alamo5000
7 May 2015, 19:51
I am wondering if anyone else has ever tried reloading by volume?
Look at this chart here: (see the link)
http://www.leeprecision.com/cgi-data/instruct/VMD%27S.pdf
You can find your powder on the chart and behind it you will see a number.
In my case I am reloading 24.3 grains of Varget so it would be .07310 x 24.3= 1.7763 cubic centimeters of Varget= my desired charge.
I have found that a spent .45 case holds a smidgin over the charge I am after. If I dremmel about 1 or 2mm or so off the top of the .45 case I am coming pretty close to nailing the charge most of the time. Just scoop it, level it, and you're right there in the right ball park.
If you are not into extreme accuracy (and even if you are) this is good information to know. You can get easily within very close proximity to your target load.
I haven't quite perfected my scoop yet but even weighing each load one by one to .00 (hundredth's) accuracy I did 100 rounds of match grade ammo in probably 2 hours or so for charging on through seating and crimping.
I still need to get my scoop right and tinker with it a bit, but once I do that I am sure I could get very close with a simple scoop (good enough for general work). If I wasn't concerned with sub moa performance and just wanted general use ammo I am sure I could do twice as much ammo if not more in the same amount of time.
Of course this is considering that your brass is prepared and primed already.
Does anyone else use any kind of similar system to get their cases charged?
What kind of system (if any) do you use to charge your cases and about what is your production rate? Doing it match grade I am pretty sure I can get 50 rounds per hour once I get the system perfected.
Look at this chart here: (see the link)
http://www.leeprecision.com/cgi-data/instruct/VMD%27S.pdf
You can find your powder on the chart and behind it you will see a number.
In my case I am reloading 24.3 grains of Varget so it would be .07310 x 24.3= 1.7763 cubic centimeters of Varget= my desired charge.
I have found that a spent .45 case holds a smidgin over the charge I am after. If I dremmel about 1 or 2mm or so off the top of the .45 case I am coming pretty close to nailing the charge most of the time. Just scoop it, level it, and you're right there in the right ball park.
If you are not into extreme accuracy (and even if you are) this is good information to know. You can get easily within very close proximity to your target load.
I haven't quite perfected my scoop yet but even weighing each load one by one to .00 (hundredth's) accuracy I did 100 rounds of match grade ammo in probably 2 hours or so for charging on through seating and crimping.
I still need to get my scoop right and tinker with it a bit, but once I do that I am sure I could get very close with a simple scoop (good enough for general work). If I wasn't concerned with sub moa performance and just wanted general use ammo I am sure I could do twice as much ammo if not more in the same amount of time.
Of course this is considering that your brass is prepared and primed already.
Does anyone else use any kind of similar system to get their cases charged?
What kind of system (if any) do you use to charge your cases and about what is your production rate? Doing it match grade I am pretty sure I can get 50 rounds per hour once I get the system perfected.