I wanted to get most of my reloading needs taken care of before I retired when my wife's and my income will drop. I'm nearly there. But during the shortages of the last few years, I was in the mode of "see powder, buy powder" and so I've got something of a mixed bag when it comes to pistol powders.
I don't want to "waste" powder and bullets developing an endless variety of loads, so I want to share with you the powders I have and the cartridges and bullets that will be loading and solicit some recommendations on how best to use my powder.
Please note the bullets have already been purchased, so they are what will be loaded. There may be a "better" weight bullet for a particular cartridge, but I won't be buying it since I have what I have. To paraphrase Secretary Rumsfeld, this is a "come as you are retirement".
Powders and weights available:
Cartridges, bullet weight and number to be loaded:
Thanks.
I don't want to "waste" powder and bullets developing an endless variety of loads, so I want to share with you the powders I have and the cartridges and bullets that will be loading and solicit some recommendations on how best to use my powder.
Please note the bullets have already been purchased, so they are what will be loaded. There may be a "better" weight bullet for a particular cartridge, but I won't be buying it since I have what I have. To paraphrase Secretary Rumsfeld, this is a "come as you are retirement".
Powders and weights available:
- Hi-Skor 800X - 5,200 grains
- Bullseye - 26,000 grains
- Unique - 7,000 grains
- HP-38 - 17,000 grains
I load on a single stage press and don't mind throwing powder charges to the scale and trickling them up to the proper weight, so powders that don't measure well, like 800X are not a problem if they work well otherwise.
Cartridges, bullet weight and number to be loaded:
- 9mm Luger, 115 grain jacketed bullet, 3,700 to be loaded
- 38 Special, 158 grain jacketed bullet, 700 to be loaded
- 45 ACP, 200 grain lead semi-wadcutter, 1,200 to be loaded.
Thanks.