Recent content by memilanuk

Any more updates on these? Still lovin' it, @Rob01 ? ;) I've got a Bighorn Origin SA, McMillan carbon-fiber A6, Seekins bottom metal with a Proof CF 6.5CM thats getting a little long in the tooth. Definitely more of a 'field' gun than a 'gamer' gun - just heavy enough to be steady, still...

It'd be interesting to set something like an ESP32 board with sensors to act as a data logger inside the ammo container. I mean, you could use a stock off-the-shelf device like a Kestrel Drop or Govee sensor, but where's the fun in that? 😁 Plus you could add in other sensors (accelerometer, for...

Ditto. If you find yourself needing a longer handle than the one provided... you may want to look into *why* the seating force is so high, rather than just reaching for a cheater bar.

Steel. Most of mine predate the relative easy availability of carbide mandrels/pilots. The only carbide (K&M) ones I have are for reaming inside neck donuts.

You do know that bullet is not intended for gas-gun mag-length loads, right?

So... been busy getting ready for an event next week. Needed to neck turn some cases, and because of this thread, decided it was a good excuse to stick a borescope down the mouth of one of the case necks. Video clip That's Alpha OCD .308 Win SRP brass, neck turned to 0.013" on a K&M setup -...

Pretty sure there's been more accurate ammo loaded in the last 80-90 years since Hatcher.

Get a better lube. Sizing die wax is made for... sizing dies, not dealing with high speed rotary friction. Yes, it can work... until it doesn't. Sinclair / Brownell's used to sell a cutting oil that worked well, but was messy as hell and a right PITA to clean off. PMA and 21st Century both...

Forster had - maybe still has - an attachment like that for their trimmer. Back in the bad ol' days of the 6.5-08, it was pretty common to need to neck turn brass after necking down due to the increase in neck thickness. More than one person I knew would set up the Forster cutter head in a...

N150 might be a fuzz on the fast side for the Creedmoor; N160 may be a better fit. Haven't used either in the 6.5CM as I'm still sitting on a multi year supply of H4350 (need to get out and shoot it more) but I have ran a *lot* of N150 through both the 223 and 308. Which why I have a hard...

Long ago and far away, on the way home from the 2009 F-class World Championships, a few bright sparks did something similar. The ammo had all been shipped ahead to jolly old England by a team sponsor before the event, went through customs, held in secure storage, etc. etc. All we had to do was...

You'd be better off putting it in your checked luggage, and eating the overweight charges. Probably less than your PH would have to pay for those bullets - by far.

Oh you can do anything... once. At one point I was trying to hit the 'fast' node for the 20Xs in one of my 30" FTR barrels - there was a predicted sweet spot around 2720 or so. And there absolutely was - ten shots into a quarter moa group @ 300 yds. Problem was the load to do that absolutely...

Again, irrelevant for the OP's stated use case.

Given that the OP plans on staying in Tac class, I'm not sure single-loading 200 gr bullets is a viable option. That said... I'm curious what length of freebore you're running those 2230's in? I'm *very* familiar with running 200.20Xs in FTR length barrels. 2550 out of a 20-22" barrel seems a...