First reloading yield

Sometimes I enjoy the loading as much as the unloading.

ohms139 said:

Wooo... Hornady red tips I'll be loading my V-MAX 55 grain next.

Hopefully my order from MidwayUSA with my Hornady 45-70 FTX bullets will come soon so I can load up the Hornady brass.

Not gonna lie, I'm kind of afraid to shoot my own stuff. Anyone else had that apprehension the first time?

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Ive been reading your reloading posts but I might of missed it. I see where you say you are apprehensive about shooting your first reloads and thats why Im asking.

Have you tested your reloads to find an accurate and a non pressure sensitive round before making as many reloads as you have.

Hopefully you did run test loads before making up so many rounds. Otherwise you could be pulling more bullets

ohms139 said:

Wooo... Hornady red tips I'll be loading my V-MAX 55 grain next.

Hopefully my order from MidwayUSA with my Hornady 45-70 FTX bullets will come soon so I can load up the Hornady brass.

Not gonna lie, I'm kind of afraid to shoot my own stuff. Anyone else had that apprehension the first time?

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On my first batch of .308 I almost tied the trigger to a string. Instead I set the rifle on the bench and leaned back and pulled. After that didn't kill me I was all hooked.

Been there Darth!
Robin

My date for the evening is running 200 of these god forsaken Federal NT 9mm cases through the pocket swager.

Hope you have a good one.

Darth said:

On my first batch of .308 I almost tied the trigger to a string. Instead I set the rifle on the bench and leaned back and pulled. After that didn't kill me I was all hooked.

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It’s not the first reload you need to worry about. As long as you’re not a complete dolt and follow directions, reloading is usually safe. However, after about the 10th reloading, subtle errors will begin to tell. For example, if your knocking your shoulders back too much, you’ll start to get case head separation. That’s pretty exciting when it happens. I’m pretty diligent about inspecting cases now.

ohms139 said:

I am happy to report I am still alive with all my fingers intact.

All rounds fired off well with no issues - .303 British, 6.5 Creedmoor and 7.5 x 54mm French. Gotta start pumping out more rounds once I get home from work

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Good luck with your new addiction. Snorting smokeless powder is not recommended.

ohms139 said:

I am happy to report I am still alive with all my fingers intact.

All rounds fired off well with no issues - .303 British, 6.5 Creedmoor and 7.5 x 54mm French. Gotta start pumping out more rounds once I get home from work

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You do know there's more to reloading then just making the gun go BANG? Each and every gun is slightly different just like each and every powder is different (sometimes from lot # to lot# too) Try loading small amounts of rounds like 10-12 with different bullet weights and powders and charges, keep track and sooner or later you'll start to notice that gun A likes a heavy bullet with xx grains of such and such powder. Or you can just find something works and makes your gun go BANG.

FTX's are my go to for deer season on top of .44 magnum.