What did you do in the reloading room today?

[gunner617]

Put a scope on a new build and got test loads ready for my new waypoint 6.5 creedmoor.

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

Finally got the 6.5 WSM degreased, loct-tited, and torqued, including the trigger housing screw. Thanks to whoever, posted that thread about checking it out. Mine was oily as heck. Degreased and bonded SRS 20 MOA rail and degreased and loc-tited/paint penned the SWFA SS 3-9 HD.

Loaded up first pressure test rounds with N565 and 147 ELDM. Started at 62 and last is 66, and we'll see how it goes.

 

[MD97756]

Prepping .45 acp brass. Fixing to load a few hundred 230’s up behind some titegroup

 

[waspocrew]

Loading up 194 Lehigh subsonic rounds for my 300 BLK. Have a few doe tags to fill in late Oct.

 

[gunner617]

Took a nap

 

[cody4359]

From 2 days ago. Started a new load for my 7mag and just shot velocity at this rock, ended up doing all load development at that distance and turned out quite well for my standards and ability. Ive been using my spotter the record my data lately. Yellow rock at the bottom is 10" long

 

[Sinistram]

Prepping .45 acp brass. Fixing to load a few hundred 230’s up behind some titegroup

'Cause they don't make a 46!!

 

[sierracharlie338]

Forgot the obligatory pic but set seating depth on my 6gt loads and knocked out some 221 fireball loads for testing in a new rifle. Taking the 25killmoor and the above two out tomorrow for some range time.

 

[DB29]

The main purpose of the day was to see if Remington 7.5 primers would stop blowing like the CCI400s and could improve the fps in my .223.

The short answer is it looks like an increase of 250fps going from CCI400s to Rem7.5s.

1. Pressure tested the Rem7.5s with XBR and 77gr TMK in my .223, including wet round test, and landed on 25gr.

2. Loaded and shot 23.5gr to 25gr, .5gr at a time, for 10 round groups to test accuracy. 25gr appears to be accurate.

3. Loaded 30 rnds of 25gr XBR to velocity and accuracy test tomorrow.

On another note, I primed and loaded 50 rnds of my first lapua brass to fireform. Interested to see if lapua brass will safely allow for a little more fps.

 

[wind gypsy]

The main purpose of the day was to see if Remington 7.5 primers would stop blowing like the CCI400s and could improve the fps in my .223.

The short answer is it looks like an increase of 250fps going from CCI400s to Rem7.5s.

1. Pressure tested the Rem7.5s with XBR and 77gr TMK in my .223, including wet round test, and landed on 25gr.

2. Loaded and shot 23.5gr to 25gr, .5gr at a time, for 10 round groups to test accuracy. 25gr appears to be accurate.

3. Loaded 30 rnds of 25gr XBR to velocity and accuracy test tomorrow.

On another note, I primed and loaded 50 rnds of my first lapua brass to fireform. Interested to see if lapua brass will safely allow for a little more fps.

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Don’t be surprised when the pockets on that fancy lapua brass get loose in a hurry if you’re stuffing them with 25 grains of xbr behind a 77.

 

[DB29]

Don’t be surprised when the pockets on that fancy lapua brass get loose in a hurry if you’re stuffing them with 25 grains of xbr behind a 77.

I am loading 23.5 of Varget to fireform the new lapua brass.

In my small test nosler brass isn’t getting loose primer pockets at 25gr of XBR on the first load (2nd firing on the nosler brass).

Are you seeing lapua primer pockets get loose after forming and then first fire of 25gr of XBR?