who's reloading tonight? - Page 21 - The Firearms Forum

TheGunClinger · 09-21-2012, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundguy

you know.. after reading tons of these reloading posts. as much as each of us has a lil different setup on our benches.. I see that 'great minds' think alike in many ways!

I got many of my ideas from this forum. If I see something someone has posted and I like it I steal the idea. Plus I had a few ideas of my own. Heh! Even not so great minds think alike.

76Highboy · 10-22-2012, 05:39 PM

Just finished 100 rounds of 45 auto.

time2shoot · 10-22-2012, 10:45 PM

yep did that yesterday .45ACP and .223 till the stuck brass.

garydude · 10-22-2012, 11:45 PM

Lookin good Highboy; care to share your recipe?

I did the same as you with 230 grain Berrys on top of 5 grains of bullseye. Its my favorite target load.

1LoneWolf75 · 10-28-2012, 08:44 AM

It's not night but me and the kids just finished the last 10 rounds of .30-30. They hand em to me and if deprimin they get to pull the lever

elkslayer4x5 · 10-31-2012, 11:14 AM

Loaded 50 rounds last night of .357 mag
12.6 gr H110
CCI 550 SP mag
New Starline brass
Hornady XTP 180 gr OAL 1.590

BobMcG · 10-31-2012, 06:54 PM

Just loaded 30 rounds of .348 Win. Using Hornady's 200gr FNSP bullets, CCI-200s and 60.7gr of H4350, they crono an avg of 2,291fps from my Browning 71 and manage consistent 5 shot groups of less than a inch at 50yds. (Rcvr sight.)

Next up will be another box of 180gr Nosler Partitions for my .308 BLR. I like to use 42.5gr of RL-15 and 210s for an avg velocity of 2,287fps from my rifle. With this load I've gotten 10 shot groups into >1.00" @ 100yds. (Leupold Veri-X III 1.75-6x32.) It's the 2nd Belgium made and the best shooting of the three BLRs I've had in this caliber.

aa1911 · 11-01-2012, 04:27 PM

hey, Highboy, I've got that exact same Vaquero, imitation ivory grips and all. 45 LC

the cylinder stop is off a bit and catches, need to order a new one, been draggin' butt on getting that done as I don't shoot it very often.

aa1911 · 11-01-2012, 04:35 PM

OK, back from a 4 day bear/deer hunt, no luck. Saw lots of elk though which makes me hopeful for opening day of elk on saturday.

Soooo... loading up some fresh .308 rounds for the M1A as we speak, been using Nosler ballistic tips (168gn) for deer/bear, need more penetration so got a good load with Nosler accubonds for elk. Tried some out while out last trip, they hold same point of impact as the ballistic tips and are just as accurate.

165gn accubond with 41.5gns of H4895 behind it and now, thanks to my new factory crimp die, secured better and most likely more accurate although hard to get much more accurate than it already is, a tack driver she is. Will help with keeping the bullet in place while going through the harsh and brutal feeding of the gas gun.

beware elk, 3 points or more cross my sights and you're getting mowed down with Noslers spitting outta my M1A. First round will be nice and careful then it's game on with some serious amount of follow up shots. Same with bear, it's getting hammered hard, got 20 rounds on tap. hopefully there will be some meat left.

time2shoot · 11-01-2012, 06:23 PM

OUT OF POWDER!!!

todd51 · 11-04-2012, 03:09 PM

.357 mag "Plinking Laod"

I asked one of the experts here for a suggestion on a plinking load using the components I had and one that was less than 1000fps so leading wouldn't be a problem. He suggested 3.7grs. of TiteGroup behind my 158gr. Laser Cast LSWC bullets. That load fell well with in specs in my manuals (sorry Josh but I had to check, ha.) so I set about using my RCBS Rockchucker, their 3 die carbide set and finishing off using the Lee FCD to put a moderate roll crimp on the cases. Cases were new StarLine and primers were CCI #500 small pistol. COL was 1.60.

I have not used a lot of TiteGroup but I am impressed with how accurately it meters. I weight every tenth powder drop just to make sure things are going as planned and the TiteGroup was right on each and every time using my RCBS 5-10 beam scale.

Now the hard part is ahead. The reloads look great, the revolvers are in excellent condition so it will be up to the shooter do his part. Hope to get down to the range in the next two weeks and see if I can keep the shakes to a minimum and let this load do it's thing.

soundguy · 11-06-2012, 09:51 AM

last night cleaned and trimmed 120 .243 cases, and tumbled 60 .222rem and 20 .30-06 cases.

plan on another case prep marathon wednesday night.

anyone notice primers flying off the shelf.. my local supplier store had nothing but a tray or two of odd primers.. like some large pistol and a tray of magnum large rifle.. nothing in between>

todd51 · 11-06-2012, 10:11 AM

Soundguy, at the local gun show Saturday I found CCI small and large, pistol and rifle primers for $30/1000 if you bought a case (5000). If you only bought a 1000 they were $33. I almost bought a case but I am pretty well supplied right now. Hope they stay available.

soundguy · 11-06-2012, 12:40 PM

i'm hitting a gun show this weekend. I'm seriously thinking about picking up a case...

ozo · 11-06-2012, 01:53 PM

600 more the other night.....
I love these .32's and keeping
MamaOzo in ammo is a chore.....
good thing I'm retired.

ozo · 11-06-2012, 01:59 PM

geez....think they're large enough..?
sometimes they 'jump' size.....cause I know I
re-sized them before they went into the folder....[pics that is...

]

ozo · 11-06-2012, 02:13 PM

Working on .38's now....

Rogeritall · 11-06-2012, 07:58 PM

I've got .44 Rem Mag brass in the vibro tumbler cleaning, and I'm sitting here watching the election returns. Yes, it can and does get better then this, but for tonight this will do just fine.

Tomorrow night though... WE RELOAD.

gdmoody · 11-07-2012, 07:40 AM

I got up early to go to the range, looked out side and I see . . . RAIN

, so I am going out to do some reloading. It's not as fun as shooting but it is a distant second.

A friend, at work, gave me about 500 pieces of mixed brass, mostly 30.06 and 9mm, both of which I have already tumbled, so I guess I will load up some of those today.

soundguy · 11-08-2012, 08:26 PM

don't have to be to work till 5pm on fri.

I think I might get some reloadin! done tomorrow

woo-hoo

ozo · 11-08-2012, 08:29 PM

Anyday, everyday, good day......
make some of them beauties.........!!!!!

woolleyworm · 11-17-2012, 10:52 PM

Working on 100rnds of 327 Federal, 100gn HP's over 5.2gn of W231. Scale is warming up now, they're primed and ready.

JLA · 11-17-2012, 11:11 PM

I relaoded a little too tonight. bout 200 more Toks and started on Goofys .50 Beowulf ammo. Once i got to a stopping point I started working on a beat up ol winchester model 12 a customer gave me. Had a bulged barrel and was missing a screw, plus rusted all up. I cleaned the rust off cut the barrel behind the bulge and sawed the stock off. Turned out pretty good for a rusted ol freebie shotgun..

aa1911 · 11-18-2012, 01:13 AM

me and the 4 year old sorted about a month's worth of shotgun hulls today, what a chore. lost count after about 15 different gauges/brands of hulls, I'm a range scavanger.

mostly 12g's but some 28's and .410's also.

got almost 200# of shot ready to stuff, haven't shot skeet in almost a month due to hunting season.

garydude · 11-18-2012, 01:32 AM

A friend gave me a big jar of RP 45acp brass a while ago and I haven't been real excited about loading it because the new RP brass is so thin I usually just toss it. Much to my delight this brass turned out to be very good-much on the order of starline nowadays. So I preceded to load up 100 rounds of 230 grain berrys plated over 4.7 grains titegroup for a nice midrange target load.

10-22-2012, 05:39 PM	#502
76Highboy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Meridian, Idaho Contributor Posts: 6,952	Re: who's reloading tonight? Just finished 100 rounds of 45 auto. Attached Images

10-22-2012, 10:45 PM	#503
time2shoot Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brandon SD Contributor Posts: 2,600	Re: who's reloading tonight? yep did that yesterday .45ACP and .223 till the stuck brass. __________________ I AM A VETERAN MY OATH OF ENLISTMENT HAS NO EXPIRATION DATE!

10-22-2012, 11:45 PM	#504
garydude Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Desert Southwest Proper Contributor Posts: 742	Re: who's reloading tonight? Lookin good Highboy; care to share your recipe? I did the same as you with 230 grain Berrys on top of 5 grains of bullseye. Its my favorite target load.

10-28-2012, 08:44 AM	#505
1LoneWolf75 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Humboldt KS Posts: 587	Re: who's reloading tonight? It's not night but me and the kids just finished the last 10 rounds of .30-30. They hand em to me and if deprimin they get to pull the lever __________________ 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

10-31-2012, 11:14 AM	#506
elkslayer4x5 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Lane County, Oregon Posts: 61	Re: who's reloading tonight? Loaded 50 rounds last night of .357 mag 12.6 gr H110 CCI 550 SP mag New Starline brass Hornady XTP 180 gr OAL 1.590 __________________ skin that one out, and I'll get ya another

10-31-2012, 06:54 PM	#507
BobMcG Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Somewhere in the Twilight Zone. Contributor Posts: 1,119	Re: who's reloading tonight? Just loaded 30 rounds of .348 Win. Using Hornady's 200gr FNSP bullets, CCI-200s and 60.7gr of H4350, they crono an avg of 2,291fps from my Browning 71 and manage consistent 5 shot groups of less than a inch at 50yds. (Rcvr sight.) Next up will be another box of 180gr Nosler Partitions for my .308 BLR. I like to use 42.5gr of RL-15 and 210s for an avg velocity of 2,287fps from my rifle. With this load I've gotten 10 shot groups into >1.00" @ 100yds. (Leupold Veri-X III 1.75-6x32.) It's the 2nd Belgium made and the best shooting of the three BLRs I've had in this caliber.

11-01-2012, 04:27 PM	#508
aa1911 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,113	Re: who's reloading tonight? hey, Highboy, I've got that exact same Vaquero, imitation ivory grips and all. 45 LC the cylinder stop is off a bit and catches, need to order a new one, been draggin' butt on getting that done as I don't shoot it very often. __________________ "Loud noises don't end gunfights.... well placed shots do."

11-01-2012, 04:35 PM	#509
aa1911 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,113	Re: who's reloading tonight? OK, back from a 4 day bear/deer hunt, no luck. Saw lots of elk though which makes me hopeful for opening day of elk on saturday. Soooo... loading up some fresh .308 rounds for the M1A as we speak, been using Nosler ballistic tips (168gn) for deer/bear, need more penetration so got a good load with Nosler accubonds for elk. Tried some out while out last trip, they hold same point of impact as the ballistic tips and are just as accurate. 165gn accubond with 41.5gns of H4895 behind it and now, thanks to my new factory crimp die, secured better and most likely more accurate although hard to get much more accurate than it already is, a tack driver she is. Will help with keeping the bullet in place while going through the harsh and brutal feeding of the gas gun. beware elk, 3 points or more cross my sights and you're getting mowed down with Noslers spitting outta my M1A. First round will be nice and careful then it's game on with some serious amount of follow up shots. Same with bear, it's getting hammered hard, got 20 rounds on tap. hopefully there will be some meat left. __________________ "Loud noises don't end gunfights.... well placed shots do."

11-01-2012, 06:23 PM	#510
time2shoot Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brandon SD Contributor Posts: 2,600	Re: who's reloading tonight? OUT OF POWDER!!! __________________ I AM A VETERAN MY OATH OF ENLISTMENT HAS NO EXPIRATION DATE!

11-04-2012, 03:09 PM	#511
todd51 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central, Ohio Contributor Posts: 2,572	Re: who's reloading tonight? .357 mag "Plinking Laod" I asked one of the experts here for a suggestion on a plinking load using the components I had and one that was less than 1000fps so leading wouldn't be a problem. He suggested 3.7grs. of TiteGroup behind my 158gr. Laser Cast LSWC bullets. That load fell well with in specs in my manuals (sorry Josh but I had to check, ha.) so I set about using my RCBS Rockchucker, their 3 die carbide set and finishing off using the Lee FCD to put a moderate roll crimp on the cases. Cases were new StarLine and primers were CCI #500 small pistol. COL was 1.60. I have not used a lot of TiteGroup but I am impressed with how accurately it meters. I weight every tenth powder drop just to make sure things are going as planned and the TiteGroup was right on each and every time using my RCBS 5-10 beam scale. Now the hard part is ahead. The reloads look great, the revolvers are in excellent condition so it will be up to the shooter do his part. Hope to get down to the range in the next two weeks and see if I can keep the shakes to a minimum and let this load do it's thing. Attached Images __________________ Retired Praefectus Vigilum NRA Endowment Member

11-06-2012, 09:51 AM	#512
soundguy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: florida Contributor Posts: 4,435	Re: who's reloading tonight? last night cleaned and trimmed 120 .243 cases, and tumbled 60 .222rem and 20 .30-06 cases. plan on another case prep marathon wednesday night. anyone notice primers flying off the shelf.. my local supplier store had nothing but a tray or two of odd primers.. like some large pistol and a tray of magnum large rifle.. nothing in between>

11-06-2012, 10:11 AM	#513
todd51 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central, Ohio Contributor Posts: 2,572	Re: who's reloading tonight? Soundguy, at the local gun show Saturday I found CCI small and large, pistol and rifle primers for $30/1000 if you bought a case (5000). If you only bought a 1000 they were $33. I almost bought a case but I am pretty well supplied right now. Hope they stay available. __________________ Retired Praefectus Vigilum NRA Endowment Member

11-06-2012, 12:40 PM	#514
soundguy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: florida Contributor Posts: 4,435	Re: who's reloading tonight? i'm hitting a gun show this weekend. I'm seriously thinking about picking up a case...

11-06-2012, 01:53 PM	#515
ozo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 2,770	Re: who's reloading tonight? 600 more the other night..... I love these .32's and keeping MamaOzo in ammo is a chore..... good thing I'm retired. Attached Images __________________ http://www.nranews.com/#/nranews, "ozo. you're off your rocker sir." -johnlives4christ http://www.prisonplanet.com/ -America,Bless GOD-

11-06-2012, 01:59 PM	#516
ozo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 2,770	Re: who's reloading tonight? geez....think they're large enough..? sometimes they 'jump' size.....cause I know I re-sized them before they went into the folder....[pics that is...] Attached Images __________________ http://www.nranews.com/#/nranews, "ozo. you're off your rocker sir." -johnlives4christ http://www.prisonplanet.com/ -America,Bless GOD- Last edited by ozo; 11-07-2012 at 08:31 AM..

11-06-2012, 02:13 PM	#517
ozo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 2,770	Re: who's reloading tonight? Working on .38's now.... __________________ http://www.nranews.com/#/nranews, "ozo. you're off your rocker sir." -johnlives4christ http://www.prisonplanet.com/ -America,Bless GOD-

11-06-2012, 07:58 PM	#518
Rogeritall V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 171	Re: who's reloading tonight? I've got .44 Rem Mag brass in the vibro tumbler cleaning, and I'm sitting here watching the election returns. Yes, it can and does get better then this, but for tonight this will do just fine. Tomorrow night though... WE RELOAD. __________________ "Taking my gun away because I might shoot someone is like cutting my tongue out because I might yell `Fire!' in a crowded theater." -- Peter Venetoklis

11-07-2012, 07:40 AM	#519
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,319	Re: who's reloading tonight? I got up early to go to the range, looked out side and I see . . . RAIN , so I am going out to do some reloading. It's not as fun as shooting but it is a distant second. A friend, at work, gave me about 500 pieces of mixed brass, mostly 30.06 and 9mm, both of which I have already tumbled, so I guess I will load up some of those today. __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

11-08-2012, 08:26 PM	#520
soundguy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: florida Contributor Posts: 4,435	Re: who's reloading tonight? don't have to be to work till 5pm on fri. I think I might get some reloadin! done tomorrow woo-hoo

11-08-2012, 08:29 PM	#521
ozo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 2,770	Re: who's reloading tonight? Anyday, everyday, good day...... make some of them beauties.........!!!!! __________________ http://www.nranews.com/#/nranews, "ozo. you're off your rocker sir." -johnlives4christ http://www.prisonplanet.com/ -America,Bless GOD-

11-17-2012, 10:52 PM	#522
woolleyworm TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW Fort Worth Contributor Posts: 4,883	Re: who's reloading tonight? Working on 100rnds of 327 Federal, 100gn HP's over 5.2gn of W231. Scale is warming up now, they're primed and ready. Attached Images __________________ . 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." . Last edited by woolleyworm; 11-18-2012 at 01:33 AM..

11-17-2012, 11:11 PM	#523
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,308	Re: who's reloading tonight? I relaoded a little too tonight. bout 200 more Toks and started on Goofys .50 Beowulf ammo. Once i got to a stopping point I started working on a beat up ol winchester model 12 a customer gave me. Had a bulged barrel and was missing a screw, plus rusted all up. I cleaned the rust off cut the barrel behind the bulge and sawed the stock off. Turned out pretty good for a rusted ol freebie shotgun.. __________________ 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!

11-18-2012, 01:13 AM	#524
aa1911 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,113	Re: who's reloading tonight? me and the 4 year old sorted about a month's worth of shotgun hulls today, what a chore. lost count after about 15 different gauges/brands of hulls, I'm a range scavanger. mostly 12g's but some 28's and .410's also. got almost 200# of shot ready to stuff, haven't shot skeet in almost a month due to hunting season. __________________ "Loud noises don't end gunfights.... well placed shots do."

11-18-2012, 01:32 AM	#525
garydude Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Desert Southwest Proper Contributor Posts: 742	Re: who's reloading tonight? A friend gave me a big jar of RP 45acp brass a while ago and I haven't been real excited about loading it because the new RP brass is so thin I usually just toss it. Much to my delight this brass turned out to be very good-much on the order of starline nowadays. So I preceded to load up 100 rounds of 230 grain berrys plated over 4.7 grains titegroup for a nice midrange target load.