What did you do in the reloading room today?

[sharps4590]

Cast a bunch of bullets for my 11.15 X 60R German double and got a box of 20 cases ready load with 5 grs. of SR-4759 under 68 grs. of Old Eynsford 2F. After a fouling shot in each barrel the old 1870's rifle put 6 rounds in 1 7/8 inches at 50 yards. I believe that's good enough for a 140 year old rifle with open sights and 65 year old eyes.

[hc18flyer]

Prepped about 70- 8 x 57 cases, primed and ready to load for my Yugo 24/47 with peep sight and taller front sight. It has a much tighter chamber than my M-48. Need to figure out my length for the boolets I have in mind. hc18flyer

[hc18flyer]

I have a this hanging in there for the rest of the week so no casting until after Saturday. My stepson shot it yesterday and all the butchers are full and no room so it's in my shop. I don't mind because I know I will get some meat off it

Nice buck, will eat fine!
I fell one deer short of my requirements last Fall, so I am anxious for some fresh venison. Found a very good salami recipe, so I didn't get any pressure canned last year. My grown girls been pestering me for more, their families like it too! hc18flyer

[44Blam]

Loaded some rifle rounds for my monthly comp:
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Sadly these are jacketed bullets, but after watching Elvis Ammo, I feel like I should be casting 22 calibre rounds...

[am44mag]

Loaded up and tested some 147gr Gold Dots for my 9mm. I settled on a charge of 4.0gr of Bullseye. It basically matches factory ammo ballistics perfectly. I'm getting great accuracy and a velocity of 950 FPS out of a 3" barrel.

Works great in both my 9mms, and feeds like a dream. This is going to be my new 9mm self defense round. I'll probably load up 150 rounds of it tomorrow.

I'm going to test some loads for my 9.3x57mm and 6.5mm Creedmoor too.

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[Bookworm]

Recently acquired a wartime Finn M39. Built on an 1898 action, stamped Sako (S inside the gear) 1942. I've had it a month, really want to shoot it.

I purchased a Lee C312-185-1R mold, just gotta try something. Poured about 8 pounds yesterday, 50/50+2%. Roughly 300 boolits, after visually culling.
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I poured in 3 batches, letting the mold cool to ambient temp betwixt batches. I kept the batches separate, then weighed to get an average. I took 4 boolits at a time, weighed 3 of those bunches. Averaged the bunches, then averaged that number.
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Averaged 185.5gr with my alloy. They dropped at .313-.314, and by the time I got in to the third warmup they started dropping fairly well. Not bad for a cheap mold.

Next I'll size and check, then sort for weight, then dip lube and load ! Aiming for ~1750 fps with IMR4198

[Tom W.]

I cleaned and sized the 9mm brass that was given to me at the range yesterday. All once fired . Then I did the same with the 30-06 A.I. brass I fire formed. The 30/30 A. I. Brass I just punched out the primers as I don't have a die set yet, then sorted them under a magnifying glass. I threw three pieces away, one had a slight crack in the neck and the other two just because I didn't like the way they looked.
I did notice that the Remington brass looked better than the Winchester brass, due to the Winchester brass had a slight ring where the shoulder used to be and the Remington brass didn't. None of my brass for the 30/30 is new, but most of it is once fired. Years ago at the range a man and his sons were sighting in their rifles and put each fired round back into the factory box to discard, rather than leave a mess. I asked for it rather than see it get thrown away and have to go sifting through the trash barrel, and ended up with six or eight boxes. I Have plenty I had loaded previously, so I never loaded any of those until recently.

[trixter]

I leave my 45ACP setup on my Lee Cast Turret press set up and ready to go. In the morning if I wake up early, and I usually do, I shower and get dressed and get my morning drink fixed and go in and load a few until I have to go to work. This morning I think I did about 40 rounds. A few here and a few there and pretty soon I have a bunch to shoot.

[Michael J. Spangler]

I hosted a bullet casting seminar.

https://www.northeastshooters.com/xe...thread.358267/

[dragon813gt]

Put together a new MP mold. It’s been awhile since I bought one and this one had five sets of pins. Went through the pin storage box and shot some Ballistol into every compartment to keep rust away. Keeping it off anything metal is a never ending battle in my garage.

[flyingmonkey35]

I hosted a bullet casting seminar.

https://www.northeastshooters.com/xe...thread.358267/

That looks like a fun class. I might have to think of running a class like that.

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[jdfoxinc]

Started sizing all of my .380 brass.

[Michael J. Spangler]

That looks like a fun class. I might have to think of running a class like that.

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Go for it. It’s fun and rewarding. Gives guys confidence to try it themselves.

[MaLar]

I actually did some casting today, have wanted to for some time. Small pile of RCBS 45-300 FN rifle boolits and some SAECO #351 200 grain FN plain base. Going to PC all of them soon as I get more. 45 For my 45 wildcat. And 35's for my Whelen.

[Texas by God]

Sized, gas checked and lubed a winters supply(maybe) of Lee C309113 and C309170 boolits.

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[Reverend Al]

Ran another big batch of mixed rifle brass through my ss pin tumbler. Just heading down to the shop to pour it out, rinse it off, and then put it into the dehydrator to dry ...

[avogunner]

Been down with a bit of a cold so spending my off time wisely. Loaded a bunch of 12ga skeet rounds and some .40 S&W.... that just makes me feel better!
Semper Fi

[44Blam]

Made BOOMERS!
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[Wis Tom]

Started depriming and swaging on the Dillon, LC 308. Got the first 500 done and that's all ready to load, hopefully, this weekend.

[Tom W.]

sized and trimmed 75 pcs of 30/30 brass and loaded 30 with my favorite mouse fart load, but used 165 gr. Ranch Dog boolits instead of the 160 gr. Lee boolits.

I HATE to trim brass.....