/r/shittyreloading
Do you have a question that the mainstream reloading community refuses to answer? Did you try loading a .17 cal V-Max into a necked down .50 cal case? Are you wondering if that crooked round is safe to send, but you don't like being told 'no'? Then you've come to the right place! The esteemed members of Shitty Reloading will give you advice that you won't get anywhere else.
Do you have a question that the mainstream reloading community refuses to answer? Are your wildcat loads and experiments so bizarre that sensible people tell you they will never work safely? Do you need help loading a .17 cal V-Max into a necked down .50 cal case? Then you've come to the right place! The esteemed panelists at Shitty Reloading might be the only people who are willing to help you!
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Heavy projectile 7mm-08?
Anyone gone above and beyond the 180gr class in 7mm-08? Midway has a wild sale for SMKs, I fully intend to load the heaviest bullets I can (197) into my 7mm-08. If it doesn’t work, I’ll rechamber or buy a 7SAUM barrel. I have Varget, H4350, StaBall Match and 6.5, and H4831SC. I’m not opposed to single feeding for this mission, but I have MDT mags that allow up to 2.960-ish OAL.
Posting here because I realize this is kinda ridiculous…
18:21 UTC
First seating of 45-70 bullets
Sticking my toe, whole foot, into rifle reloading. This is just from initial setup of my seating/crimp die (Lee dies). Max for 45-70 is 2.550. Does anyone see any glaring issues with these. Red is 450 grain and black is 405 grain. Both are hi tech coated lead in new Starline brass. Both cycle good through my Ruger/Marlin Trapper.
I know 45-70 is the same as loading for 44 mag process wise but it's been a long time since I loaded anything besides 9mm and 40 short and weak (I load to minor power factor for practical shooting games).
16:45 UTC
Budget ammo box
Found this,
20:03 UTC
My neighbour is an artist in rural Australia. He uses bullet casings as pencil extenders
19:11 UTC
Received my first spicy facial today
Serves me right for shooting armscor
22:27 UTC
Guys, do you think 9mm Browning Long (9x20mmSR) will work in a .38 Super (9x23mmSR) pistol?
03:06 UTC
RTFM when setting up a square deal for new calibre.
So I changed from .45 colt to .44/40 and used the dies and pins supplied by the guy I bought the press from. It seems that he had been tidy and placed the #1 pins in the .44/40 container, and I swapped the #4 locator pins out. Found the press quite jammy and not fluid at all, brass not lining up (with result seen in photo). Got sick of fighting the jammed cases and took locator pins out. All started to improve. Read the Dillon calibre change chart- should be #4. Swapped them in and smooth sailing for next 180 rounds. Time for a drink.
03:54 UTC
A reminder to never forget lube…
04:32 UTC
I have a brilliant business proposition.
I want to start a gambling rehabilitation business. Rehab will involve long hours of brass prep since the motion of a press is very similar to a slot machine. Rehab patients will pay $200 a day and at the end of the day they will win the "$200 jackpot".
What's in it for them? Free rehabilitation and they will no longer lose their hard earned money to casinos.
What's in it for us? Free brass prep labor of course.
Who would like to join me on this business venture?
17:48 UTC
500 grain flat point 45 acp
10:23 UTC
Anyone got any brass for this bad boy?
02:28 UTC
If you mandrel without graphite you're gonna have a bad time.
16:57 UTC
Crimped my case with a vise
My resizing tool did not work so the projectile was loose in the case. I inserted it anyways and just crimped around it with a table vise and the bullet is stuck now. The brass got minor deformations but do you lads think it would still shoot?
Its only one improvised cartridge and im just curious to know if it still would work.
11:53 UTC
Any more affordable 8.6blk case trimmer recommendations?
13:58 UTC
Can't polish a turd...
I spent 2 months trying to get these 184 Bergers to shoot sub 3 moa in my new 280AI build. Total waste of time and components. Switched to the 180gr lapuas and the first batch with no load development work at all came in at 1.05 moa. First batches of Sierras, Barnes, and Hornady all come in at <1.5 moa.
Let this be a lesson to the rest of you: if it shoots like crap, it shoots like crap. You can't tweak your way out of 4 moa.
09:20 UTC
Alternative way to trim cases
That’s it. A trimmer in my country can cost like 2 grand.
Is there any way more “creative” to do it?
18:47 UTC
Guys i give up selling it all
I don't think reloading is for me guys. I have everything for 10mm and .308 I'm throwing in the towel hit me up if interested.
22:30 UTC
Should I call this round uncircumcised 9mm, or 9mm turkey neck?
Powder die backed out and wasn’t putting enough bell on my cases which was scraping the jacket when seating.
20:30 UTC
Using AI for load data
Screenshot before it's inevitably deleted so y'all can savor the pure unrefined stupidity
22:24 UTC
Anyone tried these square primers?
I know they pack in the box better but I’m just not sure how well they work.
06:40 UTC