The, if you had a reloading rant what would it be?

toad67

March 18, 2018 07:28

Mine would be that fat fingers and 32 grain 20 caliber bullets don't go well together....

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24 comments

yonson

March 18, 2018 09:48
My fingers are not exactly fat, but reloading 25ACP makes them seem so. Also, measuring 1 gr. of powder accurately is tricky due to scale accuracy of plus or minus 1/10th gr. That is a variable of 20%, which is pretty lousy.
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gustafsfan

March 19, 2018 13:23
My least favorite step of metallic case reloading is trimming cases, even with a power driven trimmer.
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Krony

March 21, 2018 02:26
380 brass when I'm loading 9mm Luger.
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11b6r

March 21, 2018 05:22
BLEENING SMALL primer 45 case mixed in with regular brass! [:(!]
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Krony

March 21, 2018 17:48
quote:Originally posted by 11b6r
BLEENING SMALL primer 45 case mixed in with regular brass! [:(!]

Don't push too hard...[:)]
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hipshoot

March 22, 2018 14:44
I have to agree with Gustafsfan. I just started getting into outside case neck trimming. Not real sure if it's worth the extra time & effort or not? I'll soon find out.
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hillbille

March 23, 2018 06:59
cleaning up after tumbling, hate to knock the media out of shells and then have to clean the media out of the primer holes..[:(!]
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B17-P51

March 23, 2018 16:09
Originally posted by hillbille
cleaning up after tumbling, hate to knock the media out of shells and then have to clean the media out of the primer holes..[:(!]
Simple solution--- tumble before decapping/sizing.
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charliemeyer007

March 23, 2018 17:04
Aluminium mold blocks.
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mrmike08075

March 23, 2018 18:19
Worry that when you pass the 4250 fps mark on the chronograph that the jacket will come apart and you may be limited to monolithic solids...

Mike
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Mobuck

March 24, 2018 00:10
The guys who have loaded a total of 20 rounds and are already discussing the merits of annealing brass.
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Zinderbloc

March 24, 2018 14:58
Tumbling a bunch of handgun brass together and finding smaller cases stuck inside larger ones.

9mm inside .41 magnum are the worst.
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DBMJR1

March 24, 2018 15:10
Berdan primed .30 carbine. The devil's work.
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mrmike08075

March 24, 2018 15:50
The bullet weight and shape for .14 caliber rifles...

Yes I know that my .14 Donaldson wasp has no practical use but I still want a broader range of projectile offerings.

Mike
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mrmike08075

March 24, 2018 15:54
Finding a good node so I can knap my own Flint projectile heads for my atlaatl shafts...

Mike
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Okie743

March 27, 2018 01:38
This one: What a mess. See the link

http://forums.GunBroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=685785
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RCrosby

March 30, 2018 16:53
Published reloading data that doesn't specify primer make and intensity. Did some experiements once with the .44 Mag and concluded that the velocity difference between CCI standard and Magnum primers was darn close to the difference created by 1 grain of 2400, but frequently reference to the classic 22/2400 w/ 240 hard cast doesn't mention the primer used. I was getting 1,350 fps with 22 and CCI 300 and the same velocity with 21 and CCI 350's.
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Grunt2

April 01, 2018 08:43
The prices for components!!!
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sandwarrior

April 02, 2018 18:20
D. All the above[:D][:D]
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bobski

May 11, 2018 10:40
europeans have taken over what use to be a great American pastime and hobby.
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Okie743

May 14, 2018 11:46
All the above plus a reloader cannot assume (ASS U ME) that the OAL specified in a any reloading manual is CORRECT AND SAFE for a gun.
(until confirmed that the bullet ogive is NOT jammed into the riflings of the gun in question)

I've seen several factory Model 70 winchesters, especially 30:06, that if the reloads were made as OAL specified the 150 and 180 grain factory bullets would be jammed into the riflings with ZERO JUMP and stand a chance of the bullet remaining in the bore if ejected without being fired
AND of course ZERO jump INCREASES THE PRESSURES.

[:0]
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243winxb

May 14, 2018 13:36
Hodgdon 4227 and 4198.. Sell* 1 or the other, not IMR & H. (*Edited because Hodgdon doesn't make the powders.*)

At times both have been made in Australia. Same powder, different cans.

Switching back and forth Canada/Australia.
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bobski

May 20, 2018 13:41
same with 540 and HS6. at least they got rid of 540.
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sandwarrior

May 22, 2018 11:28
I gotta say my first mentor was my dad. Within limitations, he did alright. And, of course, he introduced me to reloading.

However, as I got older a lot of things I understand now, I realize he did not understand. He just stayed within what he was told. If he was told all that he needed to know.

An example of this was he was always very sparing with case lube. So, one day he sticks a case in the die. No biggie if you know how to do it right. Him not being so mechanical, as more of a "get a bigger hammer" type, he gets a channel lock or something (I wasn't there) and gets the case out. But, he chips the inside bottom of the die. Understanding what I know now, that stress left in the bottom of the case will leave an area perfect for blowing out and causing secondary explosion.

Anyhow, he said it was going to be just fine. NOT! So, I had my nephew kidnap the old dies and I bought him a new set for Christmas.

And the next rant is that he won't ever change from a load of 41 gr. of "4895" (any variety) behind a 87 gr. bullet. Which is an alright load. But, there are many better options now for his rifle that we didn't have when I was a kid. We did, actually, but he wasn't going to change then either.
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