What did you do in the reloading room today?

[49ereric]

Primed 300 more 223 mixed cases over the last couple of days here and there.
2-300 more to go…

 

[brandonh98]

Still trying to find a decent load for my bergara b14 carbon in 7mm prc. This has been quite the journey getting this rifle to shoot well.

 

[crowlja]

I used to have a Harrells combo press which is different than the press they sell now but has the same clamp. I think they're best with custom dies or just light sizing in general because the clamp isn't all that robust. I haven't used the Sinclair but I see them alot at BR matches but you're limited to 308 length cases. The Summit is the most versatile obviously.

At the range I've used arbor presses, Harrells combo, Rockchucker, and currently been using an RCBS Partner for a number of years now and it's by far my favorite of those four. It's a light duty press but robust enough for doing what I need at the range while light enough to easily move around. The Rockchucker works fine but it's noticeably heavier to carry around. I don't know the weight of the Summit but I'm guessing it's similar to a Rockchucker give or take so I'm thinking it's probably not the most convenient thing to haul arouond. For me though, I have a lot of hand dies and there's an arbor press conversion for the Summit so it could be a one press for everything even if it's less than ideal wieghtwise.

I have my Summit bolted down so haven't moved it around in a while. But its pretty dang heavy. I want to say its about a pound or so heavier than the rock chucker. I guess one could look to see if weights or shipping weight is listed anywhere.

 

[crowlja]

Does anyone else use this thread just to remember what they did last week at the bench?

Loaded up 53 rounds of Nosler 150GR ABLR for the 6.5 PRC with 54.5grs of H4831.
COAL: 2.956
CBTO: 2.338

Below is a photo of how this load shot for me this past weekend (group 5) right at about a half inch.

Going to fire form the rest of this brass and see if these SD's and ES's settle down a bit and re-shoot groups 3-5.

Have a match coming up this next weekend, looks like I'll be shooting two different bullets with ES's in the 50s. At least I'll have an excuse for when I miss! Lol.

 

[Sponge]

Modified my Redding die with two part putty so it would stop leaving rings on my long skinny bullets.

Worked great, no more nose rings. Use it to load up 50 rounds of .243 ammo and it worked great. Not sure how much the dented rings mattered because they shot great but I couldn’t handle seeing them squished and marked up.

Would you mind sharing a picture? I have an idea of what you did (bedding a bullet in epoxy putty on the seating stem to create more contact area?)
I'm about fed up with my Forster seating die doing this on uncompressed loads with 'normal' neck tension, and would like to try this before getting a different seating die.

 

[Slick8]

I've prepped and primed 100 new 6.5 Creed cases.

Project gun from used pieces and parts. Working on the stock fit now and should be ready to shoot in a few weeks.

 

[Ckat]

Going to be picking up a Marlin 1894 SBL in 357 mag in a couple weeks, so snagged some brass and projectiles from Scheels earlier today. Sized and primed 300 cases, and will be working up a load with 158 gr XTPs.

You might like that combo. . H110 is the easy button for me…

 

[nphunter]

Would you mind sharing a picture? I have an idea of what you did (bedding a bullet in epoxy putty on the seating stem to create more contact area?)
I'm about fed up with my Forster seating die doing this on uncompressed loads with 'normal' neck tension, and would like to try this before getting a different seating die.

I will try to remember to upload a pic. I used a type of plumbers puddy so it would hold the shape, rolled up a little ball and dropped it into the seating stem. I then took my bullet and stuffed it in tight and cleaned around the base. After that I pulled the bullet and wiped it off and then wet it slightly and put it in and spun it in the putty to smooth it out, being careful to keep it straight. I pulled the bullet once the left over putty on the table started to harden a little and waited until the next day to use it and it worked perfectly. I did sand the inside of the stem a little to ensure the putty would stick.

 

[waspocrew]

You might like that combo. . H110 is the easy button for me…

She’s a beaut! I’ve got a lot of N110 and IMR 4227 sitting on the shelf, but good to know H100 works well!

 

[Sponge]

I will try to remember to upload a pic. I used a type of plumbers puddy so it would hold the shape, rolled up a little ball and dropped it into the seating stem. I then took my bullet and stuffed it in tight and cleaned around the base. After that I pulled the bullet and wiped it off and then wet it slightly and put it in and spun it in the putty to smooth it out, being careful to keep it straight. I pulled the bullet once the left over putty on the table started to harden a little and waited until the next day to use it and it worked perfectly. I did sand the inside of the stem a little to ensure the putty would stick.

Much appreciated! I can make it happen from that description... not opposed to the picture tho.
Thanks again

 

[Harvey_NW]

Have a match coming up this next weekend, looks like I'll be shooting two different bullets with ES's in the 50s. At least I'll have an excuse for when I miss! Lol.

If people upped their sample sizes they would realize that 50fps ES is normal, and actually pretty good for most hunting rifles with handloads. You can easily see 75-100fps with 10 shot strings of factory ammo. You're not missing from 50fps ES, you'll have to blame the wind. Lol.