What did you do today in the world of reloading?

[hornetguy]

Yesterday, I loaded up 50 of the new light .38 bullets... I had PC'd them the day before. It's going to be close to a mouse-fart load, I think... probably in the 700 fps range. I hope to get to the range this afternoon to try them out.

 

[dee]

It’s a great time filler / distraction.

What calibers do you hope to load?

Need to start loading for pistols more. Got plenty of 44 and 41 mag brass and bullets just have never jumped into it yet.

 

[Moonpie]

It was such a nice day here I just had to break out the casting equipment.
Made up a batch of .452 255g RNFP for the cowboy pew-pew’s.

 

[hornetguy]

It was such a nice day here I just had to break out the casting equipment.
Made up a batch of .452 255g RNFP for the cowboy pew-pew’s.
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Holy crap! That's a bunch of those..... you gonna powder coat 'em?
That's about 5 times as many as I do in a session....

 

[Moonpie]

Holy crap! That's a bunch of those..... you gonna powder coat 'em?
That's about 5 times as many as I do in a session....

Naaa..... I do old school ALOX lube on the cowboy stuff. It's easy to do.
I shoot a lot of .44 and .45 cowboy power level ammo.

 

[CodyK]

What I did in the world of reloading, was grab the wrong brass and start decapping. I thought I had Nosler 6.5 creedmoor brass, but I had Lapua 6mm creedmoor brass with small flash holes. The first one I did, I thought it was just a primer that was a little snug. When the 2nd piece was the same, I caught my snap. So I only ruined 2 pieces luckily!


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[dee]

What I did in the world of reloading, was grab the wrong brass and start decapping. I thought I had Nosler 6.5 creedmoor brass, but I had Lapua 6mm creedmoor brass with small flash holes. The first one I did, I thought it was just a primer that was a little snug. When the 2nd piece was the same, I caught my snap. So I only ruined 2 pieces luckily!


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It’ll fire out better than you think……. I’ve seen similar and have some post match cleanup 6.5x47L that I got for free and it still shoots single digit sd’s.

 

[CodyK]

It’ll fire out better than you think……. I’ve seen similar and have some post match cleanup 6.5x47L that I got for free and it still shoots single digit sd’s.

I’m gonna mark the 2 cases, to keep track of them, then make sure I uniform the primer pockets real well. I can’t imagine it will be a huge issue, but with hand loads, I always try to err on the side of caution.

 

[TEXAS "All or nothing"]

Ordered GM215M's today from outdoor limited. I've never used and fed's before, so I decided "what the heck" at 15cents per. Could be worse!

 

[dee]

I’m gonna mark the 2 cases, to keep track of them, then make sure I uniform the primer pockets real well. I can’t imagine it will be a huge issue, but with hand loads, I always try to err on the side of caution.

I did similar minus the uniforming. I loaded up correctly decapped brass and non that had the flash hole punched and bent out. The sd stayed in the 5-8 range so I just ran along as per normal.

 

[hornetguy]

I slugged the barrel on my Taurus snubbie.... I had quite a bit of leading after my last session, so I'm looking for causes.
I was shooting some commercially cast bevel based wadcutters. I'm convinced they were cast out of an alloy that was probably too hard for this load, and they had the almost useless hard wax lube in the groove. Bad combination, in my experience.

I found out the chamber mouths are all right at .358.... at least a pc'd bullet sized to .3575 would just barely slip through them.
The bore mic'd at .3575 to .358.... so, I should be good with any bullet over .358 or so.

 

[CodyK]

Was planning on possibly shooting a PRS match next weekend, so I started loading up some 140 grain HPBT in 6.5 creedmoor. Ran out of one jug of powder and realized what I had left was a different lot #. Went ahead and loaded up 10 with the same charge and seating depth. No change in speed, point of impact, or group size. I’m not gonna shoot the match, but getting prepared for it made me realize how much time and money it takes to shoot competitively.


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[rp-]

Was planning on possibly shooting a PRS match next weekend, so I started loading up some 140 grain HPBT in 6.5 creedmoor. Ran out of one jug of powder and realized what I had left was a different lot #. Went ahead and loaded up 10 with the same charge and seating depth. No change in speed, point of impact, or group size. I’m not gonna shoot the match, but getting prepared for it made me realize how much time and money it takes to shoot competitively.


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I'm not shooting competitive but was tailoring a load for long range. Ran out of powder and havent seen any for 2 years. Just recently I picked up a few pounds of a new powder which means working up more loads again. It never ends.

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[CodyK]

It never ends.

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Truer words were never spoken! A friend was asking about getting into reloading, and how much money it saved me. Laughed my butt off!!! Between the components, and all the equipment I’ve bought (and continue to buy) it’s an expensive, and time consuming hobby!


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[rp-]

Truer words were never spoken! A friend was asking about getting into reloading, and how much money it saved me. Laughed my butt off!!! Between the components, and all the equipment I’ve bought (and continue to buy) it’s an expensive, and time consuming hobby!


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Can't say I've saved money. Sure I load rounds for cheaper than I can buy them but I load so much and shoot so much more that it's probably a wash at best.

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[dee]

Can't say I've saved money. Sure I load rounds for cheaper than I can buy them but I load so much and shoot so much more that it's probably a wash at best.

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That’s my response to everyone that questions the savings. Cost is the same overall but the amount of noise made is substantially higher.

 

[usmcpmi]

Years ago I started reloading because I shot a lot...now I reload because I shoot ammo that hasn't been made in many decades...or is so ridiculously priced, I would be embarrassed to let anyone know I paid that much just to shoot...

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[Hogflyer]

I went out behind the barn here, and unloaded 3 mags of .45acp loads! Got a new Kimber Carry on
monday, nice day to burn some powder! nice loads! all cycled fine, shooting more this weekend.
Some old custom 230 JHP almost P+ loads.....



hogflyer.......

 

[rp-]

Another raffle win. Looks like I'll be loading 5.7mm in my future.

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[TEXAS "All or nothing"]

Another raffle win. Looks like I'll be loading 5.7mm in my future.

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You sound disappointed?