What did you do in the reloading room today?

[Pharmseller]

Started some test loads for a new to me 6.5 GAP 4S


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What’s with the metronome?

 

[Caseknife]

What’s with the metronome?

That is what I thought at first, but think it is a stand of some sort.

 

[Kimber7man]

What’s with the metronome?

lol good one

Inline Fabrication stand, just got it. For powder measure

 

[Fireflyfishing]

Ordered 1000 134 ELDMs.

 

[puckhead]

Loaded velocity test loads of H1000, retumbo and N570 for a new 7prc barrel with 180eldm. Will also be trying 180 hybrids and 175eh when those arrive. Deprimed 50rds 25-284(also new barrel) and those will loaded with velocity tests tonight with 133eh

 

[tstowater]

Finally decided I needed to get started loading for prairie dog shooting. Set up the new Burstfire induction annealer and adjusted for 220 Swift. Did about 600 rounds this morning in less than an hour and a half. Was looking for some 204 brass this evening and found another 400 pieces of 220 Swift brass and annealed that. While looking for some more 204 brass, I found another 300 pieces of Swift brass. I thought I needed some more when I bought about 400 pieces of Swift brass last winter which is still sitting where I left it. I found that I still had around 300 rounds already loaded so I could shoot for quite a while if I loaded it all.

Still looking for the 204 brass. Kinda like Christmas every time I start looking for something else. Don't think that I am hoarding, but just don't want to run out. Really need to get started with the 20 Practical and 20 Vartarg as they will be the primary prairie dog guns. Need to clean the benches up so I can get started loading.

 

[crowlja]

Always a good feeling when your finally seating bullets!

Loaded up a fresh batch of hunting ammo for the Tikka in .308
308 Win
150 gr Nosler Accubond w/ 48grns of Varget.
This load gives me .5 to .6" MOA AT 2935fps.

 

[crowlja]

I prepped some 223 brass for some short barrel (10in) 60 and 69gr TMK exploration.

Does anybody have experience/thoughts using 8208xbr or TAC with these bullets?

Ive done a bit with 8208xbr in both 223 and 6.5 Grendel. Small groups but not the fastest. On the Grendel, load work was quick and easy. I think I settled on a load my 2nd trip to the range.

Works for what I need it for. Coyotes mostly...and any other critters that may walk through the door uninvited...

 

[Vern400]

3 of. These recipes ran promising five shot groups from a freshly built 308. It was a little windy when I shot so I want to see what the guns really doing with one more batch.
This is the second identical batch, 5 each.
150 match Kings on 46 Gr RL 15 @2820
168 match Kings on 44.7 grains Varget @2710
168 eldm on 44.7 grains Target new load
165 SST 44.7 Varget @2720
Match Kings about 0.010 off.
Hornady (secant ogive) about 0.030 off.
Powder was getting a little crunchy!

The Hornady book Max it's two grains less than the load on the bottle of Varget. 44.7 seems doable.

 

[Ckat]

3 of. These recipes ran promising five shot groups from a freshly built 308. It was a little windy when I shot so I want to see what the guns really doing with one more batch.
This is the second identical batch, 5 each.
150 match Kings on 46 Gr RL 15 @2820
168 match Kings on 44.7 grains Varget @2710
168 eldm on 44.7 grains Target new load
165 SST 44.7 Varget @2720
Match Kings about 0.010 off.
Hornady (secant ogive) about 0.030 off.
Powder was getting a little crunchy!

The Hornady book Max it's two grains less than the load on the bottle of Varget. 44.7 seems doable. View attachment 1012539

I bet at least one of them will shoot well. I’ve also had great luck with IMR 4064 in those bullet ranges.

 

[Marty]

Loaded 10 rounds to pressure test; .5 grain increments from 28-32 grains.

6mm ARC
GM205M primers
CFE 223
109 ELD-M

Will be fired out of this Howa Mini (barrel chopped to 16”).

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[eaglemountainman]

About to get off my lazy ass and load some 260 Rem or
7-08 for the range tomorrow.
Maybe both...

.260 will be either
129 Inlerlocks over 42.5 H4350
120 TTSXs over 42.0 H4350

7-08 either
120 TTSXs over 47.7 CFE223
139 Interlocks over 43.5 Varget
139 LRX over 48.2 Big Game

SIde Note -
I have an Athlon Rangecraft chrono inbound, but wont arrive in time to use tomorrow. Looking forward to next week, when I can shoot it side by side with my MagnetoSpeed V3.

 

[Geewhiz]

Prepping to start one heck of a batch. Have been stocking up on components for a bit and getting ready to start assembly. Have about 600 rounds of 270 win, 400 of 300 wsm, and 300 of 338 rum to load. Need to order bullets for the rum and I will be set.

 

[crowlja]

Loaded 10 rounds to pressure test; .5 grain increments from 28-32 grains.

6mm ARC
GM205M primers
CFE 223
109 ELD-M

Will be fired out of this Howa Mini (barrel chopped to 16”).

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Ive been looking at doing a Howa build for 6arc. How do you like it so far?

 

[Marty]

Ive been looking at doing a Howa build for 6arc. How do you like it so far?

It’s alright. Decent price. Average accuracy. Three position safety. Heavy bolt lift. Weird metric thread pitch for threading new barrel blanks for it. And this copy has that issue with racking the bolt fast and the trigger going to a heavy single stage.

If I could do it over again, I’d start with another M700 clone SA or a Tikka action.