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32 caliber (please post an explanation) 12 3.97%
38 S&W 9 2.98%
38 Special 107 35.43%
9mm 58 19.21%
357Mag 56 18.54%
40 S&W 23 7.62%
41Mag 14 4.64%
44 caliber (please post an explanation) 51 16.89%
45 caliber (please post an explanation) 79 26.16%
Something else 62 20.53%
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Old 03-11-2012, 08:17 PM
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No shooting today, but finished batches of 357 Mag, 45 Win Mag, 9MM Win Mag, and 256 Win Mag. I'll bet I was the only one loading at least the last two.
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Shot Marlin 45/70, 357 Smith, .44mag Smith, .22 Smith, 45LC Ruger this evening at my personal range.
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I loaded up some .38 spcl. 139 gr button nose wc and 158 gr swc from bayou bullets.

139s over 2.8 of bullseye, 158s over 3.2 of bullseye
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139s over 2.3 of clays, 158s over 2.9 clays

See how they shoot this week.
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Shot a falling plate match yesterday with my S&W 1911, shooting the following recipe and they worked very well. Found this load is pretty accurate, but fairly dirty with the low charge or the Unique.

230gr Berry's plated
6.0gr. of Unique
CCI LP Primers
Remington Cases
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.471" Crimp
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Looking for good mid-range loads for the .44 mag. Tried 7.4 grs Tite
group under a 250 gr cast 429421 SWC with two primers, Rem 2 1/2
and CCI 300 in two guns, my 4" S&W 29-2 and 4 5/8" Ruger Vaquero.
No significant difference in the primers. S&W velocity ran 980 fps and
Ruger velocity was 1003 fps. Velocity at aprox 12 ft from muzzle.
Behind my house in the country avoiding the wind we had today
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.44 Special, 240 grain LSWC home cast via Saeco mold, 5 grains of Bullseye. Winchester brass and Federal primers. For my 629 via my Dillion Square Deal
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Reloaded .45 ACP, didn't shoot anything
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Just finished up another 120 .45ACP. I use 6 grains of Unique and a 200 RNFP lead bullet. Nice load for my Sig and Glock. Sized and primed another 120 .45ACP shells.
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Capt. Obvious - thanks for posting the pic of the button nose wadcutter. I have some that were gifted to me and wondered how they were supposed to look. I usually use the SWC as shown on the right.
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no problem, also wanted to show off the green bullets from bayou bullets! gonna see how they shoot tomorrow!
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Just finished 400 rounds of 38 Special> 158 LSWC 4.5 Unique and CCI standard primer. Shoot this practice load in all my 38s.
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Some .41 magnum with 8.5gr of Unqiue and 210gr SWC.
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Today... 3/16/12... I dropped by the range while out visiting church members. I enjoyed firing my 4" 28-2 using plain WWB .38 Special 130 gr. FMJ's. As I am being moved to a new pastoral assignment, I do not have my loading press set up. In fact, most of my gun and loading stuff is packed up for moving. But my favorite revolvers and some ammo have been left available. And today I made use of both! Next week, we'll see what we see!
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Loaded 100 rounds of 38 special. 158 LSWC 3.0 Bullesye and CCI standard primer. Also loaded 5 rounds of 9mm 115 Hornady FMJ RN over 4.1 Bullseye. Trying to gradually work up a load for my Gen 4 Glock 17.
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600 rounds of .32 H&R...
Every now and then I'll have someone with a sharp eye walk behind my booth...
Stop and wait till the cylinder's empty...
Then say...
That's not one of your 14's, and those are not .38's...
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50 rounds of 38 special and 200 rounds of 45 acp.
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Made up & shot 52 44 mag 200 grn, LFN over some 231.
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Loaded 200 rounds of 124 grain 9mm FMJ bullets from Precision Delta over 4.2 grains of Titegroup and Wolf primers.
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Loaded 225 rds of 32 H&R Mag today. 90 grain LSWC over 2.8 grains of W231. Great plinking round out of my 3" S&W 632 Pro Port.
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Working up some 255gr. LSWC .45 Colt loads. Might settle on 11.2gr. HS6 with Win brass and Win primers.

About 850fps in 6" 25-5 at 5'.

25yd groups standing, two-hand, off-hand was 3".

Lighter loads smoked the cases. Heavier loads took groups above sight adjustments.

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After qualifying a retired officer, I shot a bunch of .38 Special through my S&W 642 (test fire after installing the "plug") and Ruger Blackhawk (test firing a new acquisition). I didn't have any .357 Mag loaded up for the Blackhawk.

Cleaned and deprimed all the .38 Special I shot, and about 100 cases of .357 for loads to be shot in the Blackhawk.
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32-20, 22 Mag, and 22 LR today.
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I shot my mouth off and reloaded my gullet at Olive Garden with friends at a birthday get together.
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32 remington for my model 8 rem. 1929 autoloading rifle.
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didnt shoot, but i did load up some 223. MY FIRST EVER handloads, im already addicted
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Took the 625 out for a little USPSA revolver action...
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Shot a falling plate match yesterday with my S&W 1911, shooting the following recipe and they worked very well. Found this load is pretty accurate, but fairly dirty with the low charge or the Unique.

230gr Berry's plated
6.0gr. of Unique
CCI LP Primers
Remington Cases
1.265" OAL
.471" Crimp
Shot about 60 more rounds of the above reloadsd this weekend. Found it is still very accurate. Also shot some of my father-in-law's reloads with 230gr RN cast bullets, with 6.0gr of Unique as well, found they were accurate as well, but hit about 2" inches lower at 10 yards.

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I loaded some Hornaday HBWC 148gr with bullseye. Taking dear old Mom out to the range this coming weekend and at her age the nice light wadcutters are a pleasure to shoot.
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Today I loaded up a bunch of 30-06 ammo for the Garand.

CCI NATO primers
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150gr pulled military bullets
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I like doing comparisons. Today I loaded some .45 AR with three
different weight cast bullets and Bullseye powder. Shot a few groups
with two different guns, my S&W 25-2 4", cut from the original 6 1/2"
length and my 1937 Brazilian. Both guns shot better groups with 250gr
RNFP bullets than with lighter weight SWCs and the old Brazilian
proved to be the equal of the 25-2.
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As the rain and snow continue here in the great northwet, its reloading time. Today I load 660 38 Special, LSWC, LRN, DEWC and HBWC.

Tomorrow, 44 Special is next up, followed by 44 Magnum.

After that 30-06 for my M1
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About 50 rounds for the AR-15. Went to the Indy gun show and got 8lbs of WC846. Two bullets, 55gr pulldowns and 69gr HPBT Noslers.

This powder loads like BLC-(2) and I am really excited to try it out. I have quite a few other calibers that it would work well for too. The plus side, it was $90 for that 8lbs! If I can get it to shoot well, my rifle rounds will be cut in half cost wise. Now that will be cool.
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Rolled 400 38spl. with 158 LSWC over 3.5 Bullseye to get started with Win SP primers.
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Loaded 100 rounds of Xteme 158 gr SWC in 357 cases using 4.6 gr of Bullseye. I'm still working up a good kitty load in 357 using Bullseye.
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I loaded some 30+ rnds of 45-70 for my 1873 trapdoor and deprimed ,sized and trimmed 100 cases of 30-06 winchester brass. And today I primed and loaded every last one. Getting ready to hit the range in two weeks.
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Sat. evening shot 50 rounds through my 629 & 100 rounds through my 4" 34. Been casting for the last 2 weeks in my spare time. The coffee cans are filling up with 250 gr. 44's/230 gr. 45's and 168 gr. 357's. Loaded 57 rds. of 10mm tonight. I shoot on my personal property every weekend and sometimes off the back deck during the week.
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I loaded my truck & went to work last night I finished loading 50 Rds. of .357 - lee 158 Gr. SWC. starline brass cci primers 4 gr. Red dot powder will be sick wednesday and spend the day at the range getting better.
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Last night I loaded up a starter load of 38 Special for my father to shoot in his S&W 686. First time I have reloaded 38's
Used:
Federal Nickel +P cases
155gr. LSWC *with gas check (cast by my father-in-law)
4.0gr. of Unique
CCI#500 Small Pistol Primers

I think my father will notice a significant reduction in recoil, compared to the 158gr. factory 357 Magnums he has been shooting.

**04/14/12 My father took above test load out and they felt like .22lr coming out of his S&W 686 with 6" barrel. He managed to have about a 6" group from 10 yards with 12 rounds, and the majority of the rounds being in a 3" group. He had a couple fliers as he hasn't shot the gun much lately, and getting used to the recoil (or lack there of).

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Will be leaving work shortly (I feel the flu coming) to pick up and then shoot my 2nd purchase. Model 29. Have 44 mag and will buy some 44 special to compare.
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I went to the range yesterday and shot my Ruger 44 Stainless 4 5/8s Special with a load of 255 Keiths sized to .431 sitting on a load of 14.5 grains of 2400 and a CCI 300 primer. This thumbuster loves this load and I am assisting in fulfilling it's love as I am loading 200 of this load today. The brass is polishing as I write this.

Shooting off hand with this load the Ruger will put them all in one hole at 50ft and a group of an inch and a half. The group would tighten if I were a better shooter, that potential is in the load and the mechanicals of the gun.
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Loaded a batch of 38 Special last night with:
155gr LSWC with gas check
4.5gr of Unique
CCI#500 Primers.
Federal & Speer +P brass
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i love this thread! you get to here recipes and get an idea what folks are shooting.i loaded some reduced 7.62x54 rounds with 15 gr of unique and 123 gr .310 sks bullets then loaded abbout 100 38sp with 4.3 of hp38 and 158gr SWC for plinking this weekend.
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Shot some more bees this evening with my .32 hand ejector loaded with 1.5 grs. of bullseye/a cardboard wad/7cc of #9 shot and a top cardboard wad sealed in the case with finger nail polish.
I use a chamfered empty case and use a hammer to cut the wads out of the the card board(milk carton). I push them out of the case with a small drill bit. I seat the wads on the powder and shot with a small flat ended steel rod that just fits inside the case. Then I seal the top wad with finger nail polish to lock it in. It is a great bee load!
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I cast up 25# of 220g HBWC’s for the 44spl yesterday & I’m tumble lubing them today to be able to be able to size them (.430) for use in my 6 ½” bbl’d 624.

I just finished loading what’s left of the last batch cast HBWC bullets that I cast/sized.



44spl target load
220g HBWC bullet
5.6g of WW452
WW LP primers
Mixed brass
820fps

This is just an excellent target load that extremely comfortable to shoot & is highly accurate. I’ve always been a huge fan of the 44spl & this load/bullet is paying off in spades.
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Loaded up 50 rounds of 45 acp the other night with a new powder charge.

Remington Brass
230 gr. Berry's plated
5.5 gr. W231
1.265 OAL
CCI#300 Primers

Originally tried 5.0 gr. of W231, but found it hitting about 1-2" lower than the 6.0 gr of Unique at 10 yards. The Unique load of 6.0 gr. is very accurate to POA, but is pretty dirty. Hoping the W231 will run cleaner. and by increasing the load from 5.0 to 5.5 it'll bring the groups up. Will try it out this weekend, and compare with a separate batch of the 6.0 gr. Unique load.
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Last night, I put together 20 rounds of 8x58RD for my M1867/89 Rolling Block. I use cast bullets and IMR 3031 powder. The bore is very nice and it is a great shooter.
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Today, I am resizing some 223. I found a BUNCH of bullets I did not remember having. Also found some nice clean brass to use. I also ordered a thousand 115 gr 9mm fmj's for later on. It wasn't reloading. but the UPS man delivered another 500 rounds of 9mm Blazer.
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Fired up th casting pot and put 4 molds around it. While it was heating I prepped 60 ea. 32 S&W longs for reloading. Cast a pot full and primed the .32's. Shut everything down and locked the door.......Ready to pick next time.
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Started loading up some 9mm last night.

Primarily Winchester Brass
115 gr. Berry's Plated
4.5 gr. W231
CCI#500 Primers
OAL: 1.165"
Crimp: .376"

*After adjustment
Crimp: .377"


Was concerned that I might have been over-crimping, as I was getting some pressure running the bullet through the crimp/seat die.. I adjusted my seat/crimp die. Now crimping .377". Think this may have relieved some of the pressure on the plating, as it the bullet ran more smoothly in the seat/crimp die.

*I pulled 3 sample rounds from Winchester White Box 115 gr. FMJ. The OAL varied from 1.161 to 1.167, and the crimp all seemed to be .375"

**Fired the 100 rounds of 9mm with Berry's 115 gr. plated yesterday. The group was at best self-defense, but POI was about 6-8" below POA. Doubt I will purchase these leads again as I am at the highest powder charge, with the powder I currently own--and hitting well below POA. They did feed & cycle well in my S&W 5906, as I didn't have 1 malfunction.

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Someone was asking about E3 the other day--Cant seem to find it--So I picked up a pound & loaded my 45 acps 4.1--4.3--4.5--4.7--Took them to the range and shot on bench, started with lowest & worked up. Came home & loaded 200 to 4.5 with a 198 gr. Lyman & 50/50 & went back the next day.--6 diferent 1911s 4"-5"-& 6" officers --long slide -- & my heavy slide. All shot nice groups at 25 yards. We all agreed that 4.7 feels close to 5 gr. Bullseye. 3.9--to 4.7 seems to be the range for a 45 acp with 185-200 gr. lead bullets. Bullseye- American Select- Titegroup-231-& 700x all shot well . As time passes there will be data for this as a 45 acp bullseye load. It is very clean.------ Happy lead slinging.-------
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