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

Post by Vaquero » Tue May 24, 2022 9:13 pm

Cofisher wrote:
Tue May 24, 2022 9:00 pm
I cannot find any Grendel brass, even once fired. So, I'm stuck with loading my 357. Jeez. I'm trying a new powder, accurate number two. The range load is 8.6 to 7.9. I'm using 7.5 as a starting point. Put up a hundred of them just last weekend. Loading under 125 grain FMJ. I'll shoot them out of the pistol first to see how they do. If they do all right, I'll put them in the 357 Henry.

I'm interested in how the lighter bullets will do. And the faster burning powder also.
I saw some for sale the other day, not sure where.
Got a buddy who makes his from 223 brass.

Maybe castboolits, I'll go look.

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

Post by Cofisher » Tue May 24, 2022 10:00 pm

Thank you. I'm not experienced with making cases.
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Re: What did you do at your reloading bench today?

Post by The Happy Kaboomer » Tue May 24, 2022 11:52 pm

Loaded 139 45LC's and set my shot maker up to run some #8's.

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

Post by Vaquero » Wed May 25, 2022 3:52 pm

Cofisher wrote:
Tue May 24, 2022 10:00 pm
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.

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

Post by Headhog » Tue Jun 07, 2022 2:54 pm

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.

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

Post by NHshtr » Wed Jun 08, 2022 11:02 am

Headhog wrote:
Tue Jun 07, 2022 2:54 pm
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.

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

Post by Headhog » Wed Jun 08, 2022 5:20 pm

NHshtr wrote:
Wed Jun 08, 2022 11:02 am
Headhog wrote:
Tue Jun 07, 2022 2:54 pm
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.

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

Post by Vaquero » Thu Jun 09, 2022 10:21 am

NHshtr wrote:
Wed Jun 08, 2022 11:02 am
Headhog wrote:
Tue Jun 07, 2022 2:54 pm
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.

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

Post by BigAl52 » Thu Jun 09, 2022 10:30 am

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

Post by Hatchdog » Thu Jun 09, 2022 11:46 am

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. :roll:

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