What did you do in the reloading room today?

[rondog]

Since I've got assloads of components, I've decided to start assembling them together in the (perhaps misguided) belief that they'll be easier to store in a smaller area as assembled ammo. So, I've been filling up the primed brass I've been hoarding with the bullets and powders I've been hoarding. A daunting project, haven't made a dent.

All the .45Colt, .38Special, .357mag, 10mm and .380acp so far. Hell, just finished 650rds of .308, and I don't even have a rifle for it. I'll never be able to shoot it all up, guess my heirs will have a good time.....

[Linkless]

Not exactly in the reloading room, but I keep slapping together 6XC rounds in small batches to take to the range and haven't done a full work up yet. I've seen 3 hits on steel nearly touching at 500 meters on several occasions and finally shot it with the lab radar up. I only had 3 rounds left but the numbers made me think I may have stumbled onto something.

Stats - Average 2973.26 fps
Stats - Highest 2976.5 fps
Stats - Lowest 2971.11 fps
Stats - Ext. Spread 5.39 fps
Stats - Std. Dev 2.85 fps

[beast556]

Loaded 100rds of 357mag 125gr xtp over 22gr of h110. Then I dissembled my press and cleaned and lubed it, cleaning was long over due.

[Hoser]

Not exactly in the reloading room, but I keep slapping together 6XC rounds in small batches to take to the range and haven't done a full work up yet. I've seen 3 hits on steel nearly touching at 500 meters on several occasions and finally shot it with the lab radar up. I only had 3 rounds left but the numbers made me think I may have stumbled onto something.

Stats - Average 2973.26 fps
Stats - Highest 2976.5 fps
Stats - Lowest 2971.11 fps
Stats - Ext. Spread 5.39 fps
Stats - Std. Dev 2.85 fps

That looks like a solid load so far.

[Frac]

As far as I can tell, a loose primer fell out of the press and into the brass bucket. Crunch.

[JohnnyDrama]

Loaded 19 rounds of .308 Winchester. I put a 168 gr. polymer tipped bullet over 41.7 grs of Varget. Approaching maximum load. I don't know how much more want to squeeze out of this load. Although the faster I go, the tighter the groups get, I think about the best this rifle can do is 1 1/2-2 moa.

[Hoser]

Finally got around to getting my new V4 Autotrickler set up last night.

Excellent upgrade from the V3. Very quiet and rock solid. Throwing powder to within 0.02 is so nice.

I am going to give it a few weeks before I sell my V3 just to make sure I like it enough.

[stevenc23]

V4 is so yesterday. V3 plus the Ingenuity Precision Powder Measure is the latest greatest:

[beast556]

Loaded 19 rounds of .308 Winchester. I put a 168 gr. polymer tipped bullet over 41.7 grs of Varget. Approaching maximum load. I don't know how much more want to squeeze out of this load. Although the faster I go, the tighter the groups get, I think about the best this rifle can do is 1 1/2-2 moa.

41gr seems light. I load 44.5gr varget under a 168gr smk or nosler cc and get sub moa groops no pressure signs at all. Just a quick look and my manual says 46gr of varget is max load for 168gr bullets. Not sure of your exact situation but I would say you have some room to refine that load some more.

[whitewalrus]

41gr seems light. I load 44.5gr varget under a 168gr smk or nosler cc and get sub moa groops no pressure signs at all. Just a quick look and my manual says 46gr of varget is max load for 168gr bullets. Not sure of your exact situation but I would say you have some room to refine that load some more.

I would second this, not sure where the data came from or if you are tying to load 7.62 specs for M1 or others.


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