What did you do at your reloading bench today?

[The Happy Kaboomer]

Loaded a few boxes of 20 ga #8.

[Rifletom]

Back ordered 500 cases of 45 colt 3 days ago and they arrived on my porch about an hour ago. I am clearing my bench to load some up using 200grn Beery's made for 45acp with a hollow base. They mike .452 at the olgive and .454 at the base. They shoot well in my 1911's so I think I will give it a try. I am going to start with 6.5grns to 7grns of Unique. looking for a good light load for my 92.

leverjc, you might try 8.0gr Unique with those 200gr bullets. less case sooting and pretty darn good accuracy in my Henry. In a lever gun, not much recoil.

[NHshtr]

Loaded 30 rounds of .243 Win with RL15 and 80 gr. Barnes TTSX. Also, 25 rounds of .44 mag. with H110 and 240 gr. Hornady XTPs.
I had a couple of boxes of the 80 gr. TTSX from BP (before plague) and want to see how differently they perform (group and location-wise) than the 85 gr. Sierra GK. They've become pretty pricey since. I plan to shoot them slowly!

[fortyshooter]

Got to get busy doing some brass cleaning! My bench in the garage is full of cans of spent brass various calibers from range outtings.
The storage cans under the bench starting to get full. Work to do!

[NHshtr]

My best wishes to you! Cleaning, sizing, and trimming large loads of brass isn't the funnest part of loading. But you can be thankful you have so much!!

[dmanwarren]

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Loaded up 25 of these this evening. Lehigh finally came out with load data for their 300 grain penetraters in the 460 S&W mag. Should run about 1650 fps out of mine with a nice big spoonful of H110. Might have to shoot a couple in the dark just for the light show!

[Rifletom]

Omphh!^^^ That gonna be a handful. Whew!

[Hatchdog]

20230320_201424.jpgLoaded up 25 of these this evening. Lehigh finally came out with load data for their 300 grain penetraters in the 460 S&W mag. Should run about 1650 fps out of mine with a nice big spoonful of H110. Might have to shoot a couple in the dark just for the light show!

Those are both pretty and pretty deadly. Nicely done.

[Hatchdog]

Yesterday I decapped and wet tumbled approximately 180 300 BO cases I recently shot working on a load. Here in a bit I’ll get them out of the water and let them dry for next time. I’m using the stainless pins along with a gallon of hot water, two tablespoons of Dawn dish soap and one teaspoon of Lemi-Shine dishwasher dish polish. Well, I pour water in until it looks right, squirt some soap in and pour some Lemi-Shine in. The measurements are what are called out but really I don’t need to be that specific. You just don’t want to make the drum too heavy or it will overwork the motor. The water sure is scummy when done and this brass wasn’t too dirty to begin with.

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[Vaquero]

Yep, been using that method for a couple years now.
In that pic. those look like 35 Rem brass, with that slight neck.
What is the parent case of the BO's?

RP

[Hatchdog]

Yep, been using that method for a couple years now.
In that pic. those look like 35 Rem brass, with that slight neck.
What is the parent case of the BO's?

RP

The parent case is the .223 and it is expanded to 30 cal and shortened. Folks shooting suppressed load up to 220 gr bullets and that’s a long bullet in this short case. Interestingly it uses standard AR magazines so the shortened case makes sense. I bought my brass new but many will reform .223 brass. Sounds like a lot of work, not just forming but using a saw to shorten it.

Here they are all cleaned up and ready to dance again. Note the two cases with pins stuck in the flash holes. I find this to be common in small primer pocket brass and usually there are more than just two even when I clean less brass. I’ve never paid attention to whether the large primer pockets have a larger flash hone. Hum?

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[Vaquero]

Loaded some 161 gr rfn 357's with 4 different powders.
Then shot 'em off the patio.
Range report shortly.

RP

[leverjc]

loaded up some 200grn Beerys for my 45 colt. This time I am using just 7grns of Unique and 8grns of CFE pistol. I loaded up several loads with these powders to see which one my 92 liked the best. I wanted to get it sighted in after changing the front sight so I was on the 25yd range. They all shot very good so I am taking the 2 of the lightest loads and going to move to the 50yd and 100yd range. i was having so much fun that i kept shooting tell the 2" target dot was gone.

[.45Steel]

I put the 2nd coat of Bens liquid lube 60/40 tl on 50 452-270saa bullets for my BBS .45 colt and the Ruger Blackhawk. These will be loaded up and ready for a range trip this weekend.

[Oldbrass]

Loaded a box of 38 special. 158 RNFP / 3.7gr HP-38.. Relaxing afternoon with the LEE loader listening to the radio

[Mags]

45 Colt and 30-30 brass in the tumbler.

[Vaquero]

Nothing today, but yesterday after shooting I deprimed the brass and threw the 357's in the tumbler.
They nice and shiny and begging to be loaded.

RP

[The Happy Kaboomer]

Loaded 3 boxes of 12 ga #8's

[NHshtr]

Loaded 25 rounds of .243 Win. and 35 rounds of .44 Rem mag.
Trying out Enforcer to compare with H110 with 240 gr. XTPs in the .44 carbine.

[.45Steel]

I casted 100 or so RCBS 452-270-saa for the Blackhawk and BB Steel 45 colt. I got them all sized and the first coat of Bens liquid lube on them. Then I casted up 50 or so RCBS c458-405s for the Henry 45-70. I got them all checked with Sages 458 gator checks. I plan on lubing them tonight. Man!, them 405s eat up a lot of lead.