RanchRoper's Reloading Ruminations

[RanchRoper]

With Universal powder I am loading 6.6 grains...shoots great with 250 gr bullet. max is 7.8.

200 gr bullet calls for 6.4 to 8.8 max

so I can stick with the auto drum setting I have likely at 6.6 or maybe go to 7.0...?

[Rifletom]

Same as my 200gr's . No need to change a thing.

[RanchRoper]

Sweet!

[clovishound]

You do know that you can get extra drums for the auto drum? You can adjust them for a certain load, and then swap out drums. It only takes less than a minute to swap a drum. A $15 pack has two small and two large.

[RanchRoper]

Thanks. The kit came with 1 large and 1 small. Think I am using the small one.
Can use large for same type load?

[RanchRoper]

Loaded 20 rounds of 200 gr LRNFP tonight. Plus another 50 rounds of 250 gr as well.
Might shoot the 200 gr tomorrow night.

[JEBar]

Loaded 20 rounds of 200 gr LRNFP tonight.

really looking forward to hearing your observations after firing them .... I wonder what, if any, difference you can tell from firing your standard loads

[RanchRoper]

Another rainy day so back at the reloading stand today. Another 100 rounds or so for the stockpile.

[Vaquero]

Pretty windy here ans alittle cool but it should warm up this afternoon.
Got 60+ cases of 357 I'm about to load also.

RP

[clovishound]

Thanks. The kit came with 1 large and 1 small. Think I am using the small one.
Can use large for same type load?

Sorry, just saw this question. Yes, you can use the large one, but there is an insert for it, IIRC, that converts it to a small capacity. Paperwork says the small is good from .25 ACP to .223 rem. Basically any of the pistol calibers, and some of the smaller rifle cases. The large drum is good from .223 rem up. Looks like you can't use the large drum as is for pistol calibers, need to put the insert in. That insert was included with my auto drum, not sure about whether there are a couple included in the 4 set of drums. OK, just checked, and they do include them in the set.

I use a perfect powder measure for rifle calibers and throw powder off press for them.