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Re: New Hodgdon Powder for .223 and .308 CFE 223 I just used the last of the LB I had, and am having a dickens of a time finding another. It does seem to produce less soot and less copper. According to the ads it will not remove previous copper fouling, only from the shot just fired. From my...

Re: New Hodgdon Powder for .223 and .308 CFE 223 I bought a lb at the Brandon gun show on the weekend. I want to try it in my 8x57. I looks alot like BLC-2. My 8 doesn't foul much but I was impressed by the velocity CFE 223 gives with 150 gr bullets. I use BLC-2 with 175's now and am happy...

Re: 243 Load advise <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tripwire</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My kid was ringing our 1050 gong a while back with his bone stock BDL, 1:9.25 twist, and 87 grain Vmax's......'course, he can shoot. </div></div> I have to...

Re: 8mm rem reloading I bought one when they came out, shot it allot. I necked down 375 H&H and it worked out ok, just a bit short. 300 H&H will work but they come out lots short. 300 Weatherby may work also. Mine was very accurate with just about anything, not much of a challenge there. I've...

Re: best place to measure web expansion When I was working up a load for my 30-06 with H414 I carefully measured CHE to within 0.0001. I increased powder until I got a readings. I found that if I let a round sit in the gun that was hot that the reading was higher. ie; #5 of a string. This I...

Re: best place to measure web expansion http://www.shootingsoftware.com/ftp/dbramwell%20july%2019%2004.pdf

Re: .300 Win Mag Sticking Brass issue I had a 300 win mag with the same issue but to a much lesser degree. The problem, chamber in gun very big, die interior very small. First, before you destroy too many more dies, try sizing a bit at a time, remove, relube, and resize some more. Try with...

Re: Hand loading for Long range 1: brass case prep To become a fisherman you have to think like a fish. This is my attempt to think like a shell casing. When a shell is fired, the brass expands to fill the chamber, the web section of the brass is unsupported by the chamber to a large...

Re: Magnum Primers: Do I want them, do I need them. Just in case the link above disappears some day here is the excerpt that applies to my application. "Magnum Primers: Use As Directed Most primer makers offer a standard and a Magnum primer in each size and application. The Magnum primer...

Re: Magnum Primers: Do I want them, do I need them. I was still curious so I did some more searching. This article on primers (CCI) was interesting, http://www.shootingtimes.com/2011/01/04/ammunition_st_mamotaip_200909/

Re: Magnum Primers: Do I want them, do I need them. Read the Salazar articles on primers, thanks for pointing them out.

Re: Magnum Primers: Do I want them, do I need them. I checked the link above and something puzzled me. I checked some F215 and CCI250's and the dimensions are nearly the same. So why are the 250's hard to seat and the 215 work so well. I had to find out, I got out my eye loop and had a closer...

Re: Reloading 101: Reloading basics for the new reload 101 basics, good topic and you have the basics covered. I've been loading for almost 40 years and I read all of your post, I'll be incorporating some changes to my routine. I do have some comments to add, concerning dies. This goes well...

I was searching your forum for some info on loads for my 8mm (8x57 Sporter) and couldn't help but notice a plethora of posts on magnum vs standard primers. This seems to be more of a cognitive issue than it should be. The information on primers is usually fairly plentiful, consistent and fairly...