What did you do in the reloading room today?

[rugerhoyt]

Organization night. Have brass in various states all over my bench. Bought a few 6.5qt hdx totes from Home Depot and a label maker so I could store them according to their current stage of “reload readiness”. 200 rds of 22CM rolling in corn cobs.


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[Travis_Will_Hunt]

Totally new to reloading. Been strictly archery for the last 10 years but getting back into rifle hunting and diving in head first. Just bought reloading set up and going to get my reloading bench built this weekend! Looking forward to diving down this rabbit hole

 

[mfllood3800]

Loaded 30 rounds of 30BBM with Berger 215hyb and hoover pointed tips. Then loaded 30 rounds of 30BSM with 215 berger hyb and MTAP cut tips. Getting ready for testing at distance. Did final tuner test today so onto actual scoring yay.

 

[sierracharlie338]

Just got back from the range.
The thrown Varget shot great.
Acceptable ES and SD. Seems like it would be an easy bulk load. And you always know you can trickle the same charge if you REALLY need perfect ES and SD.

That’s where I ended up as well. It’s a solid load that shoots well.

 

[doc holiday13]

Loaded 100 357 cases with Unique, Win mag primer & 358429 Keith bullet.

Is that the 170g bullet?

I have a 100-173g Markell bullets I got from a flea market almost 20 years ago. I'm planning to load 50 in 38 cases to have for carry rounds and 50 in 357 cases for hunting rounds. I'll probably use 300mp for 357 loads and maybe 231 for the 38 special

 

[Harvey_NW]

Totally new to reloading. Been strictly archery for the last 10 years but getting back into rifle hunting and diving in head first. Just bought reloading set up and going to get my reloading bench built this weekend! Looking forward to diving down this rabbit hole

Keep it simple. Learn some good bench shooting fundamentals to be able to shoot small groups. Make consistent loads, and shoot larger samples of the combo you're testing to get a better understanding of how it shoots, not a bunch of small samples of tweaks and tests (seating depth, powder charge, looking for "nodes" ). If it shoots good, load a bunch and go practice. If it doesn't, swap a component like bullet, or powder, and test until you find something satisfactory.

Also, lower your expectations from what you read on the internet. 1/4 MOA rifles and single digit ES's don't exist in the centerfire world.

 

[Ckat]

Played with a new 6.5CM load yesterday. 147 ELD-M at 2.885” with 41.5gr H4350 and a F210. Four shots went into 0.5” at 100, then I sent four down to the 350 yard gong. Those four went inside a spray paint lid, and only drifted 3-4” with a 10mph crosswind with gusts to 23mph. I never waited for the wind to settle — just held the edge and sent them. That strong BC is impressive!

 

[Travis_Will_Hunt]

Keep it simple. Learn some good bench shooting fundamentals to be able to shoot small groups. Make consistent loads, and shoot larger samples of the combo you're testing to get a better understanding of how it shoots, not a bunch of small samples of tweaks and tests (seating depth, powder charge, looking for "nodes" ). If it shoots good, load a bunch and go practice. If it doesn't, swap a component like bullet, or powder, and test until you find something satisfactory.

Also, lower your expectations from what you read on the internet. 1/4 MOA rifles and single digit ES's don't exist in the centerfire world.

Great info thank you!

 

[49ereric]

Is that the 170g bullet?

I have a 100-173g Markell bullets I got from a flea market almost 20 years ago. I'm planning to load 50 in 38 cases to have for carry rounds and 50 in 357 cases for hunting rounds. I'll probably use 300mp for 357 loads and maybe 231 for the 38 special

Yes