What did you reload today?

[ageingstudent]

Yep lots of resorces out there for finding loads In this case I was referancing the more general what's this powder good for and is it better than XYZ question.

Yes indeed. This app has so many powders and bullet profiles in it that I find it quite useful and I haven't found anything on it yet that doesn't closely agree with published/tested data once you find something of interest. It's often my starting point when I am perusing with a new powder or projectile. And powder charts For whatever they're worth. They are all so different depending on where they come from.

 

[Newberg]

220grn Spire Point Berry's 300blk. 10.9grns A1680.

 

[kmk1012]

220grn Spire Point Berry's 300blk. 10.9grns A1680.

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Do these stay subsonic?

 

[ageingstudent]

I reloaded about 150 .357 this morning and then went out with @Redheadedlass and burned about 250 in various calibers.

plus I shot my old crappy Chinese phone that I had to replace last week.

To those who didn't come home. Thank you for protecting my freedom and my family.. And for those of you who live on with the weight of loss as well.

 

[JJE76]

220grn Spire Point Berry's 300blk. 10.9grns A1680.

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Looking good did some exact load last week. Where did you end up with coal? I've been doing 2.15 but some like them longer, yours look longer then mine.

 

[Newberg]

Do these stay subsonic?

These are the first subs I've loaded with this recipe. I'll know tomorrow.

Looking good did some exact load last week. Where did you end up with coal? I've been doing 2.15 but some like them longer, yours look longer then mine.

That was the challenge. The Sierras listed in most manuals are shorter, so if you load the berry's to the same OAL, pressure will rise. I found dozens of posts with people loading berry's and here is what I'm trying:

2.089 is the A1680/Sierra online info.

2.150 is the Berry's recommended generic OAL on their website.

I went with 2.230 as it was used by ultimate reloader, and numerous other people with good results.

They fit in mags perfectly.

 

[JJE76]

These are the first subs I've loaded with this recipe. I'll know tomorrow.

That was the challenge. The Sierras listed in most manuals are shorter, so if you load the berry's to the same OAL, pressure will rise. I found dozens of posts with people loading berry's and here is what I'm trying:

2.089 is the A1680/Sierra online info.

2.150 is the Berry's recommended generic OAL on their website.

I went with 2.230 as it was used by ultimate reloader, and numerous other people with good results.

They fit in mags perfectly.

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2.23 works with h110. I loaded some at 10 gr, very quiet not as accurate as I wanted.

 

[Newberg]

I have some H110 I wanted to try next. Now that the Dillon is setup, I plan on finding a load I like and mass production.

 

[JJE76]

I have some H110 I wanted to try next. Now that the Dillon is setup, I plan on finding a load I like and mass production.

Share results! I'm still chasing a great load. The 10.9 of Accurate at 2.15 shot better for me. Tri Arc 10.3" with a can.

 

[JRuby]

270 winchester. 130g Speer soft point being pushed by 56g of h4350. Getting ready for deer season. Picked up a ruger #1 and would like to hunt with it this fall if I can get a good load worked up

 

[Ben B.]

Loaded nothing. Instead, I continued to process bucket loads of .223 brass. The end is in sight, but sweet Matilda, I wish that final piece of unprocessed brass was here n now.

 

[Mikej]

That one is good I use this app on my phone called reloading assistant as well. It's kind of a compendium of known data. Then I check it against my books or Hodgdon or Alliant website (and etc). I think it's a good way to find a safe/reasonable starting point.

The Hodgdon site is one of the three I use. That and Lyman 50th and Speer 14. Neither Lyman or Speer listed a load for 244 in .45 Colt.

 

[Caveman Jim]

Loaded nothing. Instead, I continued to process bucket loads of .223 brass. The end is in sight, but sweet Matilda, I wish that final piece of unprocessed brass was here n now.

I hear ya fella, I've got more brass than Carter had liver pills. I just picked up 60#'s this weekend. There was about 1k +/- of LC 223 & LC 5.56
First pic was from one evening.



Here's the whole shebang.

 

[Newberg]

Tested the 100rnds of 300blk 220grn Berry's Spire Point with 10.9grn of A1680 loaded to 2.230.

The photo with two targets is the 25yrd test. The single target photo is the 50yrd test.

I didn't shoot at 100yrds as I only had a red dot sight.

Host gun was a 16" 300blk with AAC barrel, pistol length gas tube, standard carbine buffer and spring. Running with a SilencerCo Saker 762 with AAC mount adapter.

Brass landed 10 feet away in a nice pile, zero issues cycling, no baffle strikes, no tumbling.

I went home and loaded up another 100rnds with the same setup to test on another gun.

 

[kmk1012]

Tested the 100rnds of 300blk 220grn Berry's Spire Point with 10.9grn of A1680 loaded to 2.230.

The photo with two targets is the 25yrd test. The single target photo is the 50yrd test.

I didn't shoot at 100yrds as I only had a red dot sight.

Host gun was a 16" 300blk with AAC barrel, pistol length gas tube, standard carbine buffer and spring. Running with a SilencerCo Saker 762 with AAC mount adapter.

Brass landed 10 feet away in a nice pile, zero issues cycling, no baffle strikes, no tumbling.

I went home and loaded up another 100rnds with the same setup to test on another gun.

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Did they have a sonic crack?

 

[Newberg]

Did they have a sonic crack?

These stayed subsonic for me. A nice hard THWAK on some square orange ground targets at 75yrds. I was rolling those around and burning up my ammo.

 

[kmk1012]

These stayed subsonic for me. A nice hard THWAK on some square orange ground targets at 75yrds. I was rolling those around and burning up my ammo.

Thx, I have a 16" barrel like you do but no chrony. Looking for a better round than what I've typically loaded in the past.

 

[Newberg]

Thx, I have a 16" barrel like you do but no chrony. Looking for a better round than what I've typically loaded in the past.

Carbine or pistol length gas tube? And what buffer are you using? I'm curious if this load performs for your rifle.

I plan on some H110 loads next.

 

[kmk1012]

Carbine or pistol length gas tube? And what buffer are you using? I'm curious if this load performs for your rifle.

I plan on some H110 loads next.

Pistol length and I'm not sure of what buffer. I've been loading 220gr T&B Bullets coated and was looking for something a little more accurate at a greater distance (like 100-200 yards).

 

[Newberg]

Pistol length and I'm not sure of what buffer. I've been loading 220gr T&B Bullets coated and was looking for something a little more accurate at a greater distance (like 100-200 yards).

For 200+yards, try loading 300blk supers. Cheap 150grn loads will get you there, 110gr will be expensive but impressive.
200-220 subs aren't meant to be long distance thwakers. They are short range hammers.

If you find a good 200yrd load for subs, please share. Subs drop like a rock hard with distance.