Loaded up muh first test batch of .338-06.
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Loaded up muh first test batch of .338-06.
Would you guys recommend ladder testing 30-30 reloads out of an open sights model 94? Not going to shoot past 100-125 yards...
I would. Just to see how much variation in different loads and see if I could find an accurate and soft shooting round. Experimentation is fun and one of the by products is knowledge.
Lobbed from my electronic ball and chain.
You would say that. Hah. $0.30 per projectile and 2 similar rifles. And limited supply of booolits.
Cleaned/tumbled about 250 .223 and the sized, deprimed, and trimmed them to length.
As much as I like shooting my 94's, there is no such thing as enough booolits.Quote:
Originally Posted by hghclsswhitetrsh
Good thing a box of 30-30 has been the standard gift for me from family for the last 30 yrs or so. Been trying to get every one switched to 556 and 308.
Lobbed from my electronic ball and chain.
Started my first official attempts at reloading. Worked on establishing some baseline data. Then I started a thread about it.
Rec'd a couple chinese LEDs I bought on ebay, going to try to make a skylight for the 650.
Ordered a few parts from dillon
Played with a new wet tumbler. I will advise how it works out soon.
I did hear my reloading room calling today..."HEY! Where u been???"
I bought a cheap digital kitchen scale from target. Checked targets website for reviews. They were very positive except for one woman who was disappointed she couldn't use it to weigh in cups. Thought I'd share the review because it amused me. By the way, I'm measuring pounds of powder and brass, not charges, just in case one of you was going to flame away.
The scale is easy to read and comes with a stainless steel bowl that weighs both dry and liquid foods . The bowl is easy to pour , clean and stores upside down on the scale . So it doesn't take up much space. The batteries ( which are included ) are already low on mine and I have only used the scale for a little over a week .It would have been nice to be able to weigh in cups . Most ingredients that I use to cook or bake , use cup measurements . However, this food scale would be great for those on a diet and really need to watch portion size because of its accuracy . The author of this review received a free sample of the product.
"She" must not know how to Zero / calibrate a scale.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamnanc
Casted me some boolits, haven't had time to get to the room since last weekend but I had to melt something in the new pot and and try it out. I can't wait to get a whole day to get some lead melted but that won't happen till next Thursday.
Properly set my bullet feeder/crimp die, established my OAL, then primed and flared about 100 rounds. Powder and first actual loads will come soon.
You have good air flow in the casting area ? That plate is in my way.Quote:
Originally Posted by trlcavscout
LOL, a cup of lead shot and a cup of flour weigh the same right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamnanc
I just want to know how many cups in a mile or how many cups until quitting time.
If she's that dumb, I'll bet her cups are bigger than most.
Aren't breasts measured in cups?
DURN! Beat me by a baker's cup of seconds.
No. By the handful.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
i saw my reloading room this morning. that counts, right?
Right now its am open window and a fan. But I am going to run a vent and a fan to pull the air from above the pot to outside so it doesn't stink up the house and so I don't have cold air blowing on the pot. I already have a 3" hole in the outside wall of this room from the previous owners hot tub conduit I had temp patched. So I will use it for a vent system.Quote:
Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo
Don't even ask, when it rains, it pours.
Back to the drawing board with the .338-06 loads... least the brass if fire formed now.
Decrimped about 750 .223 brass.
Picked up another 2500rds of LC 5.56 brass.
I see a lot of depriming, decrimping, and tumbling in my future...
Killed a Black Widow last night. Tonight I mounted my powder throw.
I saw another Black Widow, but it was just too cute, I couldn't kill it.
Looked into the room and sighed.
I deprimed and resized about 550 pieces of .223 brass. My back is sore because my press is mounted too low. Now I see why people get mounts for their presses.
In other news, I've realized that I have 2-3k .223/5.56 cases that need the primer holes swaged. This crap just keeps getting more and more expensive while I try to save money...
Is anyone willing to loan me a nice bench-mounted swager like a dillon super swage 600 or similar for a few weeks?
Send me a pm. I have one that I customized that I'd be willing to looan to you to get an opinion on the mods. Maybe you could donate some 5.56 brass that I can convert to 300 blackout.
Let me know,
Roger
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Originally Posted by HoneyBadger
Cleaned up water......Had a flood through the window.
Swaged about 500 rounds of .223 with my Dillon Super Swager. I had it mounted to the top of my bench with nutserts so I could remove it when it wasn't being used.... Well, it broke loose and so now I've got a messed up bench top and an unmounted swager. Bummer. Gonna have to come up with a more robust solution.
Wet tumbled about 400 pieces of .223.
Loaded up 20 test rounds of Hornady FMJBT 55gr projectiles using CCI small rifle primers and Hodgdon CFE223 powder. There's not much load data out there for this exact setup so I started light at 26.0 grains and 2.190" OAL. I'll run it through my Rock River AR and see what happens. I'm planning on using this load as a general plinking and all-purpose round in my AR and possibly my CZ 527 bolt action with the 1:12 barrel. Once I'm happy with the load, I think I've got enough supplies on hand to put about 3000 rounds on the shelf.
Loaded up 1000 rounds of Sierra MatchKing 69gr HPBT about 10 days ago. Used the CCI small rifle primers and 24.5 grains of Winchester 748 powder. That'll be an AR-only round because the 69gr projectiles are just too heavy for my 1:12 CZ bolt action.
Also did several NFA Trusts today... At least one of them was a board member. Thanks to all of you for making my reloading activities possible!
1050Quote:
Originally Posted by NFATrustGuy
Ah, geez, Hoser! Don't encourage him!
I blew off the 100/100/100 ATA trapshoot at Pawnee today, Jenny made some outrageous biscuits and gravy, and I stayed in my jammies half the day, then FINALLY got into the man-cave for some brass cleaning, prep and loading. The Hornady L-N-L had an issue with the primer drive so I got to do some troubleshooting and minor adjustment. So, only got 50 of those amazing 53gr V-Max loads done.
I forgot that my mesh range-pickup bag had a mixture of 40/45/9mm/.223 in it, and dumped it all in the media...that led to prying some 9 out of 40, 9 and 40 out of 45, and all kinds of .223 out of everything else. Geco is starting to show up in the range pick-ups. They have really filled an ammo void apparently.
And upstairs, I loaded all my .40 cal mags, and did some shotgun reloading drills with some 12ga dummy loads. (No, I didn't do shotty reloading drills with .40 cal mags.) Sigh...I can remember when I had manual dexterity...kinda...
Rod,
How about a piece of 3/4" plywood with the swager permanently attached with recessed T-nuts, clamped to the benchtop when you need to swage. It all goes away when you don't swage.
I know how that is, last year my basement flooded a few times. I fixed one problem but still have another to fix to make sure I don't flood again.Quote:
Originally Posted by paddywagon
I made up some boolits, I am gonna go load some up tonight so I can test them Thursday.
Yesterday, I loaded 150 rounds of 45acp so I could shoot the Aurora match. Then I shot the match and did well (for me).
Ordered some more Dillon stuff...