Well, I'm proud to announce that I successfully loaded and fired my first reloads: 6.5 mm -284 129 gr Hornady SST propelled by 43 gr. of H 4831. What a fantastic learning experience--and I look forward to learning more. Next on the menu will be some accubond and triple-shock loads. I'm waiting for my chronograph to get here before I extensively test the efficacy of the loads.