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Offline HoofsandWings

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The downside of a woodchuck stampede
« on: February 26, 2019, 12:47:39 PM »
Handloading takes about 8 minutes per shell. twenty shells would take just short of 3 hours.
On the plus side, a coyote or two a day is manageable.
Gathering is easy. Hunting is a challenge.
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Re: The downside of a woodchuck stampede
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2019, 12:53:59 PM »
I knew the culprit would emerge. You better start loading faster, we are watching.  :yike:
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Re: The downside of a woodchuck stampede
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2019, 02:37:12 PM »
I must be hauling, from starting with cleaned brass to sizing, priming, filling, a putting a pill on I did 50 in about 2 hours. But I do each step to all at once and just have a desk in a room- no distractions. Bullet every 8 minutes when I fling 4 per missed coyote and I’d have to buy a chair for my reloading bench!
May my presence go unnoticed, may my shot be true, may the blood trail be short.

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Re: The downside of a woodchuck stampede
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2019, 06:40:26 AM »
The part that takes the longest is loading. The load has to be +/- 0.01 of a grain.
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Re: The downside of a woodchuck stampede
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2019, 07:36:51 AM »
If you pick the powder that meters the best you can load lots faster.  Back when I shot NMC Highpower I could load 100 in about 60 minutes.  Just need to cut out the wasted motion and find a powder that shoots good and meters well.  Also need a reliable powder measure and the hand operated ones would be faster than the electronic ones for this purpose.

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Re: The downside of a woodchuck stampede
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2019, 08:41:54 AM »
Lee turret press and rcbs charge master get me 1 round every 20 seconds or so. Everything is as accurate and consistant as my calipers.

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Re: The downside of a woodchuck stampede
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2019, 10:38:58 AM »
^^^^that guy has the set up
May my presence go unnoticed, may my shot be true, may the blood trail be short.

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