More equipment for more calibers
Posted: 12 Nov 2017 02:15
So in the last year or two I've added several new calibers:
Won a 7mm-08. Got new dies, a stock of ammo to fire so I'll have some brass to reload, need to get some projectiles. Mostly Federal as I prefer the brass to foreign, Remington and even Winchester seems to have gone downhill the past few years.
Building a 6.5 Grendel that turned into two of them before I got the first one built.
New dies. A couple hundred rounds of Hornady when it was on sale, probably should have grabbed more. Case gauge. Trimmer parts. Have some 6.5 projectiles but may need to go with a different type for this cartridge.
Building a 12.7x42mm (AKA 50 Beowulf)
New dies, more ammo (4 different loads), case gauge, trimmer parts. May need to check into a different hand primer since the Lee apparently doesn't work with the rebated rim case without some butchery.
Haven't had anything in 50 caliber of any sort before so everything is new on this one.
10mm Auto Kimber 1911.
New dies since I never got around to getting a .40 either. Ordered in a case and a quarter of GA Arms factory ammo before the laws change next January here in Komifornia. It is all Starline brass should be good to go for reloading. (A fifth of the rounds are loaded with Speer bonded HP. WOW that's a heck of a big cavity HP. Might have to stick with that bullet although I'm partial to XTPs.) Ordered a case of projectiles. Probably need to order a case gauge. I wonder if I'm going to wish I'd ordered two cases of loaded stuff before I'm done. I probably need to order a M die in 10/40.
Then there's the 444 Marlin that I'd already previously been give dies for and had to order the ammo and bullets to reload it.
I guess I need to check my Dillon parts to see if I need to add any caliber conversions.
I think I might have a 6.5 powder funnel but doubt I've purchased the 7.62x39/Grendel shellplate. That'd be the same one the Beowulf uses as well.
Also not sure I've got parts for 10mm/.40.
Probably need to add additional toolheads and powder dies although I don't expect to be doing a lot of volume in the 7mm08 or the Beowulf.
I'm sort of feeling the need to order the Mr Bulletfeeder funnels even though I don't plan on using their feeder.
Won a 7mm-08. Got new dies, a stock of ammo to fire so I'll have some brass to reload, need to get some projectiles. Mostly Federal as I prefer the brass to foreign, Remington and even Winchester seems to have gone downhill the past few years.
Building a 6.5 Grendel that turned into two of them before I got the first one built.
New dies. A couple hundred rounds of Hornady when it was on sale, probably should have grabbed more. Case gauge. Trimmer parts. Have some 6.5 projectiles but may need to go with a different type for this cartridge.
Building a 12.7x42mm (AKA 50 Beowulf)
New dies, more ammo (4 different loads), case gauge, trimmer parts. May need to check into a different hand primer since the Lee apparently doesn't work with the rebated rim case without some butchery.
Haven't had anything in 50 caliber of any sort before so everything is new on this one.
10mm Auto Kimber 1911.
New dies since I never got around to getting a .40 either. Ordered in a case and a quarter of GA Arms factory ammo before the laws change next January here in Komifornia. It is all Starline brass should be good to go for reloading. (A fifth of the rounds are loaded with Speer bonded HP. WOW that's a heck of a big cavity HP. Might have to stick with that bullet although I'm partial to XTPs.) Ordered a case of projectiles. Probably need to order a case gauge. I wonder if I'm going to wish I'd ordered two cases of loaded stuff before I'm done. I probably need to order a M die in 10/40.
Then there's the 444 Marlin that I'd already previously been give dies for and had to order the ammo and bullets to reload it.
I guess I need to check my Dillon parts to see if I need to add any caliber conversions.
I think I might have a 6.5 powder funnel but doubt I've purchased the 7.62x39/Grendel shellplate. That'd be the same one the Beowulf uses as well.
Also not sure I've got parts for 10mm/.40.
Probably need to add additional toolheads and powder dies although I don't expect to be doing a lot of volume in the 7mm08 or the Beowulf.
I'm sort of feeling the need to order the Mr Bulletfeeder funnels even though I don't plan on using their feeder.