What did you reload today?

[roklok]

I've always been a fan of 225g bullets for my Whelen but never used CFE223 so I'm going to try some this spring, care to share your recipe

I ended up rather quickly with a load that produced a 1.2 inch 4 shot group at 212 yards, at 2695 FPS. Very low extreme spread, all 4 shots were in the 2690s. Remington 700, 22 inch barrel, CCI 250, 66 grains CFE223, bullet seated so base and rear two driving bands in case mouth. I didn't measure OAL. I intend to shoot a few more groups before settling 100% on this load, but it is very promising. This is with a 2-7 scope as well.

 

[458 Exp]

Reloaded for my Winchester M70 in 416 Rem Mag for this up and coming hunting season.
Will be carrying her a bit more this year.

SBC .416 400gr @ 2300 fps

 

[ftrovato]

Reloaded for my Winchester M70 in 416 Rem Mag for this up and coming hunting season.
Will be carrying her a bit more this year.

SBC .416 400gr @ 2300 fps

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I bet they shoot with some manors too! Meaning, you're not pushing for more velocity (2400 fps) and getting hammered every time you pull the trigger. I load my 416 Rigby the same way. 2300 fps works just fine. Took around dozen animals with her in Mozambique last fall. Distance anywhere from 20 to around 175 yards with 400 grain Swift A-Frames & 400 grain Barnes Solids.

 

[458 Exp]

I bet they shoot with some manors too! Meaning, you're not pushing for more velocity (2400 fps) and getting hammered every time you pull the trigger. I load my 416 Rigby the same way. 2300 fps works just fine. Took around dozen animals with her in Mozambique last fall. Distance anywhere from 20 to around 175 yards with 400 grain Swift A-Frames & 400 grain Barnes Solids.

Very pleasant recoil and super accurate load.
Shot a croc in November from 50m and recovered the bullet from the muddy riverbed.

 

[ftrovato]

Very pleasant recoil and super accurate load.
Shot a croc in November from 50m and recovered the bullet from the muddy riverbed.


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Very cool that you found the bullet!

Here is a Barnes 400 Grain Solid found in the spine of a Buff after going through his skull first and
the soft is a Swift A-Frame that went in the front shoulder of a Zebra and stopped in the opposite rear hip.

Buff was 60 yards and Zebra was around 100 yards.

Both bullets shed no weight!

 

[Longwalker]

Today's project was feeding my cute little Winchester M92 .357 magnum with the cheapest, most capable home made ammo possible.

First I cast a bunch of bullets using the wonderful Lyman 358156 mould. Alloy was scrap wheel weights, scrap lead pipe, pure tin, and some precious Lintoype. Added gas checks and sized .358"

Loaded into some very cheap and abundant .38 special brass cases, using the traditional load of 12.5 grains of Alliant 2400 powder, standard small pistol primer, and the bullet loaded to the lower crimp groove so that the loaded cartridge approximates .357 Magnum length.

This load achieves near .357 magnum performance, 1600fps or so from my carbine's 20" barrel, and I'm paying about the same as .22 magnum rimfire ammunition even if I throw out the cases after one firing.

It's accurate enough to take full advantage of the rifle it's shot from. And powerful enough to cleanly kill beavers that weigh 25 Kgs ( 55 lbs) and I wouldn't feel unarmed if I had to face a troublesome black bear. Not for serious hunting, but such a fun, capable, and cheap load.

 

[CoElkHunter]

Today's project was feeding my cute little Winchester M92 .357 magnum with the cheapest, most capable home made ammo possible.

First I cast a bunch of bullets using the wonderful Lyman 358156 mould. Alloy was scrap wheel weights, scrap lead pipe, pure tin, and some precious Lintoype. Added gas checks and sized .358"

Loaded into some very cheap and abundant .38 special brass cases, using the traditional load of 12.5 grains of Alliant 2400 powder, standard small pistol primer, and the bullet loaded to the lower crimp groove so that the loaded cartridge approximates .357 Magnum length.

This load achieves near .357 magnum performance, 1600fps or so from my carbine's 20" barrel, and I'm paying about the same as .22 magnum rimfire ammunition even if I throw out the cases after one firing.

It's accurate enough to take full advantage of the rifle it's shot from. And powerful enough to cleanly kill beavers that weigh 25 Kgs ( 55 lbs) and I wouldn't feel unarmed if I had to face a troublesome black bear. Not for serious hunting, but such a fun, capable, and cheap load.View attachment 664763

Beavers? Won't those ruin the pelt?

 

[Longwalker]

No concern. Beaver pelts are only worth about $20 if prime and properly prepared. It takes a lot of time and effort to properly prepare a pelt. Beavers are a declared nuisance in our local municipality due to the flooding their dams do in fields, road culverts, and associated lands. The municipality pays a bounty of $30 per tail when they’re turned to for the reward. I feed the carcasses ( and fur) to a buddy’s sled dogs or give them to a local guide for bear bait.

 

[Grumpy gumpy]

A few more 32-35 rounds to replace the ones I used on the weekend in the schutzen ring target shoot. They go in this

Gumpy

 

[Tintin]

Some of these cute little guys

 

[KTMpilot]

50 rounds, 458 Lott, Claw Unbonded RN 500gr, Hodgdon Varget. Range target load, ready for BASA shoot this Saturday.

 

[Wyatt Smith]

Today's project was feeding my cute little Winchester M92 .357 magnum with the cheapest, most capable home made ammo possible.

First I cast a bunch of bullets using the wonderful Lyman 358156 mould. Alloy was scrap wheel weights, scrap lead pipe, pure tin, and some precious Lintoype. Added gas checks and sized .358"

Loaded into some very cheap and abundant .38 special brass cases, using the traditional load of 12.5 grains of Alliant 2400 powder, standard small pistol primer, and the bullet loaded to the lower crimp groove so that the loaded cartridge approximates .357 Magnum length.

This load achieves near .357 magnum performance, 1600fps or so from my carbine's 20" barrel, and I'm paying about the same as .22 magnum rimfire ammunition even if I throw out the cases after one firing.

It's accurate enough to take full advantage of the rifle it's shot from. And powerful enough to cleanly kill beavers that weigh 25 Kgs ( 55 lbs) and I wouldn't feel unarmed if I had to face a troublesome black bear. Not for serious hunting, but such a fun, capable, and cheap load.View attachment 664763

Skeeter Skelton would be proud!

 

[MD Driver]

Did not reload, but I’m getting ready. 45 ACP in the tumbler

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Hope a quick veer off topic is OK. Do most like this media vibration for cleaning or wet tumbling with steel pins? The Area 419 guys on their videos say steel pins tumbling rounds off the cases. Anyway, just getting a second opinion. Thanks.

 

[Inkgardener]

Hope a quick veer off topic is OK. Do most like this media vibration for cleaning or wet tumbling with steel pins? The Area 419 guys on their videos say steel pins tumbling rounds off the cases. Anyway, just getting a second opinion. Thanks.

I only wet tumble with ss pins for the last 10 years, and won’t go back.

 

[375er]

Test loads of CEB Solids and Raptors in 375 H&H.

 

[Granygudness]

Finished reloading some test rounds for .357 magnum and 7.62x54r.

 

[sniper7]

100 rounds Barnes 300gr .375 solids and 50 rounds of Barnes 300gr TSX triple shocks!

 

[frog stealer]

A little bit of everything:

577 Nitro, 147 grains of H4831sc, 750 Woodleigh, Heym 89b

375 H&H, 82 grains of H4350, 250 Sierra GK, Heym Express

8x68s, 64 grains N550, 195 Hornady SP, Heym HPPR (should have the rifle this summer)

357 Maximum, 21 grains H110, 180 Speer SP, Encore pistol

7.62x25 Tokarev, 13 grains H110, 85 Sierra, Encore pistol (purchased barrel cheap from MGM)

221 Fireball, 19 grains R7, 40 Vmax, Encore Pistol

 

[ftrovato]

A little bit of everything:

577 Nitro, 147 grains of H4831sc, 750 Woodleigh, Heym 89b

375 H&H, 82 grains of H4350, 250 Sierra GK, Heym Express

8x68s, 64 grains N550, 195 Hornady SP, Heym HPPR (should have the rifle this summer)

357 Maximum, 21 grains H110, 180 Speer SP, Encore pistol

7.62x25 Tokarev, 13 grains H110, 85 Sierra, Encore pistol (purchased barrel cheap from MGM)

221 Fireball, 19 grains R7, 40 Vmax, Encore Pistol


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Nice. Great way to pass a winter day.

 

[frog stealer]

Almost forgot, I load quite a bit for shotshells as well…developing some 16 Gauge turkey loads for this spring with #5 nickel plated shot, these are 1-1/8 oz, loaded for a Heym 22s combination gun, with 22 Mag on the bottom.