20 bangs and no booms

Habaz72 · September 17, 2011, 11:41 AM

Just got back from the range and my first attempt at handloading was a success. I made 20 bullets and my 1911ate them just fine. I was just shooting at water bottles at a 25 yard berm so I wasn't logging accuracy or anything but the dirt kicked up very close to my point of aim so I am pretty happy.

Now to load up the rest of the brass I have and call myself a reloader!

On a side note... a friend gave me some range pickup brass and as I sorted it I found some .45 acp +p brass, some with nickle/brass and some brass. I'll have to dig around in my manual and see what it has to say about the dimensions for that brass before I try loading those cases.

GP100man · September 17, 2011, 04:29 PM

Congratulations Habaz72 & welcome to the fold of us that don`t depend on the masses to supply our ammo !!

Sort of an independence of sorts

shootniron · September 17, 2011, 05:17 PM

Yep...new addiction and welcome to it.

Now, you can start thinking about casting a few boolits.

jimbob86 · September 17, 2011, 05:21 PM

You are in fact a reloader. You have reloaded, and will reload..... you have the sickness, now. Pass it on!

snuffy · September 17, 2011, 07:41 PM

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I made 20 bullets and my 1911ate them just fine.

No, you made 20 rounds, shells, or cartridges. The bullet is what was hitting the berm. Just a minor point, but now that you are a reloader, you should be correct in your terminology.

Welcome to the addiction,,,---there's no cure, you're hooked.

September 17, 2011, 11:41 AM	#1
Habaz72 Member Join Date: September 9, 2011 Location: Georgia Posts: 65	20 bangs and no booms Just got back from the range and my first attempt at handloading was a success. I made 20 bullets and my 1911ate them just fine. I was just shooting at water bottles at a 25 yard berm so I wasn't logging accuracy or anything but the dirt kicked up very close to my point of aim so I am pretty happy. Now to load up the rest of the brass I have and call myself a reloader! On a side note... a friend gave me some range pickup brass and as I sorted it I found some .45 acp +p brass, some with nickle/brass and some brass. I'll have to dig around in my manual and see what it has to say about the dimensions for that brass before I try loading those cases.

September 17, 2011, 04:29 PM	#2
GP100man Senior Member Join Date: August 1, 2007 Location: Tabor City , NC. Posts: 1,969	Congratulations Habaz72 & welcome to the fold of us that don`t depend on the masses to supply our ammo !! Sort of an independence of sorts __________________ GP100man

September 17, 2011, 05:17 PM	#3
shootniron Senior Member Join Date: April 16, 2011 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,599	Yep...new addiction and welcome to it. Now, you can start thinking about casting a few boolits. Last edited by shootniron; September 17, 2011 at 05:23 PM.

September 17, 2011, 05:21 PM	#4
jimbob86 Junior member Join Date: October 4, 2007 Location: All the way to NEBRASKA Posts: 8,722	Welcome to the wonderful world of rollin' yer own! You are in fact a reloader. You have reloaded, and will reload..... you have the sickness, now. Pass it on!