Day at the range
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Topic: Day at the range
Posted By: Ed Hill
Subject: Day at the range
Date Posted: June 17 2006 at 10:55am
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Last outing I took some loads with 180 grn sierra spitzer bullets and
41.5 and 42.5 grains of reloader 15. The 41.5 shot well, I wasn't as
happy with the 42.5, but this was after I had fired about 125 rounds in
various guns. Today I took some more 41.5 reloader 15 loads, and some with 43.5 (43.7 is listed as max). both shot well, the 43.5 load will thump you pretty good. I had 8 of the 42.5 left, and they turned out to be the most accurate load in my 2 groove Maltby. I put all 8 in the ten ring at 100yds, no pretty group but within 3" works for me and my aged eyes! I had some Privi Prtizan 180grn loads a friend gave me, he got a case in trade. I thought the new Wolf gold (which is very accurate in the 174grn FMJ) was loaded by Privi Partisan , and was very dissapointed when these cartridges with a Century Arms distribution stamp provided 12" groups. I broke one down when i got home and it has a boattail bullet, which may explain the loss of accuracy. I received aLee cvlassic cast turret press a couple days early for father's day and was able to put 60 rounds together last night very quickly. Nice press and seems very well built. At first it was a little stiff, but after lubing and runinng a few rounds through, it is very smooth. Ed |
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: June 17 2006 at 4:07pm
That 42.5 load seems to be the way to go ED ! I've had a Lee turret for
a couple of years & might have to look at the classic I think as
mine is starting to show signs of wear & is getting a little loose
(But then again it don't owe me any thing for the volume of ammo it's
loaded) Hey their no Dillion, but then you don't have the same Hiccups
either !  Dave |
Posted By: Ed Hill
Date Posted: June 18 2006 at 12:59pm
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The Lee classic turret is a keeper, I deprimed about 250 rounds this
evening prior to washing them, it's so nice to have the primers roll
down the tube into the trash. The club's chrono was in use Saturday, next time I'll try and get some speed data on the loads. Looking at my first post, I apologize for the typing, I had a hell of a week last week, and was decompressing with cachaca and lime. Shouldn't try to relax and type at the same time!! Ed |
Posted By: Eric
Date Posted: June 22 2006 at 1:10am
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Hey, if you can't be drunk with friends, then who can you be drunk with!?!? What did that press run you... err, the wifey? I have been thinking about upgrading my Lee press to a progressive. Eric |
Posted By: Ed Hill
Date Posted: June 22 2006 at 9:46am
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Eric, not drunk, but very, very relaxed! The classic cast turret is $79.95 at Midway, I have seen it for $75.99 a couple of places. Not fully progressive, but still quicker on rifle cartridges, and should be much quicker for pistol cartridges. $9.09 for extra turrets. If you haven't read Joe's 3 part article on the cast classic turret at Real Guns, you should. He has also been looking for an accurate powder drop for a long time, and claims the Lee disk drop is about as good as it gets. I think the Lee disk powder measure with the double disk set-up should be large enough for 42 grns of Reloader 15. I shoot Unique in the 45-70, so that won't be any problem to load with the auto disk. Ed |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: June 23 2006 at 3:41pm
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THe advantage I,ve found with the Lee Turret is that whilst not a Fully
progressive ,rather a Semi progressive is that it adears to the KISS
princible of reloading & you don't have the problems of Fully
progressive Press . Mine is that worn that the indexing rod was failing
to align the dies /shell any more ! so I removed it & just turn the
die plate by hand & although it slowed the process down a little it
has not been enough to notice! I'm really looking at up grading to the
Classic ! I reckon their great value for money ! I love the Disk type powder thrower ! As Toney pointed out in another thread they can throw slightly variable loads (with some powders ) But I only check about one in ten on the scales & as I don't go near Max loads it isn't enough to worry me Double disking works well ! Just remember that the larger volume always is put on top! This insures that both disks fill with powder & take you time in throwing the charge! Dave |