What did you do at your reloading bench today?

[Grunt67]

I haven't done anything @ the bench since I stuff the gut.
But I did order some 9mm bullets tonight because of a nice heads up...but that was from the recliner.
thank ya, Grunt.

RP

My pleasure. Glad it helped.

[Vaquero]

I haven't done anything @ the bench since I stuff the gut.
But I did order some 9mm bullets tonight because of a nice heads up...but that was from the recliner.
thank ya, Grunt.

RP

My pleasure. Glad it helped.666666666666

I really don't shoot that much 9, and I have a fair amount of factory stuff.
But with the current uncertain times, and I didn't really have that many bullets for loading.
That's what it's about though jus because you don't need it, a heads up to others.


RP

[Hatchdog]

Hatch, after you get it set up & going, how long does it take to do each drop. Just curious. ( like the cat ).

It varies a bit. From 10 seconds up to 30 but mostly on the short time end of the spread. I think that when it takes longer to dispense it’s because the scale has to re-zero itself before it starts the next load. I’ll pay more attention next time I use it to see if that’s the case. I found that while dispensing I was able to multi-task by doing other simple tasks while the powder dispensed. With the beep tone I knew when it was time to pour the charge. I felt a little weird doing this while charging cases as usually this process is so manual that it gets 100% attention. I did confirm every charge weight when returning to the scale prior to filling the case.

Also, I was loading .223 with 25 ish grains so the dispense was quicker than say a load for a 45/70 would be. I played with it at 45 grains and the difference was noticeable.

[Grunt67]

Hatch, after you get it set up & going, how long does it take to do each drop. Just curious. ( like the cat ).

It varies a bit. From 10 seconds up to 30 but mostly on the short time end of the spread. I think that when it takes longer to dispense it’s because the scale has to re-zero itself before it starts the next load. I’ll pay more attention next time I use it to see if that’s the case. I found that while dispensing I was able to multi-task by doing other simple tasks while the powder dispensed. With the beep tone I knew when it was time to pour the charge. I felt a little weird doing this while charging cases as usually this process is so manual that it gets 100% attention. I did confirm every charge weight when returning to the scale prior to filling the case.

Also, I was loading .223 with 25 ish grains so the dispense was quicker than say a load for a 45/70 would be. I played with it at 45 grains and the difference was noticeable.

Thanks, Hatch. Appreciate the report.

[Vaquero]

This morning I saw an old friend and he says I have something you might can use. He knows I reload, said he bought these thinking he was getting some 209's for his muzzle loader. Wanted to know if I could use 'em? I said heck yeah, he just gave them to me didn't want any money.
They're magnums but heck free is free.

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[Grunt67]

Hey, now you've got an excuse to go buy you a magnum.
Luck like that just rolls right off my back.

[Vaquero]

Hey, now you've got an excuse to go buy you a magnum.
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.
Might play with the 308 MX , or
the 444.

RP

[Vaquero]

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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[Oldbrass]

First time loading cast in 45acp Going to use unique and see how they work in the 1911

[Rifletom]

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?

[Oldbrass]

Yes sir Tom they're 230 grain.. and 6 grain unique looks about perfect

[Vaquero]

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

RP

[runnin n gunnin]

Lovin the '46 Vaquero !

[fortyshooter]

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.

[Vaquero]

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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[RanchRoper]

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

[NHshtr]

Anxious to get more bench time, but so far I've prepped 50 .308 Win cases to try a few ladder loads later in the week. I've been using BLC2, but want to try some RL15, and Varget with a Sierra 165 gr. SP.
Went to the LGS to look over the powder and all they had was some odd stuff. But I picked up two hundred Federal small pistol primers (max per customer). Price: $6.99 per 100. I have several hundred in the cabinet still, but I figured I'd get these since they were available.

[Oldbrass]

Loaded 200 45acp 230 gr cast...6.0 gr unique as recommended.. bullets were free, brass was free. primers bought last year $28 per 1000.. 1200 gr of unique.. comes to $3.15 per box of 50

[Vaquero]

That's what I'm talking about.
Look good.

RP

[fortyshooter]

I need to do the same in 45 ACP with 230 gr XTP.