Welcome to the Reloading Forum -- Introduce Yourself

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[South Paw Sammy]

Hello yall from south west Mississippi,
Have any of you tried the New Alliant RL23 or the RL26 Powders?
and if so what do you think about them and have you used them in the magnums either Remington 7mm mag or the Winchester 300 mag

Thanks and any information would be greatly appreciated

and yall have a Merry Christmas

 

[dadamark]

hi my name is mark and I have 4 sons and myself that I reload for and we do a bit of shooting and a lot of hunting deer bear coyotes rabbit and what ever else is in season im hoping this sight will be of great use to me .

thanks for having me
dadamark

 

[tvdwath1]

Hi there, Folks

I am Theo from out of South Africa, south of the Limpopo. I am new to the site and will trying out your tried and tested techniques on my .243 rifle.
I am currently getting myself set for more competitive range shooting.
So I will look forward to your comments and advice and hopefully I will be able to contribute something useful myself.
Anyway shoot straight and stay safe.

Best regards
Theo.

 

[dcbais]

Hi, I am Dave. I reload and shoot a bunch of different rifles most are hunting rifles and a couple military. I have a savage 112 in 243 AI I put together a few years ago. just put the new barrel on it. 26" douglas 1" diameter. Night force 8x32x56 . I have been reloading for about 30+ years. I hope to gain some more knowledge.
Dave

 

[heymarine1833]

happy new year! Russell here. brand new since yesterday. interested in accurate handloading, new loads to me and to you in .223 bolt action rifles and the M4 rifle chambered in 5.56. have been reloading for 20 years, been moly plating bullets for 10 years and 6 months ago started coating bullets and bore with HBN.
been experimenting recently with powders people dont like to use and make them work because of the powder shortage. have two very fine loads just worked up that i will share as soon as i can. served with USMC 1987-1991

 

[Thunderbolt Alaska]

Happy New Year everyone! My name is Steven and I live in Alaska. I just signed up today. I reload mainly for .223, 243, and .308. I shoot AR-15's, M1 30-06, and bolt action rifles and pistols. I've been reading the forum for years and thought it was time to join up. I'm a combat Marine Veteran with service in Vietnam.

 

[brosto]

Ken from Eagle, WI. New to reloading with much appreciated help from someone whose name I won't mention for privacy reasons but if he's on this site he knows who he is.

My first question is I have 500 180 gr FP lead bullets and a pound of Unique. I cannot find loading data for a start point and max grains. Any suggestions? I emailed Alliant and have not received a response.

Thanks

 

[jlewis]

Hi. i'm a rookie and am excited to learn more about precision target shooting. could someone tell me the difference and preference when comparing Hodgdon "Varmet" and "Benchmark" powders. I plan to use in 223 and 6mmBR.

Thanks for your input.

 

[stacy]

WELCOME ABOARD JLEWIS YOU NEED TO GO BACK TO THE MAIN PAGE CLICK ON NEW TOPIC AND POST THIS YOU'LL GET SOME FEEDBACK!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jlewis]

Thanks! will do

 

[valleyboy]

Hi Everyone. My name is Steve and I'm from South Wales in the UK. I have been shooting for over 40 years. At the moment, I am concentrating on vermin control, mainly our red fox. I have been reloading for years, starting off with pistol calibers (when they were legal here) then onto rifles - .308. .243, .22-250 and .22 Hornet.
I look forward to reading the various topics on this site. If anyone wants to ask questions about shooting in the UK, then please feel free to do so.

Steve.

 

[SD44]

Hello Everyone,

My name is Scott and I am from Colorado and I just found this site a couple of weeks ago and decided to join. Looks like a lot of knowledgeable folks on here with a lot of good information to share. I have been reloading for several years but I am no expert. Looking forward to improving my reloading skills from everyone on here.

 

[ShootDots]

Hello Everyone,

My name is Scott and I am from Colorado and I just found this site a couple of weeks ago and decided to join. Looks like a lot of knowledgeable folks on here with a lot of good information to share. I have been reloading for several years but I am no expert. Looking forward to improving my reloading skills from everyone on here.

T-Rust me, there is NO ONE on here that can not learn from someone. We ALL are in a learning curve. I love to read advice but I won't give it unless I have personal experience with the question or have knowledge of someone, whom I KNOW I can trust and pass his info along.

 

[44-40 pro]

Wil from N. Texas here. I like small group making rifles and pistols. Been reloading for almost 40 years. Have a decade plus of gunsmithing experience both here and in Fla. when I lived there. Into ARs and bolt guns, and pistols in general.
Am in the process of building an upper in 6.8 SPC, Spec II. Must not be looking in the right places, as I'm not finding a lot of loading info. Any help you all can provide would be greatly appreciated. I will chime in whenever I have something to contribute.

 

[dieselmudder]

Evening everyone,
I just got my reloading setup for christmas, but i have been lurking here since about mid november. when i decided i wanted to get into the hobby i started researching and learning as much as i could. and i browsed here on a daily basis. Im loading on a Lee Breech Lock Challenger press, as i got the 50th Anniversary kit as a gift. although new to the hobby I'm already loading for .22-250, .223, .45, 9mm and will add .308 shortly. and eventually other calibers that i shoot. very much looking forward to learning, participating, and hopefully someday helping to educate beginners such as myself.

 

[ShootDots]

Welcome to you! Jump in, the atmosphere is fine!!

 

[Jase PTRC]

Hi everyone, Id like to introduce myself. Im Jason from Australia, Im a reasonably new shooter and a reloading virgin. Ive just started shooting f class here in the last 5 months and im hoping to learn a few things from you all along the way.

 

[cpl666k9]

I am new to this forum and for the most part new to reloading. I need to buy new reloading equipment and would welcome any information. If needed, I would rather save my money to buy quality equipment.

I now own a couple of .22s, a 17HMR, a 223 AR, a custom built 308 and a 300 Win Mag.

I want to buy another barrel chambered in 6x47 Lapua to use for predator hunting.

I'm looking for any information that would help me go from new brass in my hand to a finished round. I am looking for the equipment needed to build BR quality rounds even if I am not going to be BR shooting.

 

[dalej]

DaleJ from northern Alberta, Canada. I shoot a bit of F-class and 1000 yd bench-rest, load a few wildcats, make my own jacketed bullets, just another reloading, shooting "lifer". Currently working on a fast twist 25 cal and 135/145 gr bullets. Its a 45 year addiction.