Ammunition & Hand Loading > Cartridge and Shotshell reloading
Fly's Most Excellent Adventure in Reloading Continues
OnTheFly:
--- Quote from: Neeco on October 28, 2013, 03:23:33 PM ---I'd be interested in knowing what accessories you picked up with it, besides the case feeder (218$!!!!!)?
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Here is what I ordered through Grafs. I have a dealer discount, so if you are looking to buy, I can get most items for a little lower than list. I believe I saved somewhere around $100 after shipping with my large order.
DILLON 9MM LUGER CASE GAGE
Item Number: DP15161 · Quantity in Cart: 1
DILLON LOW POWDER SENSOR, LIGHT/BUZZER WHEN < 1000g
Item Number: DP16306 · Quantity in Cart: 1
DILLON LOW PRIMER SENSOR, BUZZES WHEN EMPTY
Item Number: DP20302 · Quantity in Cart: 1
DILLON PICK UP TUBE SMALL PRIMER (PER 4 TUBES)
Item Number: DP20049 · Quantity in Cart: 1
DILLON RL650 WRENCH SET AND HOLDER
Item Number: DP11555 · Quantity in Cart: 1
DILLON STRONG MOUNT for XL650 PRESS ONLY
Item Number: DP22052 · Quantity in Cart: 1
DILLON XL650 9MM/38 SUPER /9x21 PRESS w/o DIES
Item Number: DP16944 · Quantity in Cart: 1
DILLON XL650 CASE FEEDER ASSY. 110volt, SML PISTOL
Item Number: DP21079 · Quantity in Cart: 1
GRAF PRIMER FLIP TRAY FOR RIFLE & PISTOL PRIMERS
Item Number: GR35 · Quantity in Cart: 1
HRN BULLET PULLER, KINETIC (HAMMER TYPE)
Item Number: HRN050090 · Quantity in Cart: 1
HRN L-N-L SONIC CLEANER 3 LITER STLSS STEEL 110VOLT
Item Number: HRN043340 · Quantity in Cart: 1
HRN LOCK-N-LOAD BENCH SCALE 1500gr 110/220 VOLT
Item Number: HRN050108 · Quantity in Cart: 1
INLINE FAB DILLON XL650 SKYLIGHT LIGHTING
Item Number: IFLEDSKY650 · Quantity in Cart: 1
DILLON 9MM CARBIDE 3 DIE SET
Item Number: DP14406 · Quantity in Cart: 1
DILLON ALUMINUM ROLLER HANDLE fits: 500/550/650
Item Number: DP17950 · Quantity in Cart: 1
HRN ONE-SHOT CASE LUBE 5.5oz AEROSOL 12/CS
Item Number: HRN9991 · Quantity in Cart: 1
--- Quote from: Neeco on October 28, 2013, 03:23:33 PM ---Extra bins?
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No. I just have the one that came with the press. For a bullet tray, I just bought a cheap one from Wally World. Works fine.
IMHO, the following are what I consider necessities if you want to crank out some rounds.
* Aluminum roller handle
* Extra primer pick-up tubes
* Low primer sensor
* Strong mount
* Case feeder
* Powder sensor (senses low powder in powder measure/hopper)
The "Skylight Lighting" is an LED light setup that has a strip light and a downwash light that is mounted to shine light on the shell plate. The downwash light fits in the center hole of the die toolhead to shine straight down on the shell plate. That is GREAT for my eyes that can't see in dim light like they used to.
Let me know if you, or anyone else here, would like me to get a quote for products at Grafs. Give me a list of the following...
* Product Description
* Item Number
* QuantityI can then contact Grafs to find out what the final will be with shipping, and let you know. I don't add any extra for myself because I have to order a specific dollar amount each year to maintain the dealer discount. This helps me in the future when I want to order items for myself at a discount.
To get the best discount and fastest processing, I need to pay them with a money order or certified check, so I would ask you to pay me via pay-pal (method with no fee) or with certified check/money order.
I believe I can have it shipped directly to you since it will be paid in full.
Fly
Mudnrox:
--- Quote from: bkoenig on October 27, 2013, 11:12:36 AM ---.380 and 9x18 are the devil.
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+1000
Neeco:
Thanks Fly! I will have to see if I can sell my RCBS Kit before I purchase another.
bkoenig:
--- Quote from: OnTheFly on October 28, 2013, 01:41:09 PM ---Yes. I use Hornady's top line sonic cleaner with the larger capacity and dual transducers. I have a pretty dry basement, so if I just throw the wet cases in a towel, agitate them, and then lay them out to dry, I'm confident that in a few days they will be sufficiently dry. However, I don't have a TON of cases, so I got the oven to expedite the drying process just to make sure they will be completely dry.
Brass! It's what's for dinner!
The other benefits to sonic cleaning....
* No dust floating through the air that you are breathing
* I can also clean gun parts, jewelry, small carburetors, etc. if I use the right cleaning solution
* It does a pretty darn good job of cleaning the cases, in my limited experience. Talking to friend who has cleaned a lot of rifle cases with tumbling media, he was impressed with how good of a job my sonic cleaner doesThe downside of the sonic cleaner is that it has a very high pitched buzz that can be pretty annoying. However, the case tumblers/agitators can also be pretty loud. Either way, it is something you would probably not want to be in the room for, if you can avoid it.
Regarding the convection oven...I set it on 250 and bake the cases for up to 20 minutes, agitate the cases to expose any liquid, and then bake for up to another 20 minutes. The other benefit is that I can use it for future projects such as heating Kydex, drying gun finishes (dura-coat?), etc.
Fly
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I wet tumble with stainless media and yesterday I was in a hurry to dry some cases so I laid them out on a tray and hit them with a heat gun for about 5 minutes. I made sure the case mouths were pointing towards me so the airflow would go in the neck and hopefully at least a little bit out the flash hole. After 5 minutes they were too hot to touch but completely dry.
I would never go back to dry tumbling. I wouldn't mind trying a sonic cleaner, but either way I really like the fact that wet cleaning eliminates the dust. I'm sure the dust from dry media is just loaded with lead. Plus, wet tumbling makes my cases look factory new. They don't shoot any better but they sure are pretty.
shooter:
this sounds a little strange, but I have been doing it almost 35 years, if you use a tumbler to clean your brass, and get a lot of dust, I give the media a good squirt of charcoal grill lighter fluid, you wont believe the difference, and it also helps to cut ant grease that might be on the brass,
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