Reloading notes from Grammaton76

These are all semi-auto experiences. Most of these loads would probably work just fine in a bolt action rifle; I'm not into that, though, so when I don't recommend a load, I mean I don't recommend it for a semi auto.

40 S&W

Bullet	Powder Type	Powder Weight	Recommend?	Results
135gr FPs	Hodgdon HP-38	6.5gr	YES	Test fired 10rds 7/7/07, all fine

7.62x39mm

Bullet	Powder Type	Powder Weight	Recommend?	Results
123gr FMJs	Hodgdon H335	30.5gr	YES	Cycled AK just fine, no feed issues whatsoever.
110gr Berry round nose	Hodgdon H322	29.0gr	YES	Cycled SKS and AK just fine; feed issues on AK.
110gr Berry round nose	IMR 4198	24.0gr	NO	Didn't cycle SKS in semi.

The Berry round-nose bullets have issues in feeding from an AK magazine. However, they seem to feed just fine with the SKS. At issue is that they're much shorter than the conventional pointy-tipped rounds, which results in major feed ramp issues.

50 Beowulf

Bullet	Powder Type	Powder Weight	Recommend?	Results
Rainier 335gr FMJ/JHP	Hodgdon Lil' Gun	36.2gr	YES	Cycled just fine, no pressure issues

6.8mm Remington SPC

Bullet	Powder Type	Powder Weight	Recommend?	Results
115gr MidwayUSA FMJ	Hodgdon H335	28.5	YES	Cycled just fine.
115gr MidwayUSA FMJ	Hodgdon H335	27.4	NO	Failure to cycle. Will try 28.0 and 28.5.
115gr MidwayUSA FMJ	Hodgdon H322	26.4	YES	Cycled just fine between 26.0 and 26.6; 27.0 had one failure.
115gr MidwayUSA FMJ	IMR 4198	23.5gr	NO	Even at 23.5gr (stated max load), never once cycled a Stag 16" upper.

223 Remington / 5.56mm NATO

Bullet	Powder Type	Powder Weight	Recommend?	Results
55gr Grafs FMJ	IMR 4198	19.0gr	YES	Cycled just fine from SU-16CA, 14.5" Stag, 20" bull barrel uppers

Have to be careful when using recovered brass - 5.56mm brass sticks in DPMS chambers and one Stag so far.

-- SeanNewton - 31 Oct 2006

Topic revision: r8 - 08 Jul 2007 - SeanNewtonM

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