For the folks who reload.
Do you have any recipes you can share for 45acp or 9mm? Favorite powders, bullets, etc. How about 5.56?
Do you have any recipes you can share for 45acp or 9mm? Favorite powders, bullets, etc. How about 5.56?
I think Joe's on to something with this SW brand of powders they seem to have high praise from many shooters.Several yrs. ago, I started using Shooter's World powders
Thank you I've wanted to try reloading, just never got set up. Got the press and dies powder and small but no large primers. I'm thinking primarily 38 special with 158gh lsw HP38 powder Winchester primers. I'm reading 4 to 4.2 grains powder to get me where I'd like to go.That's a huge can of worms. But worthy of the question.
In generic terms, fast to mid range powders bullseye to unique for 45 & 9. Swap any brand on the burn chart. I use a lot of universal, close to unique burn rate.
I used to load a lot of 200 grain SWC in 45, but just make it simple and load 230 RN mostly now. Clean holes are cool but like stuff to function in older guns reliably. Plus my SD loads are 230 gn
I like mid road 9's in 124ish gn. Really like 147's for PCC.
223/5.56. Alot of H335, 748, 55 & 62 grain projos
To simplify things, I've had good luck on mid range loads in data. Never a pressure issue, as accurate as I can shoot and not too puny feeling. I've worked up ladder loads in 1/10th grain increments. Wish I had the time back honestly.
Utilize a few good books and compare. Feel free to experiment with powder brands. (Use the burn rate chart) document what you do and be safe. Easy peasy right?
Thank you! Will doSounds about right, to get started. When you raise the ram to either flare the case mouth or seat a bullet,
don't move the lever "fast".. I say this because 38's & 357's are tall cases ( compared to 380, 9mm, 38 super, & 45 )
dependinmg on how snugly you cases fit in the shellholder, they may wobble a bit, causing you to crush the side of the case mouth, if the case enters the die at
an angle. As you start to load, this will (may ?) become obvious to you.
Now, Good Luck, & get busy reloading.
Once you get it going, you will really like it. Just be careful. These guys are excellent resources....Joe, Jerry and Mike.Thank you! Will do
Pretty sure we've all changed since then. LOL.I have a few load books Midway sold a "few" years ago.. just looked for / found them.
Midway called them " LoadMap" ( Maximum Average Pressure)
Got 'em in 9mm, 45, and 44 Mag. Looked inside & found 1998 copyright date.
Things might have changed a bit since then.
With caution and comparison to book data, I have found this site to be useful at times.Anyone have any load books? I do & they are great when your loading say 44 mag & you want just data for that cartridge.
Not my Powder & primers, Billy Bob was in the Casa Blanco with Hillary after I got them.Things might have changed a bit since then.
With caution and comparison to book data, I have found this site to be useful at times.
Reloading The .32 Smith & Wesson Long - Reload Ammo
Loads for .32 Smith & Wesson Long or .32 Colt New Police (case is .920" long) (But NOT .32 Long Colt):(Note: Most ARE MAXIMUM loads, you may want to usereloadammo.com
SNS is about an hour away from me. I use quite a bit of their stuff.9mm....not there yet
.45acp: 4.8 grains of BULLSEYE under a 230grn round nose from either SNS casting or Berry's.
very cool! I love their stuff...AND they sponsor alot of USPSA shoots (I shoot Limited, Lim-10, Single-Stack).SNS is about an hour away from me. I use quite a bit of their stuff.