Thread: What Have You Loaded Today

I've been playing with cast, powder coat and gas checked in a no5 303



Only fired a few groups and it's settled down to consistent 25mm groups at 50m with the original factory open sights which are frankly bloody useless

150rds of Wallaby medicine to be fireformed out to 223AI.



50gr VMax over AR2207.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Over the years I have done many weird things reloading.the reuse of stuff appeals to my frugal(tight arse) side. Of course I reuse cases...powder scavenged from pulled loads gets checked to make sure it's what I thought it was,pulled projectiles have been put in again,I've even poked out primers CAREFULLY while wearing eye protection and put them back in after case has been resized. Well they say there is a first time for everything. Mate recently got his loads mixed up and shot pig in back of neck at close range with his "possums ONLY" subsonic .44 magnum load I make for him. Cheap as chips copper washed cast driven by small amount of ap30 or ap50 well pig did not approve but dogs stopped him again where proper load was used.mate skinned out pig and presented me with the barely marked projectile,perfect apart from rifling marks....so I reloaded it again....waste not want not and all that LOL.

Could be the start of a new trend haha!

If your casting projectiles...recovered ones can be chucked back in the pot lol

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

If your casting projectiles...recovered ones can be chucked back in the pot lol

The gas checks float to the top

270WSM , 130g SST over 72.5, 72.8 and 73.1 of 2217,

50 rounds of 300 prc with 2225 and 212 ELD-X, all ready to give the local plovers a fright

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Over the years I have done many weird things reloading.the reuse of stuff appeals to my frugal(tight arse) side. Of course I reuse cases...powder scavenged from pulled loads gets checked to make sure it's what I thought it was,pulled projectiles have been put in again,I've even poked out primers CAREFULLY while wearing eye protection and put them back in after case has been resized. Well they say there is a first time for everything. Mate recently got his loads mixed up and shot pig in back of neck at close range with his "possums ONLY" subsonic .44 magnum load I make for him. Cheap as chips copper washed cast driven by small amount of ap30 or ap50 well pig did not approve but dogs stopped him again where proper load was used.mate skinned out pig and presented me with the barely marked projectile,perfect apart from rifling marks....so I reloaded it again....waste not want not and all that LOL.

@mickeyduck we all talk about how many firings we can get out of a piece of brass… how many firings do you reckon you can get out of the one projectile!?

Originally Posted by Missalot

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50 rounds of 300 prc with 2225 and 212 ELD-X, all ready to give the local plovers a fright

What powder, and velocity you getting ? Such a good combo in my 300PRC

80gr adi 2225, coal 3.645”, 2890 fps from a 26inch barrel. I’m sure there is more speed to be had from it but it’s got an SD of like 8 from 30 odd shots and grouping well so can’t complain.

Originally Posted by Missalot

80gr adi 2225, coal 3.645”, 2890 fps from a 26inch barrel. I’m sure there is more speed to be had from it but it’s got an SD of like 8 from 30 odd shots and grouping well so can’t complain.

I'm getting 2818fps from a 24" barrel with 2217, likewise I could go hotter but I see no reason, awesome bullets those big heavy ELDMs

Yep not much in this country is going to argue with that, hitting something will be the issue well before energy is

Greetings all,
In the last few days I have loaded a small batch of 6.5-06 cartridges. The projectiles are Nosler 129 grain LRAB with AR2213SC powder. Load data is a problem. Loads from the intrepid days of handloading are eye wateringly hot and some of the current data is quite weak. This is unsurprising with the cartridges long history as a wildcat, especially in Australia. For some reason much of the data produces well below book velocities in this rifle, possibly due to looser barrel dimensions from the 1990's. This was before the US rediscovered the 6.5mm calibre in the form of the Creedmoor. It was helpful to compare the data with that for the 6.5-284 which has a smidgen less capacity and the 6.5 Remington Magnum which has a smidgen more. Using the chronograph was essential.
Regards Grandpamac.

Some more 62gr Makers, and the last of some part boxes of 73gr Hammer Hunters and 75gr Gold Dots for the 223AI.



Rifle seems to shoot everything to just about the same POI @ 100m which is handy.

Managed to get a few hour in the reloading room

Top up of 300wsm
178eldx over superformance

Also decided to tinker with the old faithfully 708
I have 30 odd 150 eldx left in a box so I'll see if the 708 will shoot them as good as it shoots 140bts

2 different powders. 2209 and superformance