What did you do today in the world of reloading?

[fishingsetx]

Converted 41 pieces of .223 to 300 blk. Cut, sized, trimmed, deburred and reamed the primer pockets. The jig from www.squirreldaddy.com (ordered through ebay) makes the cutting process go much quicker and easier!!!

Just remember to set the depth stop before cutting!!! I cut into the jig slightly and if the depth stop would have been set much deeper, there is a good posibility that I could have cut my brand new jig in half!!! You can see the nick in the jig and the depth stop screw in the third pic.

Guns have only two enemies: rust and politicians!

 

[fishingsetx]

Last night, I loaded up some 110 gr 300 blk. Loaded 10 test rounds, tried cycling them, every one failed to allow the bolt to close completely in so I tossed them and gave up on the 110 gr sierras. Everything ive read said they were extremely accurate but that a lot of guns wouldnt feed them.

Tonight Im loading up another 50 .223's.

Guns have only two enemies: rust and politicians!

 

[avvidclif]

What was off that the bolt wouldn't close???

 

[rp-]

When I was loading for my ak I used the 110gr Sierra varmenters. Damn those were great bullets! The problem was that the big flat point wouldn't feed right in the AK. They would hit the bottom of the barrel before they cleared and instead of just getting the feed ramp I decided to switch to the v-max. I never could get the same accuracy. Still not bad by any means, but just not great.

Yesterday I ordered a new shell plate for my pro1000 to load 460s on it. Also ordered a Lee 2 cavity 380 mold and some new powder coat powder.

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[fishingsetx]

What was off that the bolt wouldn't close???

Im not sure exactly what caused it but after reading about how many issues others have with it, its not worth fighting. There were scratches on the case wall, case neck, and bullet.

The issues with that particular bullet in 300 blk are:

1.) They are short. Even seated to 2.000", there is only 0.16" of bullet in the case neck. Im thinking this was the main problem. When feeding, the bullet may have tweaked one way or the other warping the neck.

2.) Very short ogive. I dont think this was the issue due to the very short OAL, but it is possible that the bullet bottomed out in the chamber throat before fully seating.

3.) The short OAL coupled with the short ogive can cause feed issues in an AR anyway.

There are much better bullets out there in the 110 gr range and I can still use the sierras in my 30 carbine so thats why I say its not worth fighting.

Guns have only two enemies: rust and politicians!

 

[deemus]

I had no issues with the 110 Vmax bullets. I talked myself out of them due to bullet weight factors, but the ones that I loaded shot and fed well.

I settled in on the Nosler BT 125g bullets. They feed well, are very accurate and I felt the heavier bullet would do more damage.

They took a deer this last deer season.

 

[fishingsetx]

I had no issues with the 110 Vmax bullets. I talked myself out of them due to bullet weight factors, but the ones that I loaded shot and fed well.

I settled in on the Nosler BT 125g bullets. They feed well, are very accurate and I felt the heavier bullet would do more damage.

They took a deer this last deer season.

So far, ive been really pleased with the hornady 165 gr SSTs. I just ran out of them and had the 110 gr sierra game kings on the shelf and figured id try them. Im sure glad I didnt load all 48 cases I had left to load!!! I think ill just buy another box of them and a box of 220 gr bullets to load subsonic.

Also ordered a long charging die so that I can start running .223 and 300 blk on my turret press!

Guns have only two enemies: rust and politicians!

 

[mcunningham615]

Last night, I loaded up some 110 gr 300 blk. Loaded 10 test rounds, tried cycling them, every one failed to allow the bolt to close completely in so I tossed them and gave up on the 110 gr sierras. Everything ive read said they were extremely accurate but that a lot of guns wouldnt feed them.

Tonight Im loading up another 50 .223's. View attachment 132188

Guns have only two enemies: rust and politicians!

Is that a glass of scotch on that loading bench?

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[fishingsetx]

Is that a glass of scotch on that loading bench?

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Matter of fact, it is! Nothing fancy, just some Dewar's White Label.

Guns have only two enemies: rust and politicians!

 

[mcunningham615]

Matter of fact, it is! Nothing fancy, just some Dewar's White Label.

Guns have only two enemies: rust and politicians!

Kinda thought so. Looks like the glass on my bench except mines a little darker. Bourbon is my choice. Garrison Brothers or Maker's Mark.

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[TheMailMan]

First I rammed the decapping pin from my Lyman universal decapping die into the top of my left middle finger, then I deprimed 2 quarts of 9mm brass, then I cleaned up all those primer pockets. After that I switched benches and started casting up some more of the ultimate 9mm bullet.

 

[Younggun]

Checked the mail

 

[orbitup]

140gn?

 

[fishingsetx]

Kinda thought so. Looks like the glass on my bench except mines a little darker. Bourbon is my choice. Garrison Brothers or Maker's Mark.

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I normally rotate through several differenf ones. Basically, whatever looks good on tge shelf. My favorite is a really good tequilla, but the one I like is damn near impossible to find in the states and about $85 a bottle (750ml).

Guns have only two enemies: rust and politicians!

 

[RevolverGuy]

Cursed the priming system on my Hornady LNL AP!

 

[Younggun]

140gn?

147

 

[TheMailMan]

Cursed the priming system on my Hornady LNL AP!

I've got that sucker dialed in.

PM me if ya need help.

 

[TheMailMan]

I normally rotate through several differenf ones. Basically, whatever looks good on tge shelf. My favorite is a really good tequilla, but the one I like is damn near impossible to find in the states and about $85 a bottle (750ml).

Guns have only two enemies: rust and politicians!

I'm a Rum guy. The one I like is $45 a bottle and illegal in the States.

 

[Vaquero]

Checked the mail

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Poor guy.
Had to hide the metric designations.

 

[deemus]

I normally rotate through several differenf ones. Basically, whatever looks good on tge shelf. My favorite is a really good tequilla, but the one I like is damn near impossible to find in the states and about $85 a bottle (750ml).

Guns have only two enemies: rust and politicians!

Jose Cuervo Familia Reserva. More than your $85 bottle, but the best I've had. And, they come in a cool box.