What did you reload today?

Pictured is my new production Win Model 70 in 416 Rem Mag. I wanted to start out with a “lighter” load to get used to shooting it, as I’ve never shot anything with more recoil than a 12 gauge duck load out of my Beretta 686. With no factory options for a lighter load, I decided to start from scratch with components. I’ve never done this before; usually my first rounds through a rifle are factory loads. Working from the Hodgdon data I loaded up the 300 gr Barnes TSX with H335 at a starting charge of 79 grains (listed velocity of 2618 FPS). The only hiccup was bulging the neck of my dummy rounds out a bit with the flat base of the bullet. For my live rounds I champfered the inside of the case mouth and I took things a lot slower with seating the bullets. No more bulging. Finished product looked great and shot great.



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375H&H with NF 250 grain SS. Found the sweet spot with H4350 powder. Light recoil, good velocity and I think very accurate. I hope this will be the rifle and cartridge my wife uses when we go to MOZ in 2027. Plains game for her, no DG.
 
Did a big batch of .300 Win Mag with Federal 215s, H-4831SC, and 190gr HVLDs. Also .260 AI with 210s, H-4350, and 140gr HVLDs. The Bergers aren’t my very favorite hunting bullet, but man do they shoot well.
 
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Finishing up today. So far this week. Roughly 300+ rounds of 30-06 and 50+ rounds of 22 Hornet.
 
Test loads 300WM with 180gr Swift A-frame different charges of H4350
 
Hazy, hot and humid out today—nice day for a session at the bench. I loaded up some 9.3x62 practice rounds with PPU 285 grn under w748 with new Norma brass. Should be 2325fps and great practice ammo for this fall’s moose hunt.

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285gr at 2325fps sounds like a perfectly adequate hunting load to me!
9.3X62 just looks so right…
 
Loading a few 500 MDMs.......... 500 #13 Solids, 95/H-4895, 2416 fps................500 caliber

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I’m "supposed to be " loading 22hornet for the neighbour whom I work for casually, so much for being retired, but as I’m the only person he can get who has a heavy vehicle licence, I’m driving a truck for the day (facepalm goes here) and I’m mustering for him for shearing the next week or so, I doubt I’ll get to it till after that, and he’s asking me when I’ll have the rounds loaded (another facepalm) (hey, I found the button)
Gumpy
 
Some cute little baby .204 Ruger

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and prepping something more substantial

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Reloaded 10 test rounds for my 38-55 using this old hand reloader. Loaded 250 grain lead/alloy bullet, over 26.0 grains RL 7, using Winchester Standard Large Rifle Primers, Brass is new Starline 38-55.
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csmith wrote on 19_A_CPT's profile.
Not sure your price range. Have a 375 H&H with a muzzle brake. Nice rifle only fired a few times. Also a Mossberg 375 Ruger its been used and shows a few hunts on it.
Two African Safaris Hunted South Africa both times,
9 game animals taken
Has anybody hunted with Phumba safari in steenbokpan south Africa?
 
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