dbarnhart
Member
I apologize in advance if this is a stupid question. Some background:
I'm mostly a 'reload to keep the cost down' person. Many years ago I reloaded 45 ACP: 230gr FMJ-RN, 5.5 gr Unique, CCI Large Pistol Primers. I have no idea if that recipe is good or bad or better or worse than any other. I tried it. My gun liked it, and I never changed it. I reloaded (and shot) a few thousand rounds of it before circumstances required me to put it all away for a few years.
So now - a couple dozen years later - I have a grown son (23) who has discovered shooting and has reintroduced me to a hobby I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed. I now shoot 45 ACP and 223.
I'm just a plinker (making holes in paper) and again my goal is to keep the cost reasonable. I've acquired a Rock Crusher press (same as I had years ago) and all the associated equipment.
So far, my 'working up a load' for the 223 has been to start at the minimum load and work up to the point where feeding/ejection problems go away. That is where I'm at now (55gr FMJ-BT, 26.0 grains Winchester 748, Winchester small rifle primers).
So my question is, where should I be going from here? and how should I go about it?
I'm mostly a 'reload to keep the cost down' person. Many years ago I reloaded 45 ACP: 230gr FMJ-RN, 5.5 gr Unique, CCI Large Pistol Primers. I have no idea if that recipe is good or bad or better or worse than any other. I tried it. My gun liked it, and I never changed it. I reloaded (and shot) a few thousand rounds of it before circumstances required me to put it all away for a few years.
So now - a couple dozen years later - I have a grown son (23) who has discovered shooting and has reintroduced me to a hobby I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed. I now shoot 45 ACP and 223.
I'm just a plinker (making holes in paper) and again my goal is to keep the cost reasonable. I've acquired a Rock Crusher press (same as I had years ago) and all the associated equipment.
So far, my 'working up a load' for the 223 has been to start at the minimum load and work up to the point where feeding/ejection problems go away. That is where I'm at now (55gr FMJ-BT, 26.0 grains Winchester 748, Winchester small rifle primers).
So my question is, where should I be going from here? and how should I go about it?