What have you done in the reloading room today

Case gauged 1100 to 1200 rounds of 223 and boxed them up.

 

My 7-08 DD(daily driver) R700 cast bullet rig project is coming along,slowly but,that's normal when looking for those last tiny improvements. Just need to be patient.

Back to working with a really pretty '16 R700 CDL SF 30-06. Another CB rig. I had gotten a Lee 309-150F mould awhile back but it wasn't till a cpl months ago that it finally got cast with. Decent product,definitely worth the money.

I had initially started with H4198 behind this 150. Took my time,and worked all the way from starting loads,upward to where pressure signs just started to show up.... then stopped. Not the right powder to be going after high intensity '06 loads. Found decent-pretty durn good accuracy about 90% up the pressure/velocity scale.

Annealed some cases and starting work with Varget. Have had VG success with this powder and medium/lite for cal bullet weight. Found a peachy 7-08 load with 130's that's well into jacketed "book" values. So the 150 in the '06 "should" be right there as well. The H4198,hot loadings, took care of....what the bullet can handle. Therefore,the Varget should be a downhill run in that respect. Load some,shoot some groups....rinse,repeat.

 

Been oogleing over some "exotic" wood,turning blanks. Thinking Bacote or something along those lines for a new set of accessory handles. The cherry handles I made a few pages back have worked out super on the loading bench.

Will give them to one of my reloading sons as a Christmas present..... he can use his own accessories,haha. Just giving the handles. Looking forward to it,just gotta find the right deal on wood. Will post up pics when I find some slackjaw wood.

 

Just moved from Fla to Indiana.
Still getting organized, but, slowly getting there.

 

Off the top of my head...
Some 9mm 147 with Accurate #2, Some 40 S&W 155 with BE-86, and some 10mm 200 with Power Pistol.
Looking forward to the next range trip

 

Loaded up some 45 colt with 215 gr bullets I cast from range scrap lead. A starting load of Bullseye and LLA lube. Lee FCD made a real nice crimp. We'll see how they do.....

 

Finished case gauging the last 1000 or so 223 and labeled and boxed them up.

 

Well done. now load'um up!

 

I loaded 20rds of 444 Marlin that I emptied yesterday.

 

Brass prep

More brass prep

And more brass prep

 

Yup,sometimes several times a week during non-snow months.

 

Walkalong I’d love to see your reloading room!

As for me I’m still sorting through the chaos that is my MANCAVE!!!!!!

 

Went out to the range this morning and finally shot my first reloads. I did 3 batches of 10 rounds for my .45 acp Kimber. I was actually happy with all 30 rounds the second and third batch were very accurate and I feel I will be busy today making more duplicates.

My 9mm work up isn't exactly what I hoped for but I only loaded 20 rounds in two different powder charges at the very low end of the starting point.

 

loaded up some 44 mag

 

Walkalong! Nice shootin! My bucket list before it gets too cold is to try that .22-243 I resurrected last year. That ought to be almost as fun as your 6 Dasher. It'll be interesting to see how accurate it is......if I get a health break this winter.......we'll see if I can burn the barrel with the first box.

 

Ladder loads using Unique in 357 Sig and finished off the box with Blue Dot in the 357 Sig.

 

Loaded a 10 round test batch of .308 deer loads 150 grain Gameking 43.0 grains of IMR 3031

 

Got my dies set for 9mm Luger.

Gotta get that ladder going.

 

Switched my powder hopper from WST to Bullseye for the winter months. I like Bullseye and Unique for extreme cold.

Sorted my 45 auto and 9mm brass by headstamp. So much bad/crimped 9mm brass out there that I inspect them as carefully as I would a rifle case.
Loaded 45 auto with 185 Nosler JHP, 20 rounds at 4.5 Bullseye, 20 at 4.8 Bullseye.
Same for the Rainer 200 PSWC, 20 at 4.5, 20 at 4.8.
Break is over, heading back down to the bunker to load some 9mm with Bullseye and 124 grain Rainier PRN.
I'm really going to miss my Rainier bullets when they run out.