Made my first rounds yesterday!

[the pistolero]

The 10 is a great one to reload, eh?

A-yep, especially with the cost of factory ammo that's loaded down to .40S&W levels. Just yesterday I was at Gander Mountain and saw Federal American Eagle for $30 a box and I thought, "I'm glad I don't have to buy that anymore, except to get some good once-fired brass." Lol...it's what I used today. Reloading is just fun, period. I was thinking earlier that I'm gonna have to get dies for the .357 and .45ACP real soon. I got the Speer manual with my press; I just went ahead and sprung for the whole kit instead of buying everything separately. Won't be long till I get some more manuals, though.

 

[saltysquid]

Around here the only 10mm I can get is blazer aluminum at about 12.+ a box of 50 from academy. There's no 10mm brass to be had anywhere without ordering it in.

I've sold everythig except 10mm, it's all I am going to reload (or need). I'm selling the last of my .45 ammo in the for sale forum now,nothing left to shoot it with.

 

[SamTuckerMTNMAN]

wtg

The hardest part was getting the Uniflow powder measure to throw just the right charge...I'd throw a charge, weigh it, adjust the measuring screw, throw another charge, weigh it, adjust as necessary.

and i thought it was just me!

ST

 

[tasco 74]

yep reloading is a ball!! the part you calling a pain in the a$$ is actually my favorite part.... i like adjusting the measure and weighing the powder and then later adjusting the bullet seater and crimper just right to make great looking and shooting ammo.. welcome to a new fun hobby..... soon you won't know whether you are reloading to shoot or shooting to reload!!

 

[the pistolero]

soon you won't know whether you are reloading to shoot or shooting to reload!!

BOTH!
And Blazer is a fun way to kill time, especially for those who don't load their own, but for us handloaders that's a moot point, idn'tit?

 

[CZ57]

Another thing I like about No. 9: it seems to be pretty big for the 10mm case — which means, in my experience, that if you throw two of those 14.3-grain charges, the case will overflow. And a single charge takes up a lot of room in it, too. I'll still be careful, don't get me wrong, but I like that little bit of a safeguard.

High Load Density! Definitely sound logic in high pressure rounds. I don't believe there is any reason SPEER would want to address on why #9 was omitted. Look at 9mm data and I believe that you'll find a load with #9, I know they tried it anyway, because their ballistician mentioned it once when we were discussing various powders. We had a common favorite that was discontinued because of inadequate distribution: Vectan SP-2. Silhouette data may not be in the SPEER #13 either, because the #13 manual came out when there was a transitional period after Winchester discontinued WAP and Ramshot picked it up and began selling it as Silhouette. Data may be listed as WAP.

salty squid already mentioned the density issue with #7, and AA data shows a minimum charge of 11.4 grains for the 155 gr. Hornady. I do not load any High Pressure round with any powder that will not overflow with a double charge. That includes Magnum Revolver rounds. If I want light loads, I'll shoot them in Special cases, not in magnum.

Some people don't believe there are many relative issues between rifle loading and handgun loading. I can't say I understand this logic. If you want a light rifle load you can use a fast burning powder that is not sensitive to powder positioning, like IMR SR 4759. Same thing applies to handgun cartridges with powders like TiteGroup and AA#2. For high performance Rifle hunting loads, more often than not, best performance comes with powders that give 100% load density or better while giving the accuracy and velocity required. This is often the case with handgun loads if you've selected the best available powder. Getting 100% load density is a bit tougher, but you can get close as is the case with #9 in 10mm. Maybe you have a midrange load that's very accurate in your rifle, the same thing will happen in handgun cartridges, but in either case, they're not likely to be in the top high performance range for the cartridge. I load both and after a number of years at it, I found many issues to be relative. Load density one of the best examples.

 

[the pistolero]

I do not load any High Pressure round with any powder that will not overflow with a double charge.

Sound advice indeed. It might have been discussed here at some point, but I remember a story of a guy blowing up his Colt Anaconda with a double charge of Titegroup, which apparently has a pretty low load density. As for loading for a rifle, I'll be getting into that game before long. My stepdad wants me to load him some 7mm Remington Magnum. That's ok, though...I was thinking more last night that hey, this is another reason to get more guns in different calibers, so I can load for them, tooo!! Lord help me, I think I am in real trouble now...