Handloading: How Many ?

[nmbarta]

.223
22-250
.243
.243 wssm
.260
6.5 gap
.280 ai
7 saum
7 rm
7 lrm
7x300 win mag
.308
300 wsm
300 rum
338 lapua
375 cheytac

 

[1953greg]

from memory and sure i left a few out!!!!
222
223
223ai
22-250
220 ai
22br
6ppc
6br
243
260rem
6.5cm
6.5x284
270win
270wsm
7-30waters
7remmy
7rum
308
30-06
300wm
300rum
and the beat goes on......and the beat goes on!!!!!!!

 

[John 264]

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?

I load for 22 different rifle calibers plus shotguns

 

[Pieter Willem Vorster]

7 mm Mk 1 Tombi
.308 Win

 

[JMG61]

Currently eleven calibers.

22 Hornet
270 Winchester
30-30
308 Winchester
300 Winchester Mag
307 Winchester
338-06
356 Winchester
375 Weatherby
45-70
458 Lott

Going to add 30-06 and 6.5x55 Swed soon.

 

[Wrenches]

I load for a large number of cartridges:

22 Hornet
221 Fireball
223 Remington
22-250 Remington
220 Swift
22 Cheetah Mark I
6PPC
243 Winchester
6mm Remington
240 Weatherby
257 Roberts
25-06 Remington
257 Weatherby
256 Newton
264 Winchester
6.5 300 Weatherby
270 Winchester
270 WSM
7 BR
7-08 Remington
280 Remington
284 Winchester
7WSM
7MM Remington Magnum
30 Carbine
308 Winchester
30-06
300 WSM
300 Weatherby
30-378 Weatherby
325WSM
338 Winchester
338-378 Weatherby
338 Lapua
35 Whelen
9.3X64
375 H&H
38 Special
357 Magnum
44 Magnum
45 ACP

 

[Wrenches]

I load for a large number of cartridges:

22 Hornet
221 Fireball
223 Remington
22-250 Remington
220 Swift
22 Cheetah Mark I
6PPC
243 Winchester
6mm Remington
240 Weatherby
257 Roberts
25-06 Remington
257 Weatherby
256 Newton
264 Winchester
6.5 300 Weatherby
270 Winchester
270 WSM
7 BR
7-08 Remington
280 Remington
284 Winchester
7WSM
7MM Remington Magnum
30 Carbine
308 Winchester
30-06
300 WSM
300 Weatherby
30-378 Weatherby
325WSM
338 Winchester
338-378 Weatherby
338 Lapua
35 Whelen
9.3X64
375 H&H
38 Special
357 Magnum
44 Magnum
45 ACP

 

[Ronald W Schaefer]

Lessee, I downsized a bit lately so now down to about 31:
Got rid of 6.5x55, 30/40 Krag and 45/70;

Rifles
.223
22.250
.243
6mm Rem
.240 Wby Mag
25-06
257 Wby Mag
6.5 Creedmoor
.260 Rem
.270 Win
7mm-08
7mm Rem Mag
30-30 WCF
.300 AAC/BLK
.308 Win
30-06 Springfield
.300 Wby Mag
.375 H&H

Handguns
.32 ACP
32 H&R Mag
.327 Fed Mag
.380
9 mm
38 Spec
.357 Mag
.40 S&W
10 mm
.44 Rem mag
45.ACP

Shotguns
20 ga
12 ga

 

[Lee Goodwin]

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Ha! Glad to see someone else using paper wrap bullets for reduced loads in rifles. Also, I have used cotton paper to make varied sabot full power loads for 357-44 an 357-45 and other reduced caliber, high vel handgun loads. Love using a cast 123gr paper jacket in a 303 Brit and cast 180gr in a reduced 30-06 and others in a 45-70.

If you really want to play around with sabot loads, reduced or otherwise, try 45 cal high vel muzzle loading sabots with a 40 or 357/358 bullet in 45-70, 45LC etc. Loads of fun and using a 180 spire 358 in my 45-70 greatly improves the range. 45 LC with a 125 HP can be loaded very fast.

Above are a couple of pics showing the 45LC sabot loads with 125gr 357's and a 180gr cast 40 cal and a 165JHP 40 cal. The other pic shows 44 mags with a hand swaged 300gr JHP using a 40 cal case as the jacket, a high vel 357 cal 125grJHP in a paper patch sabot and a cylinder length 44 mag shot shell

Nice. I've been working on a .338 in a 357 mag case. Calling it 337LEEroy. Accuracy of 9 inch pie plate at 50 yards maybe. I wanted lead so I bought a Lee .308 bullet die and then drilled out one of the lead bullet cavities with an 8.6mm drill bit. So it has a .308 tip with a step to .338 skirt on the projectile. Using an 18 inch shotgun barrel insert. Kinda quiet if loaded lightly. Whomp!

 

[TrainingSgt]

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?

338 Win. Mag, 7RUM, 7Rem. Mag, .30-06, 300 Win. Mag, 6.5 Rem. Mag, 280 Rem, 243 Win. & 308 Win. I think that is about it .

 

[9.3davison]

204 Ruger
223
22-250
243
260
6.5-284
270 Winchester
270WSM
7-08
7 Mauser
280
7 Rem mag
28 Nosler
30-30
308
30-06
300 RSAUM
300 Win mag
30-378
338 Win mag
35 Whelen
9.3x64
9.3 Davison (338 Lapua necked to
9.3mm)
444 Marlin
45-70
45 ACP

 

[9.3davison]

32-40

 

[david g ranes]

I quit loading for my 223 you can buy 223 pmc cartridges cheap and I pop the fmj bullet out put a v max in to match my rifling you will be sureprised how well it will shoot. David

 

[Lee Goodwin]

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Ha! Glad to see someone else using paper wrap bullets for reduced loads in rifles. Also, I have used cotton paper to make varied sabot full power loads for 357-44 an 357-45 and other reduced caliber, high vel handgun loads. Love using a cast 123gr paper jacket in a 303 Brit and cast 180gr in a reduced 30-06 and others in a 45-70.

If you really want to play around with sabot loads, reduced or otherwise, try 45 cal high vel muzzle loading sabots with a 40 or 357/358 bullet in 45-70, 45LC etc. Loads of fun and using a 180 spire 358 in my 45-70 greatly improves the range. 45 LC with a 125 HP can be loaded very fast.

Above are a couple of pics showing the 45LC sabot loads with 125gr 357's and a 180gr cast 40 cal and a 165JHP 40 cal. The other pic shows 44 mags with a hand swaged 300gr JHP using a 40 cal case as the jacket, a high vel 357 cal 125grJHP in a paper patch sabot and a cylinder length 44 mag shot shell

Here's my .337 LEEroy projectile.