So.. what are you reloading at the moment??

[sixGuns]

Still waiting on 9mm dies from Dillon. Next month will be 10 months from order date.

 

[Caleb]

Still waiting on 9mm dies from Dillon. Next month will be 10 months from order date.

wow.... why so long?

 

[sixGuns]

wow.... why so long?

Heavily backordered... sigh.

From Dillon's website...

Carbide Die Orders Placed Before 9/1/2022

• 9mm 24-36 weeks

Yes, I'm at/over the threshold. I would be surprised if I see them by this summer.

 

[Whip_McCord]

I finished a bunch of 12 guage loads for skeet and sporting clays. Started loading some 28 gauge shells now.

Going to a buddy's house this weekend to help him set up .308 dies. He never loaded rifle cases before. Bringing some tools to uniform primer pockets, deburr flashholes, and determine his rifle's chamber length. Should be fun.

 

[42253]

Working my way thru about 3K of .223 nickel brass. Got it tumbled, sized/deprimed, and swaged. Almost half way thru priming now.
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Do you find that sizing and swaging is harder to do on the nickel plated brass than regular brass?

 

[Fixer]

Do you find that sizing and swaging is harder to do on the nickel plated brass than regular brass?

Sizing absolutely. Just a bit harder to size and needs more lube a little more regularly than brass but not terrible. I picked up a Lee APP with the swage kit to go thru all of them. With that press they all seem about the same to swage. I was able to size them all in one night and swage them the next day in one night as well. Spray lube is your friend.

 

[Remington 90T]

Just got done with 6000 shotgun shells -another 10000 primers coming in next week.

 

[Creedmoor]

Do you find that sizing and swaging is harder to do on the nickel plated brass than regular brass?

Nope. I run carbide Dillon 223, 308 and 300 BO dies.

 

[42253]

Nope. I run carbide Dillon 223, 308 and 300 BO dies.

What I meant was trimming and cutting the crimps on nickel plated brass 223 harder than plain brass.

 

[Creedmoor]

What I meant was trimming and cutting the crimps on nickel plated brass 223 harder than plain brass.

I have never found them any different.
Most of the 9mm and 223/5.56 that I load is nickel brass.

 

[42253]

I have never found them any different.
Most of the 9mm and 223/5.56 that I load is nickel brass.

I have loaded both nickel and brass 1000s of each. Tome it seams like the nickel plating makes it harder to cut.

 

[Creedmoor]

I have loaded both nickel and brass 1000s of each. Tome it seams like the nickel plating makes it harder to cut.

I swedge pockets and trim on a Dillon press and some brass gets trimed with a Giraud trimmer.
Ive never noticed any difference between plated and non plated.

 

[Michigan Slim]

Not reloading this weekend. Came up north to the cabin to make empty brass and noise. Rain, ice, sleet, snow and now rain and wind. Ahhhh,spring in northern Michigan! Looks like I'll be cutting my way to the road tomorrow instead of shooting.

 

[Jarvitron]

69 grain RMR hpbt over Shooters World AR Plus. Just casting a wide net now and seeing what groups look like.

 

[sixGuns]

So, here is the lowdown on what Dillon Precision told when I called them on May 1st. I wasn't going to say anything, but I figured it might help someone if they had "plans." Like, try plan B.

The stock status/shipping dates of reloading dies listed on the webpage is NOT accurate.

I ordered 9mm dies in May of 2022 and they are "hoping" to be caught up this year. If you are looking for dies from them be prepared to wait a very significant amount of time. I'm hoping to see them by Christmas.

 

[yetti462]

Just finished a run of 44 mag, back to 45 colt, resized and prepped 50 last night.

 

[Creedmoor]

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69 grain RMR hpbt over Shooters World AR Plus. Just casting a wide net now and seeing what groups look like.

I have been loading 223, 308, 300WM and 50bmg with pulldown powder for 30 plus years.
Im down to under 16lb in the two 5.56 powders I have. It will be gone before fall.
This summer the plan is to start working up loads in 223 with AR Plus, Tactical and Match Rifle. I have a few 8lb'ers of each that I picked up from Brian in the last year or so. I'm hoping one or two of them work for M855, 69, 75 and 77 grainers.
Been running 9mm in a 650 for a few hours each day.

Thanks Brian!!!

Please post your loads and results.
Creedmoor.

 

[Bill2905]

75 rounds of 6mm BR Norma for a 600 yd F-Class match on Sunday

 

[G19G26]

So, here is the lowdown on what Dillon Precision told when I called them on May 1st. I wasn't going to say anything, but I figured it might help someone if they had "plans." Like, try plan B.

The stock status/shipping dates of reloading dies listed on the webpage is NOT accurate.

I ordered 9mm dies in May of 2022 and they are "hoping" to be caught up this year. If you are looking for dies from them be prepared to wait a very significant amount of time. I'm hoping to see them by Christmas.

I'd tell them to go pound sand.

 

[Creedmoor]

I'd tell them to go pound sand.

Obviously you've never used Dillon dies before, well worth the cost and wait.