1st reload success!!!

[gvanek]

YAHOOOO!!!!

Loaded up my first ever 10mm in my virgin reloading set up...6.9 g Unique. 155 g lead round nose(cast by myself!...Magma Engineering mold) Fired a quick 10 rounds just to be sure they felt right... then loaded up 100 rounds.

I know it sounds childish but, I'm pretty excited about it!!! Startting from wheel weights to loaded cartidge...its cool!!!

I'm hooked.

[runfiverun]

you feel that trepidation everytime you try something new as you reload.
wait till you start to do cast in your rifles...

[Tom W.]

Wait until you get your first deer with your handloads.. That's a rush!

[versifier]

Welcome to the Dark Side. How accurate was the load?

[gvanek]

Just checked, quickly, to make sure the load felt right and cycled properly in my Glock, which it did. I'll go to the range next week and compare to the factory groups. I'm eager to fire a few rounds...so I can reload again!

[RugerSP101]

YAHOOOO!!!!

Loaded up my first ever 10mm in my virgin reloading set up...6.9 g Unique. 155 g lead round nose(cast by myself!...Magma Engineering mold) Fired a quick 10 rounds just to be sure they felt right... then loaded up 100 rounds.

I know it sounds childish but, I'm pretty excited about it!!! Startting from wheel weights to loaded cartidge...its cool!!!

I'm hooked.

congrats !
I just started reloading last month and its been a lot of fun. I find myself going shooting just so I can reload anymore

[armyrat1970]

YAHOOOO!!!!

Loaded up my first ever 10mm in my virgin reloading set up...6.9 g Unique. 155 g lead round nose(cast by myself!...Magma Engineering mold) Fired a quick 10 rounds just to be sure they felt right... then loaded up 100 rounds.

I know it sounds childish but, I'm pretty excited about it!!! Startting from wheel weights to loaded cartidge...its cool!!!

I'm hooked.

What was it Han Solo told Luke Skywalker in their first fire fight when Luke said he got one? I believe it was Great, but don't get cocky kid.
I know you feel great about your first handloads and it seems you did very well. Just don't expect them to always come out that way. I did when I first started and the next bad ones bust my bubble. Don't mean to bust your bubble but how accurate were your loads? Being a new handloader I assume you did not chorongraph the loads? Did you keep records of the COAL? You gave the charge and bullet and alloy. What cases used and primer used? Did you keep records of this?
It is exciting to cast and load your own for the first time and get good results from your efforts. You have to keep data for each of your loads. Any change in componets will make a slight change in the results of the cartridge.
Seems you are off to a good start.

[versifier]

The better the notes you keep, the more you will learn from them when you reference them down the road. I keep a very detailed loading log and I number each entry. Willy has a good page design you can access through the GL Home Page.

[runfiverun]

develop a system now or your notes will be like mine, i use a small note book [snitch pad]
and i got about a hundred of 1/3 sized papers all over the place in piles a bunch of notes pinned to the wall and a master load book with the very best loads in it for reference.
i lose a pile of the little notes and there goes 3 months worth of details.
by details i mean the temp of the alloy, the composition, the exact primers and which 4895 i used, the lube,type of filler if any and oal,along with notes on which press i used for the neck sizing and the seating.
plus weather conditions and comments on what to try next.

[gvanek]

I also loaded up some .45's...cast 225 grain round nose, 5.8 grains Unique. Also, worked well. I loadesd up 12 rounds, tested, then loaded up about 300-400 more.

My cast bullets...in .40 and .45...worked very well. No leading issues in the Para Ordnance, Colt, Sig, or Glock. No feeding issues, either. I haven't checked the acurracy of the loads from a bench, but I can shoot the red out of the bulls eye at 35 ft... my buddy does a bit better. This may not be up to other's standards and I know its not very scientific but, it works for me!

Hey, I've been at this for , like, 3 weeks...?

I have a metal note book(really! the covers are aluminum) that I keep the load data and date info in. Just powder, grains, bullet grains, OAL,...nothing elaborate. My brass is mixed. (is this bad?) Chronograph...no. I'm just a hobbiest. No plans to compete in any IPSC events too soon, though I may down the road. Cockiness is not in my nature...just excited when " a plan comes together". Perhaps I'll keep a little more detail in my notes...just in case.

Thanks for the info and encouragement. I'll let you know how my .40's turn out. May the force be with you.