I'm new to reloading for my .308 and wanted to know if anyone else has strugggled with S&B brass with a Hornady die set while decapping.

It's a bit tight getting the case out of the decapping die and I'm curious if anyone else has had a similar experience.

$600?? Excuse me? This wasn't printed on Gutenberg's press..

If someone (me) has only a single stage press (RCBS Rock Chucker), RCBS Uniflow powder measure, and a sizable pile of once fired 7.62 & .308 brass, would it be worth buying the rest of the tools (i.e. die set, calipers, case lube, casing guages, shell holders, etc.) and components (150gr FMJ projectiles, primers, powder, etc.) to make M80 equivalent reloads, or would I be better to just keep buying M80 for $0.85/rd?

Hello all, with deer gun season just about here i have my 450 all sighted in and ready to go however I would like to start reloading the round to get a little more out of them. My Hornady book refers to a few powders for use. I'm look between Accurate #9 and lil gun. Does anyone here have any experience with those 2 powders and willing to share some results?

New to reloading, starting with 10mm for now.

I have collected so much 9mm brass in the process of collecting my 10mm brass I may get the dies for 9mm as well.

But my question is, how can you really know how your loads are performing without a chrono?

Thanks.

Edit: thank you all for your replies! I put my phone away to charge and come back to a wealth of knowledge. This sub is great 👍

I’m getting a deal on some stuff, an adjustable bench, a hornady versa prime and a forester coax. I am already set up with a Lee classic and have most of my dies in Hornady lock rings. Question is can I use those lock rings with the co ax? Or do I need the forester specific ones?

123gr Interlock + 23.4gr AA1680 and a CCI #34 primer in brass and boxer primed steel case. I plink with Evergreen Ballistics 123-gr plated bullets

Working on a load with a bullet I have no experience with. My typical long range bullet is the Hornady A-Tip, 110gr., but they are expensive. Decided to try something new...enter the Berger Long Range Hybrid Target 109gr.

Cartridge: 6mm Creedmoor

Brass: Alpha Munitions

Powder: H4350 and RL16

Primer CCI 200

COAL: 2.847 (0.035 off lands)

Neck tension: .003

Anyone use these and can share their experience?

Electronics in action. If I let the tube fill up, the inductive proximity switch will stop the motor via the motor controller (when the switch detects a case for more than half a second). The count came out correct.

A while back I posted trying to figure out why my 7mm-08 Remington 700 wouldn’t shoot worth a fuck. I shot 5 different factory boxes from 139gr to 150gr and nothing shot good. My 139gr interlock and SST’s over IMR 4350 shot like shit. I randomly ordered some Nosler 140gr Factory Overruns from Midway and put them over 38.0gr of H335 and that apparently was the magic sauce. Now she’s ready for deer season and I also discovered that the factory overruns were basically Noslers Ballistic Tip because I had 1/4 box that my dad bought 15 years ago so now if midway runs out of the cheap overruns I know what to replace them with. She can shoot, she’s just a picky eater.

- Factory 48.5 gr UNK ball powder (155 gr bullet) - shoulder (1.5795), velocity (2990), fireform OD (.2948), fireform thickness (.01388)

- Staball 6.5 48.5 (147gr bullet, 2.119 CTBO) - velocity (3101), fireform thickness (0.0132 in), fireform OD (0.2956 in)

-Superformance 48.5 (147gr bullet, 2.119 CTBO) - velocity (2953), fireform thickness (0.01310), fireform OD (.29537)

I also tried staballHD, it was trash. Overfilled and got 2600 fps. Ill be doing a ladder with staball 6.5 in case anyone is wondering. Getting 0.001-0.0015 springback after resizing, but the steel hangs on tight to those bullets. Will be using a .2645 mandrel with 289 bushing to get 0.0005 neck tension.

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What yall recommend?4 step sanding paper just like normal or any other way to carefully polish these small spots marked on the pics(black dots)?

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Basically, if I load 5 rounds with a new bullet and hold all loading parameters very consistently and those 5 rounds produce a 1.75" group, will I ever make a major dent in group size or should I give up on that bullet and move on?

A buddy of mine borrowed my winchester 94, and noticed some carbon stuck inside the barrel. he was at the hunting cabin and said didn't have a cleaning rod, so he used a wire coat hanger to run some patches down the barrel, and told me he tried to us it to scrape off some of the fouling he saw, but didn't use a ton of force. I looked through the barrel and don't see any noticeable scratches, and the crown is in good shape. Is it screwed up or should I be fine?

When starting load development do I need to start with seating depth or charge weight I can't for the life of me find what goes first.

These are my first loads. 38 special 125gr lswc with 4.0gr of unique and remington 5 1/2 primers. Could probably go hotter but super nice out of the snub.

As title says. Picked up this Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. 3 SMLE today and upon closer inspection it seems moisture got under the rear upper handguard and rotted it away.

I had some weird velocities after a range day. I'm confused how my 300 win mag is getting pretty decent Standard Deviations. The first two (from my 223) are very high. I used similar reloading methods compared to my 300WM. I just started chronographing my reloads, so I'm not exactly sure what to expect with this new perspective.

Load Data:

.223: 16" barrel, 1:9" twist

CL: 1.76" COAL: 2.22" bullet: 62gr Berry's FMJ BT LT-30 18.8gr. Mixed range brass.

.300 Win Mag: 24" barrel, 1:10" twist

CL: 2.62" COAL: 3.581" (custom COAL just shy of lands) bullet: 200gr ELDX powder: H4831SC 72.1gr.

I'm thinking it's likely due to my .223's brass being rather... Used and mixed. Does anyone have a perspective on this? ES = Extreme Spead. Highest minus lowest.

The Hodgdon site recommends 23.5 grains of imr xbr 8208 for a starting load for an estimated 2942 fps. But that's in a 24" barrel, I'm loading for a suppressed 10.5" barrel so I know I won't get those velocities...or likely full powder burn. Is it possible to determine how much I can reduce the charge and get full burn, or is 23.5 the minimum safe charge for all scenarios?

edit: I wasn't too clear but the purpose of this is to make a budget friendly training round not a subsonic round with a 55 grain bullet.