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Ouch! Were you able to get it out yourself?
If I can muster up the energy I'm dragging the Enfield out and see how it does with the HXP I have and it might make a showing at CMP vintage match next season.Setup the new tumbler. Ran around 250 cases of 30-06. 200 cases of .223 and 60 cases of .303 Brit. So far so good.
Anyone here load Barnes 44 mag 225 gr XPB bullets? I bought some at Cabelas a few weeks ago to use for next year's deer hunt using my Henry 44 rifle. I didn't realize until after buying them that Barnes suggests a barrel twist no slower than 1:20. My Henry is 1:38 so I'm not expecting great accuracy but I only have 20 bullets to play around with (super expensive).
Before anyone questions/criticizes why I'm using such a pricy bullet and that plenty of other cheaper bullets would be fine for deer, I bought them to see what an all copper bullet can do for accuracy/penetration/expansion etc. I like trying different bullets just for something new/different
The H110 starting load for the 225 gr XPB bullet (according to Barnes' website) is 19.9 grains. Max being 22.1 grains - which they mention is a compressed load. I started at 20.2 grains and when seated to the cannelure (1.604" COL) there was a lot of resistance ie compressing the powder. It didn't make me feel comfortable knowing that I'm compressing the powder since I have no experience with compressed loads. I'm thinking I should have used 2400 powder as that (according to Barnes) isn't a compressed load.
Also I bought some of their 200 gr XPB bullets online and they just arrived last week. Barnes doesn't have load data using H110 for these but they do for 2400 powder. Hopefully these won't be compressed.
Tested some of the Barnes 44 mag 225 gr copper bullets that I loaded with H110 in my Henry today. Shot water jugs at 15 yards and it went through 4 jugs and landed about 8 feet behind the 4th jug. ZERO weight loss and great expansion.
Now I just need to test the 200 gr Barnes loaded with 2400. Barnes doesn’t have load data using H110 unfortunately but does for 2400. Need to test them out to 50 yards....
Well I guess if you de-prime first, then tumble, your primer pockets will be cleaner and the sizing step will poke out any media stuck in the flash hole. Just looking for a silver lining...Did you ever buy something , then when you got it say to yourself "OH WTF was I thinking?" I bought a Frankford Arsenal deprimer as I thought it would be faster to deprime all the 9mm that I have gathered up. So I got it and set about to deprime around 400 really clean nice brass cases, when it dawned on me..... that I wasn't sizing the cases as I prepped for priming. DAMN now I have to go back and size and prime them on the press. I thought I was saving work only to cause myself more work. I never said I was the sharpest knife in the drawer.
What did you run with40 rds of 7.62x54R done up for the winter postal match
Nice, also glad to see another reloader sharing space with oil tank and no ocd .Made a case feeder for an Dillon RL550. Used a spare Dillon primer feed, some Lee case feeder magazine parts, some fab work, and 2 days that I will never get back.View attachment 215390 View attachment 215391 View attachment 215392 View attachment 215393 View attachment 215394 View attachment 215395 View attachment 215396
Nice. My understanding is Dillon could never really get a case feeder to work with a 550. Keep us posted please.Made a case feeder for an Dillon RL550. Used a spare Dillon primer feed, some Lee case feeder magazine parts, some fab work, and 2 days that I will never get back.View attachment 215390 View attachment 215391 View attachment 215392 View attachment 215393 View attachment 215394 View attachment 215395 View attachment 215396
Yes, the opening of the primer feeder is quite large. I also had to make the cavity more shallow so that the cases have to stack as they fall into place. The hose clamp makes it look cheesy, but it fit the bill. Just have to slide it up a bit to load 40's.Definitely post a video if you get a chance. I'd love to give this a try with my 550.
Is the hose clamp just to adjust for various size brass?
In the past 2 weeks I have loaded 2k of 45 acp, 230g coated lead over 3.8g Clays for 168pf in my 1911s. Also loaded 1k of 38 supercomp. 124g jhp over 10.1g of N105.
The mailman delivered some 405g 45-70 pills, I'll be assembling those soon.
My mailman attempted to drop 1k 230gr .45 bullets into my mailbox once. The plastic snapped and ripped the box off the siding. OopsVery nice. Sounds like a productive last couple weeks. What do you have for a 45-70 rifle?
I continued loading more 9mm, 150 gr Blue bullet over 3.2 gr of N320 today after finally clearing a clogged bathtub drain. My wife’s long hair makes for a constant battle with the drain...
I had some small pistol primers and N320 powder delivered this week. Next week I have a 3k bullets and a TON of brass being delivered. Mailman will love that...