What did you do at your reloading bench today?

[DsGrouse]

This is my thread that covers my search for a good 45c bullet powder combo for subsonic loads.

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The best overall is cast performance 265 and 300grn they've been most consistent at subsonic speeds.

[5shot]

Very interesting. Thanks!

[5shot]

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So...Here's what I did at my bench today. 255 gr, Lee RF's for the .45 Colt. I prefer iron molds and really despise this particular Lee mold but during certain phases of the moon after swinging a rubber chicken overhead and doing incantations....I sometimes manage to get a few keepers with it. Several times it has even produced six good bullets in one pour.

[DsGrouse]

Ah ive not gotten into casting.

[Vaquero]

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So...Here's what I did at my bench today. 255 gr, Lee RF's for the .45 Colt. I prefer iron molds and really despise this particular Lee mold but during certain phases of the moon after swinging a rubber chicken overhead and doing incantations....I sometimes manage to get a few keepers with it. Several times it has even produced six good bullets in one pour.

I've never used a 6 hole mold, all of mine are 2 hole.
Mostly Lee and a coup;e of Lymans. I have a Lee 250-45 that O have never even used.
Actually forgot I even had it til last year I stumbled across it cleaning up.
Heck I don't really even know how long I've had it.

Do you lube yours or do you powder coat? I like powder coating better myself.

RP

[.45Steel]

Tonight after work I cast 100 c358-200-rf. for 35 Remington. I got them sized, checked with Sages gator checks and the first coat of Bens liquid on them.

What's your powder of choice?

RP

They are for a friend of mine. He plans on using 3031.

[Vaquero]

Tonight after work I cast 100 c358-200-rf. for 35 Remington. I got them sized, checked with Sages gator checks and the first coat of Bens liquid on them.

What's your powder of choice?

RP

They are for a friend of mine. He plans on using 3031.

It's a good one, I use it in mine, around 34.0 grs. is the sweet spot in my two Marlins.

RP

[Hatchdog]

Nothing. I had intended to work on some loads but the weather took a turn for the better so outside it was.

[5shot]

I've never used a 6 hole mold, all of mine are 2 hole.
Mostly Lee and a coup;e of Lymans. I have a Lee 250-45 that O have never even used.
Actually forgot I even had it til last year I stumbled across it cleaning up.
Heck I don't really even know how long I've had it.

Do you lube yours or do you powder coat? I like powder coating better myself.

RP
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I'm a fan of powder coating too and with several of Lee's bullets with their shallow lube grooves that's the route I go. One exception is the Lee 125 gr. RF which IMO is one of the best Lee's ever. They put a decent crimp and lube groove in that bullet and it performs well in every .38 and .357 I've tried it in. Even does well through a couple 9mm 1911's. I use White Label Carnauba Blue in a Lyman 4500 for that bullet.

Somehow over the years I've acquired 5 lube sizers. A Star, RCBS LAM II, 2 Lyman 450's and a 4500. As much as I like powder coating it would be a shame to see all that equipment and the drawer full of White Label lubes just gathering dust.

Not meaning to turn this into a long winded post but... ...I don't have much money invested in those 5 lubesizers. I walked by a table at a gunshow just as the guy was unpacking stuff for display. He pulled out a like new San Diego Star complete with a .358" die in it. Tag said $45.00. I think some of my shoulder problems are from reaching for my wallet so fast. The Lyman 4500 came from walking into LGS right after someone brought in a bunch of casting "stuff" from an estate. The counter guy said "Are you a bullet caster? You can have the box of casting stuff for $75." In the box was a 4500 with several dies, top punches, gas check seater and other various trinkets.

[Vaquero]

Cool deal there 5shot, nothing like being in the right spot at the right time.
Several yrs ago I walked into a pawn shop that is owned by a I grew up with.
Someone had brought in some stuff to pawn and I guess threw in the reloading things.
I walk in and she says don't you reload? Me; yeah. She says here I got some stuff that I can't really sell.
So I gave her $5 for a Contender reloading manual and she threw in almost a whole lb of W 748, some reloaded ammo and brass and seems like something else, but I can't remember at the moment.
Tore the ammo down and gave the bullets to a friend as it was something I didn't use, trashed the cases, the majority were split and salvage the 40-50 primers. Pretty good deal for $5.

RP

[Mags]

Cleaned primer pockets and primed cases for 45 colt.

[Vaquero]

Last night I deprimed the days brass, 357, 44, 45 colt and a few 444's.
Then the 45's and 444 brass took a bath, and should be dry by now.

RP

[NHshtr]

Loaded additional .243 Win in 95 gr. Hornady SSTs and 85 gr. Sierra Prohunters. Used Varget for 95s and RL15 (scarce as hen's teeth) with the 85s.
Also a load of .44 mag. with 240 gr, XTPs with another round of H110 and Enforcer. Last time, I loaded some with Enforcer and some with H110, and 240 XTPs, the Enforcer was quite close to the performance of the H110. At 100 yards, 5 shots, I got 1.7" with H110 and 1.9" with the Enforcer. This new batch has a couple of load variations and I have to chrony the Enforcer loads. But seems like Enforcer is a good .44 powder.

[Mags]

Finished the last of the 45 Colt reloads. 200gr Gallant coated with #5. No more 45 Colt brass, until I shoot some.
Started on de-prime/resizing of 30-30.

[DsGrouse]

Primed the remainder of 800 cases of 9mm

[5shot]

In the process of loading a batch of new Starline brass for my pair of K38 Model 14-3's. Using 148 RCBS wadcutters (154 gr with my alloy) sized to .358" and loaded over 3.3 gr. of Bullseye. I've been using WSP primers which have performed well but have some Federal small pistol match that I want to try.

[Mags]

Finished 60 de-prime/resizing of 30-30.

[Mags]

Last night, cleaned 60 30-30 primer pockets.

[fortyshooter]

Chilly rainy day so finally got around to going thru my cans of spent brass and cleaning a bunch of .44 Mag and .44 Special. These cans were the ones I bring back from the range and I still have my larger containers of stored brass to deprime and clean under the bench that I go thru at times.
Noticed I have a bunch of 38 Special brass to clean and this has lead to another gun project to find a use for 38 Special.

[Mags]

Sized, deburred and primed the 30-30 cases.