The Economics of Handloading Part 1 (The .30s With 180 Grain Bullets)

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This post contains handloading data.  These loads are derived from maximum published data provided by powder companies and should not be used as "starting" loads.  I cannot be held responsible for misuse of this data or for typographical errors.  Use at your own risk!


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Check out what showed up today

Time to paraphrase something I read once: "How to convince someone to try something:  if he's American, tell him it's new."  I don't recall exactly where I saw that, but it generally rings true with me.  I convinced myself that I needed to try these powders because they're new and they seemed interesting, even though there's not a whole lot of data out there for them yet.

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.357 Magnum Handloading (158 grain plated HP + Lil' Gun) Part 1

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This post contains handloading data.  It was created for my firearms and may not be safe for general use.  I cannot be held responsible for misuse of this data or for typographical errors.  Use at your own risk!


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.45 Colt Handloading (250 grain LRNFP + Trail Boss) Part 1

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This post contains handloading data.  It was created for my firearms and may not be safe for general use.  I cannot be held responsible for misuse of this data or for typographical errors.  Use at your own risk!


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(Re-)Re-introduction to reloading

A little background:

My first introduction to reloading was my father's progressive shotshell press he kept in an outbuilding on our farm.  My dad is a pretty damn good trap shooter and the press was setup accordingly for 12 gauge shells, #8 shot, and some modest load of IMR PB, if I remember correctly.  At some point in my teenage years, a couple of friends and I decided to see if we could figure out how it all worked.  After a few failures, we got the system down and were soon loading shells for target and small game shooting.

Fast forward to my early twenties and I started getting more interested in handguns and rifles.  This naturally (at least to me) led to handloading of those cartridges.  I started off with the .243 Winchester, .30-06 Springfield, and .303 British primarily with IMR 4064 powder.  This was kind of a casual and experimental hobby, especially since the equipment was housed at my parent's farm and I was now several hours away.

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