What did you do in the reloading room today?

[fk6719]

I am working up a 127g LRX / Varget load for 6.5cm, hoping to get something good in the Starline SRP brass with the Fiocchi non tox primers. Nothing groundbreaking, but this will be my first year using this combination and I want plenty of time to dial it in before rifle season.

 

[waspocrew]

I haven't shot my 6.5 Sherman in a while and figured it was time to dust it off. Basically, think of it as a 6.5-280 AI. Different ways to form, but I used Peterson 270 Win brass.

- Necked up 50 cases to .284, then necked down to establish a false shoulder (too much shoulder movement to just put in chamber and fire).
- Trimmed to 2.525", then quick chamf/deburr
- Loaded up a few rounds with 53 grains of RL-23 to fire form the cases.

Swung by the range and popped them off. Shoulders appear to have formed nicely at this charge, so I'll get the remaining 45 cases loaded today. Once these are formed, I'll work with the 156 Berger and RL-26.

False shoulder on L, fire-formed case on R

 

[49ereric]

Loaded @forty 06 cases couple days ago settled on 48.5 W748 easy bolt lift & enough punch for the close woods shots I take.
Last night resized 50 of PMM-8mm/338 mag another 50 to go.
Cleaning the Cupra Nickel from the Turk bullets out the the barrel now.
Clean barrel for working up a load for the 236 grain Herters bullets.