ) and then spray one shot on them? I use the cardboard flats you get from a Case of water at Costco. I can throw them in that an in seconds have them all on their sides. You spray the case lube on the part of the case that needs it, not the bottom. Just curious why you do it that way. I'm always trying to learn, so if you have a reason why that's better, id love to hear it. Also, the black metal flange that the fail safe rod feeds through looks loose? is it just the way it's filmed, or is it that loose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAM Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Who makes that bullet feeder? Looks like it works pretty smoothly. I am curious about the One Shot on the head stamp too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohsevenflhx Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I reload 40 S&W with a Dillon Square Deal. I've reloaded approximately 50K rounds with it, and have never used any lube or oneshot. I haven't had any problems. Do you use it for the automatic brass feeder. By the way nice set-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosa Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 First I would say, if you never lubed your pistol brass try it... Your press will glide!!! Once you try it you never go back So my reason for setting the brass upside down comes from an expirince I had when I first states loading. I used Dillon case lube and many times was ending up with lube inside the case which was affecting ignition allot. once I figured that problem out I started lubing my brass mouth down to make sure no lube gets inside the case. Just kept with that ever sence even dough I now use one shot which is much better The second reason I do the box thing is because it makes it easy to count brass (200 pieces in every box), and it eliminates the chances of 10mm or 357 sig accidently making it into the collator... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Vigilante Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Just wondering if you keep an eye on the powder level in the case as you are pulling the handle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosa Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 Just wondering if you keep an eye on the powder level in the case as you are pulling the handle?Must of the time, yes but I also like to watch the first station to make sure brass is properly fed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrodder Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I am curious about the bullet feeder. What brand is it? Also was set up difficult and have you used different weight and profile bullets in it? Nice video, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZinSC Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Looks like a Mr Bulletfeeder to me. I have one, got it three months ago. I'll never load again without it!! It's not difficult to setup, just a little bit of a pain to fine tune. There are two things to adjust to get the bullets always oriented correctly. When I loaded 9mm, it was easy. for some reason when i switched to 40 it was a little trickier to get it right. Also, since it mounts up high, getting up on a ladder was necessary for me ( and i'm 6'4" ). But difficult, no. Carlos, check out the 2X powder hopper on Uniqueteks website! Anyone that loads on a 650 with a Case and Bulletfeeder should get one IMO. It's obviously not hard to refill the hopper, but the 2x hopper is just a little nicer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosa Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 Cz in sc is correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbagger123 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Why do you take the time to put all of the cases in a box, case mouth down, then spray One Shot on the headstamp, and then mix them up? Wouldn't it be easier to throw them in a box, make sure they're all on their sides, ( a lot easier than making sure they're all end up ) and then spray one shot on them? I use the cardboard flats you get from a Case of water at Costco. I can throw them in that an in seconds have them all on their sides. You spray the case lube on the part of the case that needs it, not the bottom. Just curious why you do it that way. I'm always trying to learn, so if you have a reason why that's better, id love to hear it. Also, the black metal flange that the fail safe rod feeds through looks loose? is it just the way it's filmed, or is it that loose? The way I do it to avoid both lube inside the case and having the put them side ways is to use a plastic tray and spray the tray and then put the brass in and then mix them around. If you have a lot to do, use one tray to spray and then transfer the brass to another tray and keep spraying and mixing the brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosa Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 Also, the black metal flange that the fail safe rod feeds through looks loose? is it just the way it's filmed, or is it that loose? I'm not sure what part that is... Whats The fail safe rod? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZinSC Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Also, the black metal flange that the fail safe rod feeds through looks loose? is it just the way it's filmed, or is it that loose? I'm not sure what part that is... Whats The fail safe rod? i was talking about this part, circled in red. Not sure if it was just the camera angle or what, but it looked like it was loose in one of the scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosa Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 Also, the black metal flange that the fail safe rod feeds through looks loose? is it just the way it's filmed, or is it that loose? I'm not sure what part that is... Whats The fail safe rod? i was talking about this part, circled in red. Not sure if it was just the camera angle or what, but it looked like it was loose in one of the scenes. Thanks!!!I just checked it and yes it is loose. Good catch, that was not in purpose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZinSC Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Glad i could help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakeye Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Holy cow with all the auto feed equipment it looks more like a gym session than making ammo Nice setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ano Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I hate when my press eats 10mm and 357 sig 357 Sig I usually see, but the 10mm, they tend to make it all the way round. Nice video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaskillo Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Nice video, thanks for sharing! I dont load 40 SW but I know what you mean.....I hate the 380 mixed with 9mm . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJE Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Holy cow with all the auto feed equipment it looks more like a gym session than making ammo Nice setup Yeah we need a way to cycle the left arm to even it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorfish Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I was with you right up until I watched you carefully place the brass in the box before lubing. Looks quite time consuming. Here's how I count 9mm cases. It works equally well for 40 S&W if you use 45 ACP ammo trays. You'll also notice that this technique makes it a simple task to flip the cases with the head stamp facing upwards. Take a look... I would think you could adapt this technique to your process and speed things along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosa Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) I was with you right up until I watched you carefully place the brass in the box before lubing. Looks quite time consuming. Here's how I count 9mm cases. It works equally well for 40 S&W if you use 45 ACP ammo trays. You'll also notice that this technique makes it a simple task to flip the cases with the head stamp facing upwards. Take a look... I would think you could adapt this technique to your process and speed things along. Yeah I recently switched to using a Dillon (45/40) box I ripped the lead of off. Works great Edited January 8, 2015 by carlosa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJP161 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Thanks for posting the video, picked up a few good ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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