Loading keith bullets, with My hand press.

[358429]

For sure, beats buying factory ammunition!

Ammo for the revolver and rifle.

Be safe.

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[725]

They look great

[358429]

Thank you. I'm loading these for the 77/357. However i am sure they'll be exciting from the J frame...

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[Wayne Smith]

Amen - it sure does beat buying (or trying to buy) ammo!

[mehavey]

[Stopsign32v]

Ammo porn

I'm ok with this

What are these loaded with/to?

[dannyd]

Great Bullet; I load those in 357 magnum with milled out primer pockets for Large Rifle Primers. Use in Thompson Center Encore. Get a standard deviation of 12 to 27 ft/s.


Lived in NV before the Freeways were there.

[358429]

Ammo porn

I'm ok with this

What are these loaded with/to?

Imr4227.

12 1/2 grains.

Powder touches the bullet base when seated. Nice mild load with good accuracy and good power from the rifle.


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[tward]

You can’t go wrong with Keith bullet designs ! Great ammo porn! Tim

[Stopsign32v]

Imr4227.

12 1/2 grains.

Powder touches the bullet base when seated. Nice mild load with good accuracy and good power from the rifle.


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I really need to make a thread with opinions on worthwhile powder to buy if and when this ends and have it per caliber I will be shooting. I might do this today...

[Texas by God]

Great pics.
I bought a Lee hand press when they were introduced. I lived in a small house in the city at the time so the porch, tailgate, kitchen table all were my loading room. I found an old solidly built wooden survey transit box that would hold my press, priming tool, lube pad, powder scoops, and whatever dies and components I needed for what I was loading.
Before long, I drilled two holes in the rear beam of the press so I could mount it to the box with wood screws.
I loaned it to my brother in Colorado and who knows where it is now?
Thanks for stirring up good memories.

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[charlie b]

Portable presses are cool. The first Lee turret presses came with a maple storage box that could be made into a bench to mount the press. Used to load a lot on the coffee table in the living room.

[358429]

Watching tombstone on dvd and priming cci550's into 357 magnum starline brass (that's been trimmed and wet tumbled) using the hand press

I really like the breech lock Ram priming set. It is a huge improvement over the original one. All the pieces are captured and it primes more consistently in my hands.

I was priming 308 last weekend using the original Lee Ram Prime and the priming cup flew off into the gettin place, never to be found again. I did find the tiny spring and the rod, I was tempted to throw them into the woodpile

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[Stopsign32v]

This one? https://www.amazon.com/LEE-PRECISION.../dp/B0050Z5A6E

[358429]

https://www.titanreloading.com/produ...ock-ram-prime/ this is the priming tool with the captured parts that cannot fly off.

These bullets are loaded over 15 grains winchester 296, thrown through the lee perfect powder (it gets crunchy!). Brass trimmed to 1.23" with modified lee trimmer, I ground down the stud with a diamond stone and then polished the tip, overall length loaded is 1.6" and will fit my revolvers and bolt action 77/357.]

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[mehavey]

That's a LOT of flare. Eeek !
FWIW: All you need is a 1/2-dime's worth of bullet entry into the case to avoid shaving.
(and saving your brass from case mouth splitting downstream)

[358429]

You're right it is too much flare, it complicates seating and crimping. I'm using Lee dies and lee universal expander.

If I flare less during seating it will begin to crimp and scrape even with it backed out all the way. I'm just making do, where I am, with what I have. Do you have a recommendation of a die set for 357 Magnum that would be fantastic for loading these fat plain base bullets?

I'm currently seating and crimping in two separate steps. I'm okay with continuing to seat and crimp in separate steps.

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[Stopsign32v]

I can back up what 358429 says. Lee expander on 357 at least is very crappy. It flares just the entry and is difficult to get the .358 sized boolit started without a flare close to that above.

[onelight]

You're right it is too much flare, it complicates seating and crimping. I'm using Lee dies and lee universal expander.

If I flare less during seating it will begin to crimp and scrape even with it backed out all the way. I'm just making do, where I am, with what I have. Do you have a recommendation of a die set for 357 Magnum that would be fantastic for loading these fat plain base bullets?

I'm currently seating and crimping in two separate steps. I'm okay with continuing to seat and crimp in separate steps.

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You should be able to adjust your seating die so that it won't crimp at all . You can flare to the point that the case mouth will not enter the seating die without touching that is usually to much flare but with flat base bullets and a hand press it can be difficult to keep the bullet in place without more flare than is used with a bench mounted press. Inside and outside case chamfering will also help .
The NOE mouth expanders would cure this but will add another step in your process.
Your loaded rounds look great

[lightman]

I love a Keith bullet and cast them for several calibers. Your loaded rounds look great!