What did you do at your reloading bench today?

MTplinker · Apr 13, 2024

Growler215 said:
Yes, work up. My results are with Winchester brass, CCI No. 500 primers.

I think it may be a bit below max because Vihtavouri uses 1.142 COAL.

I got 1039 fps with a 13.0 SD at 42°F from a 16" PCC (25 shot average).

I found the 4.1 gr and the 4.3 gr (max) of N340 were both good shooting loads. Groups were a toss up. Loaded HST at 1.142 COAL with CCI 550 Sm pistol magnum primers.

I don’t have an outdoor range where I can run them over my chronograph. Thank you AR for some nice components!

MTplinker · Apr 13, 2024

Processed 118 pcs 9mm Luger brass.

85MikeTPI · Apr 16, 2024

Cleaned up 100 once and twice fired 6.5cm brass for loading some tests for camp this week. I just picked up a used-but-unfired Savage 110 tactical this past weekend and will test it at 100, 400, 600, 800 yds.

85MikeTPI · Sunday at 7:03 PM

85MikeTPI said:
Cleaned up 100 once and twice fired 6.5cm brass for loading some tests for camp this week. I just picked up a used-but-unfired Savage 110 tactical this past weekend and will test it at 100, 400, 600, 800 yds.

Verified the 6.5cm load using 140gr Nosler RDF and Superformance powder. The speed came in a little lower than advertised (2650fps) but the bullets’ BC was higher than the Hornady Match ELD-X I was using for break-in and the POI was close enough at 835yds on full size IPSC Silhouette

Squaregrouper · Sunday at 9:46 PM

85MikeTPI said:
Verified the 6.5cm load using 140gr Nosler RDF and Superformance powder. The speed came in a little lower than advertised (2650fps) but the bullets’ BC was higher than the Hornady Match ELD-X I was using for break-in and the POI was close enough at 835yds on full size IPSC Silhouette

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I have a pound of that but haven't opened it because I can't find much data other that Hodgdon's website for an A Frame @ 43.8gr max.
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ETA- The main reason I haven't experimented is the Hodgdon data and the GRT calculations vary wildly. Without another source (hint, hint) I am hesitant to start tinkering.

Squaregrouper · Sunday at 9:49 PM

Today's reloading lesson is that the Lee APP is too small for .44 Magnum brass. I decapped/resized ~300 of them one at a time.

85MikeTPI · Monday at 7:44 AM

Squaregrouper said:
I have a pound of that but haven't opened it because I can't find much data other that Hodgdon's website for an A Frame @ 43.8gr max.
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ETA- The main reason I haven't experimented is the Hodgdon data and the GRT calculations vary wildly. Without another source (hint, hint) I am hesitant to start tinkering.

I have the Hornady 11th addition and it lists 140g-143g bullets
2650fps @ 42.2g superformance. Max was 2800fps @ 44.7g.

My load was 43.3g with the Nosler RDF at 2.800, the Hodgdon site for the A Frame was at 2.700 COAL.

Barnes load data

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Squaregrouper · Monday at 9:54 AM

85MikeTPI said:
I have the Hornady 11th addition and it lists 140g-143g bullets
2650fps @ 42.2g superformance. Max was 2800fps @ 44.7g.

My load was 43.3g with the Nosler RDF at 2.800, the Hodgdon site for the A Frame was at 2.700 COAL.

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Barnes load data

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Thanks. I prefer to see two sources that somewhat jibe with each other before working up a new load.

85MikeTPI · Monday at 12:29 PM

Squaregrouper said:
Thanks. I prefer to see two sources that somewhat jibe with each other before working up a new load.

There’s jibing and then there’s all agree not to exceed 45g. If you’re looking for them all saying the exact same, then it’s them working up a load, not you working up one for your own gun…

Squaregrouper · Monday at 1:35 PM

Squaregrouper said:
Thanks. I prefer to see two sources that somewhat jibe with each other before working up a new load.

85MikeTPI said:
There’s jibing and then there’s all agree not to exceed 45g. If you’re looking for them all saying the exact same, then it’s them working up a load, not you working up one for your own gun…

The sources you posted above were in the same ballpark, which is what I want to see.
My previous sources weren't close to each other. This is why I haven't tinkered. GRT had me ~3.5gr higher than Hodgdon. With those as my only sources and 9lbs of H4350 in my shed, I was in no hurry to dig into Superformance.
I now have three published sources that somewhat jibe with a spread of 1.7gr/<4% for max load. I can now comfortably start out. Thank you.

KRC · 2024-04-24T13:06:10-0400

Neck turning - the most miserable of brass prep procedures?

85MikeTPI · 2024-04-24T13:09:31-0400

KRC said:
Neck turning - the most miserable of brass prep procedures?

Yes, presuming you neck turn.. :rolleye12

I'm of the realization that my rifle and loads will always out-precision my body and eye-sight, so I put less and less effort into them.

4g64loser · 2024-04-24T13:25:14-0400

KRC said:
Neck turning - the most miserable of brass prep procedures?

I actually hate reaming crimps more.

trickg · 2024-04-24T13:33:52-0400

I need to get on the ball in the reloading room. I'm taking a trip to Nebraska next month where I should have the opportunity to get into a prairie dog town, but I'm low on varmint ammo. I have bullets, but I need to get on the ball to get some brass prepped, and get some reloads put together. The rifle is fine - it shoots everything well, so I'm not too worried about taking different loads - I'm not looking for super tiny groups for this endeavor, just loads that are going to be reasonably close.

In any case, I've got the following bullets to use:

100 - 55 gr Speer TNT
300 - 40 gr Hornady VMax

This is on top of the remainder of the 50 gr VMax loads I made up a year or so ago.

Or...I could just pick up another couple boxes of one of the two bullets above and just go with that.

4g64loser · 2024-04-24T14:03:22-0400

trickg said:
I need to get on the ball in the reloading room. I'm taking a trip to Nebraska next month where I should have the opportunity to get into a prairie dog town, but I'm low on varmint ammo. I have bullets, but I need to get on the ball to get some brass prepped, and get some reloads put together. The rifle is fine - it shoots everything well, so I'm not too worried about taking different loads - I'm not looking for super tiny groups for this endeavor, just loads that are going to be reasonably close.

In any case, I've got the following bullets to use:

100 - 55 gr Speer TNT
300 - 40 gr Hornady VMax

This is on top of the remainder of the 50 gr VMax loads I made up a year or so ago.

Or...I could just pick up another couple boxes of one of the two bullets above and just go with that.

All of those will pop pdogs. I even like the speer soft point varmint bullets. Shoot great, tune easy, blow the stuffing out of small targets.

Squaregrouper · 2024-04-24T14:09:36-0400

I hand primed 400 pieces of .44 Magnum at "The Trailer Park Portable Reloading Bench" (TPPRB) today.

Sticky · 2024-04-24T16:48:24-0400

4g64loser said:
I actually hate reaming crimps more.

I agree, since I don't turn my necks and I do despise removing crimps unless I use the swager (it's not as painful.. lol)

Organizing a bit and starting some cleanup as I have been shooting mostly 22 lately, no reloading needed. My stock is pretty good for now til I get the wsm out the range again and finish load workup on the 200.20x bergers.

What did you do at your reloading bench today?

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