My 1st reloads - The Firearms Forum

1LoneWolf75 · 08-23-2012, 11:59 PM

Here are my 1st reloads just done tonight. Already had em primered so took me 40 min to finish em. I'm hooked that was relaxin.

jack404 · 08-24-2012, 12:05 AM

Welcome aboard !! now we'll need a range report

aa1911 · 08-24-2012, 12:51 AM

Nothing is as satisfying as seating the bullets; mission complete! ready to go. Brass prep is my least favorite... I like throwing powder though too.

happy reloadin'!

jlloyd73 · 08-24-2012, 04:38 AM

Congrats.................now shoot them and do it again.

76Highboy · 08-24-2012, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aa1911

Nothing is as satisfying as seating the bullets; mission complete! ready to go. Brass prep is my least favorite... I like throwing powder though too.

happy reloadin'!

Ya, case prep is the worst part.

1LoneWolf75 · 08-24-2012, 09:11 PM

Jack I have to thank you agian fer helpin me get started with the readin material and the kit.

aa I didn't mind the case prep but I don't have but 25 useable cases.

jlloyd thats my plan

I will have a range report fer ya as soon as I sight her back in, my dad borrowed her and I can't hit now. Went to fire one off yesterday fergot the safety was on and thought I'd really messed up. Got a good laugh once I figured it out.

BlackEagle · 08-25-2012, 06:33 PM

Welcome to the second addiction here. The first is TFF itself; the second is reloading. Shooting is not an addiction; it's a necessity like breathing.

1969SS396 · 08-25-2012, 07:04 PM

Welcome to the reloading addiction.

gun-nut · 08-25-2012, 10:39 PM

Its an addiction, but i have found its a habbit, almost a thing i do every day!

JLA · 08-25-2012, 11:10 PM

Only thing i like better than reloadn is unloadn so i can reload again..

1LoneWolf75 · 10-29-2012, 10:05 PM

Finnally a range report--sorta. On Friday I took what I had left after sightin in and went to the police range. 150gr Seirra pushed by 30.5 gr IMR4320. At the range found a half gal milk jug and tossed it on the berm. At 50 yrds 7 were direct hits and the other 5 threw it into the air. All without any coolin time just bam bam bam kind of shootin. Came home and had 1 at previous load 2 at 31.5 and 2 at 32.5(max-Lee)4 of five hit with a 4 in group(kill zone) and I don't know how far off the 5th was it wasn't on the pan6". Then loaded back up at 31.5 and we shot all but one complete load. My SIL wanted to shoot the ol Marlin so thats what we used(all I had). One thing bout the 4320 it don't kick, it kinda pushes. Now to reload the empties

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BlackEagle · 10-30-2012, 04:30 PM

Thanks for the report. It is fun, gratifying, to see those cartridges you made go bang and the target turn into a sieve.

woolleyworm · 10-30-2012, 05:56 PM

Better late than never, I know how it goes sometimes. I'm just itching to get back out to the range.

Hope you put some of those reloads on some deer soon !!

CADILLAC HOOSIER · 10-30-2012, 06:23 PM

Funny! you start reloading and your whole personality changes! Load safe, shoot safe! HOOSIER

DBMJR1 · 10-30-2012, 06:35 PM

Just be careful of how many times you reload those cases. Case head separation is a major pain.

It's caused by more head space found in most lever action rifles. The base of the case get's stretched a bit at each firing.

If you're having to trim the cases after each reload, that's a sign your rifle may have a bit more head space.

Either way, you can check for this condition with a paper clip. Just bend a small bit of the end 90º then scratch it along the inside of the empty case. You'll feel a valley forming just above the case head. If you feel this, crush that case.

Welcome to the wonderful world of reloading.

soundguy · 10-30-2012, 07:11 PM

lookin good!

I got a bunch of 3030 and 35 rem i need to load up..

08-23-2012, 11:59 PM	#1
1LoneWolf75 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Humboldt KS Posts: 604	My 1st reloads Here are my 1st reloads just done tonight. Already had em primered so took me 40 min to finish em. I'm hooked that was relaxin. Attached Images __________________ They can have my guns when they pry them from my cold, dead hands!!! "Democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who are not." - Thomas Jefferson "I've seen the system fall apart from the rules and all our presidents lie"--"Soul Survive"- Asphalt Ballethttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6DgVrYWw00 -->

08-24-2012, 12:05 AM	#2
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: My 1st reloads Welcome aboard !! now we'll need a range report

08-24-2012, 12:51 AM	#3
aa1911 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,122	Re: My 1st reloads Nothing is as satisfying as seating the bullets; mission complete! ready to go. Brass prep is my least favorite... I like throwing powder though too. happy reloadin'! __________________ "Loud noises don't end gunfights.... well placed shots do."

08-24-2012, 04:38 AM	#4
jlloyd73 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Contributor Posts: 1,938	Re: My 1st reloads Congrats.................now shoot them and do it again. __________________ --------------------------------------------------- The only thing better than good family is good friends. J and D Lloyd Get ready...it's getting "real" and really fast!

08-24-2012, 09:11 PM	#6
1LoneWolf75 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Humboldt KS Posts: 604	Re: My 1st reloads Jack I have to thank you agian fer helpin me get started with the readin material and the kit. aa I didn't mind the case prep but I don't have but 25 useable cases. jlloyd thats my plan I will have a range report fer ya as soon as I sight her back in, my dad borrowed her and I can't hit now. Went to fire one off yesterday fergot the safety was on and thought I'd really messed up. Got a good laugh once I figured it out. __________________ They can have my guns when they pry them from my cold, dead hands!!! "Democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who are not." - Thomas Jefferson "I've seen the system fall apart from the rules and all our presidents lie"--"Soul Survive"- Asphalt Ballethttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6DgVrYWw00

08-25-2012, 06:33 PM	#7
BlackEagle Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: UK Posts: 3,250	Re: My 1st reloads Welcome to the second addiction here. The first is TFF itself; the second is reloading. Shooting is not an addiction; it's a necessity like breathing.

08-25-2012, 07:04 PM	#8
1969SS396 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: the "Mitten" state Posts: 256	Re: My 1st reloads Welcome to the reloading addiction. __________________ So Mote it be.

08-25-2012, 10:39 PM	#9
gun-nut Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: ohio Contributor Posts: 947	Re: My 1st reloads Its an addiction, but i have found its a habbit, almost a thing i do every day! __________________ Don't retreat just reload.

08-25-2012, 11:10 PM	#10
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,410	Re: My 1st reloads Only thing i like better than reloadn is unloadn so i can reload again.. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

10-29-2012, 10:05 PM	#11
1LoneWolf75 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Humboldt KS Posts: 604	Re: My 1st reloads Finnally a range report--sorta. On Friday I took what I had left after sightin in and went to the police range. 150gr Seirra pushed by 30.5 gr IMR4320. At the range found a half gal milk jug and tossed it on the berm. At 50 yrds 7 were direct hits and the other 5 threw it into the air. All without any coolin time just bam bam bam kind of shootin. Came home and had 1 at previous load 2 at 31.5 and 2 at 32.5(max-Lee)4 of five hit with a 4 in group(kill zone) and I don't know how far off the 5th was it wasn't on the pan6". Then loaded back up at 31.5 and we shot all but one complete load. My SIL wanted to shoot the ol Marlin so thats what we used(all I had). One thing bout the 4320 it don't kick, it kinda pushes. Now to reload the empties. __________________ They can have my guns when they pry them from my cold, dead hands!!! "Democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who are not." - Thomas Jefferson "I've seen the system fall apart from the rules and all our presidents lie"--"Soul Survive"- Asphalt Ballethttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6DgVrYWw00

10-30-2012, 04:30 PM	#12
BlackEagle Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: UK Posts: 3,250	Re: My 1st reloads Thanks for the report. It is fun, gratifying, to see those cartridges you made go bang and the target turn into a sieve.

10-30-2012, 05:56 PM	#13
woolleyworm TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW Fort Worth Contributor Posts: 4,888	Re: My 1st reloads Better late than never, I know how it goes sometimes. I'm just itching to get back out to the range. Hope you put some of those reloads on some deer soon !! __________________ . What are you gonna do, talk the alien to death? -- (on Sigourney Weaver's worry about Guns in Aliens) "Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands." "I carry a small gun to compensate for my huge Blue press." .

10-30-2012, 06:23 PM	#14
CADILLAC HOOSIER Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 5	Re: My 1st reloads Funny! you start reloading and your whole personality changes! Load safe, shoot safe! HOOSIER

10-30-2012, 06:35 PM	#15
DBMJR1 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New Orleans, La. Posts: 84	Re: My 1st reloads Just be careful of how many times you reload those cases. Case head separation is a major pain. It's caused by more head space found in most lever action rifles. The base of the case get's stretched a bit at each firing. If you're having to trim the cases after each reload, that's a sign your rifle may have a bit more head space. Either way, you can check for this condition with a paper clip. Just bend a small bit of the end 90º then scratch it along the inside of the empty case. You'll feel a valley forming just above the case head. If you feel this, crush that case. Welcome to the wonderful world of reloading. __________________ Let Us Try Don

10-30-2012, 07:11 PM	#16
soundguy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: florida Contributor Posts: 4,750	Re: My 1st reloads lookin good! I got a bunch of 3030 and 35 rem i need to load up..