What did you do in the reloading room today?

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Originally Posted by duke_39a

Taught a friend to reload for his 300 Weatherby Magnum today on my old Single Stage RCBS Jr press. We put up ladders of 3 different powders using 180gr Partitions and one set of 150gr Ballistic Tips. He's hooked! He's going to Cabelas tomorrow for camping stuff but I bet he comes back with a reloading set up. I've never really taught anyone how to do it till today. But after teaching him I'm amazed at how much I learned from my uncle who taught me 20 years ago and how much I've learned since then doing it on my own, reading the books, and off various forums. Fun day!

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Cool beans. 150 ballistic tips in a 300 Weatherby mag might get you some explosive results on big game. Might be following an organ trail instead of just blood.

[Coffee]

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Originally Posted by Zombie Steve

Usually find accurate loads on the low end anyway. Good luck, be safe, have fun!

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hoser showed me the basics, and I'm very grateful for him being so patient. Key thing I learned is: mouse farts are better than elephant turds. Start on the low end and go from there.

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Originally Posted by TheBelly

hoser showed me the basics, and I'm very grateful for him being so patient. Key thing I learned is: mouse farts are better than elephant turds. Start on the low end and go from there.

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Not only do you find some better performing loads on the lower end, you also save powder in the long run.

My thing here is that I'm not able to get consistent throws with the 7828 powder (it's cylindrical shaped, so it doesn't sit that well). I'm weighing every charge. For something like a 50 round batch it isn't that bad, but if I decide to load up some plinking ammo, that powder thrower better step up!

I also need to get a pocket swager, as almost all of my brass has a crimp.

With assistance from MAP installed this single stage today. NOW if i could locate that damn 223 case gauge. [Bang]

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Finally got the reloading stuff setup after bringing it back with me from Idaho. 250 9mm, 100 gold dot .40, and almost 300 .45 acp. Not bad on a single stage rock chucker.

Loaded up 100rds of 9mm. Ran out of primed brass and didn't feel like priming any more today.

Attempted to load some 223 using my AutoDisk powder measure and a .45acp case. The 45acp holds 22gr of IMR4895 perfectly, but it was becoming too tedious. Might just have to buy the Lee Universal Rifle Charge die after all.

200 rounds of 230 RN 45 ACP.

Gave away some .38 which it seems has split cases and bulged brass mixed in with the good stuff [facepalm]Wonder how much more of what i "thought" was usable, is actually scrap.[Bang]