What did you do at your reloading bench today?

[Vaquero]

Thank you. I'm not experienced with making cases.

Sorry, I know I saw some ,but I'm unable to recall or find it.
And I miss spoke, my buddy makes 300 Blackout, out of the 223.

RP

[Headhog]

After I did my honey do list I still had some energy left so I put together 59 rounds of .308 Win. Why 59 rounds? Well that's all the 150 gr. Sierra bullets I had on hand. Guess it's time to buy some more .308 bullets.

Paul

[NHshtr]

After I did my honey do list I still had some energy left so I put together 59 rounds of .308 Win. Why 59 rounds? Well that's all the 150 gr. Sierra bullets I had on hand. Guess it's time to buy some more .308 bullets.

Paul

I hope the Honey-do list was short!
I made up some .308s as well. Trying to use the powder I have that isn't for my go-to loads. So I made up 9 using IMR 3031, and 9 using IMR 4350. I tried those powders earlier and had a nice group with each. So I made up 3 rounds .5 grain above and 3 rounds .5 gr below the previous loads of 39.0 gr of 3031 and 46.0 gr of 4350 using 165 gr, Hornady Interlocks. I also made the 3 original loads but varied the COAL to see if that improved the group.

[Headhog]

After I did my honey do list I still had some energy left so I put together 59 rounds of .308 Win. Why 59 rounds? Well that's all the 150 gr. Sierra bullets I had on hand. Guess it's time to buy some more .308 bullets.

Paul

I hope the Honey-do list was short!
I made up some .308s as well. Trying to use the powder I have that isn't for my go-to loads. So I made up 9 using IMR 3031, and 9 using IMR 4350. I tried those powders earlier and had a nice group with each. So I made up 3 rounds .5 grain above and 3 rounds .5 gr below the previous loads of 39.0 gr of 3031 and 46.0 gr of 4350 using 165 gr, Hornady Interlocks. I also made the 3 original loads but varied the COAL to see if that improved the group.

I've had very good results with IMR 3031 in the past, but i'm out of that right now. I went with IMR 4895 since I have about 4 lbs left from and 8 lb. can. After I use up the 4895 I will switch to IMR 4064 since I have a lot that I bough up from a friend that stopped reloading.

Paul

[Vaquero]

After I did my honey do list I still had some energy left so I put together 59 rounds of .308 Win. Why 59 rounds? Well that's all the 150 gr. Sierra bullets I had on hand. Guess it's time to buy some more .308 bullets.

Paul

I hope the Honey-do list was short!
I made up some .308s as well. Trying to use the powder I have that isn't for my go-to loads. So I made up 9 using IMR 3031, and 9 using IMR 4350. I tried those powders earlier and had a nice group with each. So I made up 3 rounds .5 grain above and 3 rounds .5 gr below the previous loads of 39.0 gr of 3031 and 46.0 gr of 4350 using 165 gr, Hornady Interlocks. I also made the 3 original loads but varied the COAL to see if that improved the group.

Hmm, never used 3031 in anything other than 30-30, and 35 Rem.

Haven't seen any H or IMR 4350 in a while.
Piked up 3 lbs of Accurate 4350 a while back.
It seems to be similar and have found it to be pretty good in the little bit of testing I've done in the Creedmoor.

RP

[BigAl52]

Midsouth Shooters supply had IMR 4350 here a couple of weeks ago and I should have bought some but I didnt. The 8lber was a good price.

[Hatchdog]

Isn’t it interesting that we have “evolved” to developing loads based on what components we can get out hands on instead of what we really want to try? Hopefully this will end.

[Vaquero]

Not anything soon, about to get worse for everything ammo related.
Was just talking with a friend who knows a gunshop owner that's a big military distributor of ammo. He says the ammo on the shelves now are just backorders from last year. After those are filled, estimated for the end of Summer then will most likely be a 50% increase in all ammo and components. So my advice is buy what you want/need before the end of Summer.

RP

[BigAl52]

Ive been buying a little 22 lr here and there but dont need much else. Im sure its gonna dry up again after the latest round of total stupidy goes by




LGB

[BigAl52]

Randy if you use much IMR 4198 Midsouth Shooters has 8lb ers right now for 274.00