Which cartridge is your favorite to reload and why.
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.45Coltguy
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Ahhh, I see that 10-10 up there. Do like mine..45ACP, .308 (7.62LC as pictured below)....but most is 9mm with my grandkids....don't shoot a much as i once did....
Dogleg7
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I would have to agree with someone else that stated their favorite cartridge to reload was what they are loading at the time. I have been reloading for over 55 years, had a reloading business for 35 years and still love to sit down and load up a few rounds. At one time I was able to load 86 different cartridges plus 3 gauges of shot shells, so picking one out of the pack would be difficult. Maybe 30-30 Ackley Improved 40* because I just like how it looks with a pointed bullet.
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flyingclutch
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I'm not a "new" reloader, but I don't reload often. I have setups to reload for just about every caliber I shoot, but my favorite by far is the .45-70
I really struggled with .223 early on, and reloading for .45 ACP seemed like it wasn't worth it for performance reasons and I would also bell the case mouths either too much or too little.
.45-70 is super easy to load, has a ton of versatility, saves me a LOT of money, and feels really cool to be reloading a cartridge that has existed for so long and was originally intended to be loaded with black powder. I also feel super safe loading it because the Marlin and Ruger actions that fire .45-70 are so much stronger than the reloading data that most companies provide, so I usually am way underloading them, or building some "hot-rod" loads that aren't even touching the top of the Marlin's range, but way hotter than you would want to put in your great-grandpa's trapdoor.
I really struggled with .223 early on, and reloading for .45 ACP seemed like it wasn't worth it for performance reasons and I would also bell the case mouths either too much or too little.
.45-70 is super easy to load, has a ton of versatility, saves me a LOT of money, and feels really cool to be reloading a cartridge that has existed for so long and was originally intended to be loaded with black powder. I also feel super safe loading it because the Marlin and Ruger actions that fire .45-70 are so much stronger than the reloading data that most companies provide, so I usually am way underloading them, or building some "hot-rod" loads that aren't even touching the top of the Marlin's range, but way hotter than you would want to put in your great-grandpa's trapdoor.
lightman
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I've never really considered having a favorite. But 223/5.56 would be pretty high on my list as would be 308/7.62. 45-70 would be on the list too.
shanep0017
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Definitely 357 Magnum which I include 38 special as well. 357 is my favorite caliber and it's the whole reason I started reloading.
The history of both was always intriguing to me, I really wanted to work up some 38-44 loads but decided against it.
The history of both was always intriguing to me, I really wanted to work up some 38-44 loads but decided against it.
Bill_in_TR
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Well the one I reload the most is 9mm but I can't say it's my favorite. That would be 44 mag because I like its versatility from a reloading and a shooting perspective. Everything from a burp to a kaboom. For rifle I would have to say .257 Roberts just because.
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