Reloading supplies have doubled this year, but we still need to stockpile what will be needed!

The smokeless powder need to reload ammunition has, like everything else; doubled in cost in the last 6 months!

With the government printing money with nothing to back it up, the cost of everything is going up.

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We see that these powders were $21 to $24 last year; this purchase was $49 average per pound!

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BTW, the IMR 4895 will reload almost any calibre, so is a good first powder if you're just starting out!

I also got some boat tail spire point tips in 308. I have been told not to be so specific, because "they" will know what I have here....

All I can say is 'come and take it'!!!! I have time to reload, LOL!

These have been moved to the homestead directly already, to set up a second reloading station out there.



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I've never used this brand of powder...Only ADI powders. How do you feel it compares, if you've used ADI that is.

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I like to pick a volume of powder, such that a double powder load overflows. Not easy to make a bad load that way!

I haven't seen that specific powder, so I cant say.

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Ah ok, well on second thought it may be an Australian powder and not available for you.

http://www.adi-powders.com.au/

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Could be, sounds right.

The H1000 is the best load for the 300 Win mag, but when I finish the 50 BMG bolt gun, it is prefect for that too!

Just don't overcharge while reloading!

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Do you do load development or guestimate it?

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I have a 2 inch thick book of loads from Lee that I use. I start low, and work my way up, make about 10 of each. Then, I see how that tube likes each powder change, and watch them with the chronagraph.

I use mostly boat tail points (oh happy accident), and I like the spire points.

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Ah yeah ok, figured something like that. I know people who just fill the case and put the projectile in. That's not my style. 🤣

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Idiots everywhere....

I value my hands and sight too much; I kind of like the firearms too.

I find that there is a limit, where adding powder doesn't add much velocity. That seems to be where the sweet spot lurks.

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I do careful load development prior to settling on a load as you know - I'm not the have a guess and it'll work out sort of person. I agree, there's always a point at which grouping works well, I often find two nodes to be honest, one high and one low. I often go for the lower one to save the barrel and powder. If the MV is fast enough then why push the limits? That's just me though, I know some who will try and pack as much in there as possible. I see it as a waste of powder though, the difference in results is negligable.

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I watch the guy hand loading at the range with a wildcat kind of a 22-250 round he was counting individual powder grains and he was getting 4800 feet per second at the end of that tube. When he was going for speed only periodically there be a puff of grey in front of the output at the end of the barrel I talked to him about it and he said that that was where the ballistic Point actually blew up from centrifugal force so he was right on the bloody edge.

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Closer to the edge than I'd feel safe being.

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Some of them out there, are not playing with a full deck of cards....

But they are nice people. I got to shoot a Lamat pistol / shotgun out there once. I never fired a $30,000.00 pistol before!

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I can't conceive of a gun costing that much money...My most costly is half that! For 30K it would want to clean itself! 🤣

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Civil war Confederate pistol...a nice one can run $100,000.00.

The cylinder pivot is a 16 ga shotgun barrel.

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Ah ok, yeah that'll do it. It would be cool to have a shoot of one of those.

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He had one round left loaded, and let me try it out. Some very nice people there!

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That's nice. You know I've come across some real buttwads at gun ranges over the years, and some real top sorts too. Seems like fella was the latter.

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There are some real jerks, but most are decent. I took a $200 12 ga to the skeet range, anf out shot some of the imported over and under toys. They onvited me to join them!

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Haha, it's always goof when cheaper firearms, or those perceived as inferior, out-shoot the others. Nice work!

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I had about 2 inches more barrel, and the gun was in good shape. I may go back and try with the double barrel black powder 20 ga....

But it was fun to beat him, LOL!

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There's nothing wrong with having a win now and then. 👍

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It was nice that they offered me a spot, wanted me back.

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Holy hell! Does he wear a mask or just breathe all that lead dust in?

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He was just totally focussed on speed. No mask, but exploding bullets from centrifugal force is Nuts!

Some people have more money than sense, and this guy may qualify, LOL!

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Idiots everywhere....

I value my hands and sight too much; I kind of like the firearms too.

I find that there is a limit, where adding powder doesn't add much velocity. That seems to be where the sweet spot lurks.

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Definitely some wise advise. I've historically only loaded a couple of my large rifle calibers. Now with all the factory ammo shortages over here it's nearly impossible to find any 9mm or .45 ammo. Wishing I had gotten some dies and saved brass now! Been trying to find a few (ok, many) hundred to pick up and take to shoot with my kids later this month.

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I cast 45's, and I have a mold for 9mm I haven't used yet. I have everyone police brass before we load up at the range. Been keeping brass for decades for when ammo gets hard to get, I guess we are there. I use green dot powder on my 45 reloads.

I picked up brass I didn't have a gun for before, only to get on years later! This was true with 9mm; had a couple of coffee cans full before I added the CC 9mm....

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