Thread: What Have You Loaded Today

Originally Posted by Zedrex

Lol, communication breakdown! I mean these ones!

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Those are 6mm starter gun caps used as rimfire primers
Extremely efficient and effective
Never fail
$30 / 100 and readily available

They are the key to reloadable rimfire ammo for my 25, 32, 44 and 50 cal rimfires

Not 'loaded', but primed 100 6.5CM Starline cases with the Lee Bench Primer. The feel, feedback and control on this primer is excellent! At least with my experience anyway.
Consistent depth and REALLY fast to get through!

Originally Posted by bjp

Yeah that's the main reason I only wanted a few to try, figured they might not actually chamber. But it hasn't been an issue. They have a gentle taper crimp, maybe that is enough? If I get the time and materials I'd like to make a cast of the chamber, which then might show what is going on.

I think I've figured out why I could load the longer cases... was reading these posts (thanks @Wingman and others) and saw what I think is the twin to my 6x45 barrel, here, 2nd from top:

https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....tml#post940069

I picked it up from GC a few months ago, been sitting there for a long time I suspect. From this it looks like the neck has been reamed too long, which is why I could load the 2mm longer cases ok. But it seems to be shooting well enough, so I'll leave it alone for now, but if I can get my hands on a 6x45 reamer one day, I'll trim it and tidy up the chamber.

32-20, 6.5 Creedmoor, 7mm08 reduced recoil (first time experiment),

Here is some 303 I loaded today.

Taught my young friend to load .243 today, and when her apprentice exams are done this week we'll get out and find some more goats.
She's looking forward to testing and then hunting with her own ammo

Thanks to @Daggers_187 for the Lee Loader, @Rofey for the brass and projectiles, and @lukeS for projectiles.

No problem @Deanohit.

Glad it works!

Originally Posted by Deanohit

Taught my young friend to load .243 today, and when her apprentice exams are done this week we'll get out and find some more goats.
She's looking forward to testing and then hunting with her own ammo

Thanks to @Daggers_187 for the Lee Loader, @Rofey for the brass and projectiles, and @lukeS for projectiles.
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Suggest to prevent damage that you use a plastic hammer/mallet.
Other wise, well done.

6.5 CM 2209 and a 112gr Outer Edge HP.

Loaded 5 rounds of 6.5 CM today.
140gr, 40gr AR2209

Shot it all.
2469 fps first round from clean barrel
2544
2564
2564
2544

5 shot group at 50m. My best ever group shot with any rifle.

Cheers @longshot for the training (and doing the hard stuff).

Now to load another 10 and zero this load at 200m.



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Taught my grandson how to load 12g. He loaded 10 with the Lee plastic fantastic and ten with the old Lee classic loader. It was given to me back in the 90s, in a jam tin i think. It was well used even back then. It was how I started loading.

About a year ago was given a heap of old powder, primers and some bullets. Most of the primers proved to be buggered. But some are ok.

Bullets and powder can be used.

So, using primers, powder and bullets loaded 25.
Need to check my cases supply but hope to soon make use of more powder and bullets and load another 45 for my old 30.06. Using the oldest powder first.

Loads won't be optimal but will do the job.

Doing this to use it before it's too old. "Use it or loose it."

223, 60grn Hammers. Neck sized. About $2.50 a pop.
They go through my M7 with a thermal on it. I had to put a stop to Grandson shooting hares with it. Like burning money. Deer only.

I made the case and loaded a 35-30 Maynard Percussion case
25 grains of 2 FG
120 grain cast lead bullets

Originally Posted by akaroa1

I made the case and loaded a 35-30 Maynard Percussion case
25 grains of 2 FG
120 grain cast lead bullets

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And it worked