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Re: What did you do at your reloading bench today?

Post by Vaquero » Fri Feb 26, 2021 9:58 pm

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Hey, now you've got an excuse to go buy you a magnum. :lol:
Luck like that just rolls right off my back.
Naw, naw, just gives ya an excuse to play.
They can be used in reg. rifle, just need to back off on the powder a hair.
There for comes the playing/load testing. :lol:
Might play with the 308 MX :o ;) , or
the 444.

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Re: What did you do at your reloading bench today?

Post by Vaquero » Sat Feb 27, 2021 10:08 am

Sometime back one of y'all posted the pic of the whiskey bottle with empty brass.
Well about loaded 45's in a 46.🤔
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Re: What did you do at your reloading bench today?

Post by Oldbrass » Sat Feb 27, 2021 1:59 pm

First time loading cast in 45acp Going to use unique and see how they work in the 1911
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Re: What did you do at your reloading bench today?

Post by Rifletom » Sat Feb 27, 2021 3:32 pm

Oldbrass wrote:
Sat Feb 27, 2021 1:59 pm
First time loading cast in 45acp Going to use unique and see how they work in the 1911
Will work just fine. About 6.0gr ought to work. 230gr RN?
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Re: What did you do at your reloading bench today?

Post by Oldbrass » Sat Feb 27, 2021 3:40 pm

Yes sir Tom they're 230 grain.. and 6 grain unique looks about perfect 👍
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Re: What did you do at your reloading bench today?

Post by Vaquero » Sat Feb 27, 2021 6:56 pm

I've shot quite a bit of cast out of a 1911.

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Post by runnin n gunnin » Sat Feb 27, 2021 11:37 pm

Lovin the '46 Vaquero !
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Re: What did you do at your reloading bench today?

Post by fortyshooter » Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:20 am

Yep 6 gr. of the Unique works very well!

I will finish up loading another 50 of the Hornady 230 XTP bullets for .45 Colt and then some for .45 ACP.
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Re: What did you do at your reloading bench today?

Post by Vaquero » Sun Feb 28, 2021 5:08 pm

Loaded 50 444's 27 with a 265 gr jsp and 21 with 325 gr fn cast, both will H4198.
The two green coated ones are also 325 ge cast loaded with 24.o grs. of 2400.
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Re: What did you do at your reloading bench today?

Post by RanchRoper » Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:10 pm

No reloading today but I did clean the high wall and the revolver. All guns are clean and ready to go.
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