What are you currently reloading?

[Schutzhund]

Finally got around to loading some 9.3x62

Shot a course ladder of these last weekend to find pressure and never got there. Basically a 4 or 4.5 grain sweep with each.

I'd like to see what kind of speed I'm getting before I go hotter so I'll bring the chrono this time and see where I am.

240 gn Hammers with Varget
250 gn A Frame with BL-C2

I've been shooting 270gn Hot Cors for practice and fire forming new brass because they are so cheap also accurate.

 

[blackbeard]

Loaded up some test loads for my daughter's 357, some test loads for my 44 mag, and some test loads for my nephews 270 WSM.

 

[MS 9x56]

I was recently at my LGS and picked up a 100 pieces of Speer 9.3 250 grain bullets that were NOS. I have used the Speer 270 grain but this was the first time I have seen Speer 250’s. Original price on boxes was $13.49. Any one have any idea how old these would be?

 

[Schutzhund]

I was recently at my LGS and picked up a 100 pieces of Speer 9.3 250 grain bullets that were NOS. I have used the Speer 270 grain but this was the first time I have seen Speer 250’s. Original price on boxes was $13.49. Any one have any idea how old these would be?

Nope..but..Old ammo boxes are cool to look at..picture??

 

[MS 9x56]

Nope..but..Old ammo boxes are cool to look at..picture??

Here you go sir.

Nope..but..Old ammo boxes are cool to look at..picture??

 

[MS 9x56]

Nope..but..Old ammo boxes are cool to look at..picture??

Here you go sir.View attachment 379839

 

[Caseknife]

Here you go sir.

I've got boxes like that and they are from the late 80's.

 

[Wally Dog]

I'm loading several hundred rounds of 28 ga 7.5 shot on my Hornady 366. Doves, quail and more will fall to them!

 

[MS 9x56]

I've got boxes like that and they are from the late 80's.

Thank you for the information. Now to see how they shoot.

 

[Wally Dog]

Working up Hammer loads for the 358 Norma.
196HHT with H335
215HHT with W748
255HHT with H335
275PH with BL-C2

Primers are Norma large rifle magnum.

I kind of wish I had gone with 748 on the 196HHT, but I'm not going to tear them down. Targeting 3200+fps on 196 and 215 loads. I kind of suspect on the 196HHT that I will not hit pressure at all. Just going to find pressure on the 255HHT & 275PH and see where we are for velocity.

I will end up going back for another sampler pack. I read that some of y'all are getting 3200+ with the 199HHT out of a 300 Win Mag. I'm not sure what spells and prayers @p_ham put over my rifle, but I've yet to flatten a primer with it. Really intriguing because when it was a 7mmRM, it pressured up pretty fast. The rifle consistently outperforms Quickload predictions; but I am a start slow, finish strong kind of guy.

I have a killer pet load already with my 250 Grand Slams, but I can't abide these samplers just sitting on the shelf. If I end up with a laser shooting Hammer load, I will carry it for elk this fall.

My custom 358 Norma 26" bbl prefers 73 gr IMR 4350 pushing a 250 Nosler partition at right about 2800fps. Pleasant to shoot and have zeroed at 250, 4" high at 150 and ~18" drop at 400. Has tipped a couple elk over at ~400, dead.
Fine round indeed.

 

[NCdeerHunter1959]

I load for everything I shoot: (except .22 and shotgun)
9 MM
38 SPL
357 MAG
45 ACP
223 with 75 gr Hornady match HP's
243 WIN with 85 gr Sierra Gameking HP's
6.5 Grendel
6.5 x 55 SWEDE
30/30 WIN
30.06 with 150 gr Hornady SST's
450 Bushmaster

 

[brockel]

Just picked up the 6prc from the smith tonight. Was a tikka 8” twist 243 Winchester barrel I had reamed out to 6prc. Barrel was already cut and threaded at 20” so I left it alone. Loaded up 3 rounds to find pressure and then another 3 to see if it had potential with that load. Guess it did. 57.5 grains of h1000 under a 108 grain Berger elite hunter for 3120fps. Going to try some 108 grain eldms tomorrow if the weather holds and the mosquitoes don’t kill me

 

[Sheltowee]

Just picked up the 6prc from the smith tonight. Was a tikka 8” twist 243 Winchester barrel I had reamed out to 6prc. Barrel was already cut and threaded at 20” so I left it alone. Loaded up 3 rounds to find pressure and then another 3 to see if it had potential with that load. Guess it did. 57.5 grains of h1000 under a 108 grain Berger elite hunter for 3120fps. Going to try some 108 grain eldms tomorrow if the weather holds and the mosquitoes don’t kill me
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Sweet rig. You'd probably be kissing 3350 with the 90gr. Hammer HHTs. I'm about to start prepping brass and working up loads for a 25-6.5PRC. What are you doing to neck down-- are you using custom-built dies or a bushing inside a 6.5PRC die? Are you encountering any donut issues?

 

[brockel]

Sweet rig. You'd probably be kissing 3350 with the 90gr. Hammer HHTs. I'm about to start prepping brass and working up loads for a 25-6.5PRC. What are you doing to neck down-- are you using custom-built dies or a bushing inside a 6.5PRC die? Are you encountering any donut issues?

They have their new 89grain hbc that would really sing. I’m just using a bushing die with two different bushing. No donut issues.

 

[Sheltowee]

They have their new 89grain hbc that would really sing. I’m just using a bushing die with two different bushing. No donut issues.

Good to know, thank you.

 

[Nwernig]

Working up a new load for my son's 6.5PRC for a cow elk hunt. Going to see if the Barnes lrx or Hornady CX shoot better. Had bad groups with H1000 but am liking what I am seeing with H4831sc

 

[brockel]

6prc also seems to like 108 eldms. This is shots 7,8,9 down the barrel.

 

[psinclair]

3rd barrel for this rig. Bartlein 1-7.7” 5R@22”

 

[Wind Gypsy]

View attachment 380690View attachment 3806913rd barrel for this rig. Bartlein 1-7.7” 5R@22”

Standard SAAMI chamber or is it setup with a little less freebore to keep 105s closer to lands?

 

[xebadir]

Working up my 280AI load - had a slight tangent to get my reloading bench reorganized along with the garage that has held me up, along with ridiculous heat making it uncomfortable to work out there. Much cleaner organization that I'll have to get a photo of at some point.

Tested out my new RCBS bench primer tonight and quickly got 50 cases done of the Peterson brass. Still dialing it in, but beats the heck out of a hand primer.

Tomorrow I'll run the 3-shot ladder and seat so I can hit the range and get moving.