Post by 45MAN on Jun 27, 2020 19:31:17 GMT -5
EARLY ON I BOUGHT A RUGER SS S7 7 1/2 INCHER, SENT IT TO BOWEN FOR A STANDARD PACKAGE PLUS FREE SPIN AND A BISLEY HAMMER. ADDED SOME ELK STAG GRIPS AND A 2 DOGS FS. ORDERED 500 AMERICAN EAGLE 100 GRAIN ROUNDS (10 BOXES) BUT WAS SHIPPED 20 BOXES, CALLED AND REPORTED THE ERROR, AND GOT TO KEEP THE XTRA 500 ROUNDS FOR A BIG DISCOUNT. HAVE ALSO ACQUIRED A RUGER LCR 327 (MY EDC GUN, WHICH I USE 85gr FEDERAL HYDRA SHOK AMMO IN), A 327 4.2 INCH BARREL SP1O1 AND A 5 INCH BLUE HALF LUG 7X GP100 (THE LATTER 2 WENT TO CLEMENTS FOR STANADARD PACKAGES, THE GP100 I HAVE YET TO FIRE). BASICALLY I HAVE BEEN LIVING OFF OF THE 100gr AE LOAD, AND HAVE A BUNCH OF 1X FIRED AE BRASS.
HAVE A DILLON SET-UP FOR THE 32 H&R. NOT TOO LONG AGO BOUGHT SOME 100gr XTP's, SOME 120gr GC'ed NOE BULLETS AND HORNADY 32 DIES FROM A WTS OVER ON THE LOUNGE and THIS WEEK I GOT IN A REDDING PROFILE CRIMP DIE. BOTH THE DILLON AND THE HORNADY SIZED CASES DOWN TO THE SAME SIZE (APPROX. .305 INSIDE DIAMETER ON THE 1X FIRED AE CASES). I HAVE 2 POWDER THRU EXPANDER DIES, A DILLON (FOR THE 32 H&R SET-UP) AND (I THINK) A LYMAN (FOR A 32-20 DILLON SET-UP), BOTH OF WHICH HAVE DROP TUBES THAT MEASURED .305. I PIRATED THE POWDER THRU EXPANDER DIE FROM THE 32-20 SET-UP.
FOR BULLETS I HAVE 100gr XTP's, SOME REMINGTON JFP 100gr 32-30 BULLETS, SOME OTBC 115gr FP BULLETS, SOME 120gr GC'ed BULLETS AND SOME 135gr GC'ed, PC'ed HP BULLETS I GOT FROM SIXSHOT (TOO LONG FOR THE S7 BUT OK IN THE 7X GP100). AS I WAS LOOKING FOR THE REMINGTON BULLETS I FOUND A NEW SET OF REDDING 32 H&R (A COMPLETE 4 DIE CARBIDE SET, INCLUDING THE PCD). FORGOT I HAD THE DIES, OH WELL, WTF.
AFTER READING SEVERAL ARTICLES BY BRIAN PEARCE, AND SCOURING THRU LOADDATA.COM, I CONCLUDED THAT STANDARD PRIMERS GENERALLY, BUT NOT UNIVERSALLY, HAVE LOWER STANARD DEVIATIONS (SD's), AND THAT YOU GOTTA KEEP THE CASE TIGHT ON THE BULLET. I ADJUSTED THE POWDER THRU DIE SO THAT THE BULLET TO BE USED WOULD JUST SEAT IN THE CASE SO AS TO START THE SEATING PROCESS. THE 2 JACKETED BULLETS NEEDED THE LEAST OPENING UP, THE 115gr AND 120gr BULLETS NEEDED THE MOST OPENING UP, AND IN THE MIDDLE WAS SIXSHOT's 135gr BULLET. ALL OF THEM GOT THE SAME STRONG PROFILE CRIMP. I USED CCI 500's ON ALL THE LOADS.
I WASN'T TRYING TO GO ATOMIC. I NOTICED SOME LOADS WITH LONGSHOT AND I HAVE 2lbs OF LS THAT I AM NOT USING ON ANYTHING. SO I LOADED THE 100gr JACKETED BULLETS OVER 7grs OF LS, SUPPOSEDLY AROUND A 1,350fps LOAD OUT OF A 7 1/2 INCH S7, AND THE 115gr AND 120gr BULLETS OVER 6.7grs OF LS, SUPPOSEDLY IIRC A MID 1,100fps LOAD. I JUST DID SOME INFORMAL SHOOTING ON A 6.5 INCH SWINGER AT A LITTLE OVER 25 YARDS WITH THE 7 1/2 S7 AND I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH ALL OF THE LOADS. I HAVE A FF3 ON THE S7 RIGHT NOW, USING A MINI-TINNY BUT I AM GOING TO SWITCH OVER TO A RAPTOR MOUNT. THE XTP LOAD WILL PROBABLY BE FOR THE S7, NEED TO WORK WITH THE 115gr AND 120gr LEAD BULLET LOADS IN THE SP101.
FOR SIXSHOT's 135gr HP, I LOADED IT OVER 13grs OF 296, AND, AT HIS SUGGESTION, JUST USED A STANDARD PRIMER, SO ON THESE I ALSO USED THE CCI 500's. THIS LOAD I HOPE TO TRY TOMORROW IN THE 7X GP100.
WHEN I GET THINGS SORTED OUT, SIGHTED IN, SHOOT FOR GROUPS, etc. I WILL TRY TO CHRONO THE LOADS AND CHECK FOR ANY SD ISSUES.
HAVE A DILLON SET-UP FOR THE 32 H&R. NOT TOO LONG AGO BOUGHT SOME 100gr XTP's, SOME 120gr GC'ed NOE BULLETS AND HORNADY 32 DIES FROM A WTS OVER ON THE LOUNGE and THIS WEEK I GOT IN A REDDING PROFILE CRIMP DIE. BOTH THE DILLON AND THE HORNADY SIZED CASES DOWN TO THE SAME SIZE (APPROX. .305 INSIDE DIAMETER ON THE 1X FIRED AE CASES). I HAVE 2 POWDER THRU EXPANDER DIES, A DILLON (FOR THE 32 H&R SET-UP) AND (I THINK) A LYMAN (FOR A 32-20 DILLON SET-UP), BOTH OF WHICH HAVE DROP TUBES THAT MEASURED .305. I PIRATED THE POWDER THRU EXPANDER DIE FROM THE 32-20 SET-UP.
FOR BULLETS I HAVE 100gr XTP's, SOME REMINGTON JFP 100gr 32-30 BULLETS, SOME OTBC 115gr FP BULLETS, SOME 120gr GC'ed BULLETS AND SOME 135gr GC'ed, PC'ed HP BULLETS I GOT FROM SIXSHOT (TOO LONG FOR THE S7 BUT OK IN THE 7X GP100). AS I WAS LOOKING FOR THE REMINGTON BULLETS I FOUND A NEW SET OF REDDING 32 H&R (A COMPLETE 4 DIE CARBIDE SET, INCLUDING THE PCD). FORGOT I HAD THE DIES, OH WELL, WTF.
AFTER READING SEVERAL ARTICLES BY BRIAN PEARCE, AND SCOURING THRU LOADDATA.COM, I CONCLUDED THAT STANDARD PRIMERS GENERALLY, BUT NOT UNIVERSALLY, HAVE LOWER STANARD DEVIATIONS (SD's), AND THAT YOU GOTTA KEEP THE CASE TIGHT ON THE BULLET. I ADJUSTED THE POWDER THRU DIE SO THAT THE BULLET TO BE USED WOULD JUST SEAT IN THE CASE SO AS TO START THE SEATING PROCESS. THE 2 JACKETED BULLETS NEEDED THE LEAST OPENING UP, THE 115gr AND 120gr BULLETS NEEDED THE MOST OPENING UP, AND IN THE MIDDLE WAS SIXSHOT's 135gr BULLET. ALL OF THEM GOT THE SAME STRONG PROFILE CRIMP. I USED CCI 500's ON ALL THE LOADS.
I WASN'T TRYING TO GO ATOMIC. I NOTICED SOME LOADS WITH LONGSHOT AND I HAVE 2lbs OF LS THAT I AM NOT USING ON ANYTHING. SO I LOADED THE 100gr JACKETED BULLETS OVER 7grs OF LS, SUPPOSEDLY AROUND A 1,350fps LOAD OUT OF A 7 1/2 INCH S7, AND THE 115gr AND 120gr BULLETS OVER 6.7grs OF LS, SUPPOSEDLY IIRC A MID 1,100fps LOAD. I JUST DID SOME INFORMAL SHOOTING ON A 6.5 INCH SWINGER AT A LITTLE OVER 25 YARDS WITH THE 7 1/2 S7 AND I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH ALL OF THE LOADS. I HAVE A FF3 ON THE S7 RIGHT NOW, USING A MINI-TINNY BUT I AM GOING TO SWITCH OVER TO A RAPTOR MOUNT. THE XTP LOAD WILL PROBABLY BE FOR THE S7, NEED TO WORK WITH THE 115gr AND 120gr LEAD BULLET LOADS IN THE SP101.
FOR SIXSHOT's 135gr HP, I LOADED IT OVER 13grs OF 296, AND, AT HIS SUGGESTION, JUST USED A STANDARD PRIMER, SO ON THESE I ALSO USED THE CCI 500's. THIS LOAD I HOPE TO TRY TOMORROW IN THE 7X GP100.
WHEN I GET THINGS SORTED OUT, SIGHTED IN, SHOOT FOR GROUPS, etc. I WILL TRY TO CHRONO THE LOADS AND CHECK FOR ANY SD ISSUES.
