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Loaded and shot 405 grain Shooters Bullets in a 45-70 with 13 grains of Trail Boss. Sighted in my 1895 guide gun with a ghost ring for hogs at 50 yards. Getting 2" - 2 1/2" groups which is all I can do with the ghost ring. Plan on using it on short range hogs in the palmetto's in the swamps...here piggy, piggy, piggy.

 

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Sorry to hijack, where are the palmetto's located? I am looking for a place to hunt some piggy's myself. Trying to do govt/public land until I can find a place to lease.

Thanks for any response and recommendations!!!!

The national wildlife refuges in the delta...they are all bow season now on public land. Private land in the delta where there are swamps. Hunt the drainage areas that are low with only patches of standing water with the palmetto's being on the high ground. Look for hog signs in the low areas, walk the low areas where the are only trees with little undergrowth. Also listen for them in the palmettos. If they are in the palmetto's and moving, you can hear them, especially if there is a big group or a couple of boars that get testy with each other.

 

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Loaded 600 38 Special with 158 Missouri Bullet Company SWC, starline brass, 3.8 gr. Titegroup. Loaded these up from brass, bullets, and primers aquired from one of Spyderhead's inventory reduction sale.

 

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Going to give the R22 a try in the old M96 Swede.
I would appreciate it if you would let me know how you like it and the bullet weight. I mainly use H4831 in regular and SC.

Thanks

 

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Didn't load today but did unload about 200 rounds of 9x18 Makarov.

Does unloading count?

 

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200 rounds of 7.62x25 Tokarev. Finally got it set up and running on the Dillon. Loading 90 LRN .309 with AA#2. Test fired 50 and they all functioned in the Romanian Tok. Accuracy was good as well.

 

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Another 200 7.62x25 Tokarev. These are with new Starline brass, 90 gr LRN Penn bullets, AA#2, and S&B primers. Up next will be some full power loads with AA #9 and some Hornady XTP bullets.

 

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25 Tokarev rounds with hornady 90 gr XTP with 3 different powder charges loaded to test for pressure and function. Loaded with H110 COL of 1.310.

 

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25 Tokarev rounds with hornady 90 gr XTP with 3 different powder charges loaded to test for pressure and function. Loaded with H110 COL of 1.310.

Gun didn't like the COL of 1.310 but did like 1.285. So loaded 100 7.62x25, 12.6 gr H110, COL 1.285. These are full power but no pressure signs.

 

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280 AI.....................oh what a beautiful sight!

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Makes me look forward to loading for a 243 AI.

 

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300 rounds of 40 S&W for self defense. these are full power loads that slightly flatten the primer in both my 40's.

Winchester brass - de-glocked with a push through sizing die
180 Hornady XTP
Alliant BE-86 @ 6.3 grains
Winchester primers
COL: 1.125

 

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Was trying to load up some light target rounds for a Glock 17 (new) to test.

Montana Gold 125 FMJ
VV 320: 50 Qty @ 3.7, 50 Qty @ 3.9
COL 1.130
Brass: Misc

Tried these out and they are not powerful enough to operate a new Glock. The 3.7 had about a 50% failure to eject given they wouldn't completely cycle the slide. One of the cases actually ejected and went 2 inches and landed in my grip of my left hand. Many stove piped. The 3.9 would cycle with about 15% failure to fully cycle the slide. So, guess I'll bump it up a few 10ths and try. I'm trying to find some loads that will cycle the gun but as soft as they can be and still be reliable. This is going to be my daughter's gun for home SD and she has to practice all this summer. So, these are practice loads. I told her she couldn't take it to school next fall if she doesn't practice and put at least 2,000 rounds through it during the summer. Trying to get her to shoot some steel matches but she's not keen on the getting up at 6:00 am for a match :-(

 

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700 9mm @ 4.1 grs VV320, 125 gr Montana Gold FMJ

100 9mm @ 4.4 grs VV320, 125 gr Montana Gold FMJ

40 rds 7.7 Jap, 150 gr hornady and IMR 4320.

 

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45 ACP Defense Loads
230 gr Speed Gold Dot
6.5 grs BE-86
COL 1.215
Qty 250

 

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Prepped 50 1967 LC brass i got from Captain to load for my Garand

 

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150 30 Carbine
W296
110 grain FMJ from captain
SD 1.665

 

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100 rounds of 30 carbine using bullets and brass I got from captain.

 

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Got a used MEC Grabber from a friend. Cleaned it up over the weekend. Loaded 15 test shells with one once 12 gauge shells in gun club hulls with red dot and #8 shot. These are the first shotgun shells I've loaded in about 35 years. All shells look shootable, so I'm both happy and relieved.

 

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50 Rounds 223.....55grain SP over 26.4 grains CFE223.

How do you like the CFE223 powder? Can you tell any difference in the copper fouling?