What did you reload today?

[arakboss]

I finished off my reloading activities by loading up 20 more 223 rnds with 4831 powder. This time I used 24 grains with a 75gr bullet. It is a compressed load. I loaded one of the rounds with 25.5 grains which was very compressed and two of the rounds with 25 grains which was also very compressed. The remaining 17rnds have the 24 grain charge. I was still getting significant compression with the 75gr bullet and 24 grain charge. I decided to limit the compression by seating the bullet out further. I did crimp them with a Lee collet crimp die. I chambered a half dozen or so rounds with the longer COAL and they chambered fine.




This pic shows how much longer the 75gr bullet is compared to a 62gr bullet.

 

[misterarman]

Congrats brother.
I just cracked 13,870 days on June 18th.
Long a$$ ride.
Cheers.

Wow! Congrats Joe. My 34 days pales in comparison.

 

[Richo877]

Wow! Congrats Joe. My 34 days pales in comparison.

34 is better than 0. Good job! I'm at 2,072+/- now. I quit counting days a while ago so had to do a little math. 6 years in September. Congrats to anyone that put in the effort and stays the course. Step by step.

 

[Catfishmoon]

I'm coming up on 13,140 one day at a times.

Congrats brother.
I just cracked 13,870 days on June 18th.
Long a$$ ride.
Cheers.

It seems that a few of us jumped on the wagon at about the same time, I am at 13,111...
It is a big part of why I can afford to actively collect, reload and shoot firearms.

 

[misterarman]

7 years previous to my new start I had 365 times 9 years 10.5 months. It was quite a few.

 

[JRuby]

Yesterday it was 257 roberts. 42g of 4350 pushing a 117g spire point hornady interlock. Not going for velocity just accuracy initially. Will be my first rounds out of my rebarreled springfield.

 

[ar addict]

24 years 6mo 4 days but only important to me.
But it has allowed me the money to enjoy this hobby.

 

[oremike]

No loading today only un-loading. I shot Bowling pins* with the good'ol boys and then wandered over to the rifle range and did the final zeroing for my 223 and 25-06.
* I shot the pins with the Wadcutter 41 Mags, and they had a plate rack set up so shot that with the Glock 32 and my CZ shadow 2 SAO. I did get to shoot a 2011 Nighthawk for the first time so that was pretty cool.

 

[misterarman]

24 years 6mo 4 days but only important to me.
But it has allowed me the money to enjoy this hobby.

Congratulations!

 

[arakboss]

I sorted out 20 223 cases, lubed them, fl sized and deprimed them and primed them. I am going to use these for ladder testing, 5 four shot groups.

 

[misterarman]

Finally back at it after over a week off.
Dang, I love pulling the handle.

 

[arakboss]

Finally back at it after over a week off.
Dang, I love pulling the handle.

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It's like playing slots but you win with every pull

 

[RVTECH]

Dang, I love pulling the handle.

I had a girlfriend tell me this once.

 

[HotRod61]

No reloading but did some second amendment therapy with the M1 Garand, AR 15 and AR 10. Great way to start the week leading into the fourth.

 

[gmerkt]

you'll occasionally rip the rim off one

I did that with an M60 machine gun once. Rust in the chamber. Not from me, but the last guy.

 

[gmerkt]

The last couple of days, 200 rounds of 9mm. Why oh why would I be reloading 9mm, probably the least expensive centerfire pistol cartridge to buy? Because I bought lots of ingredients years ago. I had about 185 sized, flared and primed cases sitting on a shelf. I figured I'd finish them off. With 15 odd to round up to 200.

I used to buy lots of factory seconds bullets from Midway when they were truly low priced. So now I'm loading things like 9mm 124 gr. XTP bullets for target practice.

Just now, I checked my spread sheet of reloading components. I still have 750 count 9mm bullets to load. After that, I'll probably be done considering my shelf of loaded 9mm ammo is already groaning. Lately I haven't been firing it off as fast as I've accumulated it.