What did you do at your reloading bench today?

[Rifletom]

Drizzly day here, so, getting things set-up to load some .45 Colt and .45 acp using Red Dot. Sunday bliss.

[dmanwarren]

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Anybody have experience with these? Picked up 2500 at a local auction for 30 clams since I'm running low on large rifle and new stock is nonexistent around here. I loaded 10 yesterday in 6.5 needmore and they seem to shoot as accurate as my usual primers. Just thought I'd pick you guys brain before I loaded up a bunch. Thanks Dave

[Mags]

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Anybody have experience with these? Picked up 2500 at a local auction for 30 clams since I'm running low on large rifle and new stock is nonexistent around here. I loaded 10 yesterday in 6.5 needmore and they seem to shoot as accurate as my usual primers. Just thought I'd pick you guys brain before I loaded up a bunch. Thanks Dave

Must have been stored well. Imported they must be vintage 1950-1970. You say the first 10 shot well, so likely ok to keep on with them.

[Mags]

Six test loads. Accurate #5 behind 200gr Gallant coated round nose flat point.

[NHshtr]

Loaded two sets of 20 rounds of 7mm-08 Rem. One for my rifle (Savage 110) of 45.3 gr. IMR4350 under 120 gr. Nosler BTs. The other for my Encore pistol of 42.0 gr. of IMR 4064 under 120 gr. Sierra Pro Hunters.
It would be nice if both 7mm-08s liked the same load; but we take life as it is.

[Mags]

After testing the 6 test loads, loaded up 52 more. Accurate #5 behind 200gr Gallant coated round nose flat point.

[BigAl52]

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Anybody have experience with these? Picked up 2500 at a local auction for 30 clams since I'm running low on large rifle and new stock is nonexistent around here. I loaded 10 yesterday in 6.5 needmore and they seem to shoot as accurate as my usual primers. Just thought I'd pick you guys brain before I loaded up a bunch. Thanks Dave

RWS makes some of the best percussion caps for black powder shooting. If they are like those I dont think you have anything to worry about.

[Hatchdog]

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Anybody have experience with these? Picked up 2500 at a local auction for 30 clams since I'm running low on large rifle and new stock is nonexistent around here. I loaded 10 yesterday in 6.5 needmore and they seem to shoot as accurate as my usual primers. Just thought I'd pick you guys brain before I loaded up a bunch. Thanks Dave

RWS makes some of the best percussion caps for black powder shooting. If they are like those I dont think you have anything to worry about.

Back when I worked for a distributor we sold both CCI and RWS caps and the RWS were quite a bit more expensive. Not sure if that means anything but RWS has a great reputation.

[Hatchdog]

Yesterday I finished up my 300 Blackout test load project with the exception of the Speer 125 TNT. I’m still looking for some locally and put the bat signal out on the local trader site hoping somebody will have a few laying around.

This is a combination of three bullets and three powders for each bullet with 2-4 different charges of each. I only had 24 of the 155 grain Hornady on hand so I’m a bit limited on that test. Now to get some warmer temps to hit the range as this is going to take some time to get thru. Not that much shooting but using a public range there will be a bunch of waiting to go down range and replace targets.

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[BigAl52]

I wont be home for a month Hatch. But if you havent raised any by then I have some at the house I believe