Reload your own ammo they
said...
It will be easy they said...
Lube your dies/cartridges and don't wash two different ammo types together
>>30287247
it is easy if you adjust die dies like they should be
>>30287247
Just fire form that bitch...
>>30287247
I'm sorry that there's no let's play video to guide you through reloading, I'm sure your mom has some tendies and a participation medal for you upstairs.
Reloading thread?
Reloading thread.
>>30287302
Nice bench
>>30287247
kek
>>30287302
mine
>>30287247
Yo dawg!
Using a neck sizing die?
>>30289708
Op here ( i don't suck cocks )
Full sizing die, I wanted to see results of fucking with it. Was amazed it didn't get stuck.
>>30291456
Congrats on your first wildcat.
>>30287271
>>30291493
Kek
So do people who make wildcats have to ream their own chambers and make their own barrels from blanks?
>>30291547
Depends on what you are making entirely. Many times you can use an existing barrel, almost all the time you'll need to ream the chamber.
>>30287247
I do a lot of reloading. I think at 8-9 million rounds a week.
>>30293009
Why?
>>30293009
> I came
>>30291547
yes
is it even worth reloading 45colt if I can regularly buy it at 60 cents a round?
I've come across deals at a local range, much better than the average 35 bucks a box of 50, but at 28 bucks a box of 50, its only slightly better.
How cheap can you really make this shit go? How many rounds did you blow through before you recouped your initial investment?
>>30293523
nevermind, just googled it and found an easy answer. Wasn't thinking when commenting on this thread.
---------
I recently purchased powder, primers and bullets to reload 45 Colt, so these prices are current for my location. 500 250grs lead bullets @ 45; 1000 winchester primers @ 35; 1lb unique @ 18. I load 7grs, so I should get 1000 reloads from a lb.
45/500=.09
35/1000=.035
18/1000=.018
total=.143 per round X 50 =$7.15 per box
PS, two things I do not count in the cost of my reloding is the cost of the tools, and the cost of the brass.
>>30293523
.452 lead bullets are cheap as dirt, cowboy loads use only 7grs on Unique, and straight walled pistol brass lasts for ever.
In short, you can get down below .20c a round easy.
>>30293009
Ever just have a bath in those?
>>30293009
i could use some 1.180-1.200 OAL 180 gr .40 S&W loaded to about 170 power factor.
>>30293549
See if you can source lead. If you can, cast. Soooo much cheaper
>>30293437
I own several ammo factories/brands here in the USA and overseas.
>>30293486
Yes, see pic attached. This is good.
>>30293676
Yes I dive into the ammo sometimes and break my neck. I will take pictures of 6 million loose handgun rounds today and post it sometime.
>>30293795
We make this exact load in reman.
>>30287247
i have a few 30-30 rounds that the bullet slipped back into the shell on about 2 or 3 of em. after being loaded 3 times with firing them
is that a crimping issue?
theyre still safe to fire, mine.. not yorus
>>30293009
how much did the supplies cost you
>>30295921
uncircumcised 30-30s are a different thing from other uncirucmcised wild cats like OP's.
>>30293549
>PS, two things I do not count in the cost of my reloding is the cost of the tools, and the cost of the brass.
and the cost of your time. how fast can you go, typically?
>>30295876
Will you pay for my weapon system when your fudd reloads blow my shit up?
>>30295876
> and thar she blows again...
>>30295876
If you process 250,000 pieces a day, why would getting to 2 million in a year be an issue? That's only 8 days work.
>>30296115
No, get to 2 million a day by this year
I thought Nagant pistol ammo was rimmed.
>>30296146
How's the stainless steel case project going? Only thing I could find was a shitty PowerPoint and then I realized that is about your level of computer literacy
>>30296079
Malaysian MOD just went through 5 million reloaded 5,56 without a single case failure. We are more similar to an ATK or GD or Tula vs those small time guys like freedom munitions. Haven't had a single blown round yet in the US market, had OOB guns where customers are still taken care of. But 80% of sales are overseas for military and police.
>>30295931
Depends, on what bullet. I own my own lead arc furnace and plating line, so I turn scrap metal into high value match bullets.
>>30296112
Yes I am a 800 lb whale.
>>30296115
I mean we have orders for 2 mil a day, and all we do is 750k on 3 shifts. 250k per shift.
>>30296388
Its going no where with the Army, so we're making steel and aluminum for OEM customers.
>>30296467
How much money do you make on this stuff?
I REMEMBER YOU
YOU SELLOUT
in case you guys don't remember, the dude who owns that manufacturing stuff is a faggot who wants more gun control
>>30296045
Actually, shouldn't the correct term for this be Phigmosis Rounds?
>>30296467
Ever thought about expanding to guns? Camp carbines would be a cheap way into an under served market given how much camp 9s sell for what they are.
>>30296565
>rich guy has stupid ideas
Shocking. At least he doesn't actually funding any of the shit.
>>30287247
Your underwear - are they on the outside too?
>>30296538
Loads and loads; but it goes back into more equipment and inventory to keep up with the big boys like ATK/Olin.
>>30296565
I've never said I'm for gun control; I am ok with NFA as it is. I wouldn't care if they repealed it. Half the imbreds on this board can barely read, so they'll probably even read this post wrong.
>>30296702
While I'm mainly an exporter, we donate to pro-gun groups in the US. Our donations helped kill the online ammo sale ban. We do a 120k rounds a day dropshipping for US retailers.
>>30296681
I make AR-15 parts for everyone. I have a lot of request for a 9mm AR style rifle and pistol to MSRP at $350 or less and take glock mags. See image attached.
>>30293009
What is the current lead content of your blood
>>30296843
"I'm ok with the NFA"
you're as anti-gun as it comes, asshole
you of all people should know that the NFA is ridiculous and causes more damage than it "solves".
kys
>>30296843
>more 9mm ARs
Well at least you found something you are good at and are sticking to it...
>>30296899
Oddly enough, all my employees are far below limits. Haven't checked myself yet though.
Its an automatic pay cut or firing if employees are unsafe around lead.
>>30296903
I could care less if you thought I was the devil himself. Ha, lot of people already do.
>>30297329
Which in this case is sort of everything.
>>30293009
phbttt, I get 300 an hour (well only one step)
>>30287287
There's actually thousands of very well made reloading tutorials all over youtube, OP is just a complete mongoloid who looks like he tried to use a fucking hammer to get the bullet in the case.
>>30287287
i love me some tendies m8. You from /sp/? Usually thats where i see tendies.
>>30296079
>weapon system
nigga just say gun.
>>30297839
>Which in this case is sort of everything.
kek, cocky bastard, you have the balls to back it up though.
So that's no for ban proof pistol carbines or are there rumblings that a bigger dedicated manufacture is going for it? Miss wood stocks on guns.
>>30287247
WTF. HOW WIERD ARE YOUR FUCKING HANDS, AND WHY HAS NOBODY SAID ANYTHING YET?
You seem to have replaced your fingers with vienna sausages, my friend.
>>30297839
That's fucking cool. Good work anon.
>>30297839
are you supplying europe as well ?
if not then think about it
i need about 2 million rounds of 124gr brass case 9mm
How can I get into reloading cheaply?
Can I just get a press, the primers, the powder and the preshaped lead, and just press it in, and I'm done?
That is what in my mind, this cheap way entails.
What else would I need as a necessity.
I'm not planning on having more than something like 50 reloads or a bit more, to use for some fun on a weekend.
I'm guessing like, 100 on the press and I'm done for the tools? If it comes with the dies I mean.
>>30299290
I see you swage .224 bullets from .22lr brass. I'm the only large manufacturer using a transfer press to turn spent 22 casings into bullets. I turn out 450,000 a week, then flash copper plate them, you have no idea they are 22 casing jackets underneath. See attached pic
>>30299590
If you like wood stocks, ATF has my M14 sample in examination. If they approve it, you may see sub $600 M14's on the market. Who knows with them though.
>>30299667
Thanks, feel free to ask me anything else while this thread is still alive; before I go back to /B.
>>30300550
Yes; don't want to break anonymity here, but are you familiar with Limex? If you got downpayment my US reman plant can run you 2 million at around $.099 to $.129 a cartridge for brass cased depending on type.
>>30301487
>how can I get into reloading cheaply?
You don't. You can reload cheaply, but you won't "get in to it" on that shit-tier equipment. A good reloading setup is $300 minimum in tools.
>can I just get a press, the primers, the powder and the bullet, and just press it in, and I'm done?
No. You need the dies to make the case return to spec, the powder measure to make sure you don't blow your hands off, and at the very least a digital caliper to make sure everything's the right dimension.
If you wanna go full poorfag, Lee O-frame press is like $70 on Amazon. Lee dies run about $30 a set, they work but are kinda shitty compared to everyone else's (which run $35-55 for normal non-benchrest dies). The cheapest digital scale I trust is around $50, and is cheaper than even the shittiest balance-beam scale. A set of digital calipers through Harbor Freight is like $9. Frankford Arsenal vibratory tumbler is like $40, a couple pounds of lizard litter from Petsmart is like $5 and will last thousands of pieces of brass.
>add bullets, primers, and powder and that's what you need for straight-walled calibers
>if you want to do bottlenecked calibers you need to also trim the brass, which entails a brass trimming tool ($20-$360) and an inside/outside chamfer tool (Lyman makes a good one for like $12 that will also ream the primer crimp out of military brass)
>>30301605
Will it be any better than what Springfield is churning out? Also why would they disapprove a M14 clone?
>$.099 to $.129 per round
>For remanufactured
Christ, being a europoor must be suffering.
Also:
>check Limex
>caseless ammunition is a catagory
Nigga you what.
>>30301605
How good is the accuracy with them and do they leave more copper fouling than usual?
>>30301605
Can I be your friend? (lol) When I try and explain my little mind numbing hobby I just get stupid looks. I cranked out 7k and had only 1 oops (forgot the core)
Any reject photos?
>>30287247
You need to re-read step one.
1. Don't be a fucking retard
>>30287302
>>30289529
So how much ammo do you need to reload to for it to pay for all that shit you apparently need to do it?
>>30301806
Its made from borrowed Norinco M305 tooling, but keeping mil-spec on key parts.
OEM ammo prices for container loads/millions are typically that low since we compete with the Chinese and Russians. Federal, Remington can't touch those price points even though they are US manufacturers like my plants.
>>30302014
Its MOA and no copper fouling more than usual, its just a .0005 copper flash, so its the 22 brass casing that engages the rifling.
>>30302680
Brother see picture attached, 4 years ago I had 8 workers at minimum wage doing it by hand before I got into the transfer press game. We now put more out in an hour now than we did in a week.
Of all sorts of .224 bullets, I make 3 to 4 million a week.
Feel free to ask me anything else before I go back to /B.
>>30303044
How in god's name was it profitable to load by fucking hand? Also that strikes out two of the five companies who you could be. Unless you are lying.
>>30287247
new wildcat?
>>30303044
>Norinco tooling
Yes. Yes! YES
Make Springfield eat the peanuts from their shit. Not a fan of the Garand system but I'd buy that just to tell them to stuff themselves.
>>30303178
Loaded automated, ran out of bullets during the scare, had a retraded manager at one company who got desperate, bought all that manual swaging shit.
Then I discovered the cold header and became the bullet king and saved many companies during the bullet shortage.
Back then 223 Reman was going wholesale at $.28 a round. Now we sell brass cased 223 wholesale at $.16 a round or less.
See attached.
>>30303044
How much did a transfer press cost you?
What kind of regulative hoops did you have to hop thru to start out?
>>30296843
Fed arm?
>>30301605
>you may see sub $600 M14's on the market
NO FUCKING WAY
>>30303044
I for one welcome the Sino-American cooperation to bring the M14 back to it's former glory.
What's up with the ATF though? It's a semi M14, you'd have to declare all kinds of guns and repros barred from manufacture if you call that too easily convertible.
>>30303301
A stroke of luck but needing the right man to take advantage.
>>30303245
Ya we keep it on the down-low until we get the approvals.
I'm a master distributor and joint venture partner with Norinco overseas. We can't bring any of that shit into the US though, other than shotguns we sell to Century Arms who rip all you guys off.
I can tell you anything you want to know about how M14(M305) or Type 56 or whatever is made.
See attached
Last few posts before I go back to /B.
>>30303301
Where's the cheapest """decent""" 5.56 I can buy in bulk?
>>30303311
Depends on what type, stroke, stations. Anywhere from $20,000 for a shitty old one, to $250k for a new refurb Baird 437 or TP-45.
See attached
>>30303328
Don't bet on it until we get tooling import approval. Its a crap shoot with the ATF and their interpretations. Even after the approval, we have to get funded orders to justify it.
>>30303360
See this post below. You won't see Chinese stuff get into the USA ever. You move the tooling then you're talking.
>>30303370
DONT GO PLS
Do you produce any rimfire stuff?
Contact indusys technologies for some stuff
>>30303370
Why not just undercut Century then? You said yourself they were hurting after the Korean M1A1 fiasco and you don't seem to be such great fans of them.
>>30303414
So is the plan to do rough forgings in China and mill to completion in the US or what?
Also, 7.62 Tok Sig clones when?
>>30303301
Any 7.62x54r in your future?
>>30303370
Care to explain the why of their choices in barrel threads?
>>30303301
Thought the 425 model had a max of .156 cut dameter.
What bullets you make with that diameter of core?
HEY AMMOFAG
MAKE 22LR
>>30303415
Yes, I produce 100 million rimfire casings a month and sell to everyone. See my loading machine rendering attached(I can't show you my working line due to anonymity). I am the lowest price rimfire manufacturer in the world (not the biggest.... Yet).
>>30303429
Guys like century arms are my customers. I compete in the US market against them on a lot of stuff, but my target customer is white label customers like them or other importers+manufacturers.
And no forgings or parts form China. And I stay away from most handguns due to tooling investment. I may do a glock-ish clone <$300 in 2 years.
>>30303439
I have 2 container loads being sold in the USA right now. I'm starting US steel case x39 production in 4 months, ironically its all going overseas for the wars maybe some will undercut Tula here in the states.
54R will come later, I'm thinking of doing a low pressure sub $.20 cent aluminum case round for the mosin guys.
>>30303455
You mean all that weird welded/bonded shit? Its a standard model to meet export regulations in many countries. We can order easily with standard threads if we wanted.
>>30303459
That's the diameter rating for steel, when doing copper or lead you can go way bigger. We could do 308 in that header, and we do.
>>30303484
I already do, see this post. Costs me around $.019 a round.
>>30303517
More wanting to know why the only two metric threads on the entire gun happen to be on the barrel.
>>30303484
>>30303517
good man. much appreciated.
why are they so expensive though??
>>30303517
cummin in my pants rn
>>30303517
Do you only sell to distributors like mid south or do you sell direct as well?
>>30303517
>Guys like century arms are my customers
So are there other hoops you don't want to bother jumping through or what? Why not let the contract run out and then become the next Century?
>low pressure sub $.20 cent aluminum case round for the mosin guys
You would make a killing, at least until Tula catches up and copies you but it seems you like a challenge.
why would you go to /b/?
What powder do you use for your 300blk? I'm going to build an AR pistol for my wife to shoot for home defense purposes and I figured that heavy 300blk would be the best thing for it...
>>30303517
>glock-ish clone <$300
yay, another glock clone.
>>30303517
Do you die cast or swage your .22 bullets?
>>30303517
...
Can you be my friend?
>>30303517
>I'm thinking of doing a low pressure sub $.20 cent aluminum case round for the mosin guys
for the love of god please do this in light ball non corrosive so I can actually shoot my SVT without hours of cleaning...
>>30303517
>I'm starting US steel case x39 production in 4 months
>Going overseas
Aww
Are you somehow able to make it cheaper than the manufacturers who are already over there?
>>30303517
>sub $.20 cent aluminum case round for the mosin guys
P-put some in spam cans, please.
>>30303301
>runs off a 70 psi compressor
Neat. Also is your hearing dead from hanging around the floor? Shit is loud as fuck.
>>30303633
this
Put your effort into something like a modern mauser hsc
>>30303517
I have a small machine shop and we make high quality precision parts, need anything done?
>>30303633
>>30303692
Not him (though I desperately wish it) but he seems to be more along the lines of a businessman instead of a firearms enthusiast. A sub 300 Glock clone that works well would earn him a ton of cash while repros would be more a labor of love.
>>30303534
The gun is a literal knock off, probably they didn't have the threading dies and just went with it. Or the original order requested that so they just kept doing it; They are weird, they have damn UFO's and sunflowers on their manuals.
>>30303546
If the retailers drop the price they sell out instantly and still not enough supply. Plus manufacturers raised their prices as before the scare there was a .22 margin price war.
>>30303556
Good good, let it run down your legs into your sock.
>>30303586
That answer would break anonymity if you know an employee at the distributors.
>>30303596
I do own a US distribution company like Century; its just they have more financing than me and just do imports+surplus. Their market is actually small compared to what else is out there in military+export.
>>30303608
I go to /B because I have a fucked up sense of humor.
I make my own single base powder for 300 blk, its a clone of SMP 296 (like AA 1680). I also buy SMP 296 from saint marks when I'm short on mine.
>>30303633
Ya, its really not priority. The wholesale price is $75, one rich bastard wants it pretty bad and is willing to finance the tooling.
>>30303635
Die cast in a 52 chamber mold, then burnish and load. We also swage, but stopped doing it.
>>30303638
Only with benefits.
>>30303642
It won't cycle your SVT though, it will be a plated bullet at 1,200 fps.
>>30303656
Ya I wholesale it for $.11 a round. Its a solid steel bullet with copper plating, ghetto. I make a FMJ and plated bullet for US sales too. It would sell cheaper than Tula.
>>30303685
No it runs off 3 phase power, not air. And I have 1,300 employees, I'm rarely on the floor.
>>30303692
Got what I think will be America's new mosin on the way. Its a line of single shot rifles in all calibers for $110 MSRP.
>>30303720
Whats your hourly shop rate? I pay my CNC guys $10 to $14 an hour, so probably can't justify it. 7 axis operator makes $24.
Last few posts before I get going.
>>30303753
I don't wanna know which ones (I do but I understand ) I just wanted to know if you only went so far into the chain
>>30303753
>I pay my CNC guys $10 to $14 an hour,
I make more than that and my job is pretty much minumum wage in my country
>>30303753
Do you import any turkish shotguns?
>>30303753
>they have UFOs on their manuals
Holy shit you aren't kidding, that is amazing.
>line of single shot rifles in all calibers for $110 MSRP
>all calibers
>all
.50 BMG when?
>>30303876
vaporwave memegun
>>30303753
Machine shop guy here, depends on volume. We have 3 cnc's but only been running one lately because some of our previous contracts went tits up when the parent companies filed chapter 11. 4 employees with over 100 years machining experience together.
>>30303753
> America's new mosin
>coupled with sub 20 CPR 7.62
Is your intention to flood /k/ with spicy memes and poorfag accusations?
>>30303787
Ya I see what you're asking. Its amazing how some of their buyers blow our reps off and then buy our product from some douche marking it up 50%.
>>30303807
Welcome to America 2016. We undercut the Chinese, so its either keep our pay/overhead down, or automate everything and have no workers.
>>30303820
I own 30% of tone he largest factories there; and make shotguns for Tri-Star, EAA, etc.
And I also have a company that imports in the US, so yes.
>>30303876
50 BMG will require a larger forging for the frame, so probably 2 years after the standard calibers are a success.
I'm the largest commercial manufacturer of 50 BMG(not largest military, ATK wins that) in the USA. And the lowest cost manufacturer too. See attached.
Whats the best way to get into personal jacketed bthp manufacturing?
I wouldnt want to sell in mass, but it would be nice to develop different bthps and be able to produce them in large lots without spending days on end to manfacture. I understand the concept of pay to play, however 30 grand for 1 machine isnt exactly feasable for someone that wants to just crank out 5k bullets to reload with.
>>30303963
Any plans to bring in the Adler? would be neat to have a lever shotgun but I'm guessing the reason I don't see anything is because it wouldn't be profitable to import them here.
>>30303963
...would a .50 BMG break open even be safe?
>>30303753
>inb4 this guy mysteriously dies after willing all his assets to the clinton foundation
>>30303876
Had to dig out mine.
Looks nothing like that. Really weird bit is in every picture in that manual that has a scope mine has a carry handle and vis-versa.
>>30303963
I can't imagine that with as cut throat as the margins are that anyone in the biz would pass you up. Do they think it's a shit product or what?
>>30303301
Where do buy
Ok guys last post before I go. I may check this thread tomorrow, probably not and be back on /B.
>>30303967
Matters on quantity. Get a corbins swage press, either manual or hydro. Buy bullet jackets from whomever, buy lead wire, cut your cores, order your dies from CH4D or Corbins, and there you go.
Probably $2k to $5k invested. Your bullets will be less than dealer price on Sierra/Hornady if you value your labor at $0 an hour.
>>30304014
I produce those parts and have my own lever action, see above post.
>>30304029
Yes, Mark Serbu made one. It sucks.
>>30304043
I know her, Bill, and Trump personally. I'll leave it at that. We all know she is anti-gun queen.
>>30304057
You won't believe how lazy/retarded some buyers are. Also sometimes our OEM customers are so tight with the buyers that they would just rather buy it more expensive from our customers.
>>30304091
Not going to break anonymity, and don't much care for small US retail orders directly.
Ok guys see you later.
>>30303753
What BC of .308 bthps do you offer?
>>30304145
See you later. Thanks for the info and sorry about the pig heads you had to fuck for your ZOG overlords,
>>30304145
>Probably $2k to $5k invested
Holy shit, thank you, Not him but that would be a shitton more of a better investment than a Barret I've been saving up for.
>>30304282
I just looked at corbins hydraulic. 8k, but god that would be great to have.
t-the wife doesnt need a new car yet, right?
>>30304145
Please ship all caliber single shots to Canada! We have none of the nasty import issues of the US.
>>30304282
Think his pricing is outdated, add another 3-5 thousand for a better picture
>>30304416
They have a cheaper press for about 6k Holy shit that website if so 90s it hurts.
>>30303517
please make 45colt, cowboy action is too expensive to shoot.
>>30304498
>corbins
yeah.. I looked at their stuff a couple years ago and it made no fucking sense unless you were making money off it as a primary profession or you were a rich old dude with a lot of time to kill...
>>30304553
>getting into cowboy action
>not reloading
>>30304564
It might be worth it if you start off with .50 BMG and just pour time into it with the hand press.
>>30304600
Not when others are selling for 20 cpr. Guy was dead wrong on making cash, even accounting for your time being worth nothing.
>>30295876
Do you anneal the brass and crimp\seal both primer and bullet?
If so what's your website? I'm in the market for a few cases of 9mm and 45acp
>>30304668
how do you clean up spilled powder and how did you do the bench engraving?
I don't get it.
How do we not know where that guy works yet?
He posted a picture of crates of soviet sniper rifles a while ago, saying that they were being destroyed
There can't be that many arms companies doing all of that, right?
>>30304765
when I run my dillon, every 500 rounds or so I might get a few tenths of a grain of pistol powder spread around. usually I just sweep it up and get rid of it in tiny amounts, if I have a larger spill that I think will be contaminated in some way I usually wipe it up put it in some kind of container and neutralize it with some sort of oil to throw it away.
the engraving I didn't do. the bench is made by American Workbench (same one as the picture I responded to in that post). Great company and the benches are solid as fuck. this one is around 300 pounds. front bottom engraving is just my name, on the top it's Tench Coxe
"Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the solider, are the birthright of an American"
>>30304840
>>30304765
Remember, due to the large amounts of nitrogen in smokeless propellant, it makes an excellent fertilizer.
Don't throw away your spill, put it on your flowers.
>>30304638
For your basic bitch surplus AP or ball ammo you can't compete but you could easily undercut other manufactures with soft tips or BHTP.
>>30304832
I have it narrowed down to maybe there companies but it's entirely possible he's giving conflicting info/ exaggerating his volume to preserve opsec. He definitely is the real deal to an extent, just don't know what.
>>30304832
I'm 90% sure I know who he is given all the details he has and I think he knows. For someone who stresses anonymity he drops a lot of hints so I think he's mostly doing so as a wink and a nod.
>>30304878
Could also be the son of the actual dude
Just basking in the attention....
I had this exact issue, OP. You'll figure it out.
>>30304875
I usually just put it into little piles and burn it...
>>30304945
>the sweet smell of burning powder
Damn good stuff. pretty sure it isn't healthy though.
>>30304929
True, didn't dig too deep becasue that would be creepy but he does seem a bit old for posting here.
>that vid of the shirtless old guy packing pistols
Top keks
>>30287302
wow, I think this is the first all lyman bench ive seen in a very long time. Hope nothing ever breaks for you. I hear their customer service is absolutely terrible compared to every other reloading company which all have stellar customer service. I own a lyman impact puller hammer and thats it.
I use a lot of lee but also rcbs, dillon and hornady gear. Rcbs is fucking awesome in terms of customer service
I would reload.... But unless I can get lead for free or for cheap it wouldn't make sense for me
Where do you all get your scrap lead? What sorts of things on Craigslist might have a lot of lead in them or whathaveyou?
>>30293009
Are those all copper plated or fmj? pic isnt super clear but dont see any exposed lead bases. If they are plated, how do they shoot? Im pretty jelly regardless. all I have is about 1,750 pounds of lead ingots and bullet molds for everything I load. The lee 230gr 300blk bullet does me well with a layer of powdercoat.
>>30305032
You do realise it's a Lyman ad?
It's the bench from the cover of their catalogue.
>>30293009
I want to shove my arms into that.
>>30305264
>arm
Sure anon. Your arm.
>>30293549
Yup, if you treat your brass well, it will last a very very long time in lower pressure straight walled cartridges. There is some documented experiment out there where a guy loaded the same handful of 38 cases until they started cracking. I forget the exact number but it was over a hundred reloads. I wanna say 132-134 reloads. Its been over 3 years since i cracked a pistol case and I shoot about 10k rds a year.
>>30293523
Check out missouri cast bullets. Try out their coated bullets for only little more than traditional lubed bullets. You can drive em as fast as a jacketed bullet and they wont leave a spec of lead in your barrel.
>>30295876
What lube do you use for your operation?
This is my biigest problem. Stuck cases.
>>30293552
Cast your own bullets with free range scrap or scrounged lead and get it down to about 5 cents a round. I have my 500 magnum loads down to 18 cents a round. Factory goes for about $3 a round.
>>30303044
Do you manufacture any esoteric bullet types? I'm talking about incendiary and explosive-spotter/tracer bullets? Do you produce any AP in house? Seeing as you make your own bullets wholesale out of .22 casings, how hard would it be for you to get cheap Chinese tungsten penetrators and put them in your own jackets?
>>30304878
Dont dox him.
You will scare him off.
I like his posts.
>>30304145
Way to go man, living the god damn American dream
>>30305525
He's a /b/tard, he knows about this shit Won't say shit I ain't no fucking snitch.
>>30303414
Timestamp legit AF. dude, you have my dream job.
>>30303370
Damn, this legit timestamp pretty much shows that you are the owner of a multi million dollar company. Legit AF
>>30303608
I like using aa1680 for subs and w296 or lilgun for supers. W296 works fine for subs as well, functions 100% in my 10" ar pistol. pistol length gas system. I just love the fact that my favorite magnum revolvers (357, 44, and 500SW) share the same powders as my 300blk.
>>30305101
made a few good connections over armslist these past couple years. I have gotten about 2,000 pounds of clean lead for the cost of two $14 propane tank refills and some of my time. One guy brought me 300 pounds of soft lead from a dentist office's xray room. Peeled off the back of lead lined drywall panels. I traded him back 15% of the total lead weight in ready to load bullets. We were both happy.
Another connect I made worked at a tire shop about three hours north of me. He has a deal with the guy that goes to all the areas chain stores to "safely collect their hazardous lead weights". Basically he gets his store's lead along with the other 15 stores in the region. I on a few occasions have traded him loaded ammo for wheel weights. usually 1-1.3 rounds per pound of mixed wheel weights. so basically 4-5 cents per pound of mixed weights. Had a pretty steady rate of 68% lead yeild. so something like 8 cents per pound of lead.
Word of mouth is powerful. If you know anyone in the roofing, plumbing, auto, dental or construction industry, let them know that you are always looking for lead. Shortly after moving into my new house 4 years ago I got to talking to my neighbor, we started showing off all our different guns. Of course the subject of reloading came up. He always intend to but never had the time. told me he had some weights in the garage. Bam, 200lb of all lead weights. big ones too, 6 ouncers!
Just get the word out there.
Another way for you to cast cheap would be to create some sort of bullet trap to catch all of your lead. I've always wanted to do that and I told myself that once lead starts getting difficult to find and I get down to 500lb of lead, that will be my new safety net. Pretty neat how you can reuse the same bullet over again indefinitely.
>>30295876
sweet. any links to where i can get that .40 s&w ammo?
>>30305101
dock yards. when they do keel work on sail boats they scap out the lead ballast blocks. you can get them cheep als, medical alloy containers.
>>30305734
you must be new here
>>30305734
Fuck off fag
>>30306015
>Pretty neat how you can reuse the same bullet over again indefinitely
Scotsman detected
https://youtu.be/9uWF210Vdx0?t=10
>>30296467
You're probably not a whale but you did trigger my blowhole
>>30304145
I have $100k, can I invest in your company or help fund a project?
>>30293009
Are you hiring?
>>30308779
I hope he is
>>30287247
They write the die setup instructions so that a chimpanzee can follow them.
You just failed the sapience test.
>>30293552
Yup
>>30308254
Yes, you have a Skype or burner email?
>>30303517
noice
>>30301605
what does your plating setup look like?
>>30306086
Im a seasonal visitor. sometimes I will go 6 months without visiting.
>>30313422
fag
>>30296843
>I'm OK with the NFA
WACO, TEXAS
Do you guys have a kit or list of tools you would recommend for making your own ammo?
>>30315668
nvm I found some. fuck this seems like a lot of work
>>30315687
If you mean manufacturing cases and bullets from raw stock it will require a shit ton.
For just reloading it's mainly waiting on shit to come in the mail and bolting the press down.
