What did you do at your reloading bench today?

Post by **runnin n gunnin** » Tue Jun 02, 2020 7:40 pm

Looks great, love those Missouri 405gr Buffalo rounds !

Post by **dancote** » Mon Jun 15, 2020 5:48 pm

Love the pics of those reloads! I just got the 405 Hi-tek from MBC myself. Loaded up 20 to test on my Henry and shot them off yesterday. I noticed they come out to only 2.53" OAL instead of the 2.55. Does that seem to affect anything? I decided to keep the starting (and maybe finshed?!) charge in the low range and started with 33.5 grains of IMR 4198. I started there because I like using the Lee dippers on the big cartridges if I can and the 2.8cc threw about 33.5 when measured on my scale. They seemed to shoot good for me. Do you adjust for the shorter (more compressed) case? Anyone shoot these through a chrono at various charges with IMR 4198?

Post by **dancote** » Mon Jun 15, 2020 6:10 pm

...also, I have been looking at the ACME bullets as well.... I see the 405s they have are .458" and the MBC are .459. Have you (or anyone else) compared the two bullets in the Henry and, if so, any difference between the company based on quality and accuracy?

Thanks!

Post by **runnin n gunnin** » Mon Jun 15, 2020 6:35 pm

The last chrono I did last month was 36.5 grans of IMR4198 (and I shot H332) came out here:

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I ordered 500 more MBC Hi-tek 405 grain Buffalo and 500 180 grn for the .357 a month ago, still has not shipped yet. MBC is quite backed up in orders.

Post by **JEBar** » Mon Jun 15, 2020 10:04 pm

I began depriming and cleaning the primer pockets on large Folger's coffee can full of mixed 38 special brass .... completing this task is going to take a while

Post by **BigAl52** » Mon Jun 15, 2020 10:06 pm

Ive got some 200gr 45 colt bullets on order from them to. Been on order for a while. What weight universal charge are you using Bret

Post by **Rifletom** » Mon Jun 15, 2020 11:16 pm

b'41, do I spy some 20ga there? You load for those also? Bench is looking good!

Post by **Grunt67** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 11:14 am

After I left the VA, Mon. am, I decided to wander thru Sportsmans Warehouse. Ammo, reloading supplies were spotty. I did find a bag of 50 Starline 45/70 brass. It followed me home.
With the military discount, it was cheaper than online. No .458 bullets, no small pistol primers. Guess panic mode is still in effect.

Post by **bandit1250** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 7:40 pm

Cleaned five rifle barrels from yesterdays range session. Took apart one of yesterdays rifles to give the trigger a little deeper sear engagement and adjusted the pull at 14 oz. Maybe shoot again tomorrow.

Post by **JEBar** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:00 pm

I have no clue how many 38 Special cases a 5 lb 3 oz Folgers coffee can holds but do know its a bunch of them .... hopefully I can finish depriming and cleaning the pockets of all of them in the morning .... when finished with them, I'll move on to 357's

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