Thread: Handloading Ghosts

Greetings All,
I did a batch of handloads for a friend early in 1981 and finally some more are required. For the record I do not do handloading for others but do provide what I call handloading support for a few friends or interesting rifles. My friend had been talking about some more handloads. Finally the rifle, in .222 Rem, together with cases and three boxes of Super 55 grain projectiles. My records indicated that the projectiles in the original loads were 50 grains. A change of charge would be required. Fortunately one of the original loads remained hiding in the corner of one of the boxes. The 50 grain projectile actually weighed 51.1 grains and the 55 grain projectiles weigh an average of 54.5 grains. Powder charge was 20.5 grains of IMR4198, a go to load at the time.
For the moment case inspection and sorting is under way. This time the handloading will include a little load development with chronographing. This is the second time in well over 40 years I have loaded for the .222 and an oppurtnity not to be wasted.
Below sorting and initial cleaning in progress and a box of the projectiles.


Regards Grandpamac.