Beginner with a smile!

[cskelly]

Yesterday I was able to get out to the range and test fire 11 first time loaded ammo:

.40 180gr copper plated with 4.5 gr of Hodgdon Titegroup. 1.130 OAL

I was honestly surprised with the accuracy difference between these and WWB.

Thank you all who had helped me. I have now loaded 100rds of the same caliber as well as started to setup 9mm 124gr copper plate.


Press Setup: Lee Classic Turret Kit from Kempf, balance from the internet as well as a cheap caliper.

 

[Bullet]

Congratulations !!!!

 

[achey]

Congrats!! It is kinda satisfying. If you shoot enough it will start to pay for itself. Just be sure of the powder charges( none or double ). Get a system and go slow to start. Happy reloading.



achey

 

[Bear2000]

Great job! I remember how good it felt to shoot my first rounds. You might want to get yourself a chronograph so you can see how fast they're going - it's one of my favorite toys.

 

[RustyFN]

Congrats on the first loads and welcome to reloading.
Rusty

 

[Eb1]

Alright!!

 

[Fly320s]

cskelly,

Welcome to the club! Feels good, doesn't it?

I also had a first today. Today was the first time that I loaded a large batch of ammo, .40SW as a matter of fact.

Previously, I had been working up loads for .45 auto, but those loads aren't working for me, and I'm waiting on some more parts to continue. So, last night, I loaded some .40SW with a recipe that I had tried last year. It worked great.

Today, after the range session, I decided to do a batch of about 400 .40SW. It's nice to know that I can make something that works.

Keep learning and loading. It only gets better.

 

[Flash!]

Welcome to the world of reloading..... I'm sure you will get addicted as the rest of us are..... I reload for almost every caliber I shoot except oddball stuff like 7.62 X 25, 9 X 18.... etc....

 

[evan price]

I use 4.7 grains of Titegroup with a 180-gr TC in .40 S&W with great results.

I also load 9mm 124-gr plated at 4.4 grains of Titegroup. 4.0 gave me soft cycling in some firearms and would not 100% cycle my KelTec.