What Rifle Reloading Did You Do Today?

[orerancher]

Saturday loaded 20rds, Lee 312-185 Powder Coated unsized Alum. GC over 5744 in brand new PPU brass for My Long Branch 303 British....

Couldn't put 5rnds ona Pizza Box at 25 yds....

The Fun begins....

Ahhh, cast in that huge 303 throat! Talking about the 303 British reminds me. Macd! You still around?

Would like to try the NOE 316-202-RN in IT, But NOE don't have any instock according to the Web Site...
And They never answer Emails.....

[Macd]

Yes RD still this side of grass. I have been away most of the summer and just no opportunity to shoot anything. Will be awhile before I can remedy that. I may try some cast again in the Parker Hale .303 but my first lead work is going to be cast in the 30-06. C309-180-R and C309-15-F. I think the 150 should make a good hunting round with that nice meplat. Have a line on getting some local beeswax too for my pan lube.

[Ranch Dog]

Good to hear you are doing well!

[Ohio3Wheels]

Put together 20 rounds of 223 with the Barnes Varmit Grenade and 26 grains of H335 (Hodgdon starting load). The current black rifle has a 5.56 chamber and a 1 in 7 twist. Depending on which expert you want to believe they are either going to blow up upon exiting the muzzle or they'll be just fine. Pragmatist that I am I await testing.

Make smoke,

[GasGuzzler]

Are those heavy?

I use 1:8" so I can successfully do 52-68 or so.

[Ranch Dog]

30 Carbine and 35-30 just not working out with cast bullets. Both have been minute of 8.5" X 11" at 50 yards and I don't feel it will get any better.

Started with the 35-30, going back to the Speer 180-grain HCFN. Hope to get it shot in tomorrow morning as I have hogs waiting.

Also prepped the 30 Carbine brass and figured out the incremental loads to start working with the PPU 110-grain SP. The Hornady on the left is one of the last I have and thought I would give the PPU a shot as I like the reviews that I've seen on its expansion. A bit more exposed lead on the nose

[GasGuzzler]

I like the look of that PPU....and is it half the price of the Hornady like in some other cases?

[Ranch Dog]

I like the look of that PPU....and is it half the price of the Hornady like in some other cases?

The Hornady runs about 25¢ a bullet, the Privi Partizan 17. Those are prices through Grafs. If the PPU shoots well, I will order 1K of the which run it down to 15¢ a bullet.

[Ohio3Wheels]

Are those heavy?

I use 1:8" so I can successfully do 52-68 or so.

Nope, light 36 grains. I've run everything from 52 grain match kings up through 75 grain Hornady match with varying degrees of success. None of them were less than minute of ground hog with iron sights at 100 yards. It's shown a preference for the heavier boat-tails, but of the ones tested they're all paper puncher types not recommended for game. So we'll see how these work.

Make smoke,

[GasGuzzler]

36? Wow!

I have some 52s for 222.