The "What Have You Reloaded Today" thread

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Loaded up 50 rounds of .223, 55gr campro FMJBT, once fired federal military cases, Remington 7 1/2 primers, and benchmark powder done up for a ladder test. Also did 28 rounds with 55gr Speer TNT projectiles and the same components for a coarser ladder test.
If anyone has data for 50gr Barnes Varmint Grenades using benchmark give me a shout, I can't find anything anywhere and I'm still waiting on a reply from Barnes themselves.
 
Loaded 50 rounds of 7mm MAG w/ Federal mag primers, 67g of H1000 and a split of 154g Accubonds and 150g Nosler Spitzers. My old Parker Hale has a slow twist and prefers bullets under 160g.
 

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started the project. Converting Berdan primed GP11 brass and Euro 8mm mauser brass to boxer.

Some very good results so far. Totally not worth it monetarily and time wize, but it is working out very well. No shims, sleeves, soldering etc. Once its done, its done.

I did approximately 100 fully converted, mostly 8mm. I think the GP11 will turn out better, but I didn't have to drill the anvils on those as someone already had by mistake I think.

I wish I had a machine shop with some specialty tools, but its working ok this way too.
 
JR Hartman said:
started the project. Converting Berdan primed GP11 brass and Euro 8mm mauser brass to boxer.

Some very good results so far. Totally not worth it monetarily and time wize, but it is working out very well. No shims, sleeves, soldering etc. Once its done, its done.

I did approximately 100 fully converted, mostly 8mm. I think the GP11 will turn out better, but I didn't have to drill the anvils on those as someone already had by mistake I think.

I wish I had a machine shop with some specialty tools, but its working ok this way too.
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Oh this is interesting - I have over 1000 GP11 cases that I was going to just reload with Berdan primers. Care to share a few pics or write-up as to how you are doing the conversion? Please and thanks.
 
Zedbra said:
Oh this is interesting - I have over 1000 GP11 cases that I was going to just reload with Berdan primers. Care to share a few pics or write-up as to how you are doing the conversion? Please and thanks.
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once I get all the kinks worked out, yes, I'll probably post a how-to-to-it kind of thing.

GP11 is what I am mostly working on too.

basically, I am depriming them the annoying and slow way with a pick/lever, then drilling the anvil, then using a hydraulic press to swage a large ball bearing into the pocket to decrease the size. Then use a large rifle primer pocket uniformer (end mill cutter with smooth sides) to shape the bottom of the pocket. Some variation on order of operation, methods etc.

so far, the standard large rifle primers are pressing in nice and tight, but not overly tight. they are air tight as well. They also sit a tad higher than with Berdan primers. I also sized and deprimed in the normal way on the press and had no problems at all.

as well, if you swage that pocket deeply, without damaging the case head, and you cut it with the pocket uniformer, you end up with a decent bearing surface, not just a knife edge.

I think I am going to drill before I swage however. I ruined a few cases with the drill bit. if its not swaged, the sides of the pocket are still flat, so less chance of frigging it up and not being able to fix it. I think at least one of them could have been fixed if it was swaged afterwards.

this would be an easy operation if I had a machine shop, but I am just using things I have access to.
 
JR Hartman said:
once I get all the kinks worked out, yes, I'll probably post a how-to-to-it kind of thing.

GP11 is what I am mostly working on too.

basically, I am depriming them the annoying and slow way with a pick/lever, then drilling the anvil, then using a hydraulic press to swage a large ball bearing into the pocket to decrease the size. Then use a large rifle primer pocket uniformer (end mill cutter with smooth sides) to shape the bottom of the pocket. Some variation on order of operation, methods etc.

so far, the standard large rifle primers are pressing in nice and tight, but not overly tight. they are air tight as well. They also sit a tad higher than with Berdan primers. I also sized and deprimed in the normal way on the press and had no problems at all.

as well, if you swage that pocket deeply, without damaging the case head, and you cut it with the pocket uniformer, you end up with a decent bearing surface, not just a knife edge.

I think I am going to drill before I swage however. I ruined a few cases with the drill bit. if its not swaged, the sides of the pocket are still flat, so less chance of frigging it up and not being able to fix it. I think at least one of them could have been fixed if it was swaged afterwards.

this would be an easy operation if I had a machine shop, but I am just using things I have access to.
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Very interesting - I'm looking forward to your write-up. I was cleaning up my shop today and found another 400 empty G11 rounds. I was going to try the hydro depriming method - ever give that one a go?
 
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