Man those bergers are gorgeous projectiles, I havent loaded any of those, best I've done is sierras and nosler, I have used, well continue to use the nosler cc 7 mag brass, has treated me well, granted I dont shoot f class but mid to long range nevertheless. Looks good buddy. And good luck at the matches!
Love the videos and the insight you give together with your take on new hardware for reloading. I see in this video you say that you tumble the brass again to get rid of the lube? I remember that in an earlier video you were using One Shot and said that you didn't bother cleaning the lube off as it didn't seem to make a difference? Have you changed your mind or using a different lube for the cases?
I went to the hardware store and bought some thin wall PVC that I think was 2 inch diameter and then wrapped a few pieces of painters tape around it until it fits snugly.
Hey, John. Pertaining to handloading, in your opinion, what would you consider to be the current weak link for the needs of your sport (F-class)? I don't get to shoot nearly as much as I'd like to, but I do have quite a bit of extra time off the range. I'd love to try and come up with a solution to a problem you guys may have in order to help the community. You get the first prototype and fully functional production version of course, lol.
Thank you for the kind offer. Honestly, dropping powder is almost always the biggest choke point in reloading although recent innovations have helped improve that considerably. Next to that is probably priming.
@@FClassJohn thanks John! I could really see the APP Press for depriming and expanding for sure. Also, do you offer classes like I’ve previously heard you reference in some videos?
Rice, huh, never even considered something like that, I wet tumble mainly with ss pins, size, trim, chamfered debur then tumble without any media just a drip of dawn an 9mm case of lemashine , if I'm In a hurry I'll throw all the brass on cooking sheets and load the oven(got a good wife lol) usually do that anyway so no spots, I need to try dry tumbling, I started out wet and just never really looked back
Sadly TH-cam barely pays out, because they are so anti-gun. They're happy to make money on ads for themselves but often times demonetize my videos. In some cases I have videos with over 100k views that barely made $10. The biggest thing that helps is when people click my affiliate link for Amazon in the description and then buy whatever they want. Doesn't cost them anything but helps support my channel.
As said below it helps allow more powder to better fit in a case. It also help keep the funnel up above the brass so less chance of bumping into things.
I still use it especially for load development but currently my v3 with the Ingenuity Precision trickler is much faster. Over 700rds it was almost an hour faster. Adam is working on running changes for the v4 which should speed it up considerably.
John, you sound miserable. I'm thinking it may be because you are. That's why I stopped almost all tournaments / competition. It takes all the fun out of it. And eventually it just becomes a BIG NERVE-RACKING CHORE. I face enough drudgery in other phases of my life. I just don't need it from my hobbies.
Man those bergers are gorgeous projectiles, I havent loaded any of those, best I've done is sierras and nosler, I have used, well continue to use the nosler cc 7 mag brass, has treated me well, granted I dont shoot f class but mid to long range nevertheless. Looks good buddy. And good luck at the matches!
Thank you.
Thanks for the video and reloading process.
Wow you definitely put in the work and go through the components. Good luck in Texas and bring home the win!!! Thanks for video
Love the videos and the insight you give together with your take on new hardware for reloading. I see in this video you say that you tumble the brass again to get rid of the lube? I remember that in an earlier video you were using One Shot and said that you didn't bother cleaning the lube off as it didn't seem to make a difference? Have you changed your mind or using a different lube for the cases?
Love that Amp Press. That is a whole lot of ammo there. Nice that you can have someone haul the ammo for the V2 to TN. Good luck John.
Thank you and yes, it's a great group of guys in F Class and most will help each other out without question.
I'd love to see all the inconsistently seated rounds in one group recording where each shot landed.
I love the check off card idea.
Been doing it for years and it always helps.
@@FClassJohn I’m just getting started unfortunately. So your videos have been very helpful.
@@Peculiar_Hodag Thank you and I’m glad to hear that.
Good luck to you!
That's a lot of work!
Yeppers
A lot of work going into your hobby.
What happened to the Dillon?
Love your process. Looks very consistent. Where did you get that powder cup? I like the long handle.
Thank you. It’s a custom handle that a friend made on his cnc.
@@FClassJohn lol of course it’s a custom one off.
@@chriserhard8724 Area419 makes one very similar.
Seeing this makes me happy I'm just a competitive BPCR shooter and that's it. Man... 800 rounds of ammo for a match? On an arbor press? Ouch!
It was actually for two matches as I was handing off some to a friend who’ll bring them to my next big match in Tennessee for me.
@@FClassJohn Ah I see. A labor of love for sure. Good luck.
@@TexasLeverGunner you arnt lying bud, it is
How did you mod your funnel with the higher sides?
I went to the hardware store and bought some thin wall PVC that I think was 2 inch diameter and then wrapped a few pieces of painters tape around it until it fits snugly.
It’s all about the U
Eric cortina prob watches your video instead of loading his ammo 😁
Hey, John. Pertaining to handloading, in your opinion, what would you consider to be the current weak link for the needs of your sport (F-class)? I don't get to shoot nearly as much as I'd like to, but I do have quite a bit of extra time off the range. I'd love to try and come up with a solution to a problem you guys may have in order to help the community. You get the first prototype and fully functional production version of course, lol.
Thank you for the kind offer. Honestly, dropping powder is almost always the biggest choke point in reloading although recent innovations have helped improve that considerably. Next to that is probably priming.
@@FClassJohn Thank you kindly for your input. I can't wait to get started on failed attempts :-).
What press and die combo do you use to expand necks?
For expanding, I use a Lee APP Press and a Porter Precision gage pin die set.
@@FClassJohn thanks John! I could really see the APP Press for depriming and expanding for sure. Also, do you offer classes like I’ve previously heard you reference in some videos?
Nice video John,
Are you using rice media for the final tumbling process? Thanks!
I have used rice quite a bit but I’m currently using steel cut oats and testing that out.
Rice, huh, never even considered something like that, I wet tumble mainly with ss pins, size, trim, chamfered debur then tumble without any media just a drip of dawn an 9mm case of lemashine , if I'm In a hurry I'll throw all the brass on cooking sheets and load the oven(got a good wife lol) usually do that anyway so no spots, I need to try dry tumbling, I started out wet and just never really looked back
900! That would suck the fun out of reloading for me. Self imposed sweat shop.
Why do you prime before mandrel but not vice versa?
Lazy mostly. Sometimes it works out and I prime first then expand. Doesn't really seem to matter which way works better to be honest.
Man hopefully getting paid for some of that work.
Sadly TH-cam barely pays out, because they are so anti-gun. They're happy to make money on ads for themselves but often times demonetize my videos. In some cases I have videos with over 100k views that barely made $10. The biggest thing that helps is when people click my affiliate link for Amazon in the description and then buy whatever they want. Doesn't cost them anything but helps support my channel.
You’re Buddy The Elf type fast.
😂
What caliber is it? I don't think he mentioned that.
It’s .284 win
What purpose does the extended tube on the funnel serve?
This is to fit more powder into the case
As said below it helps allow more powder to better fit in a case. It also help keep the funnel up above the brass so less chance of bumping into things.
Thanks, i figured it was for dense loading the powder, just wanted to verify.
What happened with the V4 ?
I still use it especially for load development but currently my v3 with the Ingenuity Precision trickler is much faster. Over 700rds it was almost an hour faster. Adam is working on running changes for the v4 which should speed it up considerably.
John, you sound miserable. I'm thinking it may be because you are. That's why I stopped almost all tournaments / competition. It takes all the fun out of it. And eventually it just becomes a BIG NERVE-RACKING CHORE. I face enough drudgery in other phases of my life. I just don't need it from my hobbies.
I appreciate that but any misery in my voice isn’t from reloading or shooting. In fact they’re about the only times I’m feeling good and don’t hurt.
Sorry just a bad video #!!!