Recent content by Big Z

I stick with RP for the most part.

H4350, cci200s, 178bthps jammed.

Shoot 'em again, and they'll be a'growing.

I run Berry's and Rainier plated...no complaints with either. You might want to try softer cast bullets (~12BHN) too. The 45acp isn't an 18bhn hard-cast round.

I'm a 7mm slut and am a fan of leupold 3.5-10s w/ M1s.

75gr Hornady bthp for me..Lotta bang for the buck IMO.

The Ruger M77 is one of my favorites. A bit heavy, but very stout and reliable and I really like the looks of them in a nice wood stock too. One of the most (if not thee most) accurate out of the box sporting rifles I've ever shot was a 77 Mk2; a 25-06 that held groups around 3/8" at 100yds from...

Got a finger good and smashed when seating a bullet once. Tingled for a couple weeks. Doubt it hurt near as bad as a decapping pin and chamfered case neck, but I didn't enjoy it.

It was a combination of excessive resizing and stout loads. I would personally cut my "losses" and start future loads with new brass with your new-found/better loading procedures and documentation. The first rule of resizing is to move only enough brass to ensure reliable function; slight...

I prefer Remmy; not by a whole lot.

The lee chart shows the 3.1cc scoop of varget @ 42.4gr. Your loads may be mild, but I'd go ahead and use it. You can get a throw and a scale later when you're ready to load with some more oomph.

Because there's not always 748 data for a bullet, or at least not as often as 335 data is available. All a loader should need is a starting point.

Run the FMJs faster or the "varmint" bullets slower. See what happens.

I use a medium 335 load data to start with 748, and plan on going higher than the 335 max load.

I'm afraid I'm going to have to go with: that's fine :D