Handloading: How Many ?

243 for 2 rifles
30–06 for 2 rifles
300 WSM for 1
38 acp for 1
45 Auto for 1

Jeremy R Snyder said:

Finally someone else who loads for the 17 hornet! Lol. Just wondering if you have ever come across any case issues when loading for it. I have 3 sets of dies and all 3 have on occasion split the neck on the case, maybe out of 50 I will get 1 or 2 that do this. Also, I'm looking for other loads for mine. My go to load right now is 10.6 of imr4180 c.o.a.l 1.750 with 25 grain hp's. Works really well but temp plays it's part with this load. If you dont mind me asking, what are you using for loads?

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20gr Varmageddons with CFE BLK. Short of a max load not not a lot. Doing about 3600 in a 20" MGM encore barrel.
No splits yet. I expect those thin little guys will require annealing after one or two firings. Hornady dies; their floating seating collar is necessary with those silly little bullets. The 375s are easier to load for sure.

I load for all I own, my family, friends and will continue until I am incapable.

11 rifles
4 handguns
3 shotgun loads
No wonder this gets expensive?

2-223
2-22-250
1-250AI
2-6.5 Sherman
1-270 Wby
1-270 WSM
2-30-06
1-30-338Wm
1-300 Wby
1-40-65 (150-300/week; 9-19lbs lead & 1 1/2- 3lbs powder)

CliffM said:

2-223
2-22-250
1-250AI
2-6.5 Sherman
1-270 Wby
1-270 WSM
2-30-06
1-30-338Wm
1-300 Wby
1-40-65 (150-300/week; 9-19lbs lead & 1 1/2- 3lbs powder)

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1-9mm
1-40s&w

Best I remember now 17.

LVJ76 said:

Dang, these lists are crazy, how do you guys have enough time for this?

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I reload pistol rounds in big batches. Semi auto rounds I'll typically run 2000 rounds in the winter, annually or bi-annually, depending on shooting volume for that round. 50cal ammo can is the minimum. Spitting out 100-200 rounds a night on a progressive press isn't a big time commitment.

Rifles I do the same, for most of them. Keep enough brass in rotation I'm not constantly reloading. I only have a couple cartridges with less than 200 brass in circulation, and those are really low volume rounds.

22 CHeetah MkII
243 Win
30-06
8MM-06 Ack Imp
5.56
22-250 (Competition)
6 BR (Competition)
6.5 Creedmoore
300 Win Mag (Long Range)
45 ACP
40 S&W
9MM
357 Mag

I won the 300 Win Mag using the 6BR at the Cooper One Shot East competition. It's a Cooper Model 52 Open Country Long Range. I am working up loads for shooting 1000yds. I love to reload!

It's kind of like counting beers at the bar....your not really in too much trouble until you put a number on it.
14 Rifle / 7 Hand Gun.....Uh Oh

del2les said:

Ever so often, we ask readers how many cartridges do you load for, and since we have several new members since the last time I saw it asked, how many do you load for and are you adding or decreasing numbers? Anything very unusual, very rare or of other interests?

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I only reload for 3. 65x284 Norma,300 Winchester Magnum,338 Lapua magnum

At one time I reloaded for 100's of cartridges
Now I reload for 5 rifles & 3 pistols
7 mm rem mag (3*decades of hunting with this specific rifle)
7 mm weatherby mag (wife's rifle)
280 remington
280AI
340 Weatherby mag( which will be sold shortly)
33 nosler
2- 44 mags (sidearm of choice in grizzly country)
2-40 cal Glocks (personal concealed carry)
1- 45 acp

223
243-two
6.5cm
7mm-08
280ai
30-06
44mag
45acp

I really want to add a 35 whelen or 358win, but no time in life right now

338 Sherman Short
300WM
308Win
6.5 Sherman Short
260Rem