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

Post by runnin n gunnin » Mon May 31, 2021 11:17 am

I'm about to pull some 2 inch Rib Eye Steaks off the Grill. :D

Its my neighbors grill, but he went inside for a minute ! :o
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Post by NHshtr » Mon May 31, 2021 12:26 pm

runnin n gunnin wrote:
Mon May 31, 2021 11:17 am
I'm about to pull some 2 inch Rib Eye Steaks off the Grill. :D

Its my neighbors grill, but he went inside for a minute ! :o


Now that's an easy way to serve up some nice grilled steaks! But I think he'll know it was you. So invite him over!!

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Post by Grunt67 » Wed Jun 02, 2021 9:19 pm

Started putting powder & bullets in my last batch of 100, today.
When they're done, I'm done until some brass rests it's head somewhere, which don't look promising at the moment.
I've probably got enough to last till I'm planted anyway.
The Henry 45/70 hasn't seen much action lately.
I rarely ever buy a rifle, but when I do, it's a Henry.

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Post by BigAl52 » Wed Jun 02, 2021 9:24 pm

You need to get out and ring some steel Grunt. Shoot something it will make you feel better.
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Post by Grunt67 » Wed Jun 02, 2021 10:17 pm

I reckon so.
I rarely ever buy a rifle, but when I do, it's a Henry.

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Post by Rifletom » Thu Jun 03, 2021 8:09 am

Same for me Grunt. Deserts are heating up, looks like the mountain range for now. When I can make time.

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Post by NHshtr » Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:56 am

BigAl52 wrote:
Wed Jun 02, 2021 9:24 pm
You need to get out and ring some steel Grunt. Shoot something it will make you feel better.
Ahhh, the loud ka-bang, the kick in the shoulder, a little smoke, the smell of burnt gunpowder and the ping of the gong! What's better than that?
You also then have lots of brass to refill! A reloader's dream!!

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Post by Grunt67 » Thu Jun 03, 2021 10:40 pm

Got 50 of that 100, 45/70 loaded & boxed.
I rarely ever buy a rifle, but when I do, it's a Henry.

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Post by JEBar » Fri Jun 04, 2021 6:15 pm

started reloading my first ever batch of 44 Specials .... deprimed, resized, reprimed, and flared 100 cases on our mid 60's vintage RCBS Rock Chucker single stage press .... hope to complete the process ASAP

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Post by Grunt67 » Fri Jun 04, 2021 9:35 pm

Never did the 44 Specials, did 44 mag tho yrs ago, on a RCBS Jr.
I used for decades. Still got in a drawer. Retired it favor of a Forester Co-Ax press. Love it..
If I had 44, I'd go the Special route too.
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Post by JEBar » Tue Jun 08, 2021 8:19 pm

completed our first 102 round batch of 44 Special ammo for use in our Bond Roughneck derringer .... 101 rounds shown below .... couldn't stand it, had to touch one off as a test .... happy to say it passed the test in that when I pulled the trigger, it went boom, and didn't cause the slightest discomfort to my arthritic right hand .. :D .. the loads consisted with a mix of 240 gr Nosler JHP and JSP bullets pushed by 4 gr of Bullseye ignited by CCI Large Pistol Magnum Primers

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Post by JEBar » Tue Jun 08, 2021 9:04 pm

just put the finishing touch on our 44 Specials .... we now put together 3 different 44 caliber loads .... to ensure easy recognition we color code the primers .... we leave the primers of our 44 Mag, full power hunting loads silver (picture 1) .... Red is the color we paint the primers of our 44 Mag target loads fired from our Ruger Redhawks (picture 2) .... Blue signifies the 44 Special loads fired in our Bond derringer (picture 3)
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Post by NHshtr » Tue Jun 08, 2021 9:36 pm

Nice looking loads.
Lots of fun shooting. But I don't know how you shoot the derringer without a helmet! :o
I color code the primers to distinguish different loads of the same caliber too.

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Post by JEBar » Tue Jun 08, 2021 9:49 pm

NHshtr wrote:
Tue Jun 08, 2021 9:36 pm
I don't know how you shoot the derringer without a helmet! :o
I color code the primers to distinguish different loads of the same caliber too.
kind words appreciated .... taking the time to color the primers most certainly makes it easy to ensure feeding the correct round into each 44 .... we have a 38 Special/357 Magnum barrel and a 44 Special barrel for our Roughneck derringer .... light 38 special loads are fun to fire, 357 Magnum loads can be punishing ..... Nosler shows 3.9 gr of Bullseye as the minimum load of their 240 gr'ers .... I decided to go with 4.0 gr .... as noted, I've only fired one so far but it was fine .... more smoke and muzzle blast than I anticipated but recoil was not bad at all

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Post by JEBar » Wed Jun 09, 2021 8:31 pm

a little while ago we received an email from UPS saying our shipment of 1,000 44 Special cases from Starline should be delivered tomorrow .... I can only wish they had of arrived a week ago .... at the time we only had 100 on hand and they are all loaded to take with us when we head for South Dakota Friday morning .... it sure would have been nice to have the time to load several hundred more to take with us

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Post by BigAl52 » Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:51 pm

I thought you had a portable loader to take with you.
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Post by RanchRoper » Wed Jun 09, 2021 11:15 pm

I need to shoot a bunch or buy another storage locker. All of mine are full.

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Post by Rifletom » Thu Jun 10, 2021 8:59 am

RanchRoper wrote:
Wed Jun 09, 2021 11:15 pm
I need to shoot a bunch or buy another storage locker. All of mine are full.
Ditto that RR. I need to get out and empty some brass!

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Post by Vaquero » Thu Jun 10, 2021 9:39 am

Couldn't imagine having every piece of brass that I own filled.😮

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Post by NHshtr » Thu Jun 10, 2021 9:44 am

Rifletom wrote:
Thu Jun 10, 2021 8:59 am
RanchRoper wrote:
Wed Jun 09, 2021 11:15 pm
I need to shoot a bunch or buy another storage locker. All of mine are full.
Ditto that RR. I need to get out and empty some brass!
You can both send me some, and I’ll return the the empty brass at no charge!😎

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