Recent content by No1

1554 and Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale.

Nice graving.

more like occupationalmyalgia

with a powder trickler https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item/000449089/Powder_Trickler-2_

Doesn't matter how long as long as the bullet bearing surface has a good purchase on the case neck. I think most people go with 1 bullet diameter into the neck as a minimum. The longer you seat it out the more powder you can fit in the case.

You should continue to count it out until your post count climbs a bit more :rolleyes:

that is actually pretty good for the Lee. They can take a good while to break in sometimes unlike the ones made of metal from RCBS, Redding, etc. I consider the Lee only good enough for pistol charges anyway. Keep doing whatever you're doing with it because you're doing it right. If you want...

my most stable load from 1:11.25 .308 is 6.0g Bullseye 175g bullet 1050fps

65.0g is what I loaded when I used the 150s. The magic is finding the right OAL.

Thanks for the link.

I run 34.0-36.0g of WC844 in a 308 behind a 175g lead bullet for lower recoil plinking. It functions both AR10s just fine. You have to make your own data with these surplus powders. Lot to lot variation in burn rate does exist so each lot should be treated like a new powder. Treat the WC844...

If I could afford to buy all the ammo that I can shoot, I'd buy it too. Until then I'm handloading.

cut an inch or two off the barrel. . . seriously though, forget about the velocity and find the most accurate load. When you have 'the load' you are looking for then you can make a WAG at the velocity until such time you can shoot through the chrono again. I only chrono loads after I'm finished...

I consider an engraved length half the width of the lands to be sufficient and no added benefit with more than that, of course every bullet and rifle is different. 1/2X engraving would be about .025" for most 30 caliber barrels. but if you are by my WAG 1X approximately and it's working then...

Of course it's a gubmint conspiracy. The big ammo makers are in bed with the enemy just like all the big airlines are in bed with the gubmint to spread mind altering chemicals from every jet that flies overhead. Yeh, so no.