TBH Reloading Library

[Brute Killer]

Almost max load:
7mm-08
Hornady case, Federal 210 primers, 139 gr Hornady SST bullets, 46 grains IMR4350
2.144 CBTO, 2.800 COAL. 1/10 barrel

[RJH1]

I assume that .357 is a typo?

A good reason to never trust internet loads and to always double check them against a book

[RJH1]

40 SW
180 grain xtp
7.9 grains longshot
1225 fps and 600FPE out of a 5 inch barrel

I call this my "who needs a 10mm" load.

Turns the 40 into a beast and you can shoot it in a small frame gun, if you can hang on to it haha

[TacticalCowboy]

tagged gonna cook up some 150 gr 308's very soon.

45.8 of IMR 4064 has done extremely well for me out of a DPMS Oracle.

[Gunnyart]

Yes sorry. .357 was a brainfart on my part.

[bowhuntingw]

been loading since 1992. here are a few of my favorite in my guns. as always work up to these charges carefully. they are all accurate and max in my guns.

.223-devasting on predators and has never ruined a hide yet.
savage predator 24"barrel
50gr. Hornady vmax
H335 26.0g
win case and primer
velocity 3220fps

.243-great deer load
Remington 700 22"barrel
100gr sierra sp
IMR4350 42.5g
rem case and win standard primer
velocity 3034fps

.25/06-great for hogs, deer, antelope
Ruger 77 24"barrel
110gr. nosler accubond(accurate with just about every powder ive tried)
H4350 52.5g
rem case and win standard primer
velocity 3154fps

.25/06-have not hunted with it yet, but its accurate
TC Encore 26"barrel
117g Hornady BTSP
H4831SC 53.0g
rem case and win standard primer
velocity 3028fps

.270-super accurate and great performance on everything up to mule deer
Custom Remington 700 24"barrel
140g nosler accubond
H4831 60.0g
rem case and win standard primer
velocity 3012fps

.270-accurate and good terminal performance to 400yds so far
Custom Remington 700 24"barrel
110g Barnes TTSX
H4350 57.5g
fed case and win standard primer
velocity 3332fps

.308-pretty standard loads for this caliber. all very accurate
Remington 600 20"barrel(factory was 18.5")
hornady 150g sp, nosler 150g ballistic tip, nosler 150g accubond
Varget 47.0g
win case and standard primer
velocity 2700-2725fps with all 3 bullets

.308-good woods bullet. penetrates well at 308 carbine velocity
Remington 600 20"barrel
speer 165g hotcor
Varget 46.0g
win case and standard primer
velocity 2618fps

.300Wsm-accurate and great on everything up to mule deer
Custom Remington 700 24"barrel
150g nosler accubond
H414 68.0g
win case and mag primer
velocity 3327fps

.300Wsm-little better on penetration and weight retention than 150
Custom Remington 700 24"barrel
165g nosler accubond
RL19 71.0g
win case and mag primer
velocity 3097fps

.300Wsm-great performance to 400 yards so far on deer and hogs
Custom Remington 700 24"barrel
165g sierra HPBT gameking
RL19 69.0
win case and mag primer
velocity 3073fps

[RifleBowPistol]

Here are some of my specialized loads.

First is my latest 5.56 AR load.
The most important part of this load is the bullet, I have found the Speer 52 gr. hollow point is amazing in my rifle. Which is a Bushmaster, with I think a 1 in 9 twist. The shape of that bullet allows it to come much closer to the rifling, than other bullets, when loaded to lengths that will still feed with AR magazines. Once I found this bullet, I have loaded all types of powders behind it, the accuracy has not changed much, but velocity has. Typically I get 1/4" to 3/8" groups at 100 yards, with any powder I have used. I have loaded IMR 4064 behind this bullet at one point. Then for years I used IMR 3031, because my 5.56 AR, is a 16" barreled carbine. I was trying to reduce the huge muzzle flash and reduce the noise, then hoping for more velocity. The velocity was not impressive with the 3031, but it did reduce the muzzle flash and noise. I have also used Winchester 748 for years, that worked great, I got a noticeable increase in muzzle velocity over the IMR 3031. Lately I have I have been using Leverevolution, that has bumped the velocity some over the Winchester 748.

So my current load is
52 gr. Speer hollow point
27 gr. of Leverevolution
PMC 223 cases
Remington 7 1/2 primers
2.247 OAL"
Muzzle velocity average 3085

Another of my specialized loads is my 30-30 load for my 18" barrel Contender, so this load should only be used in a single shot 30-30, it would probably work in some of the old bolt action 30-30s, but I would not use it in a tubular lever action. This is a great deer load.

Bullet 125 Nosler Ballistic tip
powder 40 gr. of Leverevolution
case Federal
primers Winchester large rifle standard 8 1/2
OAL 2.835"
Muzzle velocity average 2694

[Brute Killer]

Here are some of my specialized loads.

First is my latest 5.56 AR load.
The most important part of this load is the bullet, I have found the Speer 52 gr. hollow point is amazing in my rifle. Which is a Bushmaster, with I think a 1 in 9 twist. The shape of that bullet allows it to come much closer to the rifling, than other bullets, when loaded to lengths that will still feed with AR magazines. Once I found this bullet, I have loaded all types of powders behind it, the accuracy has not changed much, but velocity has. Typically I get 1/4" to 3/8" groups at 100 yards, with any powder I have used. I have loaded IMR 4064 behind this bullet at one point. Then for years I used IMR 3031, because my 5.56 AR, is a 16" barreled carbine. I was trying to reduce the huge muzzle flash and reduce the noise, then hoping for more velocity. The velocity was not impressive with the 3031, but it did reduce the muzzle flash and noise. I have also used Winchester 748 for years, that worked great, I got a noticeable increase in muzzle velocity over the IMR 3031. Lately I have I have been using Leverevolution, that has bumped the velocity some over the Winchester 748.

So my current load is
52 gr. Speer hollow point
27 gr. of Leverevolution
PMC 223 cases
Remington 7 1/2 primers
2.247 OAL"
Muzzle velocity average 3085

I'll try this.
I just knocked out my first hand loads for 223. They pretty much just mimic factory loads, with a 2" group. I used Win 748 because I already use it for my 222. Bullets were 55gr fmj by Remington. Just plinking rounds.

[RifleBowPistol]

I'll try this.
I just knocked out my first hand loads for 223. They pretty much just mimic factory loads, with a 2" group. I used Win 748 because I already use it for my 222. Bullets were 55gr fmj by Remington. Just plinking rounds.

Before I discovered that bullet, my AR would shoot a best of 1 1/2" groups, typically with good ammo 2" groups. Since I found that bullet, I have not used any other bullet in that rifle, unless I was just plinking.
The 748 powder has been one of the best powders I have used in that gun. For years there, I did not have a chornograph, after my first one broke. That's when I was experimenting with the 3031. I had no idea how low the velocity was with that powder. Either the 3031 or the 4064 was only pushing that bullet out the muzzle at 2450 fps. I am pretty sure it was the 3031. Sometime after I got the chronograph three to four years ago. I shot some of my 223 loads through the chronograph. The rounds I knew were loaded with 748, shot around 3000 fps. Then I found some older ammo I had loaded years earlier. I fired one batch through the chronograph, that stuff gave me 2700 fps. I am betting that was when I was using 4064. Then I found some old loads that only produced 2450 fps. I was shocked they were that slow, but it explained some things. Back when I was loading the 3031, I shot a coyote up the rear, that little 52 gr. hollow point, went all the way through the coyote up into it's skull. The only way that made any sense, was the bullet had to be moving pretty slow, too slow to explode, like that bullet was designed to do.

Even with that large variation in velocity, that bullet has had great accuracy out of my gun through out that whole range of various velocities.

This is a link to Midway, they list that bullet, but Speer does not on their web site.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/2149480539/speer-bullets-22-caliber-224-diameter-52-grain-jacketed-hollow-point

Sierra lists a bullet that looks very similar in design, that should work just as well, but it's a 55 gr. boat tail hollow point. Someday I want to try that bullet.

https://www.sierrabullets.com/product/22-caliber-55-gr-hpbt/

[Brute Killer]

Yeah, I looked last night and saw that that bullet was not on the Speer site. Odd.

[highspeed]

Looking for a low recoil load for 308. Anyone have a good recipe I could start with?

[Slipstrm]

Looking for a low recoil load for 308. Anyone have a good recipe I could start with?

I loaded these for an AR10, they are pretty easy shooting.
.308 Winchester
168 Hornady BTHP Match #30501
39.5g IMR4895
2.75 oal

[highspeed]

I loaded these for an AR10, they are pretty easy shooting.
.308 Winchester
168 Hornady BTHP Match #30501
39.5g IMR4895
2.75 oal

Awesome! Thanks!!

[AggieDoc08]

Does anyone have a good load for a .300win mag shooting 180gr accubonds? Looking for somewhere to start in my load workup. Thanks in advance!

[mpotts]

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22 inch Shilen .308 and I shoot 125gr NB 49.5gr WIN. 748

20 inch Shilen barrel .243 with 87gr Vmax 42gr WIN. 760.
I also shoot .243 87gr Berger VLD with 42.5gr IMR 4350