Thread: What Have You Loaded Today

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

I asked this elsewhere..no reply.... what sort of pressure are those steel cases rated for??? same as or more than brass??? do they ever just "let go"....hope they go well for you...would be interesting round on wallabies indeed.

Not sure on the pressure specs, but have found that they've given me no problems in the field (29gns of original 7.62 x39 powder behind a 90gnhp Nosler TNT for about 2850 fps) & hold together well....no letting go @ all. In the USA they get factory steel cased ammo shooting 100gn fmj/sp that were/are manufactured originally in the Combloc countries so have used that as a baseline quality control measure. There is a ytube listing that shows a Brunel hardness testing experiment that shows that the hardness of brass & steel are about the same (I'll see if I can find it & put it up) & I've found the resizing effort is also about the same. I can reload the steel 3-4x before I get split necks, but normally when I have to follow up game quickly I just leave the steel shells on the ground.
Accuracy is still good enough for me (1.5-2inch & 100yds) through my Howa Mini action stainless.
If anyone wants to try a few I can send some pre primed shells for you to try.....you pay post or call me on 027 7175260.
Phil.

Loaded a few 300 Win Mag, 178 gr ELDX over 2217, also sized and trimmed some 243, 6.5 x 55. Still got some 30 06 , 300 Rum, 303 to do. Always find something to do at the reloading bench.

The .277fury is why I asked ......

I believe Hornady training the one with the steel case ran at between 55, and 60,000 psi so they can take some pressure. I used quite a bit of wolf and Barnaul 223 before it became unobtainable. Only the wolf was boxer primed and I reloaded a few out if interest, no different to brass is my recollection. I do remember whatever they lacquered them with was good stuff, a week in a damp pack and no rust and they all went off

Prepped and primed 60 Sako 7mm rem mag cases today.....such a lot of work but so satisfying

Playing with some old Lapura 185gr D46 projectiles in the faithful 308 - Started working with 44.8gr of 2208, ladder testing up to 46gr but without showing any signs of pressure & 2715fps (SD 7.8 ES 15). Managed to see 0.55MOA at 600 yards without testing seating depth either!

Feeling the need for speed so will be working up to 47gr till we start seeing pressure signs or hit 2900-3000 fps.

2900 with a 185gr in 308. That's smoking

Originally Posted by dnsn

Playing with some old Lapura 185gr D46 projectiles in the faithful 308 - Started working with 44.8gr of 2208, ladder testing up to 46gr but without showing any signs of pressure & 2715fps (SD 7.8 ES 15). Managed to see 0.55MOA at 600 yards without testing seating depth either!

Feeling the need for speed so will be working up to 47gr till we start seeing pressure signs or hit 2900-3000 fps.

What barrel length?

Haven't loaded anything today, but did de-prime 599 Lapua Palma 308 cases on Monday.
Next step anneal, then wax & size, then clean.
Final steps prime, powder and projectile - then shoot 'em again.

Originally Posted by Shearer

What barrel length?

26”

I doubt it will get that high as I’m too stubborn to change powders, and expect to just stay between high 2700- low 2800 range as I’d like it to be staying supersonic at 1000 yards for electronic targets. D46’s don’t have a great BC so it does drop some off.

100 rounds 30 gram 7s for pigeon shooting

Threw together some test loads together today and found something that should work easily enough despite not much info out there. I'll put another handful together and check repeatability next week.

143 grain 6.5 Norma Bondstrikes in the SAUM, sitting over a fairly mild load (59 grains) of 2217.

Looks to be the goods, especially after unexplained projectile problems with 147 eldm. Which were a shame, cause .697 bc is pretty neat....

Originally Posted by Ross Nolan

143 grain 6.5 Norma Bondstrikes in the SAUM, sitting over a fairly mild load (59 grains) of 2217.

Looks to be the goods, especially after unexplained projectile problems with 147 eldm. Which were a shame, cause .697 bc is pretty neat....

What issues did you have with the 147 ELDM

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Originally Posted by 25/08 IMP

What issues did you have with the 147 ELDM

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I had one impact 2m low at 480m, and the occasional weird flyer at 100. The rifle would shoot 16-20mm for 5 shots, then toss one out anywhere up to 80mm away. Reading online this has been a problem with the 147 when launched at 3000 fps or thereabouts in some rifles. I know another user here has had some blow up on the way to the target.

I think it is to do with the individual barrel rather than being an issue for every barrel, but I'm honest enough with myself to know when something is a me problem and when it is an external source problem.