What did you do in the reloading room today?

[Ringbill27]

Loaded up 20 rounds of 7.62x39 with 123gr TSX and CFEBLK. Deer season starts Saturday.

 

[wind gypsy]

I last check my throat at 82 shots, so I checked the other day at 432; looks like I burned away .100" in the last 350 rounds.

 

[wapitibob]

3 each at 100. I’ll go to 600 with 81.5, 81.7, and 82.

 

[49ereric]

Loaded thirty 06 cases last night cuz bought a rail for the 110 Savage and changing the scope so needed ammo to sight in. Used 50 grains of W748 cuz I have a lot and saving the IMR 4350 for hunting ammo. I used federal 150 grain pull down bullets.

 

[jfk69]

Neck sized and fully prepped 50 .280 Rem cases on Norma once fired brass and then neck sized and fully prepped 60 rounds of 7 Rem mag on Norma once fired brass.

 

[sierracharlie338]

Just got back from the range and shot some of my previous loads. Will be back in the loading room after hunting next weekend.

 

[cmwhitmoyer]

Loaded an extra 20 for my daughter's 270 win with 130 gr Hornady CX burning 56.3 gr of Ramshot Hunter. Rifle deer starts Saturday.

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[jcaud]

Hadn’t done much reloading lately, but last night I whipped up a small batch with the last bit of some 87 gr VMAX I’ve had laying around for my .243.

 

[hunting1]

32 rounds of 300WSM with H4831SC and Hornady 190gr CX.

 

[Sinistram]

I covered my previously painted reloading bench top with a fresh sheet of Formica. Visibility is much better and it's easier to clean. Only cost about $100 and an afternoon's worth of time.

 

[jfk69]

Full length sized and fully prepped 120 pieces of .35 Remington brass. Used my Lyman Xpress trimmer for the first time and after taking a few cases to get the feel of it I really like it.

Also loaded 10 round velocity ladders for my 7 mag and .280. Today I’m going to try to load a couple more ladders for my .35 and my .257 Ackley to try out some new bullet/powder combos.

 

[bober90]

Finally got to try my new SAC sizing die with decapping mandrel and resized 50 pieces for my 6 creed. Much more efficient with 1 stroke now.


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[Backcast88]

Loaded 20rd of 6.5 PRC
- 59.5g n565
- 140 TGK
- Peterson brass
- CCI 200

Played with my new Redding 30-06 dies. Picked up a Premium 2 die set and got them cleaned up, lubed up and adjusted them to they are where I want them for resizing and seating bullets.

 

[WKR]

Wildcatting ain't easy
Trail and error but I figured it out

 

[sierracharlie338]

Wildcatting ain't easy
Trail and error but I figured it outView attachment 798544View attachment 798545

Looks like it has some hammer potential!

 

[WKR]

Looks like it has some hammer potential!

I'm hoping to get 3100+ out of a 20"
3200 would be super nice but might be too hot.
Can't wait for the barreled action to get back from Alex

 

[WestTN2288]

Wildcatting ain't easy
Trail and error but I figured it outView attachment 798544View attachment 798545

How did you fix that? Been kind of having the same trouble with one of my projects

 

[WKR]

How did you fix that? Been kind of having the same trouble with one of my projects

Which part? The collapsed shoulders? Or the messed up trimming?

My process for a perfect neck down is as follows:

One shot lube outside and inside neck

Wilson bushing die with a bushing .010 size step down smaller than original parent case

Wipe down then reapply one shot

21st century neck die with another .010 step down to get rid of the unsized portion of the neck (donut) and in my case set desired neck od.
(This die sizes all the way down to the neck/shoulder junction unlike normal bushing dies )

Wipe down neck area again because of brass shavings

Thoroughly apply graphite inside the neck
And use 21st century expander mandrel 1thou larger than desired neck id/neck tension because of excessive spring back.
(This is where I got collapsed shoulders at first, from not using enough graphite, and trying to go to fast, you can feel when the expander doesn't want to go. Slow and steady is the way.)

Then run it on a Henderson trimmer because most of the cases have stretched from all that brass movement.

 

[sierracharlie338]

I'm hoping to get 3100+ out of a 20"
3200 would be super nice but might be too hot.
Can't wait for the barreled action to get back from Alex

Yowza! I’m excited to see it man.

 

[Justin Crossley]

Prepped 600 pieces of new Alpha 25 CM brass. Can't wait to start shooting this thing.