I just trimmed up some 300blk. 150 or so that I chopped and formed before Christmas, was waiting on the trimmer to finish them off. I've got some 125's to load, then going to order some xtreme 150's for a plinking load and probably some 110 30 carbine bullets.
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I just trimmed up some 300blk. 150 or so that I chopped and formed before Christmas, was waiting on the trimmer to finish them off. I've got some 125's to load, then going to order some xtreme 150's for a plinking load and probably some 110 30 carbine bullets.
The 147 pulldns make great plinkers and cheap $.15 ea run about 2000fps. The xtremes are only rated to 1500 fps
I can't find any 147 pulls.....if I could find them I'd buy some.
Yea I can find them pm me
Loaded another 50 rounds of practice 9mm. Couple questions.
1. For practice rounds, will a variation of .1gr affect the rounds and accuracy that much? I know for a fact that the rounds will cycle and fire just fine with no pressure signs in a window of 4.2-4.4 grains of titegroup. But wanted to see what you guys thought.
I was able to set up the Lee charge bar so I dont have to manually weigh each round, but it varies from 4.3-4.4. 4.3 being my goal weight.
2. I was also able to get the turret setup dialed in, but i'm wondering what everyone thinks about having to trim the casings. If it's no that big of a deal it would save me a good amount of time. Current OOM is,
1. Tumble
2. Trim case with the Hornady Cam-Lock to .75 +/- .01
3. champfer and debur
4. size , de-prime/prime
5. expand/charge
6. seat
7. crimp
8. Measure every 5th one
A pic.
1. For practice rounds, will a variation of .1gr affect the rounds and accuracy that much? I know for a fact that the rounds will cycle and fire just fine with no pressure signs in a window of 4.2-4.4 grains of titegroup. But wanted to see what you guys thought.
I was able to set up the Lee charge bar so I dont have to manually weigh each round, but it varies from 4.3-4.4. 4.3 being my goal weight.
2. I was also able to get the turret setup dialed in, but i'm wondering what everyone thinks about having to trim the casings. If it's no that big of a deal it would save me a good amount of time. Current OOM is,
1. Tumble
2. Trim case with the Hornady Cam-Lock to .75 +/- .01
3. champfer and debur
4. size , de-prime/prime
5. expand/charge
6. seat
7. crimp
8. Measure every 5th one
A pic.
Made a day of it. Didn't get to load anything last week.
.380, .38 spec, .40, .45
.380, .38 spec, .40, .45
Loaded another 50 rounds of practice 9mm. Couple questions.
1. For practice rounds, will a variation of .1gr affect the rounds and accuracy that much? I know for a fact that the rounds will cycle and fire just fine with no pressure signs in a window of 4.2-4.4 grains of titegroup. But wanted to see what you guys thought.
I was able to set up the Lee charge bar so I dont have to manually weigh each round, but it varies from 4.3-4.4. 4.3 being my goal weight.
2. I was also able to get the turret setup dialed in, but i'm wondering what everyone thinks about having to trim the casings. If it's no that big of a deal it would save me a good amount of time. Current OOM is,
1. Tumble
2. Trim case with the Hornady Cam-Lock to .75 +/- .01
3. champfer and debur
4. size , de-prime/prime
5. expand/charge
6. seat
7. crimp
8. Measure every 5th one
A pic.
1/10 of a grain will not make any realistic difference in 9mm.
I have never trimmed a pistol case in 30 years and I don't plan on starting anytime soon. Most of my pistol shooting is informal target, plinking and combat training, not really precision.
Check as often as you feel the need.
I check powder weight and seating depth for the first several rounds, by the 2-3 round if the settings have not changed then they shouldn't. I occasionally check again after a few hundred.
Helped a friend test some loads wight the 338 extreme today, here it is beside a 308 case, its a 375 cheytac necked down to 338
DAMN! thats a hoss
