SWN when you loading your ammo?

[323]

When are you all going to start loading? I figured I better start doing it sooner than later. I plan on taking 360rds, so better get at it now because February 8th will be here before I know it. So starting with priming the brass this evening.

 

[rardoin]

I will load about a week prior to departure for PHX.

 

[Jeff Porter]

Started brass prep yesterday.

 

[323]

Started brass prep yesterday.

I did majority of mine last month.

 

[rardoin]

Joe F will get his wife on it in a week or two.

 

[Jim Ziegler]

I've got 400 pieces prepped, I'll load a week before I leave.

 

[Fast14riot]

I've annealed 330 pieces, but have one last test I need to shoot and a new sizing die to try. I plan to size and prime starting this week pending new die measurements.

 

[Matthew Schwartzkopf]

The night before each day of the match.

 

[323]

I've annealed 330 pieces, but have one last test I need to shoot and a new sizing die to try. I plan to size and prime starting this week pending new die measurements.

Our weather tanked on us up here in Alaska back in November. I can’t remember when we had anything above 25 degrees. Maybe late October ??? So I’m going with the load I took to Phoenix for western games in October.

 

[Fast14riot]

Our weather tanked on us up here in Alaska back in November. I can’t remember when we had anything above 25 degrees. Maybe late October ??? So I’m going with the load I took to Phoenix for western games in October.

I went to work on some brass and load for my testing this past weekend and found my basement starting to flood from the "atmospheric river" downpour we had. So, gotta load after work this week now.

 

[D-4297]

Still testing new jug of powder and getting second firing on "new" brass . Since I'm only shooting the 600 , I'll probably load on the 8th .

 

[JFrank]

Any one going with loads using virgin brass ?

 

[323]

Any one going with loads using virgin brass ?

My two buddies are. I’m using once fired 6.5 prc necked up to 7mm. I will use that for zero day and 600yd match. Rest of my brass been shot in my rifle.

 

[Jim Ziegler]

Mine is all 8 or 9 times fired. Been hovering just above 0 here today so I got 200 rounds loaded, 200 more to go.

 

[323]

Got all mine loaded last week while we were going through our cold snap up here.

 

[Robin Retzloff]

Just finished

 

[JFrank]

What I’ll be curious about is how guys ammo/ tunes hold up going from northern states to the dry climate of phoenix.
Some fellas have tuners of course but there’s a limit of adjustment, just how competitive preloaded will be against those whom are taking components to tune or load down there should be an interesting topic to follow.
Maybe some kind souls will report back as to their experiences.

 

[Liven The Dream]

What I’ll be curious about is how guys ammo/ tunes hold up going from northern states to the dry climate of phoenix.
Some fellas have tuners of course but there’s a limit of adjustment, just how competitive preloaded will be against those whom are taking components to tune or load down there should be an interesting topic to follow.
Maybe some kind souls will report back as to their experiences.

In the past I load and Live in the PNW. I shot this Ammo in NM, AZ,CA saw or had No Problem.
For the record: F/Open .284 loaded in PNW about 4 weeks before Shooting at Sacramento Palma for Mate.
Shot my first 450?

 

[Jim Ziegler]

What I’ll be curious about is how guys ammo/ tunes hold up going from northern states to the dry climate of phoenix.
Some fellas have tuners of course but there’s a limit of adjustment, just how competitive preloaded will be against those whom are taking components to tune or load down there should be an interesting topic to follow.
Maybe some kind souls will report back as to their experiences.

Last year I worked up my load in 30 to 40 degree weather here in CO then did a tuner test when I got there and my load did shoot really well.

 

[323]

I plan on doing a quick tuner test. But last October when I was down there it was in the high 80’s I had to move my tuner from 5 to 10. So I’m figuring probably same thing again.