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twp5253 · October 7, 2013, 01:08 PM

This was my first rifle round to reload after not doing any reloading for 20+ years. I used to reload 38/.357 and 9mm. It may have helped that my brass had all been created for me from once fired LC brass. My first rounds of 300 Blackout were perfect and I then loaded up hundreds more and so far, knock on wood, not a single problem. No failures to feed, no jams and very good accuracy with 125gr Sierra MK HPBT rounds and 18gr of H110.

My recent foray into .223 and .308 have not gone so smoothly but I am getting it figured out. I had to get a RockCrusher II for the .308 because the once fired LC brass needed some significant force to resize. I tried three different lubes and I still have not settled into a final routine. Having case gauges for all three is a must IMHO.

October 7, 2013, 01:08 PM	#6
twp5253 Junior Member Join Date: March 22, 2013 Location: Oceanside, CA and Yuma,AZ Posts: 10	300 easy to reload This was my first rifle round to reload after not doing any reloading for 20+ years. I used to reload 38/.357 and 9mm. It may have helped that my brass had all been created for me from once fired LC brass. My first rounds of 300 Blackout were perfect and I then loaded up hundreds more and so far, knock on wood, not a single problem. No failures to feed, no jams and very good accuracy with 125gr Sierra MK HPBT rounds and 18gr of H110. My recent foray into .223 and .308 have not gone so smoothly but I am getting it figured out. I had to get a RockCrusher II for the .308 because the once fired LC brass needed some significant force to resize. I tried three different lubes and I still have not settled into a final routine. Having case gauges for all three is a must IMHO. __________________ Oceanside & Blythe, CA & Yuma, AZ