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What did you do at your reloading bench today?

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

Post by Vaquero » Tue Dec 19, 2023 4:39 pm

Sized and primed 84 pcs. of brass for a caliber that I've never heard mentioned on this forum.
Even though Henry makes a rifle in this caliber, I own three, but none are a Henry. Wondering are ya??
35 Remington...
I also loaded 20 to take to the son-n-law to try in his Rem. 600.
I then loaded 5 more of a powder that I've never tried at all. Ramshot Tac.
I was told on another forum back in the summer that it was a good candidate for the 30-30 and 35R.
I found some a while back but hadn't tried it yet, and as a bonus has been the least expensive powder that I've found this year.
What I discovered was simply amazing with a 200 gr Hornady pill.
It shot so well in the chopped down Marlin that I loaded ten more to try 5 each in the other two 35s. :shock: I was.
Anyway I'm going to load 5 more to try in that 600 next week. ;)

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

Post by NHshtr » Tue Dec 19, 2023 6:33 pm

Good luck with the 5 rounds in the 600. Always pretty satisfying when a test load works out so quickly.

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

Post by Rifletom » Tue Dec 19, 2023 8:20 pm

Randy, you don't need all three of those .35 Rem's. Gimme one!
Just kidding bud, you know that. That is a dandy of a round and you have three fine rifles for it.
Enjoy shooting those.

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

Post by Vaquero » Tue Dec 19, 2023 9:23 pm

Thanks Tom, I know you are just kidding around. It's all in fun and I love it.
I thought about a post in range reports and post the results, but
just figured most wouldn't be of interest as they aren't Henrys and like I said above I don't recall anyone here ever mention the caliber.
But, I can tell ya they do put the smack down on deer for sure.

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

Post by The Happy Kaboomer » Tue Dec 19, 2023 10:06 pm

Nothing.............Still deer hunting........Don't have time to reload.

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

Post by Hatchdog » Wed Dec 20, 2023 10:52 am

Vaquero wrote:
Tue Dec 19, 2023 9:23 pm
Thanks Tom, I know you are just kidding around. It's all in fun and I love it.
I thought about a post in range reports and post the results, but
just figured most wouldn't be of interest as they aren't Henrys and like I said above I don't recall anyone here ever mention the caliber.
But, I can tell ya they do put the smack down on deer for sure.

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Always interested in range reports from anything.

Used to have a Marlin in 35 rem but didn’t shoot it enough to get tot the point of reloading for it. Got it scoped and sighted in with the factory ammo that came with it. Funny side story, I sold it on the local guntrader site and when I met with the buyer it turned out he was a co-worker and somebody I knew pretty well. Due to screen names like on here we didn’t know that we did know each other.

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

Post by BigAl52 » Thu Dec 21, 2023 10:24 am

Yesterday was Tim the tool man day here. I had a sliding door for the bedroom in the RV that was not installed right (imagine that in an RV) and it was falling down. After fixing that we went to a guys local storage garage and built another reloading bench for his 28 ga shotgun reloader. We call him grumpy doc. He is 79 years old and a retired Dr. He shoots with us but his knee is giving him fits. He also has been getting some injections up in San Antonio for another condition. Another guy and I built the bench for him and he should be all set now. Jay is a great guy and has given all of us a lesson or two in skeet shooting. I know he will like it. I also am able to reload 20 ga with a loader that was given to Jay and I by one of our fellow shooters wife. Denny passed away last July from cancer. His wife will be joining us down here in a few days.
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Re: What did you do at your reloading bench today?

Post by NHshtr » Thu Dec 21, 2023 11:05 am

Sounds like great Christmas presents all around. Good for you to pass on the spirit of the holiday!!

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Post by Bill.68 » Mon Jan 01, 2024 11:22 am

My big New Years Eve celebrations was loading up some 454Casull rounds in anticipation of hopefully getting my replacement rifle from Rossi.

I loaded up 3 each of the 240gr xtp mags and 3 each of the 300gr xtp mags using new Starline, CCI450 small rifle mag primers and H110 and IMR4227. I chose to start in the middle of the load range from Hornadys 10th ed manual since their data is for a handgun and Ill be using a 20" rifle. I read ip on the specs for the bullets and both are rated to handle up to 2200fps. While I font anticipate those velocity levels the charges I chose should be up towards the upper limits of the bullets capabilities, for the 240 more than the 300gr.
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Re: What did you do at your reloading bench today?

Post by runnin n gunnin » Mon Jan 01, 2024 12:15 pm

Nursing a hangover from an abundance of Uisce beatha last night. Happy New Years.
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