What did you do at your reloading bench today?

[Melnic]

My eldest primed and loaded up his first box of 9mm today.

Think this will get him to shoot slower next time?

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[Uncle Duke]

My eldest primed and loaded up his first box of 9mm today.

Think this will get him to shoot slower next time?

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NOPE!

Smart kid! He has figured out just how much more fun shooting is, when Pop pays for the ammunition!

 

[august1410]

100 .357 Magnum loads and 150 .38 Special wadcutter loads done this weekend. Arthritis and my old hand press don’t really get along, but I muddled through.


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[Traveler]

After far too long a break from reloading, I used up my Varget reloading some 30-06. It is hard enough to find Varget on a normal day. I am guessing it is unobtainium right now.

 

[Melnic]

After far too long a break from reloading, I used up my Varget reloading some 30-06. It is hard enough to find Varget on a normal day. I am guessing it is unobtainium right now.

I have Varget for a Hunting Load and Soft points (but never even took a shot with it). But usually use IMR4895. What have you found you like with Varget in 30-06 that you can't find elsewhere?

 

[steves1911]

After far too long a break from reloading, I used up my Varget reloading some 30-06. It is hard enough to find Varget on a normal day. I am guessing it is unobtainium right now.

All popular powders are out of stock from online vendors. Primers were hit hard too.

 

[BigRick]

All popular powders are out of stock from online vendors. Primers were hit hard too.

Not just online all my go to places are out of everything. Even had the wife's dad check the Virginia shops and they are out or sell out the same day they get stuff in. Was able to score some 9mm projectiles the other day. At least I will have them once he ships them to me.

 

[Traveler]

It's a very temperature stable, position tolerant, consistent powder. A twenty degree outside temperature change won't move the aim point. I use Sierra GameKing 180 grain pills.

Fortunately, I have a Maryland legal quantity of H335 for these lean times.


This link expands on the virtues of Varget.

https://www.firearmstalk.com/threads/308-powder-questions.74288/

I have Varget for a Hunting Load and Soft points (but never even took a shot with it). But usually use IMR4895. What have you found you like with Varget in 30-06 that you can't find elsewhere?

 

[steves1911]

Brunos has varget and h1000 in stock. 1lb containers and its $5 a lb more than normal but what can ya do.

 

[Speed3]

Brunos has varget and h1000 in stock. 1lb containers and its $5 a lb more than normal but what can ya do.

I saw that, varget has lot to lot changes that vary too much for my liking, of first jugs are out of stock.

 

[steves1911]

I've gone to rl15 for my 308 and 223. Supposedly less temp stable but easier to find. The H1000 was what caught my attention really wish they had the 8lb jugs but I wasn't going to be picky.

 

[browning guy]

started working on some 338 win mag last night, want to try some lighter bullet loads maybe 185, 200 or 215 grain loads.

 

[Swaim13]

Yesterday I added some under shelf lighting and loaded up 100 rounds of 223. Hoping to do 100 rounds a night or two this week.

 

[Fox123]

Anyone load Maker bullets?

Once have the opportunity going to see how these missiles do.

https://makerbullets.com/proddetail.php?prod=308220SBLK

 

[steves1911]

Anyone load Maker bullets?

Once have the opportunity going to see how these missiles do.

https://makerbullets.com/proddetail.php?prod=308220SBLK

Wow thats a long pill!

 

[PowPow]

Anyone load Maker bullets?

Once have the opportunity going to see how these missiles do.[/url]

Looks like they have a pretty wicked expansion design. Let us know how they work for you.

 

[Dalebert]

Reading

Not quite on the bench, but since I only recently joined the forum, I've spent the last three or four days (while also working from home) reading every post back to the beginning of this thread (it starts in 2017).

Thank you to everyone for all of the comments, especially about the different bench builds, because I'm also trying to figure that out.

Before I get to reload any more though, I have to clean up the basement so that I have room to work with.

Have fun guys!

 

[Melnic]

Not quite on the bench, but since I only recently joined the forum, I've spent the last three or four days (while also working from home) reading every post back to the beginning of this thread (it starts in 2017).

Thank you to everyone for all of the comments, especially about the different bench builds, because I'm also trying to figure that out.

Before I get to reload any more though, I have to clean up the basement so that I have room to work with.

Have fun guys!

Let me know when you have at least read the 3% of this sub forum.

 

[Oswaldo87]

I processed around 600 .223 cases the last few day's. Wet tumble, FL size, trim, primer pocket de-crimp, another wet tumble, and then head stamp sorted.
Working on 7.5 Swiss cases now. Looking at loads and OAL. I have a bunch of range days waiting once Rona goes away. Lots of loads to be tested.

 

[ras_oscar]

Loaded up a full complement of test loads for my 30-06 Garand. Ordered some extra clips this AM when i realized all the clips I own are full. One less thing to do at the range, load clips.