Recent content by ncd89

I have found that shooting podcasts that are interview style tend to be more informative and interesting than the type of shows where hosts sit around and talk among themselves about a given topic. Here are some I listen to or have listened to before, all from Apple Podcasts app: Precision...

Without commenting on what seems safe in your rifle, I will say that I'm getting velocity of 2634 fps out of my 20" .308 with the 178 ELD-X. FGMM brass, S&B LR primers, IMR 4064 powder.

Awesome. Thank you.

I should also add that the once-fired cases were annealed after the first firing, which could also help with the consistency I experienced, although I'm aware that all Lapua cases are annealed at the factory.

I found that using fire-formed brass made a large positive difference on my LD results. First, case capacity changed by a lot (probably by more than a grain of powder using Varget in a .308 case) even with running the case through a body die after the first firing. I would think your case...

I'd definitely recommend doing this, as I found out the hard way that the base will work itself loose. I had a strangely bad group during sight-in right before a match and didn't realize until I got home that night that the base was rattling around. Wish I had caught that earlier...