I managed to pick up several calibers but the major find was 357Sig 235 pieces of SPEER nickel plated casings. :D
I had deprimed all of them, because the flash hole are very small on the SPEER and CCI 357Sig brass. Don't know why they are not the same as normal sized flash holes other than to give better back pressure control or just mess with handloaders.
Anyway, I drilled out all of them, to the normal sized .078", not my first time doing this, I have a procedure that works to make this go fast and easier. Doing them when I first get them helps to never have one go through the press with a smaller hole which can break the decapping pins... ::)
Also scored some 250 45ACP, about 500 9mm, some 40S&W too...Its nice to be able to get back on the range again to shoot and pick stuff up!
Very nice!
Do you shoot 357sig?
Yes I do shoot the 357Sig, from my Glock 29 with a LWD conversion barrel, will probably get a conversion for my G-20 as well. Still waiting on the conversion barrels for my S&W 1006 and 1076 to be finished although that may take some time. ???
All 235 are prepped (polished, pass-thru sized, sized and derimed, case necks expanded) ready to load...
Yeah, I just decapped over 1000 Speer 357 SIG. I went through about 5 decapping pins on me Lee universal deprimer. Fortunately I had about that many spare ones.
Quote from: The_Shadow on April 09 2015 06:13:21 PM MDT
I managed to pick up several calibers but the major find was 357Sig 235 pieces of SPEER nickel plated casings.
Also scored some 250 45ACP, about 500 9mm, some 40S&W too...Its nice to be able to get back on the range again to shoot and pick stuff up!
One of my best days at the range I looked down on the ground in front of me, and scarfed up over 50 .45 Colt and over 50 .454 Casull, along with about 500 .357 Mag, and who knows how much .357 SIG, .40 cal, .45 ACP, and 9mm.
Quote from: gandog56 on April 10 2015 04:33:53 PM MDT
Yeah, I just decapped over 1000 Speer 357 SIG. I went through about 5 decapping pins on me Lee universal deprimer. Fortunately I had about that many spare ones.
On a side note is breaking their pins normal? I broke 3 Lee pins in my last session.
SPEER and CCI 357Sig brass have very small flash holes, they are what caused my first Lee Decapper pin to break. Other than the smaller flash hole these are great brass.
Since then I ONLY hand deprime, using a special decapping pin I made from a deck screw ground to a smaller diameter to just fit inside the flash hole, then I go drill them out to the standard size. Problem solved!
Quote from: suncoastarmory on April 10 2015 06:38:59 PM MDT
Quote from: gandog56 on April 10 2015 04:33:53 PM MDT
Yeah, I just decapped over 1000 Speer 357 SIG. I went through about 5 decapping pins on me Lee universal deprimer. Fortunately I had about that many spare ones.
On a side note is breaking their pins normal? I broke 3 Lee pins in my last session.
Nope, I only broke them if I
a. Accidentally tried to decap a Berdan Primer (Happens a lot, I have 18 guns that fire 7.62X54R, 3 that fire .303 Brit, 2 that fire 7.5 Swiss, 2 that fire 7.62X25,and one that fires 7.62X39)
b. The case was not sitting in the shellholder correctly
c. Was decapping Speer 357 SIG cases
Quote from: gandog56 on April 10 2015 04:33:53 PM MDT
Yeah, I just decapped over 1000 Speer 357 SIG. I went through about 5 decapping pins on me Lee universal deprimer. Fortunately I had about that many spare ones.
This is one reason why I ditched Lee de-capping and sizing dies. The de-capping system was frustrating. Ask me how I know the exact little drawer at the LGS where they keep the spare Lee de-capping pins?
Two wrenches to secure the de-capping stem. Too loose, and it gives way with crimped or tight primers. Tight enough and the dang things bend with crimped primers. Or if the flash hole is too tight, the pin will just pull right out.
Went to RCBS and have not been happier.
Quote from: The_Shadow on April 09 2015 06:13:21 PM MDT
I managed to pick up several calibers but the major find was 357Sig 235 pieces of SPEER nickel plated casings. :D
I had deprimed all of them, because the flash hole are very small on the SPEER and CCI 357Sig brass. Don't know why they are not the same as normal sized flash holes other than to give better back pressure control or just mess with handloaders.
Anyway, I drilled out all of them, to the normal sized .078", not my first time doing this, I have a procedure that works to make this go fast and easier. Doing them when I first get them helps to never have one go through the press with a smaller hole which can break the decapping pins... ::)
Also scored some 250 45ACP, about 500 9mm, some 40S&W too...Its nice to be able to get back on the range again to shoot and pick stuff up!
Congrats on the find! Thankfully, my range has a lot of big matches, so brass can be found by the hundreds. That is especially true of 9, 45, 40 and 223. Rarely, though, do I come across any 10mm. Sig is even rarer. I would bet < 100 pieces ever.
Must be shooters done like to pick up brass in cold weather!
I had SAME thing last two trips!! Nothing great caliber wise. But lots of 380, 9, 40, 45 and 38 stupid. Just few 357 & 44 mags too.
CW
Yea Only wish I could find some 380 Stuff, My brother and myself just picked up the little guns and finding brass for it is not as easy here. Someday soon I hope to find some good 380 brass. ::)
Aww too bad. I just traded away about 300 .380 ACP cases for some .45 ACP cases. :P
And no, I only have like about 4 left!
Quote from: The_Shadow on April 12 2015 09:18:02 AM MDT
Yea Only wish I could find some 380 Stuff, My brother and myself just picked up the little guns and finding brass for it is not as easy here. Someday soon I hope to find some good 380 brass. ::)
PM me a address to ship. When I sort I'll toss into a sm FR box for you!!
CW
What a score! Congrats!!
Most of the ranges around here prohibit the recovering of others' brass. >:(
In fact last weekend, at the public range, one of the safety volunteers accused me of picking up other's brass...then I showed him I was the only one shooting 357sig. ???
I wish I could find decent amounts of brass at our gun club, the retirees that go by there every day get the good stuff. I'm too far away from there to do that (30 miles round trip) with an old beat truck that gets crappy gas mileage.
I thought Lee pins would just slide up rather than break. ????
The range I go to is non public, its military, law enforcement and FBI...Back in the day of the MP-5 10mm I used to get 10mm brass with the fluted chamber markings on those...very rare to find any now days.
There have been plenty 9mm and 223 with crimped primers, some 40S&W
Quote from: The_Shadow on April 12 2015 01:53:36 PM MDT
The range I go to is non public, its military, law enforcement and FBI...Back in the day of the MP-5 10mm I used to get 10mm brass with the fluted chamber markings on those...very rare to find any now days.
There have been plenty 9mm and 223 with crimped primers, some 40S&W
I have "many" . :) ;D ;D
CW
The FBI and Seals don't shoot the MP5-10mm as much these days but I'll continue looking! :-[
Quote from: The_Shadow on April 12 2015 05:41:11 PM MDT
The FBI and Seals don't shoot the MP5-10mm as much these days but I'll continue looking! :-[
That's how I ended up with so many 10mm cases. When I was living near DC, I went to a range FBI agents were training at. They were shooting a lot of 10mm, and a lot of 357 SIG.
Quote from: The_Shadow on April 12 2015 09:18:02 AM MDT
Yea Only wish I could find some 380 Stuff, My brother and myself just picked up the little guns and finding brass for it is not as easy here. Someday soon I hope to find some good 380 brass. ::)
I have some.
IC, hook me up man, you have my address! ;D
We are getting a lot of serious stormy weather developing down here, so not getting any range time. That means less classes on the ranges or range time for me. Then with the backlog of training classes it will get busy for awhile.
Putting some testing ammo together for the next testing session.
Quote from: The_Shadow on April 13 2015 09:18:17 AM MDT
IC, hook me up man, you have my address! ;D
We are getting a lot of serious stormy weather developing down here, so not getting any range time. That means less classes on the ranges or range time for me. Then with the backlog of training classes it will get busy for awhile.
Putting some testing ammo together for the next testing session.
The package is in the mail to you! Lady said probably Thursday.
CW
CW, Man that's great news! I let you know when the arrive... :D