I sent a pile of work ups down range yesterday with a little help from a friend. 4-5 loads of 5 shots ea in 6 rifles , 2 different cartridges in one and only 6 rounds in another. So about 140 rounds all toll .
2 things I'm feeling it a little bit today , but I've been nursing the 1000 stroke lube sizer shoulder ache for a few days anyway .
The other is that through some slight of hand hocus-pocus I ended up at the range with a 45-70 load that was a warm 45 Colts load and a 45 Colts rifle load that was a mild 45-70 load . Before anybody gets all excited 9.0 Unique in a 45-70 case with a 255 gr RNFP cast bullet isn't quite the top of the standard Colts load but it is 1000 fps MV in the 7.5" BH . A 300 gr cast over 9.5 gr of Herco is a spectacular light show at dusk and into Ruger loads in the sense that it's in-between but over max standard data . It's hard to find 300 gr Colts data but not bad to reduce 454 data from experience. I need to work the Colts load a little more but I think it's going to get me where I want to go which is about 1050 out of an 18" carbine and over 850 from the BH .
Other loads included;
360-228 XCB in a 358 Win over 8.5-10 gr of Unique.
25-85 Herters at 90 gr over the same in 257 Roberts.
260-120 FP NOE over 12.5-14.0 Unique in 25-06'.
7mm 168 RCBS over 41.5-43 gr of H4831 .
Colts rimmed 45 Schofield with a 451-228BB NEI and 6.0 Herco , probably well over the Schofield book data but since my 45 S&W is a 1917 SW I think the 18kpsi loads will be ok .