First five

DGY

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So finally got all I needed to start reloading, read a lot of stuff and did quite a bit of searching and educating my self! Prepped a bunch of brass and decided on a powder/bullet/primer combination to load five rounds for my first ladder test! Just waiting for the temperature to warm up a bit(lots lol) -33c this morning and I think I’ll aim for -10c to hit the range!
Anyway that’s it for my first ever reloads!!
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The hardest thing about reloading is jumping that first hurdle and just doing it.

There's so much mixed information on reloading, and the general process, that just trying to get started can seem like a huge insurmountable hurdle.

The hardest part about reloading for me, was just jumping in and doing it. Come up with a simple process, and be consistent in how you apply that process.

Welcome, and enjoy the journey!
 
DGY said:
So finally got all I needed to start reloading, read a lot of stuff and did quite a bit of searching and educating my self! Prepped a bunch of brass and decided on a powder/bullet/primer combination to load five rounds for my first ladder test! Just waiting for the temperature to warm up a bit(lots lol) -33c this morning and I think I’ll aim for -10c to hit the range!
Anyway that’s it for my first ever reloads!!
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I dunno, i think you should try them today, to know what there semi- cool performance is like.
 
I am in a similar boat. I had loaded 5 each of each loading min-max (in 1 grain increments) a few weeks ago. My best 100 yard grouping was 0.88" (at 41 grains) at minus 4*C so on my first day off I loaded 6 each this time from 40.4 - 41.6 grain in 0.3gr increments. The plan was to go out today or tomorrow, but being that it's minus 28 and gusty wind, I'll say I'm waiting for temperatures closer to my first range day
 
Thanks guys I will for sure get back here with some results on the first five!! In the mean time I might load a ladder test for one of my 39-06....
 
I like using the 50 round plastic boxes. I can label the rows easily, using masking tape.

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And I suggest you start a good log book. I like a 3 ring binder. One for each caliber and a set of pages for each gun.

I bought a pack of MTM log book pages, 40 years ago, and have been photocopying a page ever since.
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Tape on the plastic box works great..... until your dumb arse clumsiness knocks it over and mixes them all up. I now write the charge on the side of each case with a Sharpie.

Auggie D.
 
My first reloads were for my grandfathers 9X57 which is not the easiest to find reliable load data for. I did my research, decided on components, rechecked the research about 10 times and pulled the lever on a charge weight test. When I got to the range I set everything up, got behind the trigger and almost packed things up to come home. I took a breath and BANG! Bullet hit the target, still had all my fingers and a sound rifle. :D I am pretty sure I peed a lil bit though. LOL
Enjoy, it's an addiction.
 
Ganderite said:
I like using the 50 round plastic boxes. I can label the rows easily, using masking tape.

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And I suggest you start a good log book. I like a 3 ring binder. One for each caliber and a set of pages for each gun.

I bought a pack of MTM log book pages, 40 years ago, and have been photocopying a page ever since.
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Yeah I kept track of everything and it is written down in two places! When I get to the range I will have the chronograph and the one I have have an app in my phone and the phone wired to the chrono and it is supposed to keep track and record a bunch of stuff!!
 
I mark my primers with a permanent marker, using a different color for each charge of powder.
Keep the color chart in a notebook, so I can put comments beside the load.
Usually can still see a bit of the color on the primer after firing, and the brass does not have
any markings on it. Push fired primer out, ID is gone. Dave.
 
Eagleye said:
I mark my primers with a permanent marker, using a different color for each charge of powder.
Keep the color chart in a notebook, so I can put comments beside the load.
Usually can still see a bit of the color on the primer after firing, and the brass does not have
any markings on it. Push fired primer out, ID is gone. Dave.
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I’ve been doing that for years for my 30-06 factory ammo cause I have some 180 178 165 all mono so hard to know what is what so I make a line across the primers with a sharpie of different colours for different grain bullets!!
 
Auggie Doggie said:
Tape on the plastic box works great..... until your dumb arse clumsiness knocks it over and mixes them all up. I now write the charge on the side of each case with a Sharpie.

Auggie D.
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Another vote for your method here as well. For the type of handloading I normally practise, small batches at a time, works fine for me.
 
Best of luck with them. Hopefully you'll find the sweet spot for your rifle early on!

I reload for my .223, .270, and .308. I started out by thinking it would save me money. Fat chance, lol! I think costs here in the UK are significantly higher for components and powders than the US and Canada, but I'm hooked now. Reloading for your own rifle s just fun, at the end of the day
 
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