What did you do in the reloading room today?

[NRA4LIFE]

Not reloading related, but finished cleaning my muzzleloader for the year.

 

[waspocrew]

I started resizing 223 brass from last summer. I figure if I do a hundred a night I'll have them all done in 2-3 weeks, then I can move on to the next step in bulk brass prep, which for me is primer pocket cleaning and gauging.

Bulk prep is definitely a chore. I like to break it down into small batches spread out over time.

 

[Darren_8167]

 

[Good Stuff]

Worked up some loads for my new .223 ULUL.

 

[Darren_8167]

 

[Caseknife]

Not to be too critical, but don't think I would be mixing alcohol and reloading, just saying.

 

[Darren_8167]

Not to be too critical, but don't think I would be mixing alcohol and reloading, just saying.

Not to be too critical, but if I was YOU I wouldn’t mix alcohol and reloading either. But thankfully I am me, and I enjoy a pour while enjoying my hobby. Just saying.

 

[Castle Rock]

Not to be too critical, but don't think I would be mixing alcohol and reloading, just saying.

Good to see that you know your limitations.

Not to be too critical, but if I was YOU I wouldn’t mix alcohol and reloading either. But thankfully I am me, and I enjoy a pour while enjoying my hobby. Just saying.

Nice setup.

 

[Darren_8167]

Good to see that you know your limitations.

Nice setup.

Thank you sir.

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

Quick question for the gallery. How many guys buy several different bullets, for different purposes, for the same rifle, and actually do load dev on them? For example, you have a rifle chambered for a specific heavy for caliber bullet for big game. However, that rifle is also capable of shooting very light bullets, very fast, for coyotes. There are several calibers out there that fit this bill including, but not limited to, 7mm, 6.5mm, .257, .243, and .223.

I see guys with benches full of various components, and I have a backlog of several different bullets for different rifles on my bench. However, after you get a hammer load developed, do guys on average, ever spend the time and components to develop a varmint load for the same rifle? Or, if you don't care about pelt damage for example, do you just varmint hunt with your big game load? If so, does this explain folks with multiple differentt jugs of powder and stacks of bullets on their benches?

I'm starting to get a backlog of bullets especially, and althought I had grand designs of developing loads for each of them, I've been lucky enough to have one recipe that shoots too good to mess with others.

In an ideal world, we could all afford to have a dedicated varmint rifle(s) and big game rifle(s).

 

[amassi]

Quick question for the gallery. How many guys buy several different bullets, for different purposes, for the same rifle, and actually do load dev on them? For example, you have a rifle chambered for a specific heavy for caliber bullet for big game. However, that rifle is also capable of shooting very light bullets, very fast, for coyotes. There are several calibers out there that fit this bill including, but not limited to, 7mm, 6.5mm, .257, .243, and .223.

I see guys with benches full of various components, and I have a backlog of several different bullets for different rifles on my bench. However, after you get a hammer load developed, do guys on average, ever spend the time and components to develop a varmint load for the same rifle? Or, if you don't care about pelt damage for example, do you just varmint hunt with your big game load? If so, does this explain folks with multiple differentt jugs of powder and stacks of bullets on their benches?

I'm starting to get a backlog of bullets especially, and althought I had grand designs of developing loads for each of them, I've been lucky enough to have one recipe that shoots too good to mess with others.

In an ideal world, we could all afford to have a dedicated varmint rifle(s) and big game rifle(s).

Used to do this, ended up with too many dies, bullets and cartridges. Started whittling down to cartridges and bullets that filled more niches. For example my current favorites that kill varmints equally as well as big game
22 creedmoor and 80g eld-m/x. One load and it’s a do all gun.
6cm and 95 tmk- kills everything really well
6 prc and 109- kills everything a little further, better wind #.
6.5 cm and 130 tmk/ 130 eld m. Kills everything

So instead of having 80 different bullets and weights I buy cases of eld’s/tmks. Getting thousands of bullets at a go in the same lot# also cuts down on mfg tolerance changes. I have a few 6mm and 6.5mm lead free bullets for CA and a much tidier workbench and easier load process. Spend much more time shooting for proficiency rather than experimenting with diff bullets and cartridges


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[wyosam]

Quick question for the gallery. How many guys buy several different bullets, for different purposes, for the same rifle, and actually do load dev on them? For example, you have a rifle chambered for a specific heavy for caliber bullet for big game. However, that rifle is also capable of shooting very light bullets, very fast, for coyotes. There are several calibers out there that fit this bill including, but not limited to, 7mm, 6.5mm, .257, .243, and .223.

I see guys with benches full of various components, and I have a backlog of several different bullets for different rifles on my bench. However, after you get a hammer load developed, do guys on average, ever spend the time and components to develop a varmint load for the same rifle? Or, if you don't care about pelt damage for example, do you just varmint hunt with your big game load? If so, does this explain folks with multiple differentt jugs of powder and stacks of bullets on their benches?

I'm starting to get a backlog of bullets especially, and althought I had grand designs of developing loads for each of them, I've been lucky enough to have one recipe that shoots too good to mess with others.

In an ideal world, we could all afford to have a dedicated varmint rifle(s) and big game rifle(s).

I have multiple loads for pretty much everything I shoot. I hunt with mostly hammer bullets, but they’re too expensive to shoot a bunch of volume with. I also enjoy load development. Some rifles have a hunting load, a range load with Eldm/berger etc, and a cast lead load. Rifles I hunt with are always zeroed for the hunting load, with offsets built into AB data for others.


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