Winter "Bulk" Reloading?

[skipglo]

I try to steer clear of bulk loading....I don't load .223 but if I did, it's the only rifle caliber I wouldn't worry about loading a few hundred at a time. But not something I would do in my larger calibers... especially now...the industry is overwhelmed trying to meet demands and I for one just don't trust Q/C anymore. So bulk for me is a 50 Rd. plastic ammo box......just me

 

[Greatgrandad]

I gotta admit- my testing yesterday-
I was shaking like leaf on oak tree, eyes watering..
I got 3 touching, the supressor wasn't even hot.. I came back in, put everything up, never went back to the shop!!!

Too dang cold !!

I'll hold off to warmer temperatures before " pre loading" anymore…., I figure at the moment 25rds is enough…

Most of our bulk loading in the winter is based on proven loads developed during warmer weather, so there is little or no need to go out in these sub-zero wind chills, snow and sometimes high winds. We just take what worked for each rifle/handgun/load and crank up the Dillions for the thousands we plan to shoot this coming season.

 

[Victor3Ranger1]

I try to steer clear of bulk loading....I don't load .223 but if I did, it's the only rifle caliber I wouldn't worry about loading a few hundred at a time. But not something I would do in my larger calibers... especially now...the industry is overwhelmed trying to meet demands and I for one just don't trust Q/C anymore. So bulk for me is a 50 Rd. plastic ammo box......just me

What I consider bulk reloading is at least 1000 at a time.
The only thing I do that with is 556, 45acp, and 9mm. Oh and 243 for my AR10.
The rest is 50-100 at a time.

 

[Greatgrandad]

I try to steer clear of bulk loading....I don't load .223 but if I did, it's the only rifle caliber I wouldn't worry about loading a few hundred at a time. But not something I would do in my larger calibers... especially now...the industry is overwhelmed trying to meet demands and I for one just don't trust Q/C anymore. So bulk for me is a 50 Rd. plastic ammo box......just me

Understood, but that doesn't work as well when one shoots thousands of rounds in a varmint season and many thousands of rounds during handgun shooting. I have had prairie dog shoots were I fired 300-500 rounds per day and once fired over 1,500 rounds on a wonderous three day shoot. Then there are the various rifle shoots, comps, etc that we sometimes have fun with, etc, etc.

Handgun ammo gets burned in fairly large volumes also, so to us, it just makes sense to take this time of year an enjoy a warm shop and prep for the coming fun.

 

[Gabe22BR]

Most of our bulk loading in the winter is based on proven loads developed during warmer weather, so there is little or no need to go out in these sub-zero wind chills, snow and sometimes high winds. We just take what worked for each rifle/handgun/load and crank up the Dillions for the thousands we plan to shoot this coming season.

I figured ya did..

 

[skipglo]

I gotta admit- my testing yesterday-
I was shaking like leaf on oak tree, eyes watering..
I got 3 touching, the supressor wasn't even hot.. I came back in, put everything up, never went back to the shop!!!

Too dang cold !!

I'll hold off to warmer temperatures before " pre loading" anymore…., I figure at the moment 25rds is enough…

30 degrees I believe you said..and I didn't see the MINUS SIGN...cold .... . We are looking forward to it warming up to 6 degrees Thursday so 4 us can enjoy an afternoon of shooting! It was -32 here last night

 

[Greatgrandad]

30 degrees I believe you said..and I didn't see the MINUS SIGN...cold .... . We are looking forward to it warming up to 6 degrees Thursday so 4 us can enjoy an afternoon of shooting! It was -32 here last night

I do have to say, I prefer -10 to 0 here than I did some 20-30 degree days I spent hunting in the South. Those were some of the coldest "feeling" days I ever spent sitting in a deer stand, and mostly due to the high humidity they have down there.

 

[skipglo]

I do have to say, I prefer -10 to 0 here than I did some 20-30 degree days I spent hunting in the South. Those were some of the coldest "feeling" days I ever spent sitting in a deer stand, and mostly due to the high humidity they have down there.

Noted: Humidity can have that effect!

 

[memtb]

I do have to say, I prefer -10 to 0 here than I did some 20-30 degree days I spent hunting in the South. Those were some of the coldest "feeling" days I ever spent sitting in a deer stand, and mostly due to the high humidity they have down there.

I grew up in Louisiana, starting hunting before age 10…..never really had decent winter clothing/boots, the boots were always uninsulated rubber boots.

When it got into the 20's, cold enough to walk across frozen puddles without breaking the ice……it made for a miserable morning's hunt! memtb

 

[Rick Richard]

I grew up in Louisiana, starting hunting before age 10…..never really had decent winter clothing/boots, the boots were always uninsulated rubber boots.

When it got into the 20's, cold enough to walk across frozen puddles without breaking the ice……it made for a miserable morning's hunt! memtb

If you didn't have Lacrosse hip boots, then you weren't a real deer hunter.

 

[memtb]

It never got that deep where I hunted, just thousands of acres of shallow water, from zero to around 6". My Grandfather always referred to it as the "Flats"! memtb

 

[Treeslug]

Typically for me, this time of year, January-March, has been dedicated to large volume reloading for the coming warmer weather shooting and varmint seasons, and while some things may have changed somewhat due to shortages, price increases, etc, I still enjoy large quantities of components that were purchased through the years and casting a lot of lead handgun and some rifle bullets.

So, I have been pumping out a lot of 20P, 222, 223, 22-250 and AI for the coming prairie dog, other varmint and fun shoots, and in lesser amounts, 243, 6mm and 25-06 for some longer shots or larger varmints and game. Along with the rifle rounds, the Dillions have been cranking out bulk 9mm, 38Super, 9x23Win, 38Sp, 357, 44Sp, 44Mag, 45ACP and 45LC.

While not much now due to various reasons, I also used this time of year to load several thousands of shot shells for skeet and trap seasons and the fall dove shoots.

Anyone else use this time of year to "bulk load" for the coming warmer weather?

If I only loaded several thousand shot shells trying to get my limit of dove, I wouldn't have time for skeet and trap. LOL.

 

[Greatgrandad]

If I only loaded several thousand shot shells trying to get my limit of dove, I wouldn't have time for skeet and trap. LOL.

Maybe if you took time for skeet and trap, you would kill that limit much quicker, easier and with less shells?

 

[Treeslug]

Maybe if you took time for skeet and trap, you would kill that limit much quicker, easier and with less shells?

That would ruin my record for always having the lowest score on skeet, trap and doves. Records are important to me! And don't get me started on missing quail and pheasant—those little bush busters scare me outta my britches!