Handloading - How Many and How Long?

[TonyRumore]

Started around '78 with 38 Special. I now load for over 100 different calibers and have about 200 sets of dies.

Tony

 

[mmgravy]

I loaded my first cartridge 64 years ago using my best friends Herters equipment after I purchased a Herter's 300 Savage die set.

 

[Teri Anne]

I started back around 1972. I bought a RCBS Rockchucker and a set of dies for 38/357 which I shot through my S&W Model 19. I was still in the Army back then and there was no problem getting 5.56, 7.62 or 45 ACP which I was shooting a lot of, but didn't much care for the .38 ball that was issued at the time. Since then I have and in some cases still do load, 9mm 38 Special, 357 Mag, 40, 44 Mag, 223, 270, 308, 30-06, 300 WM. Nothing spectacular like some others, simply the old standards to improve on the factory stuff, which is getting harder and harder to improve upon these days.

 

[del2les]

Started around '78 with 38 Special. I now load for over 100 different calibers and have about 200 sets of dies.

Tony

What would you consider you most unusual wildcat or old strange cartridge you load?

Is that your pic posted and then taken from igmur?

 

[TonyRumore]

What would you consider you most unusual wildcat or old strange cartridge you load?

Is that your pic posted and then taken from igmur?

Yes, that is my pic. I load for quite a few odd balls, plus some wildcats.

9mm Winchester Magnum
10mm Magnum
41 Avenger
401 PowerMag
414 Super Mag
41AE
40 Super
9x25 Dillon
30 Auto Mag
6mm Catbird
6-6.5 Weatherby
6mm Tromix
7mm Intl Rimmed
25 NAA

Tony

 

[del2les]

Yes, that is my pic. I load for quite a few odd balls, plus some wildcats.

9mm Winchester Magnum
10mm Magnum
41 Avenger
401 PowerMag
414 Super Mag
41AE
40 Super
9x25 Dillon
30 Auto Mag
6mm Catbird
6-6.5 Weatherby
6mm Tromix
7mm Intl Rimmed
25 NAA

Tony

Thanks. Your supplies look similar to mine except instead of handmade wooden racks, I have several wire, Gorilla and similar racks loaded. I have a few of those you listed: 9mm WinMag, 10mm, 40 Super, 9x25, and the 7mm IntR and a few other wildcats in rifle and pistol.

 

[Huntslow]

I started in 1960 with 12 gauge and now load for 9 cartridges

 

[TonyRumore]

Thanks. Your supplies look similar to mine except instead of handmade wooden racks, I have several wire, Gorilla and similar racks loaded. I have a few of those you listed: 9mm WinMag, 10mm, 40 Super, 9x25, and the 7mm IntR and a few other wildcats in rifle and pistol.

10mm Magnum is longer than 10mm Auto.
It's only used in the AMT Automag IV.

Tony

 

[Turpentine21]

Interesting. I bought an AMT Javelina long slide 10mm when they first came out and loaded for it. I sure wish I still had it. That is one of the reasons I won't sell guns today. It seems like I always regret it later.

 

[Tulsa Reiner]

Started in 1974 with a 7mm Rem Mag. Expanded the lineup to over 40 now

I started in 1983, loading .300 Wby, to save money, because they were $2 a piece. (Now $6). I loaded for max MV so that they would shoot flat out to about 250 yds. They were hunting loads only. Then I added .257 WBY and .375 H&H magnum.

 

[unclecroc]

Started in 2006 at the age of 14 loading for 223 and have expanded to 20 or so cartridges.

 

[hunter0528]

Yes, that is my pic. I load for quite a few odd balls, plus some wildcats.

9mm Winchester Magnum
10mm Magnum
41 Avenger
401 PowerMag
414 Super Mag
41AE
40 Super
9x25 Dillon
30 Auto Mag
6mm Catbird
6-6.5 Weatherby
6mm Tromix
7mm Intl Rimmed
25 NAA

Tony

WOW!! Well organized too.

 

[Seabeeken]

WOW!! Well organized too.

Now we know who is hoarding all the components. LOL

 

[del2les]

10mm Magnum is longer than 10mm Auto.
It's only used in the AMT Automag IV.

Tony

Or in a rechambered Contender.