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

Post by Rifletom » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:29 am

Hatchdog wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:30 am
Headhog wrote:
Tue Jun 21, 2022 6:46 pm
Rifletom wrote:
Tue Jun 21, 2022 6:00 pm
Going to load up the .45 Colt I shot up yesterday[not the leverevolution brass] with 6.0gr Red Dot. Likin' that load a lot. So, next range session will be at the mountain range. Same revolver with the RD load and 7.2gr Universal. Same bullet. The Shoot Out! 8-)
Tom, I've been out of Red Dot for some time now so my go-to load for 45 Colt is 7.2 of Universal with 250 gr RNFP. My Marlin and Blackhawk both like that load and it's plesant to shoot.

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Too bad shipping powder is such a pain as a local guy yesterday put up a new 4 lb jug of Red Dot for $160. Not great but if you need some you need some.
You going to make a move on it? I'm good for now.
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Re: What did you do at your reloading bench today?

Post by Vaquero » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:38 am

Paul, $40 a lb. isn't that bad, especially this day and time.


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

Post by Headhog » Fri Jun 24, 2022 4:40 pm

Vaquero wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:38 am
Paul, $40 a lb. isn't that bad, especially this day and time.


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Universal has filled the void for now. I've got several pounds on the shelf and hopefully things will start to improve. My local shop has Power Pistol on the shelf and that's another alternative.

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

Post by Hatchdog » Sat Jun 25, 2022 11:29 am

Rifletom wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:29 am
Hatchdog wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:30 am
Headhog wrote:
Tue Jun 21, 2022 6:46 pm


Tom, I've been out of Red Dot for some time now so my go-to load for 45 Colt is 7.2 of Universal with 250 gr RNFP. My Marlin and Blackhawk both like that load and it's plesant to shoot.

Paul
Too bad shipping powder is such a pain as a local guy yesterday put up a new 4 lb jug of Red Dot for $160. Not great but if you need some you need some.
You going to make a move on it? I'm good for now.
No, I’m not currently loading anything with Red Dot. Kinda wish I was with $40 no tax for powder. (What am I saying :shock: ) My how the times have changed.
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Re: What did you do at your reloading bench today?

Post by The Happy Kaboomer » Sat Jun 25, 2022 9:40 pm

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

Post by Vaquero » Sun Jun 26, 2022 6:24 pm

Put a load of mixed brass in the tumbler with the ss pins.
30-30, 35 Rem., some 357's and a few 38-55's.
All clean and sorted now.
And Chris the 5 yo, deprimmed today's brass, 44's and 444's.

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

Post by Headhog » Tue Jun 28, 2022 3:13 pm

Put together 100 rounds of 308 Win. to take to my daughter's house this weekend. Her hubby has a new Springfield SOCOM he wants to test out. Last fall he gave me a bag of 308 brass so I decided to prep some of them to reload. Come to find out 3/4 of the brass were Berdan primers so into the brass recycle bin they went. Out of a bag of 300-400 rounds only 74 were reloadable. Fortunately I had some extra brass.

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

Post by Rifletom » Thu Jun 30, 2022 5:23 pm

Finished loading .45 Colt with 6.0gr Red Dot[the forty load] and 250gr coated rnfp from T & B bullets. Gad zooks, I'm down to 100 T & B and 400 naked Missouri bullet! Will be ordering shortly. Good thing is, no empty .45 Colt cases. All stuffed. Now, it's on to .45 acp. Like I need more. Course I do!
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Re: What did you do at your reloading bench today?

Post by runnin n gunnin » Thu Jun 30, 2022 7:12 pm

My little deprimming helper.
The 45 colt brass showed up today, and he's been wanting to play with the presses.
I have my 11 year old grandson for three weeks over the summer. First words out of his mouth yesterday "Are we going to do any reloading grandpa?"
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Re: What did you do at your reloading bench today?

Post by Cofisher » Thu Jun 30, 2022 7:18 pm

Has anyone seen 6.5 Grendel? I keep kicking myself for going with an obscure size.
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