What did you do at your reloading bench today?

[CT_Shooter]

[Vaquero]

Emptied this bottle . No worries,
I have 3 more.
Some of those 260's I cast a few weeks ago. 15.0 grs.
May try 'em out this afternoon.

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RP

[The Happy Kaboomer]

Nothing.....I went deer hunting.......And saw deer.

[Rifletom]

Emptied this bottle . No worries,
I have 3 more.
Some of those 260's I cast a few weeks ago. 15.0 grs.
May try 'em out this afternoon.

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RP

Bliss!

[Vaquero]

Piddled around outside a little this morning. Then it got .
Decided to stuff some 10mm.... just kidding.
It was some 10mm Magnum, aka the 41 Magnum
Finally emptied that big can of Red dot got 54 to try. Then for the heck of it 10 more with 15.0 grs of the new bottle of 2400 and 10 more with 9.0 grs of unique.
Oh, the pills are some old Remington 200gr JSHP.

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RP

[Hatchdog]

Some old Red Dot powder under some old Remington bullets in that 10mm mag! Nice job of using up some old components.

[Vaquero]

Some old Red Dot powder under some old Remington bullets in that 10mm mag! Nice job of using up some old components.

down right nostalgic...come to think of it.

RP

[Rifletom]

Indeed!^^^

[Hatchdog]

Some old Red Dot powder under some old Remington bullets in that 10mm mag! Nice job of using up some old components.

down right nostalgic...come to think of it.

RP

Yeah, that steel can of Red Dot goes back a year or two. I first got into working in the wholesale firearms business in 1976 and I don’t remember steel cans for bulk powders. Although the company I worked for in 76 didn’t sell bulk, only one pound containers. In 1979 I went to work for another place that did sell bulk powders and the Hercules (now Alliant) bulk powders were sold in cardboard containers. Sure takes me back….

[Vaquero]

that one given to me and I don't know how many rounds it has produced.
The next 5 lbs will be Alliant Red dot.

RP

[DsGrouse]

Until i get my truck back from the shop, i'm stuck with other work. I need to mow the lawn again before i even attempt to do any shooting or reloading. I figure it will take me 2 to 3 weeks to get the lawn and gun ranges back in order.

[Vaquero]

Yeah, that steel can of Red Dot goes back a year or two. I first got into working in the wholesale firearms business in 1976 and I don’t remember steel cans for bulk powders. Although the company I worked for in 76 didn’t sell bulk, only one pound containers. In 1979 I went to work for another place that did sell bulk powders and the Hercules (now Alliant) bulk powders were sold in cardboard containers. Sure takes me back….
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Yep, I even have one of those cardboard containers. Picked up an 8lb'r of Unique, it's made right between the youngest two kids.

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RP

[Hatchdog]

Yep, that old Hercules label brings back memories. Remember the one pound cans were also cardboard with metal top and bottom with a plastic spout the pulled up. Good stuff vaquero

[Vaquero]

I haven't done anything since last week.
I got a text from BigAl52 the other day and he was wanting to off load some bullets. Says at the new place his space for reloading is small. Says he won't be reloading for the 41 any longer and what shooting he does with his from now on will be factory fodder.
So I bought the 6 boxes of these at a very reasonable price.

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Should keep the Henry and BH fed for a long while.
With the cast I do and these, I suspect that I'll never have to buy any more 41 cal pills again.

RP

[Hatchdog]

Glad to see somebody is doing some loading these days. I’m in a quandary with finding a place to shoot now that I sold my property right before the Spokane Rifle Club burned up in the big wildfire. I can go to the indoor shooting range and shoot both handguns and pistol caliber carbines such as the Henry Big Boy. I’ll do that more this coming winter. Then maybe some loading…