What's your favorite round to reload? - Page 2

surveyor · September 2, 2015, 04:12 PM

I enjoy rifle calibers a little more than pistol calibers
If it has to have an answer, 6 mm

Clark · September 2, 2015, 04:15 PM

I am into over 60 cartridges:
38 special easiest to reload
223 most fun to shoot
7mmRemMag best for hunting big game
22 CB short, best for short range varmint shooting in attic

Fox84 · September 2, 2015, 04:54 PM

300 black out and 44 mag.

ropegun2k · September 2, 2015, 05:08 PM

I load 9mm, 5.56, and .308. Hands down I enjoy running the 9mm on my dillon 1050. Spits out rounds stupid fast without having to hassle with trimming cases. When I decide to shoot I can throw together 1-300 rounds without delay.

Average Joe · September 2, 2015, 05:43 PM

Any straight walled pistol cartridge.

condor bravo · September 3, 2015, 12:11 PM

Re: s99
yes I would also include the .45-70 to what I had previously mentioned. Load those down also for more comfortable shooting. Factory loads can almost be thought of as mini .458s. But with Trail Boss powder and a 360 gr moly coated lead bullet, they are definitely pleasant. But you need to get out with yours more often than "one day" as you indicate.

DeronW · September 3, 2015, 05:33 PM

I load a dozen handgun rounds, all straight walled. Favorite is 44 special. Very versatile round when handloaded.

flashhole · September 3, 2015, 05:38 PM

Two favorites for me:

45-70 with my own cast bullets

221 Fireball with brass I re-form from 223 cases

Ozzieman · September 3, 2015, 07:10 PM

Hand gun 44 special
Rifle 30-06
Why? I shoot them the most

5whiskey · September 3, 2015, 08:04 PM

Lot's of cool answers...

Like most others have said, revolver rounds are by far my favorite pistol cartridge to reload. Mostly because of the versatility, plus I like slow steady shooting with my .357 and hitting small coffee cans at 50 yards. Trying to get a 5" off-hand group at that distance but I haven't yet (1" per 10 yards = pistol moa IMO

....).

I do like the wild cards like .45-70. That really does sound like the best of both worlds... especially if you cast.

Different strokes for different folks. I'm surprised honestly. I thought there would be more folks that look at pistol reloading like a chore. Especially semi-auto practice rounds. Of course, there are some that look at having to load center fire bottle neck cases like it's a chore, especially when chasing tiny groups. Shows how everyone is different I suppose.

USMC Vet · September 3, 2015, 08:18 PM

I reload for a lot of calibers, both rifle & handgun. I shoot far more handgun rounds than rifle. Reloading, to me, is both rewarding & relaxing, but I get a lot of pleasure from the 44's, both special & magnum. The 44 spl. is my favorite cartridge. It will do 95% of anything that needs to be done with a handgun.
USMC Vet

homesick · September 3, 2015, 08:37 PM

Depends on what rifle I'm working on

. No hand gun loading.
204 Ruger
222 Rem
223 Rem
22-250
243 Win
25-06
7mm-08
7mm mag
Right now it's the 308 Win I have a couple rifles I'm working with one being a 40XBR WOW is it fun to shoot.

FITASC · September 3, 2015, 08:40 PM

What I figured, ONLY shotgun reloader...........

5whiskey · September 3, 2015, 09:38 PM

Quote:

What I figured, ONLY shotgun reloader...........

Fear not, other such strange creatures exist

. I have a buddy who loads for shotgun. I actually may start. I don't shoot shotgun enough, but have always enjoyed trap. I would like to get my 11 year old daughter involved, but she doesn't like the kick of a shotgun. She can handle the recoil of my heavy barelled Mossburg 835 12 gauge on a rest, but it's too heavy for her to hold up and shoot free hand at all, much less track a skeet. The light-weight single shot 20 gauge she can handle... until she pulls the trigger, then she doesn't like it so much

.

Loading shotgun would let me load her some super light 20 gauge loads. I know she would love skeet shooting, it just isn't enjoyable for her now because of size/weight/recoil.

Geo_Erudite · September 3, 2015, 09:58 PM

I enjoy loading my 6.5x284 Norma.

Pilot · September 4, 2015, 05:21 AM

.45 ACP is a nice round to reload.

Road_Clam · September 4, 2015, 07:18 AM

.300 Win Mag. Dressed with polished brass and a deadly looking 208 Hornady Amax is just a work of art and very gratifying to shoot out to 1K

madmo44mag · September 4, 2015, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Any straight walled pistol cartridge.

Plus 1 on that.

Of all the pistol calibers I load 44 mag is my favorite and 9mm my least favorite but any straight walled pistol cartridge if fun to load.

FITASC · September 4, 2015, 09:49 PM

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Loading shotgun would let me load her some super light 20 gauge loads. I know she would love skeet shooting, it just isn't enjoyable for her now because of size/weight/recoil.

More importantly is gun fit........one can always reload a 3/4oz load for 12 and 20 for low recoil, but if the gun doesn't fit (like your 20 gauge single shot), then it's gonna hurt.............

vaalpens · September 4, 2015, 10:32 PM

My favorite pistol caliber must be 357sig. It is more time consuming than 9mm and 40s&w, but I think I get more satisfaction out of handloading 357sig.

Gravedigger56 · September 5, 2015, 07:22 AM

Pistol - 9mm
Rifle - .223

stubbicatt · September 5, 2015, 08:31 AM

Here lately I've been bitten by the schuetzen bug. It bit hard. It is challenging, beyond anything I've done before, and an amazingly accurate firearm/ammo combination when you get it right. In fact, that a cast bullet, 19th century firearm, with iron sights, designed for "shooting from your hind legs" can outshoot pretty much anything else I've shot, is a surprise. The tiny 1.5" 25 ring on the 200 yard target is challenging in and of itself.

For those unacquainted with the drill, with fixed ammunition, you load a complete cartridge at home, priming the case, adding the proper charge of powder, and seating a bullet. For breech seating, using relatively soft cast tapered bullets, you bring 1 (one) case, your cast bullets, primers, and powder measure with you to the range.

First you breech seat a bullet in the barrel using a breech seating tool. This device has a dummy cartridge of sorts within which a plunger reciprocates, and a lever at the rear to force the bullet into the throat of the barrel. The depth at which you seat the bullet makes a difference. Then one decaps his cartridge case, seats a new primer, charges the case from his powder measure, and then chambers the cartridge. In all it is about a 2 minute drill.

The benefits on accuracy, at least as compared to fixed ammunition in a properly throated schuetzen rifle, are demonstrable. I'm so taken by this experience that I'm contemplating selling my conventional firearms, and buying another schuetzen.

So in answer to the OP question, of all the shooting and reloading I have done through the years, I like loading for 32-40 best.

flashhole · September 5, 2015, 09:02 AM

stubbi - can you post some pics of what you are describing? Maybe start a new thread.

waveslayer · September 5, 2015, 09:40 AM

6.5 SAUM since it's so much work to make , then it shoots so good!

pete2 · September 5, 2015, 11:09 AM

I load a lot of pistol, 45,9,38. On the Dillon they're all about the same. I load rifle .270 and .243 on a single stage, about the same, don't shoot enough rifle to have a favorite.

September 2, 2015, 04:15 PM	#27
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	I am into over 60 cartridges: 38 special easiest to reload 223 most fun to shoot 7mmRemMag best for hunting big game 22 CB short, best for short range varmint shooting in attic __________________ The word 'forum" does not mean "not criticizing books." "Ad hominem fallacy" is not the same as point by point criticism of books. If you bought the book, and believe it all, it may FEEL like an ad hominem attack, but you might strive to accept other points of view may exist. Are we a nation of competing ideas, or a nation of forced conformity of thought?

September 3, 2015, 12:11 PM	#31
condor bravo Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2014 Location: Nevada/Ariz/CA Posts: 1,753	Re: s99 yes I would also include the .45-70 to what I had previously mentioned. Load those down also for more comfortable shooting. Factory loads can almost be thought of as mini .458s. But with Trail Boss powder and a 360 gr moly coated lead bullet, they are definitely pleasant. But you need to get out with yours more often than "one day" as you indicate. __________________ Ouch, the dreaded "M-1 thumb", you just know it will happen eventually, so why not do it now and get it over with??

September 3, 2015, 05:38 PM	#33
flashhole Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2005 Location: Owego, NY Posts: 2,000	Two favorites for me: 45-70 with my own cast bullets 221 Fireball with brass I re-form from 223 cases __________________ ,,, stupidity comes to some people very easily. 8/22/2017 my wife in a discussion about Liberals. Are you ready for civil war?

September 3, 2015, 07:10 PM	#34
Ozzieman Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 6,117	Hand gun 44 special Rifle 30-06 Why? I shoot them the most __________________ It was a sad day when I discovered my universal remote control did not in fact control the universe. Did you hear about the latest study.....5 out of 6 liberals say that Russian Roulette is safe.

September 3, 2015, 08:18 PM	#36
USMC Vet Member Join Date: April 20, 2009 Location: S.E. New Hampshire Posts: 30	favorite round to reload I reload for a lot of calibers, both rifle & handgun. I shoot far more handgun rounds than rifle. Reloading, to me, is both rewarding & relaxing, but I get a lot of pleasure from the 44's, both special & magnum. The 44 spl. is my favorite cartridge. It will do 95% of anything that needs to be done with a handgun. USMC Vet

September 2, 2015, 04:12 PM	#26
surveyor Senior Member Join Date: April 13, 2007 Posts: 770	I enjoy rifle calibers a little more than pistol calibers If it has to have an answer, 6 mm

September 2, 2015, 04:54 PM	#28
Fox84 Senior Member Join Date: September 25, 2012 Location: Chester Va Posts: 360	300 black out and 44 mag.

September 2, 2015, 05:08 PM	#29
ropegun2k Junior Member Join Date: March 20, 2015 Posts: 12	I load 9mm, 5.56, and .308. Hands down I enjoy running the 9mm on my dillon 1050. Spits out rounds stupid fast without having to hassle with trimming cases. When I decide to shoot I can throw together 1-300 rounds without delay.

September 2, 2015, 05:43 PM	#30
Average Joe Senior Member Join Date: August 29, 2005 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,325	Any straight walled pistol cartridge.

September 3, 2015, 05:33 PM	#32
DeronW Junior Member Join Date: August 12, 2011 Posts: 13	I load a dozen handgun rounds, all straight walled. Favorite is 44 special. Very versatile round when handloaded.

September 3, 2015, 08:04 PM	#35
5whiskey Senior Member Join Date: October 23, 2005 Location: US Posts: 3,657	Lot's of cool answers... Like most others have said, revolver rounds are by far my favorite pistol cartridge to reload. Mostly because of the versatility, plus I like slow steady shooting with my .357 and hitting small coffee cans at 50 yards. Trying to get a 5" off-hand group at that distance but I haven't yet (1" per 10 yards = pistol moa IMO ....). I do like the wild cards like .45-70. That really does sound like the best of both worlds... especially if you cast. Different strokes for different folks. I'm surprised honestly. I thought there would be more folks that look at pistol reloading like a chore. Especially semi-auto practice rounds. Of course, there are some that look at having to load center fire bottle neck cases like it's a chore, especially when chasing tiny groups. Shows how everyone is different I suppose.

September 3, 2015, 08:37 PM	#37
homesick Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2011 Location: Central Florida Posts: 378	Depends on what rifle I'm working on . No hand gun loading. 204 Ruger 222 Rem 223 Rem 22-250 243 Win 25-06 7mm-08 7mm mag Right now it's the 308 Win I have a couple rifles I'm working with one being a 40XBR WOW is it fun to shoot.

September 3, 2015, 08:40 PM	#38
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,446	What I figured, ONLY shotgun reloader........... __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

September 3, 2015, 09:58 PM	#40
Geo_Erudite Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2013 Location: SE WI Posts: 158	I enjoy loading my 6.5x284 Norma.

September 4, 2015, 05:21 AM	#41
Pilot Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2000 Posts: 4,193	.45 ACP is a nice round to reload. __________________ Pilot

September 4, 2015, 07:18 AM	#42
Road_Clam Senior Member Join Date: November 21, 2013 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 1,695	.300 Win Mag. Dressed with polished brass and a deadly looking 208 Hornady Amax is just a work of art and very gratifying to shoot out to 1K __________________ "To be old an wise you must have been young and stupid"

September 4, 2015, 10:32 PM	#45
vaalpens Member Join Date: March 5, 2015 Posts: 44	My favorite pistol caliber must be 357sig. It is more time consuming than 9mm and 40s&w, but I think I get more satisfaction out of handloading 357sig.

September 5, 2015, 07:22 AM	#46
Gravedigger56 Senior Member Join Date: February 5, 2015 Location: Indiana Posts: 125	Pistol - 9mm Rifle - .223

September 5, 2015, 08:31 AM	#47
stubbicatt Senior Member Join Date: September 15, 2007 Posts: 1,707	I'll be the odd duck--32-40, breech seated Here lately I've been bitten by the schuetzen bug. It bit hard. It is challenging, beyond anything I've done before, and an amazingly accurate firearm/ammo combination when you get it right. In fact, that a cast bullet, 19th century firearm, with iron sights, designed for "shooting from your hind legs" can outshoot pretty much anything else I've shot, is a surprise. The tiny 1.5" 25 ring on the 200 yard target is challenging in and of itself. For those unacquainted with the drill, with fixed ammunition, you load a complete cartridge at home, priming the case, adding the proper charge of powder, and seating a bullet. For breech seating, using relatively soft cast tapered bullets, you bring 1 (one) case, your cast bullets, primers, and powder measure with you to the range. First you breech seat a bullet in the barrel using a breech seating tool. This device has a dummy cartridge of sorts within which a plunger reciprocates, and a lever at the rear to force the bullet into the throat of the barrel. The depth at which you seat the bullet makes a difference. Then one decaps his cartridge case, seats a new primer, charges the case from his powder measure, and then chambers the cartridge. In all it is about a 2 minute drill. The benefits on accuracy, at least as compared to fixed ammunition in a properly throated schuetzen rifle, are demonstrable. I'm so taken by this experience that I'm contemplating selling my conventional firearms, and buying another schuetzen. So in answer to the OP question, of all the shooting and reloading I have done through the years, I like loading for 32-40 best.

September 5, 2015, 09:02 AM	#48
flashhole Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2005 Location: Owego, NY Posts: 2,000	stubbi - can you post some pics of what you are describing? Maybe start a new thread. __________________ ,,, stupidity comes to some people very easily. 8/22/2017 my wife in a discussion about Liberals. Are you ready for civil war?

September 5, 2015, 09:40 AM	#49
waveslayer Senior Member Join Date: August 22, 2013 Posts: 246	6.5 SAUM since it's so much work to make , then it shoots so good!

September 5, 2015, 11:09 AM	#50
pete2 Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 2,566	I load a lot of pistol, 45,9,38. On the Dillon they're all about the same. I load rifle .270 and .243 on a single stage, about the same, don't shoot enough rifle to have a favorite.