What did you do at your reloading bench today?

[RanchRoper]

Those are real nice revolvers. Good shooting.

[Vaquero]

Didn't do anything on it, but these did show up yesterday.
Suppose to be some bad boys on deer size game.

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[DsGrouse]

I've been working around the property. What little loading I've done is to wrap up some 9mm, and 45 colt loads I worked up. I did start loading some 357 mag yesterday.

I chose to go with a new powder, even though I've got plenty of Clean-shot and some loadings for it in 357 mag. These loads are using IMR 4227, which seems to meter well out of my RCBS charge master supreme.
Some speer 125's



Speer 158 grn jhp

extreme plated

Matt's 155 lsw loaded to about 950 fps with the 4227 handgun load versus the rifle table.

Matt's 165 .358 gas checked

Matts 165 .359 gas checked

Hornaday 180 gr xtp

[dmanwarren]

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Found a load the Long Ranger likes so I figure I better feed it. Seems pretty accurate hopefully it gets even better when I get the barrel shot in. Only have 30 through it so far.

[Vaquero]

How about some Christmas bullets.
200 gr 35 Rem. over 34.0 grs. 3031.
Both Marlins love this load.

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[Hatchdog]

Oh boy, now I’m hearing that Christmas song “Carol of the Bullets” in my head.

[Vaquero]

Well I am about to load some of these 265 gr. WFNGC that forty was talking about last week.
And well there was only enough powder to load a couple rounds.‍ but never fear.
I have backup. this has been sitting at the side of the bench for like 4 yrs. now.
Glad I got it back then, $20 per lb. Now I wish I had bought more.
So I poured a lb or so in the smaller bottle and am ready to go. May be a little dust on the bottle...as the song says.

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[Vaquero]

Well, I got 86 sized, expanded, and primed. Emptied that primer flat.
Break for lunch, then may go for a little walk in da woods.
Rain has stopped for now so we'll see.

RP

[Rifletom]

You going with 8.8gr Unique like forty mentioned? Be interested when you guys try them out.
BTW, I like those Christmas bullets.

[Vaquero]

Yes, I am planning on loading a couple dozen to try in the two rifles and the Rugers.
I will post a report.

[Vaquero]

Well, I sized, expanded and primed another 100 45 colts.
Then loaded 30 of the 265's over forty's mentioned load of Unique.
Rained most of the day, I'll report when I get time to try 'em.

RP

[Oldbrass]

Built a small 3'x2' bench this past weekend in the tool room on back of garage . first reloads since arriving in South Carolina. Decided to dust off the lee loader and put together a half dozen 38 special 158 Lead RNFP plinkers. I enjoyed the slow lee loader and listening to the radio, Buster lifted his leg on the bench Support giving his approval

[cooperhawk]

I haven't been loading much lately, but today I found some brand new Winchester brass .357 unprimed casings that
I've been saving for something, so I primed them up. I plan to load them with 158 grn Keith Hunter lead target bullets
and am considering how much powder to load in them. I have lots of Unique left over from the old days and want to use
it up.
I have loaded then as high as 8grns of Unique, but that rattles my cage in my Colt Trooper III so I want to load then down
to something fun to shoot. I'm thinking about 6grns. I want to be able to shoot them in both my Trooper III and my Henry
Yellow Boy .357 Mag.
Maybe I'll load several varying loads and experiment.
Thoughts?

[cooperhawk]

I have backup. this has been sitting at the side of the bench for like 4 yrs. now.
Glad I got it back then, $20 per lb. Now I wish I had bought more.
So I poured a lb or so in the smaller bottle and am ready to go. May be a little dust on the bottle...as the song says.
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I gotcha there, my Unique still says "Hercules" on the bottle, or can, whatever.
Dusty!

[Mags]

Nothing. A lot of honey-do stuff for Christmas has taken priority.

[Vaquero]

Mine is closed for the season.
Back to something after the first.

RP

[DsGrouse]

I deprimed about 800 to 1000 38 spl cases, and nearly 500 9mm cases.. I have 500 primed sig 45 acp cases on the way along with a good deal of blue bullets for various calibers.

[NHshtr]

Well, back at the bench and over-did it. I prepped loads of cases for .243, .44, 7mm-08 and .308, and gave myself "tennis elbow". In this case, "press elbow". Case prep is the unspoken dirty work of reloading. There should be medical treatment literature on the subject other than a couple of ounces of single malt.
Fortunately, it doesn't affect touching off the finished rounds at the range!

[JVogler]

Cleaned a 357magnum revolver tonight at the bench. No ammo but routine cleaning, My wife has a very acute olfactory system, migraines are easily triggered. Can not clean at the kitchen table with most cleaners including Hoopes #9.

[The Happy Kaboomer]

loaded some .280 and 12 ga.