What did you do in the reloading room today?

[NRA4LIFE]

I tripped on a heap of hunting and clamming bins and just about killed myself.

 

[HuntHarder]

Trimmed/chamferred, brushed inside the necks, mandreled and primed 150 PRC cases. Lapua brass

 

[Nushagak]

Haven't been shooting or loading much because I've been busy with fieldwork and I'm trying to help fill one more turkey tag before I head North for my summer guide season.

Wife wanted a .308 for her birthday so we picked up a 20" stainless t3x and have a Lyman Paradox DT in suppressor jail still. I loaded 150gr FMJBTs so she can go shoot steel once the form 4 is approved.
I decided to try some with TAC and 748. Varget has been sold out everywhere near me but I've got some on order.

Not pictured: I also worked up some 130gr TSXs for the .308, fine tuned seating depth on my 100gr ttsx 6.5cm pet loads, and did a whole lot of brass prep.

Pictured: .308win 150FMJBT, Nosler Brass, cci200, with 748 and TAC

 

[Kimber7man]

Messed around Saturday and loaded up the new Lapua 7 PRC brass for a couple rifles, trying to get the barrels to settle in prior to hunting load workups.

 

[NorthIdahoDude]

Wow. You could always use it as fertilizer hopefully something start clicking for you

Apologies for noting this in the 'reloading' thread, but since we had a conversation on this topic going here:

No real dice with the H4350 (again), it under-performed other powders markedly in the accuracy department.

The 7x57 HATED it. 1.5 MOA for 10 rounds isn't awful by some standards, but that'ts nearly twice as big as it shoots that same bullet at the same velocity from the same brass and the same primers when I use N555. The mean radius jumped from 0.25 to 0.46 also, so thumbs all the way down here.

The 30-06 didn't hate it as bad - 1.2 MOA and 0.48 mean radius for 10 rounds... but... I've drilled 30 rounds of that exact same everything except with Varget into 1.1 MOA and .35 mean radius. The MR tells the bigger story; definitely not in the same league as what I was seeing with Varget. The H4350 grouping was a fairly evenly spread cluster into 1.2MOA, where the Varget was all rounds touching with a couple of fliers expanding overall size to 1.1 MOA.

Back to the drawing board.

 

[49ereric]

Loading 38 special with unique & Speer lswchp, slow going weighing each charge & seating bullet. Cool & damp outside though.

 

[43.6N]

I’ve been reading up on ideal 9mm OAL for reliable feeding in 1911/2011 platforms. Basically trying to make my competition loads as bulletproof as possible.

TBD how feeding holds up, but accuracy was impressive with this last batch of 124gr Xtreme plated round nose bullets. Especially compared to my go-to factory load.

 

[Sinistram]

Got to the range yesterday to test 200 yard groups with some loads for the 22-250 and found a clear distinction (finally). Today is case prep day for all the fired brass to get it ready for the coming woodchuck safaris.

 

[49ereric]

Loaded another 50 cases of 38 special with unique & Speer LSWCHP last night.

 

[Tinkersmith]

Last night I loaded some 125 gr Speer TNT's over TAC to sight in a new scope, some .338 too. Looks like rain now...

 

[Sinistram]

Loaded another 50 cases of 38 special with unique & Speer LSWCHP last night.

Loading 38 special with unique & Speer lswchp, slow going weighing each charge & seating bullet. Cool & damp outside though.

Is there a specific reason you're weighing each charge or just out of general practice and caution? I've found, especially with fine pistol powders, once the measure is calibrated, it doesn't move. I check every 25th charge to keep an eye on things but have never had an issue where I'd have to stop and redo cases.

 

[49ereric]

Is there a specific reason you're weighing each charge or just out of general practice and caution? I've found, especially with fine pistol powders, once the measure is calibrated, it doesn't move. I check every 25th charge to keep an eye on things but have never had an issue where I'd have to stop and redo cases.

Unique isn’t metering well in my old Rcbs powder dispenser.
I’m measuring over the current max 5.2 but under the older max 5.6 so one at a time.
Mild target loads I don’t worry about precise powder drops.

 

[49ereric]

Loaded the last 50 primed 38 special cases with Bullseye, soft load and using MBC SWC bullets that lead my barrel if loaded warm.

 

[RWT]

Finally found the load I like in for 130 TMK’s 43.2 H4350 at 2.810 2588 fps I want 2600 but I don't see a need to push it Juice is not worth the squeeze

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Finally found the load I like in for 130 TMK’s 43.2 H4350 at 2.810 2588 fps I want 2600 but I don't see a need to push it Juice is not worth the squeeze View attachment 1070567

6.5 Creed?

 

[RWT]

6.5 Creed?

Yes sir. Once my Grendel arrives I plan on the same set up

 

[waspocrew]

I recently picked up a Dillon 550C and wanted to utilize my current Inline fabrication mount. I ordered a couple of the quick change bases for the Dillon and my SAC Nexus. It’s very simple and quick to swap out presses by just loosening a couple of wing nuts.

Looking forward to getting everything up and running once a couple more parts arrive.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Yes sir. Once my Grendel arrives I plan on the same set up

You must have a fairly short barrel? I got those quite a bit faster with less powder, but I have a 22” barrel.

 

[43.6N]

I recently picked up a Dillon 550C and wanted to utilize my current Inline fabrication mount. I ordered a couple of the quick change bases for the Dillon and my SAC Nexus. It’s very simple and quick to swap out presses by just loosening a couple of wing nuts.

Looking forward to getting everything up and running once a couple more parts arrive.

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Pretty slick.
Did you get one of the package deals from Dillon?

 

[j390]

My new house is almost complete, so I'm getting ready to layout and populate a new reloading bench. I'm still disassembling the old bench and packing stuff out.