What did you do in the reloading room today?

[Sinistram]

As the year comes to a close, I'm rooting through the shelves to see what's there, what needs to be processed, and what needs to be loaded. Today I discovered a stash of 9 .416 Trophy Bonded Bear Claw bullets I had from an experiment years ago. I don't shoot that bullet anymore (solely due to the positively eye-watering cost), so I loaded them up for some practice with Reloder 15. Cleaned another box off the shelf.

 

[Sinistram]

Shot the 06 today testing couple of loads with Sierra 180 RN for groups. Still no consistency with the surplus 4831.
I had loaded 3 rounds up with W748 and they shot well.
Load some more up later today with W748 and play with the lengths.
Shot the new 223 savage 110 trail hunter again to get rounds thru the barrel @120 so far and it seems to be shooting the Speer 50 grain tnt better, when my old eyes cooperate.

I absolutely love that 50gr TNT in the 223. Mine will send them hauling ass with a max charge of H335 and make a fingernail size group at the same time. Why pay more?!?!

 

[Slick8]

Loaded a batch of 145 CE Lazers for a 300 yard ladder test in the morning.

 

[49ereric]

I absolutely love that 50gr TNT in the 223. Mine will send them hauling ass with a max charge of H335 and make a fingernail size group at the same time. Why pay more?!?!

Speer 50 gr tnt are getting more expensive like everything else. I bought them for breaking in the barrel well (200-300) before trying hornady 60 grain #2270 & #2275.
I have a 100 Hornady #2270C and hoping they shoot well enough for cheap shooting.
Available cheap bulk quantities.

 

[HGL]

Loaded up some 88 gr ELDm for a pressure ladder in my .223 wylde, 18" tube, 1-7" twist. Mainly out of curiosity's sake on an 18" barrel.

Loaded 22.4 grains through 24.2 grains of 8208 XBR, nosler brass, BR4, .005" jump/kissing the lands.

22.4 gr = 2534 fps
23.7 gr = 2651 fps (got heavy bolt lift and some ejector swipe)
Pulled the rest.

It shot a fairly decent group though, considering it was fourteen shots spread over 1.3 grains in .1 grain increments.

88 gr on the left, 69 TMK middle, 75 Amax right for comparison.

 

[Sinistram]

Speer 50 gr tnt are getting more expensive like everything else. I bought them for breaking in the barrel well (200-300) before trying hornady 60 grain #2270 & #2275.
I have a 100 Hornady #2270C and hoping they shoot well enough for cheap shooting.
Available cheap bulk quantities.

Yeah, my information might be a bit outdated on those. I laid in a huge supply about two years ago when they were $11.99/100 from Midway. I haven't had to buy them since then, and likely won't for a while, but I hear ya'!

 

[7SAUM-J]

Worked on some .270 load development for a buddy’s rifle. His gun hated H4350 with the 145 eldx. Let’s see what H4831SC does.