Tales from the Reloading Room

[adamsredlines]

I'll admit its overkill, but why not? I've been lucky with a few of the Dillons, and the turret press. I'd like to be able to basically set up a machine for each if the primary cartridges I shoot, and just crank out ammo as needed without converting stuff back and forth.

 

[rockchalk06]

When I was all in on USPSA, I was trying to get a 550 set up for 9mm, .40, .38.Super and .45. life got in the way, kids and a crazy ex wife.

I say go all in and keep kicking ass at it.

 

[adamsredlines]

Which means I still need a Super1050 or RL1100

 

[Ndenway]

It would be nice to have a 550 set up for each rifle caliber I load and a square deal for each pistol caliber.

But I don't shoot centerfire anywhere near as much as used too due to component prices since a grand or two per year nowadays don't buy much.

So gear I've used for years will have to do.

 

[rockchalk06]

Did a ladder up this afternoon on the .27-06 with the Hammer HHT 122 grain.

 

[rockchalk06]

Should be covered on 7mm for a bit. American had 4 boxes and I bought them all. Little over a 1000 pulled 155 grain Terminal Ascent.

 

[ClintC]

Should be covered on 7mm for a bit. American had 4 boxes and I bought them all. Little over a 1000 pulled 155 grain Terminal Ascent.
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I might need to do some horse training to get so of those. Got to form brass.

 

[ClintC]

Did a ladder up this afternoon on the .27-06 with the Hammer HHT 122 grain.
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Let me know how those 122 grain bullets work for you.

 

[rockchalk06]

I might need to do some horse training to get so of those. Got to form brass.

I wouldn't use these for that. I have some pulled ELD-X or SST's for fireforming. These new are over a buck a piece. So far, the pulled TA's are shooting lights out

 

[rockchalk06]

Let me know how those 122 grain bullets work for you.

I was able to find some Beretta mags for my Tikka that give you about .030" more OAL to work with. I have these loaded very long for the caliber. Just .020" off jam

Out of the donut and plenty of room to go deeper if I need to

 

[AER244]

27-06 is a regular old 270win right?

 

[rockchalk06]

Yes. I heard someone call it that and I figured, why not. It's only been around for 100 years

 

[AER244]

I figured, but kwaynem is the only person i remember talking about 270 in this thread and I wouldn’t put it past any ammo manufacturer to change nothing but a name to sell more ammo. If 27-06 was the new headstamp, I just wanted to know which manufacturer to roll my eyes at.

 

[JCann]

Yes. I heard someone call it that and I figured, why not. It's only been around for 100 years

Calling it a 6.8x63 sounds more exotic with maybe a touch of romance

 

[rockchalk06]

Calling it a 6.8x63 sounds more exotic with maybe a touch of romance

 

[ClintC]

Calling it a 6.8x63 sounds more exotic with maybe a touch of romance

Putting lipstick on a pig.

 

[Ndenway]

Calling it a 6.8x63 sounds more exotic with maybe a touch of romance

Appears/sounds european

 

[JCann]

Appears/sounds european

Sounds like something Roosevelt or Hemingway would carry in Africa

 

[Ndenway]

Sounds like something Roosevelt or Hemingway would carry in Africa

Wouldn't think either would use a metric named cartridge unless it was all they had at the time.

iircc old teddy was big on winchester 1895 in 405win & customized springfield 06', being in africa pretty sure he probably carried a holland double in the rage of the turn of the century 450 nitro express.


Pretty sure hemingway also carried a double rifle or two, in whichever caliber nitro express & a customized springfield 06'.

I guess since holland & holland is a brit rifle, they did use a european rifle.

 

[adamsredlines]

Got a little seat time with this "hand me down" from the Dillon Whisperer. Will be making use of it on the single stage bench for low volume/precision stuff. It was throwing charge after charge of Varget spot on, so Im pretty stoked.