Reload setup porn.

[jeepinbanditrider]

Nice getup man. I'm ready to get home to get mine correctly setup. Right now it's a big disorganized mess out there. I just hate to leave my dies and stuff in the shed here becuase the humidity is so high and the shed isn't air conditioned so if you leave stuff like that outside it gets covered in rust.

[EricCartmann]

Originally Posted by speedracer211

Use 1 capfull of nufinish and let it run for an hour and a half to two. Any less time and it will have a residue, any more than a capfull will leave a residue or gunk up inside the case.

+1 to that. I have found 1 capful is good for 3 loads. After that it seems the tumbler is working harder to make the brass shiny. After the 3rd load I will add another capful. Also I like to run the tumbler for 5 minutes with the polish, but no brass. Make sure it is nice and mixed in there before adding the brass.

I only tumble for 2 hours, it is shiny enough for me with 2 hours. I don't need my brass super shiny, just need it smoothe enough to re-size. Also if you take 00-steel-wool to it on the drill while you trim, that gets it super super shiny.

[justinbaker]

Originally Posted by EricCartmann

Here is some more Reloading Bench Porn and what motivated me to do my set up. One setup belongs to AR15barrels, the other belongs to a buddy.

Both or these guys played a part in motivating me to get my Bench all set up.

what are the tubes coming off of that second press from the left?

[slugger6]

That is really, really nice!

[speedracer211]

Originally Posted by EricCartmann

+1 to that. I have found 1 capful is good for 3 loads. After that it seems the tumbler is working harder to make the brass shiny. After the 3rd load I will add another capful. Also I like to run the tumbler for 5 minutes with the polish, but no brass. Make sure it is nice and mixed in there before adding the brass.

I only tumble for 2 hours, it is shiny enough for me with 2 hours. I don't need my brass super shiny, just need it smoothe enough to re-size. Also if you take 00-steel-wool to it on the drill while you trim, that gets it super super shiny.

I have read others who cut the nufinish with a capfull of mineral spirits to thin the nufinish out so that it disperses better throughout the media.

[JBHorne]

Originally Posted by EricCartmann

I don't reload (no room -- but may start next year), but why so many presses??? Can someone please explain?

Thanks!

[jeepinbanditrider]

Diffrent presses for diffrent jobs. Some people like to use the single stage presses for some of their ammo especially the guys shooting for extreme accuracy.

The bottom pic looks like three of the same press and I assume that each one is setup for a different caliber. If I had money to burn I would probably have a setup like that. One for each caliber I shoot the msot (.223, .45, 9mm) and another off to the side for all the other calibers that don't see much use like .380, 7.62.54R ect.

[EricCartmann]

Originally Posted by justinbaker

what are the tubes coming off of that second press from the left?

that there is a slick set up is what it is.

I did not ask AR15barrels so can't confirm, but that looks like a trimming and chamfer station. the tube is actually a vacuum to suck in all the trimmed metal parts that fall off when trimming.

The station on the very left looks like his decapping station.

The very right and middle right station looks to be the same. One is probably for 223 and one for 308. These 2 stations finish's up the job, they:
1) prime case
2) powder drop into the case
3) seat bullet
4) crimp the bullet (not sure about crimping as I have found I do not need to crimp 223 or 308 but some guys do it anyways).

[EricCartmann]

Originally Posted by JBHorne

I don't reload (no room -- but may start next year), but why so many presses??? Can someone please explain?

Thanks!

Different presses set up for different task, or even different calibers. I myself think it is kinda a waste of money, especially with the Hornady Lock and Load press where you have die bushings.

You only make the adjustment the first time to seat the die at the proper height in the die bushing, then if you want to swap calibers all you do is turn 1/4 turn and take it out the entire bushing with die in place, then you would drop the next bushing with different caliber die into the press... about 2 minutes total.

[tomfoolery]

I'l play...not as nice as some but it does the job.