would you shoot these reloads??
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JChris
Active Member
I bought the hammer thing
hated it
hated it
Bertfish
Throw bread on me
Unless that first shot blows your hand off. Or an eye. Or anything else
Bertfish
Throw bread on me
They work OK at best I agree
I can't argue with this. Awful big caliber for pot metal and plastic for them to venture in to
- Feb 23, 2013
- 1,234
That is a tough call. I'm in a similar situation with about 200 45 colt reloads that came with a gun I bought. I thought about just pulling a few and weighing the charges to see if they are consistent, but since I have some other factory ammo, and the ability to salvage the components and reuse them , I will probably just pull them all.
If I didn't have anything else to shoot and was not set up to reload, I might be more daring as they do look okay from the outside.
If I didn't have anything else to shoot and was not set up to reload, I might be more daring as they do look okay from the outside.
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PowPow
Where's the beef?
That is a very good quality to have when reloading. Documentation, organization, and follow-through help too.
Documentation: keeping track of what you've done.
Organization: knowing where things are and finding what you've done before.
Follow-through: implementing your processes completely and consistently.
Nah. Send it.
- May 15, 2007
- 24,490
Interesting.
I have 458 .50BMG reloads that I assembled together. Was thinking about selling all of my .50BMG ammo in the future (almost 1500 rounds), but the reloads may be harder to offer.
I probably will have to shoot all of the .50BMG reloads myself.
I have 458 .50BMG reloads that I assembled together. Was thinking about selling all of my .50BMG ammo in the future (almost 1500 rounds), but the reloads may be harder to offer.
I probably will have to shoot all of the .50BMG reloads myself.
PowPow
Where's the beef?
I probably will have to shoot all of the .50BMG reloads myself.
TheDevilHimself was looking for such a while back.
https://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=245754
- May 15, 2007
- 24,490
I posted last in that thread.
PowPow
Where's the beef?
platekiller
Ultimate Member
Interesting.
I have 458 .50BMG reloads that I assembled together. Was thinking about selling all of my .50BMG ammo in the future (almost 1500 rounds), but the reloads may be harder to offer.
I probably will have to shoot all of the .50BMG reloads myself.
Sounds like an MDS shoot in the making.
platekiller
Ultimate Member
Where is everyone’s sense of adventure?
What’s wrong with the Remington ball load? Looks like regular factory ammo unless somebody reloaded them and re-used the factory box.
As for the reloads, after pulling the bullets and dump the powder, Don’t forget to give a squirt of WD40 and let it soak to kill the primers before de-capping them.
As for the reloads, after pulling the bullets and dump the powder, Don’t forget to give a squirt of WD40 and let it soak to kill the primers before de-capping them.
wilcam47
Ultimate Member
Lots of variables, im on the fence. I still hold true to not buying reloads that have no data. If its the right data and right powder within min max loads, i might shoot. I might pull and measure a few rounds. Cant really tell what powder is in there but can measure load. That being said
I worked with a guy that bought some gunshow reloads, said he was having magazine problems. When he fired the magazine bottom would come off. I wanted to help so i said id go to range, i put one round in my rifle and sure enough my magazine bottom came off because overpressure!! I told him to dump the ammo cuz it was way hot
I worked with a guy that bought some gunshow reloads, said he was having magazine problems. When he fired the magazine bottom would come off. I wanted to help so i said id go to range, i put one round in my rifle and sure enough my magazine bottom came off because overpressure!! I told him to dump the ammo cuz it was way hot
- Feb 4, 2013
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If you don't know who reloaded them, I would pull and reload.
You could pull a few and measure the powder load. If you have some of the same powder, compare them visually. If they look good, I would reduce the powder charge to the starting load in the book, and try them. If they are fine, the others should be OK.
If there is any question, then pull the bullets, dump the powder, and reload with a known powder and charge.
You could pull a few and measure the powder load. If you have some of the same powder, compare them visually. If they look good, I would reduce the powder charge to the starting load in the book, and try them. If they are fine, the others should be OK.
If there is any question, then pull the bullets, dump the powder, and reload with a known powder and charge.
- Feb 4, 2013
- 28,175
1) WHY? Why not just load them with the current primers?
2) These days, with primers going for $1 - $2 EACH, you want to kill them? And BTW, WD-40 doesn't really kill them.
3) If you really want to pull them all the way down, many people here have decapped live primers without issues. Just go slowing, and do not slam the decapping pin into the primer.
1) Those are small rifle mag primers, the OP may prefer Small Magnum Pistol or just Small Pistol his new loads depending on his powder selection.
2) Primers $1-2 a piece? WTF, are you smoking crack? Haven't seen prices jump that much. They may hit .05-.10 range based on supply & demand. And yes, WD-40 doesn't really kill them but it does help make them inert enough to de-cap safely.
3) Eventus stultorum magister
I would weigh them individually, and pull down the heaviest and the lightest ones. Then I would weigh the powder in each, and check it against a loading table. Next shoot the primers out of the empty cases to check if they work.
If in spec- then good to go.
If in spec- then good to go.
