What did you do in the reloading room today?

JollyRoger said:
It’s all Norma brass that came as loaded factory ammo that I shot in this rifle. So I guess it’s once fired?
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Gotcha. Not sure how much it actually helps but I do run my brass over an expander during sizing, and use graphite lube before seating. Regardless, if you're getting 1" or less 10 shot groups at 100, and nothing seems wonky when validating at distance, roll on little doggy.
 
Been pulling apart 12 gauge S&B 2 3/4” 9 pellet 00 buck and taking the fiber wad out and putting an old win wad in or cb113812 (mica dusted) putting 6 pellets back adding buffer and re roll the crimp. Shell ends up a fraction longer.
Shot out my Stevens 311 at 25 yards and patterns @twice as good. Real happy with the results cuz no flyers like the factory load. Modified barrel patterns slightly better. Shells extract easily. Time consuming but not an issue. Got a case and half to go. Save @5/8 lb of 00 per box so in time those will be loaded in 410 hulls.
Bought 2 cases long ago before internet sales tax for $70/case shipped 😎
 

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Added some small features to my bench.
- Duct tape pen holder on the left
- Labeled the shell holder nails
- Small shelf to keep some powder out
- Laminated the shell holder/brass chart
- Laminated the powder burn rate chart
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- Updated my 10mm Auto data for two new loads (below)
- Getting ready to load some 155 XTPs, 180 XTPs, and maybe some 200 gr. WFNGC. Something to do for the weekend. I may go do some plinking with my 1911s.
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Wyobohunter said:
What is it?
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6.5 Creedmoor
Norma brass (once fired)
Federal 210 primer
41.5gr of H4350
140gr ELD-M
2.314” to the ogive
2745 average MV

It’s been shooting incredible for me. All 10 round groups under and inch. And a tight group at 720 yards to start verifying it at distance.

The rifle is kind of cheating. It’s an Accuracy International AT with a Nightforce ATACR 5-25 on it.
 
JollyRoger said:
6.5 Creedmoor
Norma brass (once fired)
Federal 210 primer
41.5gr of H4350
140gr ELD-M
2.314” to the ogive
2745 average MV

It’s been shooting incredible for me. All 10 round groups under and inch. And a tight group at 720 yards to start verifying it at distance.

The rifle is kind of cheating. It’s an Accuracy International AT with a Nightforce ATACR 5-25 on it.
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Damn, sounds like a sweet rifle. How much does it weigh? Got pics? What did you do with the brass? Just FL size, neck size, turn the necks? How weight consistent is Norma brass?
 
I bought a MEC Automate reloader for 12 ga trap loads. I have been using it for almost a month now. There was a small learning curve. I have it pretty dialed in now. It will crank them out. I have been hitting it hard the last week or so.

I have loaded 15 flats of 12 ga 7.5 shot 1 1/8 oz loads so far. I am now out of 7.5 shot. I have a bunch of 8 to work through, though.

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Wyobohunter said:
Damn, sounds like a sweet rifle. How much does it weigh? Got pics? What did you do with the brass? Just FL size, neck size, turn the necks? How weight consistent is Norma brass?
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It’s super rad… but it’s heavy. Not a hunting rifle by any means. It’s probably close to 20lbs without ammo.

For the brass, it started out as factory loaded ammo. All I’ve done is the full length sizing die, and then trim to 1.910” per the Hornady book. I don’t have an annealer or anything. But I do deburr the inside/outside of the case and clean the primer pocket good. The weight is fairly consistent I think? I’m new to this and dont have anything to compare it too. But they’re all within 4 or so grains of eachother.


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308 bullet experiment for my kids school project! We had a ball with it! The overall winner was hornady 150 interlocks! Barnes 130's had the best penetration! 5 jugs and dented the 6th! 147gr FMJ's were tough to capture! Barnes were so pretty I wanted to make my wife a pair of earrings out of them :)
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JollyRoger said:
It’s super rad… but it’s heavy. Not a hunting rifle by any means. It’s probably close to 20lbs without ammo.

For the brass, it started out as factory loaded ammo. All I’ve done is the full length sizing die, and then trim to 1.910” per the Hornady book. I don’t have an annealer or anything. But I do deburr the inside/outside of the case and clean the primer pocket good. The weight is fairly consistent I think? I’m new to this and dont have anything to compare it too. But they’re all within 4 or so grains of eachother.


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Your results tell me that you are doing it right, no need to fiddle with the brass.
 
JVS said:
308 bullet experiment for my kids school project! We had a ball with it! The overall winner was hornady 150 interlocks! Barnes 130's had the best penetration! 5 jugs and dented the 6th! 147gr FMJ's were tough to capture! Barnes were so pretty I wanted to make my wife a pair of earrings out of them :)
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I’ve found those 150 Interlocks to be absolute deer HAMMERS. I shot a doe at about 320 with one and the exit was the size of a softball. Completely lost the off side shoulder. Excellent killing bullet
 
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