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Started to dismantle, trim to length & re-assemble some old reloaded ammo, so as to not waste valuable components. 44 Magnum ammo turned it into 44 Special ammo. (Sold my 44 Mag some time ago, but still had some old reloaded ammo left & a new 44 Special itching to be shot.)

After 18 rounds I decided that it was too much work, so I just purchased a box of Cowboy Action loads & will reload that with recovered 44 Mag components.
 
Received my new custom 280AI and 6.5x284 Norma reamers. Waiting on one stock from Manners and I'll be ready to build these two.
 

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On 10-6-20222
1. SS tumbled 1200 9's. Dried and placed in ammo boxes. 3,000 at least waiting in line.
2. Full length small base sized 200 .308's headed for a semi auto bull pup 18 inch barrel
a. tried to chamber a few in a 308 bolt with a tight SAAMI barrel and ran into over-long exceptions.
b. Went back and measured all 200 pieces and found about 40% needed trimming (2.020+ length must be 2.015)
On 10-7-2022 so far
1. Started SS tumbling 600 9's.
2. FL SB sized another 50 .308 pieces and measured---10% overlong. have 750 or so still waiting in line.
3. Got some 7mm08 load work to start . Nephew Christmas present.
a. Will use the tried and true DA RL15 load for a box of 50 Blue tips.
b. Have a recipe for 140 Accubonds or NBT. Will load up 15 NBT and 35 140 A-bonds.
4. Have some 270 work to start.
a. Christmas present for my Brother in Hendersonville.
b. Going to be about 200 130's once I get a recipe that is solid
 
I realized all the brass I worked back in the summer was all for nothing. Somewhere along the way my headspace is off. I can't measure it and tell you where lol. And the primer pockets leak. Lesson learned! New brass arrived the other day.
 
Come to the Singing Christmas Tree at Bellevue Baptist Church this coming Christmas Season.

I will gift you 200 Tula SRP.
I will gift you 100 Federal GM205MAR
I will gift you 200 Federal 210 no m

No, I do not know the exact dates as of this moment.
Yes, you have to pay for admission tickets.
No it won't bankrupt you. If anyone cannot afford tickets please PM me.
Go to this link, scoot the slider to 13:45 and watch for say 5 minutes. Come to think of it we should all watch
 
DaveB said:
Come to the Singing Christmas Tree at Bellevue Baptist Church this coming Christmas Season.

I will gift you 200 Tula SRP.
I will gift you 100 Federal GM205MAR
I will gift you 200 Federal 210 no m

No, I do not know the exact dates as of this moment.
Yes, you have to pay for admission tickets.
No it won't bankrupt you. If anyone cannot afford tickets please PM me.
Go to this link, scoot the slider to 13:45 and watch for say 5 minutes. Come to think of it we should all watch
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My wife and youngest two have been to see it, probably 4 or 5 years ago. Our church usually sends a group to watch.
 
FL sized to a .001 shoulder bump back,cleaned primer pockets, brushed inside neck with nylon brush, primed with cci400 primers, charged with 28.35 grs of LT 32 and seated Barts 68 gr Avenger boat tail bullets to .015 in the lands on 161 rounds of 6mm PPC for the last UBR match I'll be shooting this year which will be a 200/300 meter match this Saturday.

Been a good year
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Decided to upgrade my Loadmaster press so I can a few more calibers in bulk
1. 223-did this long ago but forgot 1 part
2. 308
3. 45 ACP

This press chunks thru 9's just about faster than we go through them. To my amazement it still seems to be measuring powder at a high degree of accuracy.
 
Going elk hunting in Colorado. Loaded 50 cartridges for a 300 win mag. Barnes 180 grain ttsx's, 70 grains h4831sc, 3.34" oal. Sighted in 3" high at 100 yards. 2,935 fps muzzle velocity as measured on my chronograph. Shot today at longer distances. Still 3" high at 200 yards, didn't shoot at 300 yards( no available spot for that), then shot 4 moa high at 400 (16") and was just about right on for the drop. Ballistic calculator shows different trajectory than what I saw, specifically more drop…by a fair margin. Does this seem odd? I mean, you can't defy physics right?
 
PWoody said:
I mean, you can't defy physics right?
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Just the basics-your primers look okay? No bolt lift troubles? You have a slower powder to test?

You are getting near the exact FPS I get with my A-Bolt in 300 WinMag with max load of IMR7828 215M and Partitions.

I am never sure about Ballistic tables until I check my own results-actuals not calculated.

Best of luck with the Elk. What part of Colorado you headed towards?
 

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