So What Did You Do On The Reloading Bench Today?

[Univibe]

I loaded some 10mm.

Bullet:  180 grain Hornady FMJ
Case:  Starline
Powder:  13.0 grains  Accurate Arms #9
Primer:   CCI large pistol

This load, per AA's published data, should travel about 1200+ fps.    It is not a max load but isn't a .40 S&W load either.    I didn't chrono it, but it feels like some SIG 180 grain factory stuff, which is published at 1250 fps.    Hot, consistent load.   

[sep]

I loaded some 180 grain WFNGC test loads using two different hardcast boolits (Cast Performance/Montana Bullet Works) and Win 296 for my 357 magnum and some mid range 240 grain WFNGC Montana Bullet Works test boolits for my 44 Magnum using Unique.

I'm gravitating towards the following in three pistol calibers for woods carry for bear defense and medium game hunting; 180 grain WFNGC at 1200 fps in 357 Magnum, 200 grain WFNPB at 1216 fps in 10mm and 240 grain WFNGC at 1200 fps for the 44 Magnum. 1200ish fps seems a sensible minimum velocity to push these three hardcast bullet weights in these three calibers.

I have to chronograph the 357 and 44 loads to verify their velocities but I have already chronographed and dialed in my pistols for the 10mm loads at 1216 fps using 10.0 grains of Blue Dot with the Montana Bullet Works WFNPB boolit.     

[gadabout]

Oh you want to know what I did at the reloading bench? I worked ON the reloading bench!! Ha Ha. When ever I have to move the bench to put in or take the room air conditioner I spread the legs out and need to put them back together with a ratchet strap. Will screw together as I can.  Craig

[blaster]

yesterday I cranked out 170 .40 S&W with 180 gr. HST bullets. today I put the .40 barrel in my Witness and shot up some of those and other various ammo including some factory Federal 180gr.  HST LEO duty ammo given to me by a Deputy. my loads  7.5 gr. of Longshot felt hotter. I didn't have a chrono but there was slightly more recoil & noise.

[gandog56]

Nothing today, as I went to the range. I took every 10mm gun I own and have a whole mess of 10mm cases to clean up in the wet rotary tumbler tomorrow, though.

[The_Shadow]

From me its grass cutting season, so I do my cutting before potential rain storms...Some areas hold water and take a while to dry up between storms...   Waiting to see if Intercooler is sending stuff for documentations...

[slayer61]

Expecting delivery of 1000 pieces of 357 Sig brass.

[Graybeard]

...have a whole mess of 10mm cases to clean up in the wet rotary tumbler tomorrow, though.

Hah! I knew I wasn't the only one

[gandog56]

Anyways I got them in today. They are drying now. While I was in the reloading shed I have been replacing all the worn cardboard boxes of reloads with new plastic ones. I finished up the ten mm. Refilled all my empty 10mm magazines and moon clips. Started to swapping out all my .357 magnum/.38 special reload boxes.

[Kenk]

A busy and rewarding day to be sure : )

[gandog56]

Finished up drying all the 10mm cases. Sized them all then ran them all through my Redding GRx base sizing die, separated by headstamp, ran them through the vibratory tumbler for a final polish with some Nu-Finish car wax, and bagged them up for future reloading.

[sparkyv]

Deprimed, resized and sorted about 250 10mm cases a member in another forum PIFd to me.  At least 2/3 was PPU brass...at least I won't have to chase those down after I load and shoot them up. 

[CurtisM]

Working up a load using 180gr Berry's RS, CCI 300, and Alliant BE-86.  10 rounds of each powder weight starting weight with 8.4gr working up 0,1 increments to 8.8gr.  Hope to make it out to the range this Friday with the G20 to test them.

[gandog56]

Made 100 rounds of rather stiff 10mm loads for my Ruger Super Redhawk 10mm revolver. My test loads looked real good at the range. Had to pull a separated 10mm case out of my Mechtech CCU. Couldn't get anything to work until I took a .45 cal Boresnake, ran it up the chamber side to just where the bristles were making contact on both sides of the half of the case lodged in it, and when I pulled it back out of the chamber end the little circle of brass came with it. I probably have loaded that case about 10 times, so I am not too worried the Mechtech did it.

[CurtisM]

Working up a load using 180gr Berry's RS, CCI 300, and Alliant BE-86.  10 rounds of each powder weight starting weight with 8.4gr working up 0,1 increments to 8.8gr.  Hope to make it out to the range this Friday with the G20 to test them.

Don't know what the issue is, however none of these loads would hit the bullseye! 

I shot some of my other rounds with the only difference is the powder is 6.7gr of Winchester WSF.  No issues with this load.