First time Reload

[janesy]

After reading and scouring this site and a few other books for weeks I finally had some free time to sit and load some rounds for the first time. I shoot a 700 Varmint with the barrel shortened to 23".(much easier to drag around)

I decided on this for my first load.

39 GRN SBK
25 GR Reloader 10X
remington 7 1/2 primers
COAL is 2.300.
in Hornady and Remington Brass

I loaded 3 of each with 24.5GRN and 24.8 GRN to test first.

Really excited, cant wait to get out and try out my work.

[remy3424]

Welcome to the site, post your results. Good choice of bullet with the rem tube. You can learn a lot from the fellas here. Be careful, this hobby can become more an obsession if you aren't careful.

[Silverfox]

janesy--Quite a few .204 shooters like Reloder 10X. It has been a long time since I used Reloder 10X with 39 gr. Sierras in my Savage 12VLP in .204 Ruger, but I think loads of 24.8 and 25.1 gr. of Rel 10X worked pretty good for me. I ran out of that lot of powder and the next lot I bought was way slower than the first lot and I had to increase the charge weight up to 25.5 to get close to the same velocity, but the accuracy wasn't there??? I switched to H4895 and haven't looked back.

Good luck on your quest to find a good load and welcome to the Board.

[janesy]

thanks guys.

I'm not really a bench rest guy, so most of my shots will be at yotes and pop cans lol. I adopted this hobby more for the mental challenge(and $$ saving) than anything else. As long as the load shoots as good as factory and is safe, I'm quite happy.

I know I know...famous last words.