What did you do in the reloading room today?

I got an accurate load for my M4, so going into production to load up a few pounds of powder. I found a light crimp helps with velocity ES and accuracy with this particular load. So crud. There's too much case length variation in the once fired brass, so I'm going to trim it all. Going to load up all my LC brass with this load. Every reloaders favorite game. Brass prep.
This is about an hour of prep work. This is going to take a while.
 

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Started to get myself in gear for a new 280AI to arrive next week. That means clearing my backlog and getting my bench clear.

Deprimed 80 odd 6.5x55SE brass and 41 270 Win brass, put them through a dry tumble and cleaned the primer pockets, so ready to size. Unfortunately in the process my vibratory tumbler shook itself apart, so need to add that to the fix it list.
 
Loaded some 140gn partitions up in my 6.8w. Haven't shot any yet but drew another moose draw this year. I have a thing with me and my moose hunting group, we shoot moose with partitions, and the moose die. Favorite bullet for under 400yds. Usually shoot them out of a .270 though.
 
Do shell shock cases add any benefit if you're using subs?

Honestly, probably not much if any. Just wanted to try them out in 300BO.

Big fan of them in 5.56 and 9mm. This Badlands 77gr is sub 1/2 MOA out of my 20” AR and the 147gr 9mm runs awesome in my comped 2011s. Have some 135s on the way that should be even flatter shooting.

They’re going to be releasing them in 6 ARC, should add a lot of capability to the cartridge, especially out of gas guns.

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Finished my test loads for the Tikka T3X 6.5x55SE. Trying an Nosler Accubond 140gr with a COAL of 3.074, which is based off its favorite ammunition that shoots inside MOA, a Sako super Hammerhead 140gr that they no longer make and I’m running out of.

Running REM 9 1/2s with H4381SC from 43 -46.6 (inside max) at 0.3 gr increments out of Sako brass. 3 at each step, so we’ll see where the plateaus are (and if I can match the velocity off the factory).

With that job out of the way until I get to the range and test (oh for a non windy day), it’s on to getting the 280AI stuff ready for new rifle.
 
Loaded up rounds to ladder test my 300 wsm. Grouping's have been slowly increasing, going to try load testing it again but I think this barrel might be done.
 
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