Thread: What Have You Loaded Today

Just finished up loading 300 80gr eld-m and 100 75gr HPBT for the 223 and 50 Lehigh Defence 168gr Controlled Fracturing for the 300 blackout. Need some time to chrony the loads and validation on steel.

Just loaded up 30 rounds of 7mmRM with 162gr Amax to do a seating depth and primer test.
Loaded 25 rounds 6XC with 115gr Dtacs for a ladder test.
Loaded 50 rounds 7mm creed with 130gr Speers for the midgetwhore.
Today, I'll be loading 100 rounds 300PRC with 230gr Atips for the Punisher Match coming up

Some .222

And some 6.5CM



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Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Smokey me ol pal.if you can find any taipan projectiles,they make a 45grn jobbie,they should be the ducks nuts.very very soft.

It's a matter of whether they will group? I know that both the 22 hornets favour the vmax, and from now on I will only use boat tail projectiles, much easier to reload.

Working up a load for the 243win with 108gn ELD-Ms. 95gn Nosler BT factory round on the right for comparison.

As in what have you not loaded, I forgot to put the powder in one of the cases and the primer drove the projectile out, while I was mucking around the prey absconded and as I tried to put another round in it would not close, pulled that out and tried another round and same result. Bit of a think and worked out that there was a lead pill in the lands, out with the torch and I see the arse end up in the chamber. So some mothers do have them.
Memo to myself, make sure to pay way more attention.

Originally Posted by SmokeyJason

As in what have you not loaded, I forgot to put the powder in one of the cases and the primer drove the projectile out, while I was mucking around the prey absconded and as I tried to put another round in it would not close, pulled that out and tried another round and same result. Bit of a think and worked out that there was a lead pill in the lands, out with the torch and I see the arse end up in the chamber. So some mothers do have them.
Memo to myself, make sure to pay way more attention.

@SmokeyJason
How did you get that bullet out ?

Your lucky it didn't go in an inch deeper and allow you to chamber 2nd round

Bloody Hell! I've, unknowingly, fired a second round which pushed a stuck round out, but only in 22 rimfire. It left and "O-ring" groove in the rifling and a swell in the barrel.
I wouldn't want to do it with a centrefire rifle, you'll blow your face off!
I have had one centre-fire projectile which came out of the case and jammed in the breech/rifling when I extracted the cartridge without firing. Obviously not seated correctly. The powder pouring into the magazine alerted me to the problem. Fortunately I always carry a cleaning rod in the ute and a very gentle tap dislodged the projectile without drama.

Originally Posted by 30.06king

@SmokeyJason
How did you get that bullet out ?

Cleaning rod.

I stand to be corrected but I believe it is called a "squib" load. Happened to me once when doing some load development. Round didn't go bang but more like a pop and no recoil. Thought to myself that's weird and pulled bolt out to try and look down the barrel, obviously couldn't because as it turned out bullet was half way down. Gentle push with a cleaning rod easily retrieved the offending projectile.
Moral of the story is if things don't sound or feel right after pulling the trigger, always check your bore is clear.

Loaded up some 130gr TGK for 6.5 grendel, 135gr sierra hollow points for 308 and 178 ELD-X for 300WSM

just annealed and loaded my first fireformed rounds for the k hornet. Also annealed some 243 and 6.5 grendel. Got some 223 to anneal next

Re getting out a squib load.

Not that you should carry one in your day pack, but I have removed projectiles caught in the lands with a drill bit. It works in a pinch and you dont go wrecking your cleaning rod.
The method is not to put it in a chuck as you would think but drop it arse first down the muzzle, keep it a mm smaller than the rifles caliber, it has worked for bigger diameters like 7.62, not sure it would have enough weight for a triple two. Tip of the day

Originally Posted by johnd

Re getting out a squib load.

Not that you should carry one in your day pack, but I have removed projectiles caught in the lands with a drill bit. It works in a pinch and you dont go wrecking your cleaning rod.
The method is not to put it in a chuck as you would think but drop it arse first down the muzzle, keep it a mm smaller than the rifles caliber, it has worked for bigger diameters like 7.62, not sure it would have enough weight for a triple two. Tip of the day

I've done that as well. I used to carry a piece of brass rod around about 100mm long for a ss rifle that the cases would stick in the chamber drop it down the barrel an out the case would pop out. Got old pretty fast tho....