Broke my own rule

[Rex]

Shot someone else's reloads today. A friend bought out a older gentleman who retired from the Montana Highway Patrol some years ago. Dale bought his lead, primers and leftover loads that he said he used when he shot with the patrol pistol team. I got a sack full of these reloads. Broke one down and it had a 150 grain SWC over 3.2 grains of what looked to me like Bullseye. Was just like shooting a .22 LR and quite accurate. I know that most of you won't think bumping a 6x6 swing plate at 25 yards as anything special but this Old Man feels good doing it a few times in a row with my 4" Smith.

 

[S Mac]

Shooting someone else's reloads is a bit different if you know some history. Good times.

 

[RicinYakima]

For me, knowing who loaded them, and when, makes the difference. Enjoy them, they were meant to be shot.

 

[uncle jimbo]

I know that most of you won't think bumping a 6x6 swing plate at 25 yards as anything special but this Old Man feels good doing it a few times in a row with my 4" Smith.

I my case, any shooting to good and I would love to make the 6" plate swing.

 

[Will]

I think the most important thing is knowing who’s reloads you are shooting. Dad and I swap ammo a lot when at the range.
But he also taught me how to reload over 20 years ago on a lee single stage press kit he purchased with meal vouchers working overtime at the refinery.

 

[Ian]

Offhand at 25 yards, a 6" plate is just about the right size to be a big challenge to me with any handgun. Easy enough to get some hits, but 6/6 is no gimme. As for the re-loads, now that you know what they are, you can weigh each cartridge and cull the suspect overweight ones or at least pull a few to see if it is weight tolerance stacking of the hard components or if the powder is overcharged. You can also easily catch squibs this way because for a .38 unless the bullets have gross anomalies, the variance range shouldn't be more than a grain.