The "What Have You Reloaded Today" thread
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.577 snider for my Snider Enfield and .450 for my Martini Henry.
I use plastic 24 gauge shot shell for the Snider. 35 gn of Hod777. It's a smooth bore so I use 250 gn round ball that I cast myself
The Martini takes both a 550 and 350 gn cast slug with 65gn of Hod777
I use plastic 24 gauge shot shell for the Snider. 35 gn of Hod777. It's a smooth bore so I use 250 gn round ball that I cast myself
The Martini takes both a 550 and 350 gn cast slug with 65gn of Hod777
Sorry I didn't see this sooner, but yes, 444shooter is correct.
I had horrible luck with 3031 in 308, but the 30-30 may like it... Its a ##### to meter though, as it is a long stick powder. Varget meters amazingly easy... Also very accurate, I've had pretty decent results with varget. But comparing varget to 4064, I'd pick 4064 just due to cost. 36.99/lb vs 46.99+/lb. Yeah the varget gave 0.12" smaller group but at 10+ per pound doesn't seem worth it, for practice at least.
sized/primed 20 or so cases until the lee collet die starting making noises.. Took it apart and saw bunch of rough spots. Didn;t have any emery cloth, or any other abrasive other than JB's. So I grabbed a bunch of that and some kroil. Went to work, got it a bit more smooth but it still makes noises. Seems I'll be making a LEE warranty claim, wonder how long until I get replacement.... FML
Did 50 rounds of 17 Fireball the other day. Trying 8208XBR this time. Normally I use IMR4198 but figured I'd try something else since you never know what powder you'll be able to find these days and I think I've only got about six pounds of 4198 left, lol.
Made up 30 rounds of 223AI yesterday(Benchmark and 50gr V-max) along with 30 rounds of 20 Vartarg (H4198 and 32gr V-max). Mounted a new scope on the 223AI so I need to get to the range to site it in, I'll take the Vartarg along as well because I just love shooting that rilfe. Hopefully I'll get at least one day this week without a 50mph wind.
i just finished loading my first batch of .45acp.
50 rounds
campro 230gr fcp rn
hodgdon titegroup 4.4gr
winchester large pistol primer
it was my first time loading on a single stage press. it takes so much longer than my progressive but i can be a lot more precise. quite enjoyable.
50 rounds
campro 230gr fcp rn
hodgdon titegroup 4.4gr
winchester large pistol primer
it was my first time loading on a single stage press. it takes so much longer than my progressive but i can be a lot more precise. quite enjoyable.
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i just finished loading my first batch of .45acp.
50 rounds
campro 230gr fcp rn
hodgdon titegroup 4.4gr
winchester large rifle primer
it was my first time loading on a single stage press. it takes so much longer than my progressive but i can be a lot more precise. quite enjoyable.
Why large rifle primer?
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50 rounds of 25-06
53.5 IMR 4350 pushing a Barnes 100gr TSX BT
53.5 IMR 4350 pushing a Barnes 100gr TSX BT
Sweet deal, what kind of powder did you get?
