What did you do in the reloading room today?

[VSP968]

Ask him what he'd charge to do another. I'm struggling with my 120 being very fussy where I put my 419 cup. After about 60 throws it starts to have issues.

I was having similar problems last winter.

This set up started out as a V2 AutoTrickler, as evidenced by the Stop/Start labels that I put on the scale cover back in 2019. This was before the V3 Bluetooth upgrade that came later.

Anyhow, to make a long story even longer, last fall my scale started acting weird once in awhile, usually in the middle of a long session that involved more than fifty charges being thrown.

It would begin to refuse to go back to zero between throws occasionally. Not plus or minus .02, but sometimes as much as .04 or .06 off of zero.

I’d stop the target weight, make sure there wasn’t powder where it shouldn’t be, fiddle around with the cup, re zero the scale and calibrate it.

Things would return to normal until the next hiccup. Eventually it began to happen more frequently.

I emailed Adam and went back and forth with him and Laura and we decided my power transformer was going bad, as evidenced by the craziness mid session and subsequent return to normal after screwing around with it for 10 minutes or so, allowing the transformer to cool off.

While I waited for the new transformer to get here from Canada, Laura suggested I try the transformer that originally came with the scale and it worked.

They also said they’d recently changed vendors for the transformers.

The original AFX transformer worked well enough until I got my official new vendor transformer from Canada.

You might want to try a transformer.
You’ll get it faster from C&E.

 

[farrar86]

I was having similar problems last winter.

This set up started out as a V2 AutoTrickler, as evidenced by the Stop/Start labels that I put on the scale cover back in 2019. This was before the V3 Bluetooth upgrade that came later.

Anyhow, to make a long story even longer, last fall my scale started acting weird once in awhile, usually in the middle of a long session that involved more than fifty charges being thrown.

It would begin to refuse to go back to zero between throws occasionally. Not plus or minus .02, but sometimes as much as .04 or .06 off of zero.

I’d stop the target weight, make sure there wasn’t powder where it shouldn’t be, fiddle around with the cup, re zero the scale and calibrate it.

Things would return to normal until the next hiccup. Eventually it began to happen more frequently.

I emailed Adam and went back and forth with him and Laura and we decided my power transformer was going bad, as evidenced by the craziness mid session and subsequent return to normal after screwing around with it for 10 minutes or so, allowing the transformer to cool off.

While I waited for the new transformer to get here from Canada, Laura suggested I try the transformer that originally came with the scale and it worked.

They also said they’d recently changed vendors for the transformers.

The original AFX transformer worked well enough until I got my official new vendor transformer from Canada.

You might want to try a transformer.
You’ll get it faster from C&E.

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Interesting. I've had my v4 for getting close to a year. I have to put my cup on perfect every time. If the handle doesn't face the exact way it's off by about 2-10grs

 

[kyotekiller25]

Decapped and sized a 100 223 lapua cases on my RCBS single stage press. Hopefully get them primed, powder, and bullet today. Debating on going with my 75g ELDMs or work up a new load with the 80.5g Bergers and N540 from the 28" Bartlein.

 

[Cornerstonearmory]

I’ve been using my bench to match up stencils for cerakote. I didn’t run the mirage shields when I originally did that chassis. That project was fun. Like finding a needle in a pile of needles.

 

[rdinak]

Opened this box on my top shelf. Oh happy day. Check out date and prices.

 

[wvfarrier]

So, here is a question:
I have been toying with the Winchester 125 grain HPs .308 for 300blk. I laddered AA1680, H110 and Lil Gun. Lil Gun gave me the best accuracy and velocities (.65" and 2380fps). This is not a max load however I am getting flat primers and ejector marks (shiny spot). I tried backing off .02 but the accuracy fell off along. So, should I stick with the load? I do not really care about the brass but worry about excessive abuse to the rifle. Thoughts?

 

[MQXL308]

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Experimenting with a new powder cup to reduce bounce for my upgraded IP trickler mount while I wait for the special IP cup. Note battery powered vacuum…

With the aluminum 419 cup, it’s the same as just dumping powder directly on the platen; likewise with the MK Machine cup.

the IP cup is the way to go.

 

[chd]

I had loaded 500 rounds of 308. 100 rounds with 5 different powders, all with CCI 200 primers, Federal GMM brass, SMK 175GR.
50 of those hundred rounds I shot in my Remington 700, 18".
50 of those hundred rounds I shot in my SR25, 16".

The first hundred rounds fired were loaded with TAC, with 0.2GR increments. Ie 41.2GR, 41.4, 41.6, ..., 42.8, 43GR.

Remington 700

41.2GR	AVG FPS = 2574.2	SD = 17.8	ES = 48
41.4GR	2559.5	9.7	29.3
41.6GR	2631.2	22.1	68.1
41.8GR	2599.9	12.9	31.7
42.0GR	2625.6	17.7	53.7
42.2GR	2637.1	26.7	67.8
42.4GR	2669.5	8	20.7
42.6GR	2668	14.2	40
42.8GR	2681.7	21.5	61.5
43.0GR	2719.7	11.2	30.9

The SR25 had much more respectable numbers, interestingly...
But I kept getting blown primers. The recording stopped once I had a primer stuck in my chamber that grounded me. I couldn't get anymore rounds in the chamber until I left the range and cleared the stuck primer.

SR25

41.2	2539.4	28.6	75.7
41.4	2547.5	13.4	36.1
41.6	2562.6	11.3	13
41.8	2578.1	7.9	23.7
42.0	2573.3	7.2	20.5
42.2	2580.7	9.2	27.8
42.4	2602.9	7.5	19.8
42.6
42.8
43.0

The bolt on the 700 kept sticking as my charge kept getting higher. But none of my brass showed any pressure signs. There might have been a little bit of smearing but nothing serious. No primer cratering either.

Are these numbers anything to be concerned about, safety wise? I was using charges within Sierra's load manual specifications.

 

[straightshooter1]

I had loaded 500 rounds of 308. 100 rounds with 5 different powders, all with CCI 200 primers, Federal GMM brass, SMK 175GR.
50 of those hundred rounds I shot in my Remington 700, 18".
50 of those hundred rounds I shot in my SR25, 16".

The first hundred rounds fired were loaded with TAC, with 0.2GR increments. Ie 41.2GR, 41.4, 41.6, ..., 42.8, 43GR.

Remington 700

41.2GR	AVG FPS = 2574.2	SD = 17.8	ES = 48
41.4GR	2559.5	9.7	29.3
41.6GR	2631.2	22.1	68.1
41.8GR	2599.9	12.9	31.7
42.0GR	2625.6	17.7	53.7
42.2GR	2637.1	26.7	67.8
42.4GR	2669.5	8	20.7
42.6GR	2668	14.2	40
42.8GR	2681.7	21.5	61.5
43.0GR	2719.7	11.2	30.9

The SR25 had much more respectable numbers, interestingly...
But I kept getting blown primers. The recording stopped once I had a primer stuck in my chamber that grounded me. I couldn't get anymore rounds in the chamber until I left the range and cleared the stuck primer.

SR25

41.2	2539.4	28.6	75.7
41.4	2547.5	13.4	36.1
41.6	2562.6	11.3	13
41.8	2578.1	7.9	23.7
42.0	2573.3	7.2	20.5
42.2	2580.7	9.2	27.8
42.4	2602.9	7.5	19.8
42.6
42.8
43.0

The bolt on the 700 kept sticking as my charge kept getting higher. But none of my brass showed any pressure signs. There might have been a little bit of smearing but nothing serious. No primer cratering either.

Are these numbers anything to be concerned about, safety wise? I was using charges within Sierra's load manual specifications.

First, let me just say that those numbers are really mostly representative of your reloading skills/process as the numbers without the corresponding target data doesn't say much otherwise.

However, it does appear from that data like the SR26 tends to like the TAC best, giving you the most consistent results. . . though at lower velocities. I don't think it's just because of the shorter barrel, but something about the chamber configuration.

If one or a couple of those charges worked best on target, you'll need to run a test again to verify.