What did you do at your reloading bench today?

[runnin n gunnin]

Happy Birthday Bandit, I will hoist one for you tonight. Lets see, one shot for every year you are old . . . .

[Vaquero]

Happy Birthday Bandit.
I will also hoist a glass in your honor here shortly.
Will post in the Adult Beverage thread.

RP

[CT_Shooter]

Happy Birthday, Bandit.

[Ernie]

Happy Birthday Bandit.

[Rifletom]

Happy Birthday Bandit! I'll have a beer or two for you!

[gpraceman]

I worked up a good 9mm plinking load with HP-38 and some 115gr DG Bullets. These shot very good through an AR9 and a S&W M&P Shield.

[NHshtr]

Still playing with choosing a load for the Long Ranger in .243 Win. I loaded two of the best of 9 different loads. One, RL15 38.0 grains with the 85 grain Sierra GK and one 37.4 grains of IMR 4064, same bullet. (Don't try this at home - work up your loads ) There'll be a shoot off tomorrow!!!

I also loaded 20 rounds of 7mm-08 for the bolt gun using both a 120 grain Nosler BT and a Sierra 120 grain ProHunter. They both shoot mouse ears through my Tikka. I'll shoot the gong!

[Hatchdog]

Loaded up quantity 143 .357 cartridges for my Henry and 686.

Why 143 and not 150 or 200 or even 144?

Had 43 bullets remains in a box of 100 and did another box of 100. Left myself two boxes of 100 available in case I want to change my load in the future. A year ago I would have just loaded them all.

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[Vaquero]

I found a RCBS Universal decapper for 22-25 calibers today, I have one for the larger calibers.
Brought home and set it up and deprimed somewhere between 500-600 223's.
I will start the cleaning tomorrow.

RP

[Headhog]

Changed out the dies, shell plate and adjusted to powder drop on my Hornady LNL progressive. I keep this press set fo large primer cartridges, so I went from 45 ACP to 45 Colt. Getting ready to crank out some new 45 Colt loads.

Paul

[Rifletom]

Changed out the dies, shell plate and adjusted to powder drop on my Hornady LNL progressive. I keep this press set fo large primer cartridges, so I went from 45 ACP to 45 Colt. Getting ready to crank out some new 45 Colt loads.

Paul

What's the load? Might be doing the same tomorrow while it rains.

[Vaquero]

Not at the bench. but,
I did get all that brass cleaned.

RP

[Headhog]

What's the load? Might be doing the same tomorrow while it rains.

I'm planning to do some test loads with Universal. I using the Missouri coated 250 gr. RNFP bullet and will put together some 7.0, 7.2 and 7.4 gr. rounds. I want to see which shoot the best in both my Marlin 1894 and New Model Blackhawk.

I'm also thinking of ordering some 200 gr coated RNFP bullets for a future load test.

Paul

[Rifletom]

I now have about 50 empty .45 Colt cases. 7.2gr Universal in half and 7.4 in the other half. Like your thinking 'hog!

[Grunt67]

I found a RCBS Universal decapper for 22-25 calibers today, I have one for the larger calibers.
Brought home and set it up and deprimed somewhere between 500-600 223's.
I will start the cleaning tomorrow.

RP

Well, that'll keep you busy & off the streets for a while.

[Vaquero]

Well, cloudy a gloomy day here.
I loaded 50 of the 223's, do a little test.
25 were 25.5 grs of CFE223 and the other 25 were 25.0 grs of LVR with a 62 gr sp.
Will try in the AR first chance I get.

RP

[Hatchdog]

De-capped, polished, sized and trimmed 100 pieces of .223 brass. Tomorrow I’ll prime them all and load some to do some ladder testing using Varget and the Sierra .224 69gr Matchking bullet. This is for the Ruger Gunsite I picked up a few days ago. Also I have another 100 pieces sized and primed that I will be using the same components for a load in my Mini 14.

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Got my laddered loads for the Mini and the Ruger Gunsite (both 5.56/223) done this morning. I’m heading to the range on Wed to shoot them for group then I’m ready to load up 100 of each. I usually like to shoot five shot groups but I’m conserving bullets.

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[Rifletom]

Test, but, conserve. Even if you have plenty of components on hand, wise to conserve nowadays. Good call Hatch. Heading to the shop and load those .45 Colts I mentioned last week. Comfortable in the shop right now, time to make a move!

[Hatchdog]

Test but conserve. Did Regan say that?

[Oldbrass]

Building some 357 magnum loads . 158 hardcast SWC / unique for the GP100 And some sierra 158 jacketed soft point/ W296 for the henry