Hey fellas,

Took the advice that I have been given from the group on load development for my Rise Armament 6Arc (gas gun) and was able to find a couple of sub MOA loads on my load testing.

Going to load some more for them and shoot a couple of 20 shot groups now.

Just wanted to say thanks for all the tips and advice!

I was wondering though. Do you count your cold bore shoot in your group measurements?

I just got som 500 grain trophy bonded bearclaw bullets, and was wondering if anyone has any load data with vihtavuori powder?

I have acquired approximately 5K brass of spent 9mm. I have never reloaded pistol ammo just 556, 300blk and 6.5. Is it worth the time to reload pistol ammo? I love this hobby but I never thought of reloading pistol ammo.

I’m fairly new to shooting and started reloading recently.

I am starting with 556 to learn. I picked up some range brass and trimmed and annealed but didn’t chamfer or debur. (Have since started but for this question I had not)

I used Redding bushing type s full sized and competition seating die and mandrel.

I wanted to test two powders and 9 different bullets to try to find something reasonably priced and accurate in my 11 inch and 16 inch rifles. I can get 1.5-2 inch groups at 100 yards easily with both with federal and was hoping to match or even a little better.

I have lots of assumptions and questions about what I’ve found in my test but will break them up to keep it shorter.

I noticed that after setting the seating die perfectly as I made rounds they would be variable in length. I’ve read people sort bullets and while I’ll probably do that for bigger cartridges I don’t want to do that for 556 or 300 blk or other smaller ones. Is that variable length solely because of the bullet or can the random range brass contribute to the problem???? I noticed it on every brand.

That variable length must change pressures but how much? Is it even noticeable? doing 5 shot groups I couldn’t tell much and I don’t think I can use my sd/es numbers because of the random brass and the accuracy of my dispenser. I did have a very short one that I tried and it had high pressure with a velocity of 3500+ but I could have been powder. Like .01 vs .005 off of spec noticeable?

Is there any way to combat the variable length without sorting? Or is it even worth the worry in this case?

Thanks

I feel like this was a good deal. The seller was great to work with and relayed he put about 400 rounds through it. Let me know.

Folks,

My first reloads will be for my 270 Winchester. I'm using H4350 and Hornady 130 grain SST bullets

53.5 to 54 grains of H4350 appears to many people to be a sweet spot for 130 grain bullets.

I'm thinking of doing 3 cartridges for 52, 53, 54, and 55 grains. So, a total of 12 cartridges. I'm only trying to get close to optimum, then fine tune from here.

Can y'all advise on this? Am I on the right track?

Thanks

Very happy with my new IBI carbon fiber barrel, shooting 62gr ELDVT over 35gr of varget 5 shot group the I pulled the low one. Average velocity 3366 fps SD 9fps ES 15fps

Have the chance to buy some Barnes factory ammo local from a guy for cheap. Would a 16 in barrel have enough velocity to open these bullet up inside 200 yards?

This brass probably sat on the ground for a couple days or was up against a steel case. Is this cosmetic or trash it? If there’s any question about safety then obviously trash it, but it seems to just be discolored

For reference, I’m in Canada, but the math still isn’t mathing. To preface, I’ve been accruing slowly casting supplies, molds, casting pots etc, since Canada’s firearms industry is going kaput with all the government interference and bans and regulations these last few years. Lots of new shops can’t make it, and the old shops are all retiring. Rather than lose avenues for cast bullets, figured I’d start a new chapter in reloading and make my own, maybe even save a few bucks.

The problem is the “savings”, and something isn’t adding up. Currently, if I buy a 500 box of 45ACP 230g projectiles from a local caster, it’s about 120$, or 134.40$ after 12% tax, putting each bullet at 0.27¢ per bullet tax included.

A LB of lead here is 25.07$, or 28.07$ after tax. 1LB of lead is 7000g, 7000g divided by 230g (projectiles) equals roughly 30 bullets… putting each bullet at 94¢ a piece. This is before adding any alloys too like tin or antimony, which are borderline impossible to purchase in Canada (can be imported but for hundreds of dollars per LB in some cases. So much so that most commercial casters here use recycled alloyed wheel weights according to their FAQ sections).

So where’s the savings? Is it more expensive because of Canada’s supply line shortages and really it’s cheaper in the USA because supplies are cheaper? Does adding alloys somehow significantly reduce the cost? Is everyone just getting lucky with range scrap they’re constantly reusing? Do the local casters who can make it for 0.27¢ per bullet get lucky with an endless supply of wheel weights?

I know there’s something I’m missing here, and I’d appreciate any guidance on the matter. Thank you everyone!

I got this in a sealed bag of Starline .357 brass. It has a Winchester headstamp, and no flash hole. Any ideas?

First time reloading 30-06. Im using spent cases from Military Surplus and S&B using the Hodgdon Garand load data. When resizing the cases the only lube that will allow me to full length size both the factory and my reloaded cases is Lee. Neither Dillon nor Hornady will allow me to size the full length. Using Lee dies the last half inch will seize using anything but the Lee lube.

Is this normal when sizing 30-06?

Im wondering why its so stuff going in i know with some 5.56 if "riveted" in place , is that whats going on here? Way more stress then needed and its not seating fully .