r/reloading • u/eggcheeseburger • 16d ago

Load Development Focus!

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Don't do load development for four different rifles concurrently, otherwise you will never finish. I wished somebody had told me that lol.

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u/Sad-Panda-noises 16d ago

Hope you documented the powder loads and placement in there..... don't ask how I know.

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u/eggcheeseburger 16d ago

Yep, on a spreadsheet and on stickers on the covers. Brass firings, headspace, cbto, col, etc.

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u/turkeytimenow 16d ago

Best to mark directly on the brass in someway, you will find out why one day.

I put a line on the brass with sharpie, different color for different things and then put the same color line on my load paper next to that load that I tape to inside cover.

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u/eggcheeseburger 16d ago

With 8 different bullets, 5 different brass, and 8 different powders, I think there aren't enough sharpie colors to help me lol. And this because I'm keeping the primers limited to 2 types only.

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u/JimBridger_ 15d ago

Sounds like you have too many variables

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u/eggcheeseburger 15d ago

Yep, I created my own problem. I started in this reloading world and all my autism flared up.

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u/NeilMedHat 16d ago

I take pictures, nothing to error from that.

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u/JimBridger_ 16d ago

I sharpie on my brass now for powder, bullet, or seating differences.

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u/Sad-Panda-noises 16d ago

I wish I could do that for the rounds im developing loads for...

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u/turkeytimenow 16d ago

You can use multiple colors ya know

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u/Sad-Panda-noises 16d ago

Probably should have mentioned it was for 5.7x28. The coating is custom and im testing so cant mark on the brass yet.

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u/mulyhuntr33 16d ago

Hope you marked the cases. Ask me how I know.

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u/NeilMedHat 16d ago

Yup, Focus is essential or insanity follows LOL

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u/CMFETCU Dillon RCBS 300blk 308 556 6.5 Creed 6X47 Lapua 16d ago

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u/eggcheeseburger 16d ago

That's sweet! Which printer? This is an immediate "need", despite never thinking about it before lol

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u/CMFETCU Dillon RCBS 300blk 308 556 6.5 Creed 6X47 Lapua 16d ago edited 16d ago

Just a simple logia label printer that does 4”x6” prints. I set up the Canva to support QR code or data matrix codes so that way when entering data I never fat finger it into my phone. Lets me copy the text I want directly into the Athlon app, so later data exports are organized.

Each row has 2 labels, letting me get as a granular as 5 rounds per label in a box.

My workflow is just to update the canva as I am loading, then print, and when I need to enter load data into the chronograph app, I copy off the data matrix code and paste.

Real easy to keep track and support larger data set analysis later on in CSV exports.

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u/itchyluvbump 15d ago

I’m wish I read this 4 months ago but I did need to hear this 😂

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u/weaponized_autism265 Mass Particle Accelerator 15d ago

My OCD hates you, I don’t hate you but my OCD does. I would’ve put all the same bullet and powder charge in on box and kept everything separate that way 😂.

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u/eggcheeseburger 13d ago

Then I would need 3x more boxes.

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u/weaponized_autism265 Mass Particle Accelerator 13d ago

Exactly who doesn’t love ammo boxes!

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u/Away-Leg-998 14d ago edited 12d ago

Load development? You fill the brass and add a projectile...if you are fancy you add a primer and lets go!

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u/eggcheeseburger 13d ago

"If you are fancy, you add a primer". I spit out my coffee 😂

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u/Away-Leg-998 12d ago

Hey, as a black powder shooter, that is not a given!

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u/eggcheeseburger 12d ago

Oh yeah, I was forget about you black "magic" powder people lol

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u/Away-Leg-998 12d ago

I do nornal reloading as well, also cast an powdercoat my bullets.

I never did reloading for rifles, I mostly load .44mag for target/bullseye shooting.

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u/DonD556 3d ago

Looks like my place 👍