Thinking of reloading,
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This is where your homework comes in , study the section on pressure and take note of the information and photos . Stay within the parameters of the data . If unsure post on here , there's plenty who will help . Again , if unsure whether the primers are flattened , post a picture . A click as you lift the bolt or a stiff bolt lift and you've gone too far , time to back off . Honestly , stay within the rules and you'll be fine .
Just in case you didn't work out the information on the Sierra App' , top is start , bottom is maximum , in reference to N133 .
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Bavarianbrit
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Defiantly do that and you will definitely get some answers 
. Reloading is a never ending journey.
. Reloading is a never ending journey.
dropmdead
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For finding a max load for your chosen cartridge combo, look at your books and consider somewhere in the middle of the loads. They can be conservative depending on the book manufacturer.
I would suggest on your first excursion with your new home loads, to make one round (Sharpie on the case the powder charge) and increase the load by say 0.3-0.4gr each time. It may be the case you end up making 10 or 15 rounds but eventually you will start to see flattened primers, swipe marks on the bottom of the case, stiff bolt lift etc.
You don't need to make 3 or 5 rounds of each charge to find maximum.
Once you have a maximum, consider going down 1 grain of powder as a safe working maximum as this is winter, and may give issues in summer.
If in doubt over anything - Stop!!
Always ask, and if possible find an experienced loader locally to help you, or ask on here
so today i decided to give it ago, after a good think and going over the prosses in my head many times i felt confident,
but my aim was to go very steady and think 3 times about everything before i do it, that why it to me 3 hours to do 3 rounds,
that also included a bit of reading in between and a couple of YouTube videos, also working out the scales, primmer on the press and the case trimmer,
my prosses was, resizing wax used sparingly, a couple of dips in the neck sizing lube,
into the press to de prime and resize, then trim the case down to 1.750, hen i debured and chamfered it and cleaned out the primer area, then i put the new primmer in on the press,
i do have 2 hand primers but need to work them out first, and the one on the press seemed easier, for now,
i then moved on to the powder, i do have a powder thrower but didnt use that for now, my first load was 19.5g of alliant reloader 10x with a 55g V-max bullet,
used the powder scoop then finished off with the the trickler,
put the seating die in as per instructions only to find the first go sent it down to far, should of been 2.250 but was 2.173, so went through the whole prosses again, a lot quicker this time, ajusted the die hoping it would no way be to short again, ended up being 2.215, so again did another, wound the die up pretty much as far as i could and took it from there, after 10-12 adjustments i hit it bang on the money, 2.250, i was more than pleased with myself i dont mind saying
weather it actually works or not is another thing
but my aim was to go very steady and think 3 times about everything before i do it, that why it to me 3 hours to do 3 rounds,
that also included a bit of reading in between and a couple of YouTube videos, also working out the scales, primmer on the press and the case trimmer,
my prosses was, resizing wax used sparingly, a couple of dips in the neck sizing lube,
into the press to de prime and resize, then trim the case down to 1.750, hen i debured and chamfered it and cleaned out the primer area, then i put the new primmer in on the press,
i do have 2 hand primers but need to work them out first, and the one on the press seemed easier, for now,
i then moved on to the powder, i do have a powder thrower but didnt use that for now, my first load was 19.5g of alliant reloader 10x with a 55g V-max bullet,
used the powder scoop then finished off with the the trickler,
put the seating die in as per instructions only to find the first go sent it down to far, should of been 2.250 but was 2.173, so went through the whole prosses again, a lot quicker this time, ajusted the die hoping it would no way be to short again, ended up being 2.215, so again did another, wound the die up pretty much as far as i could and took it from there, after 10-12 adjustments i hit it bang on the money, 2.250, i was more than pleased with myself i dont mind saying
weather it actually works or not is another thing
Have you picked up a bullet comparator? May be worth picking one up to get a more consistent measurement off the ogive, as ballistic tips can vary a bit. Also have you measured your bore for seating depth variances etc?
I can ping over some video links via YouTube if you like bud.
Looking awesome so far!!!
I can ping over some video links via YouTube if you like bud.
Looking awesome so far!!!
I too was going to mention, as per above, the taking of seating measurement from bullet ogive rather than bullet tip. However, assuming you’ve seated the bullet so it is not jammed against the lands when loaded, I would focus on load development in suitably conservative increments.
Playing with seating depth can then be your final adjustment, assuming you feel there’s further gains to be realised in group size.
As an aside I still have a set of the same Hornady scales as yours and they served me very well for many years.
ATB
K
Playing with seating depth can then be your final adjustment, assuming you feel there’s further gains to be realised in group size.
As an aside I still have a set of the same Hornady scales as yours and they served me very well for many years.
ATB
K
tim@tcs
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I usually do a couple of dummy rounds on new dies and when happy keep one as a round comparison against loaded rounds. I sharpie the case with MT and don’t use a primer. It’s handy if you change bullets and need to set up seating again!
Edited to add, I also write the bullet wt on the case!
Edited to add, I also write the bullet wt on the case!
yes mate please do, think iv seen one of them in a video i saw, anything to help
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That'll give you some various techniques and other info, I sometimes go back and rematch these myself. Gianni is the lad who guided me in reloading and a great guy...total tart but a great guy hahaha worth checking his channel out and he's happy to help if you reach out to him
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That'll give you some various techniques and other info, I sometimes go back and rematch these myself. Gianni is the lad who guided me in reloading and a great guy...total tart but a great guy hahaha worth checking his channel out and he's happy to help if you reach out to him
thats brilliant mate, thank you very much, i find videos better than reading, i can sometimes read for an hour then realise iv no idea what i just readGianni G 1
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That'll give you some various techniques and other info, I sometimes go back and rematch these myself. Gianni is the lad who guided me in reloading and a great guy...total tart but a great guy hahaha worth checking his channel out and he's happy to help if you reach out to him
Bo Diddley
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Just like all the time spent scrolling through SD threadsi can sometimes read for an hour then realise iv no idea what i just read
richard griffith
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A never ending search for the utopia load but very entertaining and frustrating at the same time.You will need to shoot a fair number of rounds to make it economically viable.If you have the patience,time and resources then yes go for it.I would thoroughly recommend csl’s picture by picture of the process which you will find in the reloading sub forum.
so todays question, it all about tolerances, so the Hornady book says max case length 1.760. case trim length 1.750 which is what iv been doing, only a couple ended up at 1.748, are they ok to use or are they for the bin, then max C.O.L 2.260 but then it also says 2.250 which is what iv been doing them at, only also today 2 ended up at 2.248, ok or bin, and also i hade a case at bang on at 1.750 but when i pot the primer in which look fine, i thought id check length again and it was 1.753??, also had a bit of a boob that i caught, i was working up from 19.5g, next up was 20.4g, a couple of cases later i realised id set the scales to 24.0g, with the max being 22.2g, im glad im going slow and checking, re checking and checking again
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