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The " sickness " [B)][:p][:D][:p][B)][B)]
I simply LOVE to reload Rifle & Pistol cartridges [:p][:p][:p] and monkey ( for lack of a better word ) around with cases and equipment for loading . I just finished 150 rounds of 223's for my Win 70 , 55gr Ballistic Tip over 25.3 gr's of H-335 and a rem 6 1/2 primer O.A.L. at 2.275" .
After I got them done , I sat them all up real nice on the loading bench and called the Honey up stairs to see em [8)] . She thinks I'm nuts [B)]
Every case I load MUST be tumbled clean , primer pockets MUST be cleaned , all cases MUST be trimmed to = lengths , every powder charge MUST be weighed one at a time .
If I'm not home loading bullets , I'm out the mountain or the Rifle Range looking for empties [:p][:p][:p] or making my own empties .
Sometimes I'll load a tray ( 50 ) rifle or pistol round without the intention of ever shooting them , thats when I break out the latex gloves and never touch them with bare hands [:p][B)][:D][:(][:(] casing or bullet . You know how nice those Accubonds look in new shinie Nickle brass with a gold Rem primer to off-set the colors [8D]
Am I some kind of nutcase , or are there others out there like me ?
Surly I can't be alone . If I cut myself ,I bleed green , not because I'm a diehard Philadelphia Eagels fan , but because I'm a bigger RCBS fan .
Please tell me I'm not alone .
Think I'll go back to the Gun room and find something to do ,there has to be a bag of something that needs to be sorted , or sized or cleaned , or something , anything [:p][:p][:p] soon it will be day light , off to scoure the bush for more brass [:p][:p][:p]
Good Night all [8][8][8]
I simply LOVE to reload Rifle & Pistol cartridges [:p][:p][:p] and monkey ( for lack of a better word ) around with cases and equipment for loading . I just finished 150 rounds of 223's for my Win 70 , 55gr Ballistic Tip over 25.3 gr's of H-335 and a rem 6 1/2 primer O.A.L. at 2.275" .
After I got them done , I sat them all up real nice on the loading bench and called the Honey up stairs to see em [8)] . She thinks I'm nuts [B)]
Every case I load MUST be tumbled clean , primer pockets MUST be cleaned , all cases MUST be trimmed to = lengths , every powder charge MUST be weighed one at a time .
If I'm not home loading bullets , I'm out the mountain or the Rifle Range looking for empties [:p][:p][:p] or making my own empties .
Sometimes I'll load a tray ( 50 ) rifle or pistol round without the intention of ever shooting them , thats when I break out the latex gloves and never touch them with bare hands [:p][B)][:D][:(][:(] casing or bullet . You know how nice those Accubonds look in new shinie Nickle brass with a gold Rem primer to off-set the colors [8D]
Am I some kind of nutcase , or are there others out there like me ?
Surly I can't be alone . If I cut myself ,I bleed green , not because I'm a diehard Philadelphia Eagels fan , but because I'm a bigger RCBS fan .
Please tell me I'm not alone .
Think I'll go back to the Gun room and find something to do ,there has to be a bag of something that needs to be sorted , or sized or cleaned , or something , anything [:p][:p][:p] soon it will be day light , off to scoure the bush for more brass [:p][:p][:p]
Good Night all [8][8][8]
Comments
This statement may cause some concern about your mental stability. I say, do what makes you happy.[:)][:D][8D][:p][;)][:o)][^]
I love to reload. Shooting, Loading and Brassing (picking up brass, I came up with that one myself) are all different hobbies to me and I enjoy every one. Each one is distinctly different and they all benefit eachother. I polish my brass until I can't get my brass mixed up with anyone else's because it is so bright. I sort brass while watching TV with my wife.
Best of all my wife helps with all three hobbies (although she likes to load shotgun shells the best in loading). She has her own guns (but that never keeps her from shooting mine) and she knows them inside out. I hate it when I don't have something to sort or load.
P.S. I don't just bleed green. I bleed RCBS Green and Dillon Blue.
And I reclaim lead from my Club Berms, Melting and fluxing, casting, sizing, Lubing, etc., and ending up with beautiful, shiny, smooth, concentric bullets for the Brother's .45-70, or for my .45 ACP or my Wife's S&W 640.
I Bleed Dillon Blue or Bonanza Red for my pistol cartridges, and only Bonanza (now Forster) Red for all my Rifle Cartridges.
As far as blood- lyman orange is my color, Joe
Just got 1000 125gr JHP Zero 9mm bullets in todays mail , I know where I'll be the next couple of nights [:p]
Enjoy your hobby fellas !!!! We are many , but there are few like us .
Gotta smile to myself when I read and hear all the folks beachin about not being able to find this ammo or that ammo [:o)]
When I need it , I just go upstairs and make it [;)][8D][:D][:p][:p]
J/K
I clean every round with a soft cloth, wipe all the finger prints off the nickel plated cases. Carefully inspect from every angle and reject any round for any pecieved flaw, maybe check them all for concentricity and clean them again. Box up the perfect rounds for careful use and the rejects get spent at the earliest chance. Often these rejects will shoot sub MOA groups but can't stand to have the flawed ammo around. Wish I could say I have shelves of perfect ammo but I can barely keep a reasonable store on the shelf as I really like to shoot too.
Good Things come to those who shoot straight!!
Kona
PS noticing that the EAGLES are usually Black and Blue lately after Intertrastate contests. [B)][B)][B)][xx(][xx(]
quote:The only problem i see with your post is that you are and Eagles fan. Go Steelers.
B17-P51
quote:Ditch the green slime for the Black and Gold and keep saying" Sorry football Gods, Right State, wrong end."
Sept. 21st 2008 EAGLES 15 Steelers 6
I know ,I know , we won that battle , but you fellas won the war [:(]
I hate it when they bring up that 6 rings thing [:(]
Some day the Eagles will get one [:o)][:o)][:o)][:o)] Although I may not live long enough to see it [:(]
I've done everything else I can at this point, so i don't spend much time in that room anymore.[:(]
If I can ever get more primers, I will love it again.
I concur with this statement 100%....
I don't just bleed green. I bleed RCBS Green and Dillon Blue.