308, 30-06, 38spl, 357 mag, 40S&W, 9mm, 45acp, 243, 223, and about to start 44 mag.
308, 30-06, 38spl, 357 mag, 40S&W, 9mm, 45acp, 243, 223, and about to start 44 mag.
23 for me.
17 Remington, 22 Hornet, 218 Bee, 221 Fireball, 22-250, 220 Swift, 22 CHeetah Mk 1, 6mm Rem, 25-06, 257 Weatherby, 270 Win, 30-30, 7.62x39, 32-20, 8x57, 35 Remington, 460 Weatherby, 9mm, 38 Special, 44 Magnum, 45 ACP, 45 Colt, 12 Gauge shotshell.
These are such a diverse bunch of cartridges that it's hard to even try to chose a favorite. Obviously the 460 Weatherby is one I shoot probably the least because of the recoil. I love the varmint rifles because they are so easy to shoot and expecially the 22 CHeetah is like shooting a laser beam with velocities right up to 4,000 ft/sec with 55 gr BTips. The 32-20 is something I can shoot all day with the Lyman 115 grain 311008 and 5.2 grains of Unique. The Super Blackhawk 44 Magnum with 10 grains of Unique under a RCBS 44-245-SWC is a lot of fun too. The same powder charge under the Lee 310 gas check bullet really makes a gong swing and gives just the right amount of recoil. Several light loads with Red Dot or Win231 and the 255 grain Lee bullet make my 45 Colt single actions pure pleasure to shoot. I admit that I haven't tried cast in either the 22 Hornet or 218 Bee but have a couple molds already with those cartridges in mind.
I've cast for a long time but once I started reading this forum I discovered a lot of new ideas. You guys have really messed me up and complicated my life. Before coming here my casting was very simple. For well over 30 years every bullet I cast was made of Clip on Wheel Weights and air cooled. I could pile up a mound of ingots and never worry about labeling them. I never had to mark the boxes of bullets I cast either. They were all the same. I always worked with the commonly available molds too. Lee was my 1st choice since I started as a broke college student. If Lee didn't offer something that would work, I'd look to RCBS or Lyman. Now I have a bunch of NOE and Accurate molds. I have nearly 30 lbs of Tin from Rotometals. I have to get better organized on labeling my ingot piles or I'm going to lose control there too. Ah the misery. So many variables so many experiments to do.
been pairing down to just essentials. just lucky 7 different calibers for me.
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Can’t remember if I answer this or not but pistol and rifles I would say 25
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I don't think that I have played yet. Calibers: 17,20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 33 in rifles. At least 5 or 6 handgun calibers plus a couple shotgun. Total cartridges: not counting but guessing 20-25. Picked up a new one last weekend so can add another to the list. Not very many that I shoot that I don't load.
favorites: 12 gauge, 20vt, 32 H&R Mag.
I voted 1 caliber much earlier in this thread. The creep began last year and it's up to 4 calibers now, 3 of which I cast for. I bought the 223 fully expecting the 350L brass on 6 mo backorder would show up the next day but it didn't work. Fortunately I have the 223 to keep my mind off the 350L.
Mal
Mal Paso means Bad Pass, just so you know.
65 and counting.
Currently, I load for 4. Three handguns and one rifle caliber. This way I can shoot one rifle testload shooting cycle and then run up to the pistol range and shoot testloads there.
45 Colt, 38 Special and 9mm
20 here, nine rifle calibers, and the rest pistol.
RP
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Monte Walsh "You have No idea how little I care".
Favorites 45/70 , 45 Colt , 375 GNR , 450 Marlin
Too many others to list but the top are my favorites no fuss simple and consistent
Right now load for 45 colt, 45 acp, 38/357 mag, 38 super, 9mm, and 380 acp. Pistol ammo
rifle ammo, load for 45-70 and 30-06. figure those two will do about anything I want to do.
I also shoot 22 rifles and 22/22mag handgun,
I don't load for many, but have the ability to load for many.
Am I an idiot?
Probably.
380 Auto, 9mm, 38 Special, 357 Magnum, 40 S&W, 44-40, 44 Special, 44 Magnum, 45 Auto, 45 Colt.
223/5.56, 22-250, 6.5 CM, 7mm-08, 308 Win, 30-06, and 45-70 Govt.
So that's 17 by my count. I cast and load and shoot all of them.
forgot one, 22 Savage
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BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |