reloading

I'm interested in purchasing my first bolt action rifle. I have it narrowed down to the factory rifle (Savage B10 Stealth Left Hand). I am debating between choosing my first chambering: 6x45 rebarrel or 6.5 Creedmoor. I could get the .223 and rebarrel with a Shilen pre-fit chambered for 6x45 or...

May be a stupid question, but this is meant to be the place to ask, so here goes... I recently worked up my first load for my precision rifle, and did so without a suppressor. Every now and again I do like to shoot suppressed, so my question is, will shooting suppressed affect my load? Or...

Hi there Sniper's Hide, long time listener first time caller. lol Anyway a few of my friends who shoot comps and some guys from the very popular rifle club I belong to suggested I get on here for education and information. Look forward to both. My first question to the Hide is this. I'm...

Ok, so I'm looking for a new load in my hk45 tactical. I'm looking for a load that is kind of a jack of all trades. I want it to be a 230 grain plated ball, using titegroup and maxing out at 4.7 grains. I've had bad luck in the past, and I want this to be a pleasurable gun for others to shoot as...

Ok, so my father-in-law traded me 25 boxes (20 per box) of new, pulled brass.308 brass primed with federal 210 primers. They are in great shape and ready to go. They are a little older (based on how the box looks. What I am wondering is, what are they worth? I just want to sell them and buy...

Need a little help here. I have been reloading for over 10 years and have never had this happen before, so now i am stumped. Rifle: DPMS LR 308 24" barrel Brass: LC 11 Match prep (FL resize with Redding competition die, swage primer pocket, trim to 2.010", debur flash hole, chamfer case mouth...

Mile High has a whole wall of Berger Bullets in stock, I picked up some 215gr Hybrids, some 230gr VLDs, and the 185gr Juggernauts... there were lots more... 338, 6mm, etc. Spring is coming need more rounds to shoot

I haven't reloaded .308 in a while and am needing to pick up some supplies. I know each gun is different and I'll have to find what works for my gun, I'm just trying to establish a starting point. I had a few questions about the 168gr vs 175/178gr and also about Varget vs IMR 4064. I have...

Im new to reloading and i decided to start off with handgun reloading to get the hang of it and i have a lot of handgun brass. I'm running into a issue with some of my brass that it expanded at the bottom and I've been told its because i fired it out of a block, which i have since got rid of. Is...

...you tell me where I went wrong and where I still need to fill in... I really don't do what many people would consider "high volume"...a couple hundred rounds in a month. I'm a detail oriented guy (ie: OCD), so I'm really looking to tune loads for my barrels as opposed to saving money. I'm...

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The image below shows the typical damage to the case that is done by my Mini-14. I have been told by an "old range hand" that they are both safe to reload. I am fairly comfortable with the one on the left, but not the one on the right. What are your opinions? Thanks, Sean

Are there any subtle hints that can tell you (as a reloader) that the brass you've been loading for a while is done? Besides the obvious blown case, or cracks at the case mouth. Could you see scoring or discoloration and determine that this case has seen the end and give it a toss? I've...

Hey guys new here. love the site. I have never loaded this bullet before and my OAL came out rather short to use on my rifle. Usually I load 175gr hpbt and they usually come out to about 2.773, but I scored some 180gr grand slam bullets from speer bullets and its my first time loading them...

Hi i know a fair bit from research but there are some things im unclear on. im looking at a lee deluxe set to reload ammunition for a bolt action remmy. (single stage press) im not interested in peoples opinion on the make, im putting a set up on a budget so please no just stating hornady or...

Hi guys, I have a question about hand loading. Finally, after much labor, I have developed a hand load that gets a certain gas gun to hold 1/2 MOA. All of the load data and experimentation was done with Remington brass, but now much of that brass has passed it's useful lifespan. Now that...

I have been doing some research on powder throwers, and this has caught my eye for some time now. Question is tho for people who have it or have used it before, how hard is it setup, and where can you buy them now a days? Is it a phone call order or online order? Pics and your experience would...

Fellers, I am having a 300 win mag built right now, it's alomost done and I need to get some dies. I have never reloaded for a win mag. I was wondering what dies you guys are using? And are you guys messing around with neck tension with the win mag? I was eye balling another set of redding...

Due to the lack of availability of H4350, I've been trying Alliant RL-17 for my 6.5 Creedmoor DTA SRS 26" Bartlein 1 in 8" twist rifle. I've searched this forum and multiple other forums about reloading data and found that most people are quoting a max load of 41 to 43grains with problems with...

0.224 - 50-60 grn bullets are non-existent (at least I haven't been able to find any) had some on back order for a while.... I have seen a couple of companies out there that make swedging/forming sets ... Anyone out there ever tried making their own HPBT bullets for reloading? I have a...