ugaarguy
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... and The DANG THAT'S NICE!
I started reloading this summer, just before deploying to Iraq on short notice with the USAF. I got home about two weeks ago and really got the Rock Chucker humming the last couple nights. I cranked out 170 rounds of 45 Colt a couple nights ago. Thurs night I made 3 loads of 10 rounds each in 9mm to try in my Hi-Power. I sat 125 LRN bullets on top of the 3.6 grain minimum of Tite Group, 3.8 grains as an in the middle load, and the 4.0 grain max load. Fri morn I headed out to test the 9mm loads and run a few round thru my Century built G3 CETME-HKlone.
The Good
Even with it's heavy mainspring the BHP flawlessly ate the 10 rounds loaded with the 3.6 gr. min. It's got a mild report, and light recoil. It's a sweet load that's very pleasant to shoot, and will probably be my go to fun load. I'll also definetly be using this load to introduce new shooters to centerfire semi-autos - i.e. my middle aged mother who has very mild arthritis in her wrists, but wants to learn to shoot handguns. So the good is a great thing which is a great recreational 9mm load.
The Bad
The 3.8 gr loads were also pleasant to shoot with just a bit more snap than the 3.6 gr, and functioned perfectly as well. Then it was on the 4.0 gr loads...or should I say the zero grain load.
Yep, the first 4.0 gr, or so I thought, load I chambered went off with a wimper and not a bang. Bullet lodged just past the chamber. The guys at the local shop tapped it out with a brass rod for me when I went for other needed items. The barrel is fine, and all is well again with the BHP.
The Ugly
What the G3's fluted chamber does to brass is just ugly. Looks like any brass that leaves this rifle will be headed to the recycler, not my saved for reloading stash.
The DANG THAT'S NICE!
A friend invited me over for dinner last night, and, the real purpose, to use his Dillon 550B to load up my 45 ACP. His dies were already set up for the same bullets I use, and the powder measure was set up for a load his Kimber and XD 45 both like. That made startup pretty easy once we verified that the measure was consistently throwing the proper charge. Wow, I want a progreessive press. Going from my Rock Chucker to a progessive that takes brass out of the tumbler and loads over 400 rounds in a couple hours was - well DANG, it was nice.
I started reloading this summer, just before deploying to Iraq on short notice with the USAF. I got home about two weeks ago and really got the Rock Chucker humming the last couple nights. I cranked out 170 rounds of 45 Colt a couple nights ago. Thurs night I made 3 loads of 10 rounds each in 9mm to try in my Hi-Power. I sat 125 LRN bullets on top of the 3.6 grain minimum of Tite Group, 3.8 grains as an in the middle load, and the 4.0 grain max load. Fri morn I headed out to test the 9mm loads and run a few round thru my Century built G3 CETME-HKlone.
The Good
Even with it's heavy mainspring the BHP flawlessly ate the 10 rounds loaded with the 3.6 gr. min. It's got a mild report, and light recoil. It's a sweet load that's very pleasant to shoot, and will probably be my go to fun load. I'll also definetly be using this load to introduce new shooters to centerfire semi-autos - i.e. my middle aged mother who has very mild arthritis in her wrists, but wants to learn to shoot handguns. So the good is a great thing which is a great recreational 9mm load.
The Bad
The 3.8 gr loads were also pleasant to shoot with just a bit more snap than the 3.6 gr, and functioned perfectly as well. Then it was on the 4.0 gr loads...or should I say the zero grain load.
Yep, the first 4.0 gr, or so I thought, load I chambered went off with a wimper and not a bang. Bullet lodged just past the chamber. The guys at the local shop tapped it out with a brass rod for me when I went for other needed items. The barrel is fine, and all is well again with the BHP. The Ugly
What the G3's fluted chamber does to brass is just ugly. Looks like any brass that leaves this rifle will be headed to the recycler, not my saved for reloading stash.
The DANG THAT'S NICE!
A friend invited me over for dinner last night, and, the real purpose, to use his Dillon 550B to load up my 45 ACP. His dies were already set up for the same bullets I use, and the powder measure was set up for a load his Kimber and XD 45 both like. That made startup pretty easy once we verified that the measure was consistently throwing the proper charge. Wow, I want a progreessive press. Going from my Rock Chucker to a progessive that takes brass out of the tumbler and loads over 400 rounds in a couple hours was - well DANG, it was nice.
