What are you loading shooting these days!

[Rooster41]

I've been loading and shooting my 44 Mag and .270 Winchester a lot lately.  I'm already thinking about the firearms deer season and want to take my first critter with a hand load this year. For the 44 I have been working with 270grain Speer Deep Curl and 240 grain Hornady XTP.   Im having a little difficulty finding the sweet spot for the 240 Nosler Hunting JHP, but its a work in progress.  For the 270 WIn I have been working with 150 grain Nosler Partition, 130 grain Hornady Interbond, 140 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips, 150 grain Winchester (Nosler) Ballistic Silvertips.  If deer season opened tomorrow I would take the 240 grain XTP 44 Mag and the 150 grain PArtitions for the 270. 

I was loading for the 45 ACP, but I ran out of bullets. 

[cwlongshot]

Alot of AIRGUNS!!!

''Ammo'' is still cheap and I keep my ''eye'' sharp!

CW

[sqlbullet]

Mostly my nail gun.  Ammo is plentiful, and my home is improving 

[DenStinett]

A lot of AIRGUNS!!!

Sounds a lot like me
Both a Umarex Colt 1911 and a Crosman Nytro Venum

[The_Shadow]

Well, tonight I am working on 1200 round batch of 10mm rounds,   did 200 last night, will do 300 tonight, all hand weighed match stuff.  Got a Saints vs. Dolphins football game tonight also!  Hmmm!

[MCQUADE]

Gonna have to start reloading for the .401 powermag cause I just found one cheap!

[The_Shadow]

Gonna have to start reloading for the .401 powermag cause I just found one cheap!

Hey that sounds like a neat project, do you have some data to work from?

[DenStinett]

Ran 100 Rounds of 165gr Xtremes thru the MG20 last week
The 165gr RSFN is in front of 9.3grs of AA#5 and Winchester LPPs, pushed into Winchester Brass Cases
Had a few Fail to Feeds
Thinking OAL issues....maybe ? ? ?
Mic'd them out at 1.250"
Going to try 1.240" tomorrow
If that doesn't work, I may go the other way, and try a full 1.260" OAL 

[MCQUADE]

Gonna have to start reloading for the .401 powermag cause I just found one cheap!

Hey that sounds like a neat project, do you have some data to work from?

I don't have anything other than what I've found on a few online articles. Sounds interesting. I've got the old redding press fired up and ready. Do you have any powder suggestions? As far as bullets, I was just gonna buy some from Dry Creek but they look to be out of stock on everything.

[The_Shadow]

Gonna have to start reloading for the .401 powermag cause I just found one cheap!

Hey that sounds like a neat project, do you have some data to work from?

I don't have anything other than what I've found on a few online articles. Sounds interesting. I've got the old redding press fired up and ready. Do you have any powder suggestions? As far as bullets, I was just gonna buy some from Dry Creek but they look to be out of stock on everything.

The reloading Bench had this listed; http://www.reloadbench.com/cartridges/w401herter.html

[MCQUADE]

Great, I've a few pounds of unique and blue dot. Now for some 41 mag brass.

[The_Shadow]

Well managed to finish another 300 rounds 400 more to go!

[DenStinett]

Had a few Fail to Feeds
Thinking OAL issues....maybe ? ? ?
Mic'd them out at 1.250"
Going to try 1.240" tomorrow
If that doesn't work, I may go the other way, and try a full 1.260" OAL 

Well, I ran the 1.240" OAL through the MG20
Same thing....several Fail to Feeds
Now what ? go shorter yet or go to the full 1.260" OAL ?
Wrote to MechTech to ask them if they think it's the OAL or the Bullet Profile that's to blame

[The_Shadow]

How are the FT feeds jamming? Bolt not quite closing fully?  Bullet getting stuck bolt open plenty? 

[DenStinett]

How are the FT feeds jamming? Bolt not quite closing fully?  Bullet getting stuck bolt open plenty? 

Yes, the later...mostly open, with the Round pinned in between the Bolt and the Chamber