Yep..... Gotta get me one of those.
Sent from my teepee using smoke signals.
Yep..... Gotta get me one of those.
Sent from my teepee using smoke signals.
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!
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!
Just doing what I can to stay on this side of the dirt.
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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.
Gave away some .38 which it seems has split cases and bulged brass mixed in with the good stuffWonder how much more of what i "thought" was usable, is actually scrap.
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The Great Kazoo's Feedback
"when you're happy you enjoy the melody but, when you're broken you understand the lyrics".
9mm time - 600 done out of 1000