so waht ya doin today?
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Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Thanks for the ideas guys. The cover is part of the pump, it's the part that holds the gears, a casting more than a stamping I think. Too rusted to say for sure. I think it's bolted from inside and outside the tranny from what I can tell and is designed to come out with pressure from the far end. Even if I could pull it out, there's a drive rod inside and some other stuff that has to be lined up. So it's fix it in place or find another $500 car.
Wind finally let up. Turned cold again, down in the 20's. Spent some time trying to find a fuse for a multimeter I have. .5a/600v and ceramic. I ordered 2 that looked right only to find they are too long. The ones I need are about 3/4" long (19mm?) and the ones I can find are over an inch (30mm). Can't find one so far.
Wind finally let up. Turned cold again, down in the 20's. Spent some time trying to find a fuse for a multimeter I have. .5a/600v and ceramic. I ordered 2 that looked right only to find they are too long. The ones I need are about 3/4" long (19mm?) and the ones I can find are over an inch (30mm). Can't find one so far.
Got 3 large contractor bags of junk/trash cleaned out from the race shed..... me and shopdog are going to the dump then on a hunt/hike.
So,did some ADL223 blasting yesterday and am overall very pleased with the results. Would have to rank patience right up there with all the usual "loading/shooting" criteria. Which is something that I'm not particularly good at..... everything has a pace.Mine is usually wide open....and other than visits to the cardiology dept,it's O.K. >>>Dr. Phil would be proud.
The ADL gets to about 30,pretty dang high intensity rounds and then accuracy falls off. So far,there's been nothing wishy washy about the degradation. One set of groups---- peachy. Then all of a sudden----- nothing.
Not a big concern,keeping track of round count suffices. What I did make note of in this rigs journal is the amt of carbon coming off during deep cleans. Just changed from IMR to H flavored 4198.... will be interesting to see how it behaves on the carbon "front". Even using the word "leading" brings a smirk on this load/rig..... it just,don't! So,it sorta has to,must be,can't be anything else but carbon fouling reaching a point where the groups go to pot? I ain't complaining,heck carbon is the probable cause/effect of knocking on 2900fps with almost NO lube on bullet. Tiny amt of 3-1 BW/vaseline just above GC...... floating on a carbon cloud? Well floating is a stretch,more like hauling a$$,haha.
So,did some ADL223 blasting yesterday and am overall very pleased with the results. Would have to rank patience right up there with all the usual "loading/shooting" criteria. Which is something that I'm not particularly good at..... everything has a pace.Mine is usually wide open....and other than visits to the cardiology dept,it's O.K. >>>Dr. Phil would be proud.
The ADL gets to about 30,pretty dang high intensity rounds and then accuracy falls off. So far,there's been nothing wishy washy about the degradation. One set of groups---- peachy. Then all of a sudden----- nothing.
Not a big concern,keeping track of round count suffices. What I did make note of in this rigs journal is the amt of carbon coming off during deep cleans. Just changed from IMR to H flavored 4198.... will be interesting to see how it behaves on the carbon "front". Even using the word "leading" brings a smirk on this load/rig..... it just,don't! So,it sorta has to,must be,can't be anything else but carbon fouling reaching a point where the groups go to pot? I ain't complaining,heck carbon is the probable cause/effect of knocking on 2900fps with almost NO lube on bullet. Tiny amt of 3-1 BW/vaseline just above GC...... floating on a carbon cloud? Well floating is a stretch,more like hauling a$$,haha.
Pistolero
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I finally decided that I needed both a Dillon 550 set up for 45 ACP and a set of .45 ACP dies for
doing 625 and similar speciality/development loading of that cartridge. Looked at getting another
set of regular dies.....then a lightbulb (slowly, slowly getting over my lifelong "cheapskate" outlook)
came on. Buy a set of Dillon dies for the 550, remove the RCBS dies which have loaded literally
several hundred thousand rounds of this cartridge in the predecessor D450 and this 550 for the
specialty/development reloading - and gain the benefits of easy cleaning that the wonderful
Dillon dies bring to the party. So, I did it.
Installed them day before yesterday, and loaded 30 rounds to test (Brad triggered this commentary)
and see if the new die setup is going to work in my tightest chambered DW 1911s. If they run there,
they will run in anything I have. Ran fine yesterday, so now I can sit down and load up 500 or so rounds -
knowing they will work.
Been where Brad is, and didn't want to do it again.
And the Dillon dies are far less likely to shift on you, something that conventional dies can do
pretty easily. Been there, done that.
Bill
doing 625 and similar speciality/development loading of that cartridge. Looked at getting another
set of regular dies.....then a lightbulb (slowly, slowly getting over my lifelong "cheapskate" outlook)
came on. Buy a set of Dillon dies for the 550, remove the RCBS dies which have loaded literally
several hundred thousand rounds of this cartridge in the predecessor D450 and this 550 for the
specialty/development reloading - and gain the benefits of easy cleaning that the wonderful
Dillon dies bring to the party. So, I did it.
Installed them day before yesterday, and loaded 30 rounds to test (Brad triggered this commentary)
and see if the new die setup is going to work in my tightest chambered DW 1911s. If they run there,
they will run in anything I have. Ran fine yesterday, so now I can sit down and load up 500 or so rounds -
knowing they will work.
Been where Brad is, and didn't want to do it again.
And the Dillon dies are far less likely to shift on you, something that conventional dies can do
pretty easily. Been there, done that.
Bill
Pistolero
Well-Known Member
Yes, and guess what? They have the correct type of TC die, too. 
Super easy to clean,
and since the only setting is the big ring, which I lock down with a crescent wrench, it WILL
hold LOA. Bullet lube can still build up on the top punch of the seater, but it will go shorter,
never longer, and is easily cleaned. With commercial cast this is THE big thing to watch for.
The only weird (good) part that I didn't know about is that the decapping pin is spring loaded
axially. As you decap it compresses the spring. As soon as the primer clears the pocket the
pin slams downward and ensures that the primer is popped off the pin. Apparently some crimped
military primers took enough force that they tended to jam on the pin and suck back in, tying
things up. Makes a very clear "ping" as the pin pops down. Odd to have a whole new sound after
something like 300-400K rounds made with Dillon machines since about '82.
Bill
Super easy to clean,and since the only setting is the big ring, which I lock down with a crescent wrench, it WILL
hold LOA. Bullet lube can still build up on the top punch of the seater, but it will go shorter,
never longer, and is easily cleaned. With commercial cast this is THE big thing to watch for.
The only weird (good) part that I didn't know about is that the decapping pin is spring loaded
axially. As you decap it compresses the spring. As soon as the primer clears the pocket the
pin slams downward and ensures that the primer is popped off the pin. Apparently some crimped
military primers took enough force that they tended to jam on the pin and suck back in, tying
things up. Makes a very clear "ping" as the pin pops down. Odd to have a whole new sound after
something like 300-400K rounds made with Dillon machines since about '82.
Bill
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Watch those E clips on the recapping pin. I had one break once and it makes the die less than reliable at decapping. A trip to the hardware store found me another 5 so I have replacements on hand.
The system Dillon uses on seaters and crimp dies is nice. Being able to lock the die body in place and remove the innerds for cleaning is a great feature. The reversible seating stem is unique too.
The system Dillon uses on seaters and crimp dies is nice. Being able to lock the die body in place and remove the innerds for cleaning is a great feature. The reversible seating stem is unique too.
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freebullet
Guest
Went to really busy a couple weeks back. Started turning people away last Saturday. Froze pipes found, ice dam back ups, regulars setting up for spring clean, then will be the mold for those that didn't know of the leaks. Looking to be busy for awhile.
Worse things can happen. One house we're working on had 97,000+ gal through the meter in less than a month. Probably ran about 14 days based on line size/flow rate. Two of the largest restoration companies around here couldn't make it, neither could the adjuster. We didn't have any issues in 4x4, & are quite happy to help.
Rally
NC Minnesota
Started raining here a couple hours ago. Forecast for up to 1.5" by tomorrow evening. Forecasting floods already. We have around 36" of snow standing in the woods now. Should get interesting in this area if we really do get the rain forecast with this much snow, frozen ground and waterways. Look out New Orleans!
fiver
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took the oldest girl down to a doctors appointment this morning, got the oil changed in the truck and had the flat tire off the Tahoe replaced under road hazard.
10$ instead of 138$, now I gotta put it back on.
I got 2 of the 4 long sides of the new garden box's built today.
the grey trex deck boards I snagged the other day are gonna be the sides and it will be framed by wood painted redwood color.
it looks pretty good actually.
10$ instead of 138$, now I gotta put it back on.
I got 2 of the 4 long sides of the new garden box's built today.
the grey trex deck boards I snagged the other day are gonna be the sides and it will be framed by wood painted redwood color.
it looks pretty good actually.