first handloads

chunk · January 13, 2007, 06:37 PM

just shot my first handloads- .270 win hrdy,v-max 110 grn over 58 grns of h-4831. 5 shot group was about a 1 1/2 at a 100 yards . second load was hrdy 150 grn interlock , over 55 grns of reloader 22,it grouped about the same,except 1 flyer. the rifle was a nef handi rifle. im so stoked !!!!

Dave Haven · January 13, 2007, 09:46 PM

Welcome to the addiction.
My name is Dave, and I'm a handloader....

Smokey Joe · January 14, 2007, 12:58 AM

Chunk--congratulations! There is nothing, NOTHING, like the feeling of shooting one's first I-did-it-all-by-myself rounds, and they all go bang and hit the target!!

Great! You have now started on a lifelong quest to build The Perfect Load. Enjoy. Good luck. It won't happen in your lifetime, but what a great ideal for which to strive!

And as always, the journey is part of the destination.

mrawesome22 · January 14, 2007, 03:30 AM

Hope you find the perfect load for that rifle. I have a H&R Ultra .243 that shoots great. Quite a gun for the money.

tstone · January 14, 2007, 09:25 AM

Congrats Chunk,
I just shot my first handloads Fri. (.44 mag, 9.5 gr Unique, 240gr JHP). The first one is a little nerve-wracking but man is it cool.

Now I'm looking for another gun in a different caliber just to have something else to reload!

CrustyFN · January 14, 2007, 01:57 PM

Congratulations Chunk. Now you are addicted for life like the rest of us. It is very satisfying to shoot your own hand loads. For me I was very nervous the first few of mine that I shot.
Rusty

sanson · January 14, 2007, 02:25 PM

at first I started handloading to save $$.. now shooting seems even MORE therapeautic(spelling?) when testing my own loads. mostly now I shoot light loads when punching paper to not upset the neighbors.(even though their dogs bark all night long)

January 13, 2007, 06:37 PM	#1
chunk Senior Member Join Date: June 13, 2005 Location: alabama,gulf coast Posts: 131	first handloads just shot my first handloads- .270 win hrdy,v-max 110 grn over 58 grns of h-4831. 5 shot group was about a 1 1/2 at a 100 yards . second load was hrdy 150 grn interlock , over 55 grns of reloader 22,it grouped about the same,except 1 flyer. the rifle was a nef handi rifle. im so stoked !!!! __________________ TRAMPLE THE WEAK-HURDLETHE DEAD

January 14, 2007, 12:58 AM	#3
Smokey Joe Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2001 Location: State of Confusion Posts: 2,106	First handloads Chunk--congratulations! There is nothing, NOTHING, like the feeling of shooting one's first I-did-it-all-by-myself rounds, and they all go bang and hit the target!! Great! You have now started on a lifelong quest to build The Perfect Load. Enjoy. Good luck. It won't happen in your lifetime, but what a great ideal for which to strive! And as always, the journey is part of the destination. __________________ God Bless America --Smokey Joe

January 14, 2007, 01:57 PM	#6
CrustyFN Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 2,258	Congratulations Chunk. Now you are addicted for life like the rest of us. It is very satisfying to shoot your own hand loads. For me I was very nervous the first few of mine that I shot. Rusty __________________ I don't ever remember being absent minded.

January 14, 2007, 02:25 PM	#7
sanson Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2006 Location: FL panhandle Posts: 547	at first I started handloading to save $$.. now shooting seems even MORE therapeautic(spelling?) when testing my own loads. mostly now I shoot light loads when punching paper to not upset the neighbors.(even though their dogs bark all night long) __________________ www.sansoneservices.com

January 13, 2007, 09:46 PM	#2
Dave Haven Senior Member Join Date: February 1, 2000 Location: near Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 790	Welcome to the addiction. My name is Dave, and I'm a handloader....

January 14, 2007, 03:30 AM	#4
mrawesome22 Senior Member Join Date: November 9, 2005 Location: Ohio, Appalachia's foothills. Posts: 3,779	Hope you find the perfect load for that rifle. I have a H&R Ultra .243 that shoots great. Quite a gun for the money.

January 14, 2007, 09:25 AM	#5
tstone Member Join Date: January 9, 2007 Location: MS Posts: 25	Congrats Chunk, I just shot my first handloads Fri. (.44 mag, 9.5 gr Unique, 240gr JHP). The first one is a little nerve-wracking but man is it cool. Now I'm looking for another gun in a different caliber just to have something else to reload!