I’ve been slack at getting myself to the reloading bench.

In large part it’s been because I’ve been busy with other things and thus when I think about getting out there I’m just not motivated. Furthermore, it’s getting quite hot outside and I just don’t feel like taking a schvitz to reload.

So I’m going to attempt something. Every morning, wake up, tend to morning things (e.g. get dressed, eat breakfast, etc.), then get out and reload 100 rounds of 9mm. That should take me about 30 minutes in total. Not a huge time investment, and if I do it every day I’ll build up a good supply, even as I burn through some of it in my own practice. If I can get a few thousand stockpiled, then I’ll see about switching out the press setup and perhaps go back to my .223 efforts.

I’ve shifted away from using the Berry’s bullets towards using the Precision Delta bullets. While I like the full plating on the Berry’s, their local availability, and being the least expensive of what’s available locally, I’m having problems with them. That is, I’ll go to seat the bullet and something messes up during the seating… typically the bullet seats wrong and “shaves” part of its side off, but whatever happens it equates to a wasted load. I may be able to pull the bullet and recover the powder, but the bullet is certainly wasted and maybe the case and thus maybe the primer. Apart from the wasted components, it also throws off your groove as you’re working. *sigh*  It’s happened more than enough with the Berry’s that I’m starting to not want to use them. Besides, when you buy Precision Delta bullets, they’re a lot less expensive than the Berry’s, plus when you buy in bulk it’s even cheaper. So far all the Precision Delta’s I’ve loaded have worked out great, at least in the loading process. So far, so good.

I really want to keep up this routine of wake up, do morning things, then reload 100 rounds. What I really need at this point are some good .30 cal ammo cans to store the reloads. The best place to buy them is “John’s Guns” out in Bastrop, but it’s not a place I can easily get to, and whenever I am out that way all too often I drive by outside of business hours. 😦   I’ve struggled to find a good place to buy such things within Austin, at a reasonable price.