So what you guys working on right now? I have been super busy and only knocked out a few (50) 308 Winchesters this past weekend.
First Reloading Thread!
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9mm on the progressive. Still shooting jacketed for $7.50 a box after my latest score.
45 70, not liking this new starline brass, its all over the place. Some are OK to size, others are "husky or Big boned" straight out of the bag and I can barely size them. Not uniform on sizing at all, from the factory. Lengths are good though.
Emailed starline, no response so far.
Before anyone says it yes I size even new brass, and as you can see its necessary.
RP or Winchester next time.
Emailed starline, no response so far.
Before anyone says it yes I size even new brass, and as you can see its necessary.
RP or Winchester next time.
Using 47 Grains of 4064 and 175 Grain HPBT bullets
Edit - Get real good results from this
Edit - Get real good results from this
That sounds like a good one! I use 46.7 grains of 4064 myself for my bulk 06 
That sounds like a good one! I use 46.7 grains of 4064 myself for my bulk 06
I weigh each load and it takes a While to load even 50 but it is so worth it to take my time and these Work Flawlessly in my Garand's and are very accurate out of my 1944 Garand that I compete with.
I purchased an electronic dispenser and it literally changed my life.......now I can load 2 boxes of match ammo at a box an hour including brass prep work . Excluding of course, cutting out flash holes and checking primer pockets in the first loading.
I need a shooter grade garand to drag to a garand fun match.
Looked into getting a Dispenser but never saw a Electronic one let alone heard how good they work.
I got a used Lyman, thanks NWS and it throws a powder charge in about the time it takes to seat a bullet. About 1 out of every 20 charges will not be withing + or - .1 and needs to be rethrown. You can try mine and see how you like it. If buying new I would ge an rcbs. Do you crimp for your semi autos?
Yes I do Crimp and thanks for the offer I will look into getting one if that is the variance in the amount of the powder.
I use it for all my military rifle loads. IMR= improved military rifle. It also works great for 7mm-08 and .223 !
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IMR 4064 currently available in 8 lb jugs online if anyone cares.
I'm currently hunting .300BLK parts and pieces. I think I'm just going to get 250 factory rounds and worry about reloading after I burn those up... So sometime next week I guess.
You're right about the cost, that's for sure. I'm probably going to order 250 of the MAST loaded rounds from Palmetto State. They are 220 grain match bullets over who knows how much powder. Problem is, if they don't shoot worth a darn, I'll have about two hundred bucks worth of ammo to use up.
I've got a bunch of 168 SMKs, 149 grain Palma's, and some other miscellaneous .30 projectiles. I think I'd like to stick with the 200 grain and up for these since I will really only be shooting subsonic rounds.
Any of you guys converting your 223 brass to 300? I picked up 5000 pieces of 223 for a great price. Just don't know if it would be better to send it off to a service to have it done.