Beating the Heat - July 2nd Handgun Shoot

[daytime dave]

Nice shooting and nice guns.

[Travlin]

Also for those of us that load our own ammo, revolvers don't scatter the empty brass all over .

[BrokenolMarine]

Also for those of us that load our own ammo, revolvers don't scatter the empty brass all over .

I'll second that one. I try to pick up all the semi-auto brass. Miss T is afraid that the cows might EAT the brass and get sick. I count the brass I pick up and make a real effort to get it all. If I can't find it, it's unlikely they will find it. She keeps the grass ON the range cut short, and a double pass down the right side cut down as well, since that's the direction the brass ejects. I told her she needn't worry about the left side off the range.

[BigAl52]

I can only think of a couple brass throwers that are worth reloading for. 10mm and 45acp

[BrokenolMarine]

The only reason I started reloading for 9mm is the Sheriff's Office was carrying 9mm Glocks at the time and I could get 5 gallon buckets of brass for my Glock 19. When we put in bulk orders for PPC reloading supplies I'd order 1,000 9mm bullets. We were ordering 100,000 bullets, 200,00, sometimes as many as 300,000 when we ordered for the group, so they were cheap. We were also ordering pounds and pounds of powder and cases of large and small pistol primers. (My standard order back then was around 20k bullets split between 38 lswc and 45 lswc, 20k primers split between LP and SP, and 16 pounds of powder) As a firearms instructor I could write it all off on professional development.

Two Sergeants from two police Departments that had been doing business with the supplier for decades would drive down to Georgia from Richmond in a huge dually and hauling an enclosed trailer and pick up the order, so no delivery fee. We all chipped in a small amount for GAS and to cover the room for the overnight stay. Still cheaper than shipping. Some of the guys weren't just ordering for PPC, but also IDPA, Bullseye, Skeet, Trap, Sporting Clays. They would order once or twice a year. These were guys that were shooting something every weekend and a couple nights a week. Most were either Instructors in their departments, or SWAT, or both. Some were local, Some State, Some Federal.

Once I transitioned my department to the Glock 22 from Revolvers, the Sheriff's Office got an offer from Glock to transition all their 9mm to the Glock 22 40cal, and three other departments in the area did the same. The entire metro area ended up with Glock 40s so magazines were interchangeable if there was a joint task force or interdepartmental call.

[BrokenolMarine]

I loaded 500 rounds of 9mm last year when the ammo shortage reared it's ugly head and the wife had just bought a Kimber Micro 9 so she wasn't shooting the Gold Dot 9mm to practice. LOL.

[BigAl52]

With the volume buying I get the reloading 9mm. Not sure one could get that volume discount anymore. But I just looked on ammoseek and 9mm can be had for about .22 a round. I think about the best I could do for supplies it would be .19 or .20 a round. Then you gotta bend over and pickup that brass. Im in the leave it lay part of my life. Called Lazy

[Hatchdog]

With the volume buying I get the reloading 9mm. Not sure one could get that volume discount anymore. But I just looked on ammoseek and 9mm can be had for about .22 a round. I think about the best I could do for supplies it would be .19 or .20 a round. Then you gotta bend over and pickup that brass. Im in the leave it lay part of my life. Called Lazy

After age 60 lazy is synonymous with smart!

[BrokenolMarine]

With the volume buying I get the reloading 9mm. Not sure one could get that volume discount anymore. But I just looked on ammoseek and 9mm can be had for about .22 a round. I think about the best I could do for supplies it would be .19 or .20 a round. Then you gotta bend over and pickup that brass. Im in the leave it lay part of my life. Called Lazy

I don't like bending over to pick up brass either, but I will if it's a couple dozen rounds. But, If I have a long shooting session I ordered a cool tool that eliminates bending over. it's a squirrel cage setup I roll over the brass that picks it it quickly and easily, and there is a wire deal that clips on the brass bucket that easily empties the brass from the "cage."


https://www.caldwellshooting.com/range- ... 25789.html


I mix it all to start out, then when I have a good amount of brass in a five gallon bucket, I sort it all. I used to do this by hand, sorting it over a couple evenings while watching TV. Then I saw the Dillon Sorting Trays, which I bought years ago, before they got so pricey. They worked great. Stack them, pour the brass in and shake and they sort the brass by caliber.

Easy Peasy.

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You might end up with a couple calibers in the same tray, like 9mm and 38, but those are easy to sort quickly by hand. A LOT faster than sorting five gallons of brass by hand. I don't shoot near the volume that I used to, no longer shooting 10,000+ rounds a year... so I might do this every couple years. I used to do it every couple months. With competition, teaching at the department, and private classes, brass built up fast. The sorting trays and the squirrel cage brass pickup were great time savers and I wrote those off on taxes as well.

[BigAl52]

I usually carried some small drawstring bags to the range with me and just picked it up as I shot. But Ive never shot the quantities that you have. I have some Dillon machines but never knew they had those case colanders like that. I have seen that wired cage brass collector like you have for sale but never did try one out. I dont have any Dillon Square deal 9mm dies anymore I gave them to my step daughter along with a reloader. At current prices for the dies Im probably not going to buy any. I really have been shooting more 40 than 9 and I have dies for the 40 and 10mm. Ive been wanting a new revolter and have been torn between a 610, 627PC and a 686. 8 rounds of 357 seems cool. With a 686 I cant decide between a 4 or a 6. Maybe 1 of each