yhtomit
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I went to the range today with a lot less ammo than sometimes, which is partly because of the cost of ammo, and partly because I was there to shoot my (gulp) very first reloaded ammo, and though I had measured, weighed, eye-balled, hefted, and otherwise tried to assure myself that all the rounds (26 of them) I was bringing were up to spec, it was still a bit nerve-wracking. I was very pleased with the result -- they all fired nicely, and both I and my model 625 survived unscathed I stayed well clear of the other shooters while I was shooting the reloads, though.
I also brought one box of 50 9mm cartridges and my Cz-75, in case for some reason (who knows -- random anxiety) my primers were defective or something. Luckily, that wasn't the case, but I love shooting the Cz anyhow.
However, unlike some days at the range (slim pickins and multiple scavengers), this time was a small bonanza, relatively speaking:
.357 Mag: 1 (one)
.380: 67
38sp: 95
40: 132
45: 142
9mm: 372
This is not counting the obvious recycle candidates, like quite a few 38sp cases with squashed mouths (might have been salvagable, but I'd rather stray toward caution), and the odd .22LR which inevitably gets picked up, and I don't mind -- when the tub for recycling gets fuller, I'm happy.
(The above includes my own brass, which means I picked up more than 700 reloadable cases ... not yet reloadable by *me,* but I'm going to watch for die sets at good prices )
timothy
I also brought one box of 50 9mm cartridges and my Cz-75, in case for some reason (who knows -- random anxiety) my primers were defective or something. Luckily, that wasn't the case, but I love shooting the Cz anyhow.
However, unlike some days at the range (slim pickins and multiple scavengers), this time was a small bonanza, relatively speaking:
.357 Mag: 1 (one)
.380: 67
38sp: 95
40: 132
45: 142
9mm: 372
This is not counting the obvious recycle candidates, like quite a few 38sp cases with squashed mouths (might have been salvagable, but I'd rather stray toward caution), and the odd .22LR which inevitably gets picked up, and I don't mind -- when the tub for recycling gets fuller, I'm happy.
(The above includes my own brass, which means I picked up more than 700 reloadable cases ... not yet reloadable by *me,* but I'm going to watch for die sets at good prices )
timothy