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  1. J

    Grinding a FL sizing die?

    Re: Grinding a FL sizing die? Is it going to be expensive? If so, is there a way to double check before I shell out?
  2. J

    Grinding a FL sizing die?

    Re: Grinding a FL sizing die? This thread caught my attention because I was trying to set up my Forster die to bump my shoulder .003" and I can't seem to get it to. Seems that screwed all the way in and camming the press, I get .000"-.002". On a hornady head space gauge I'm showing 1.451" for...
  3. J

    Ladder Testing and Loads

    Re: Ladder Testing and Loads Thats a good point. The ocw guys say a ladder test could be off because a fluke shot lands near the previuos, but with. Ladder the node should be 3-4intervals wide usually. Thats a small chance of 4flukes in a row. By that arguement ocw could also produce "fluke"...
  4. J

    .223 Remington twist question

    Re: .223 Remington twist question You should be more concerned about understabilizing a 75. A 1:7 wont "overstabilize" or tear apart a 55gr 99.9% of the time
  5. J

    I.O.T.A (Indoor Optical Training Aid)

    Re: I.O.T.A (Indoor Optical Training Aid) Interesting. I've been needing something like this
  6. J

    sizing lube causing an issue

    Re: sizing lube causing an issue I have to call bs on that one. Not to be rude, but between my friends and i we've probably tumbled close to 300k loaded rounds. No problems in a vibratory tumbler. Maybe in a cement mixer rotary tumbler...but im not buying it in a vibratory. Also theres been...
  7. J

    Ladder Testing and Loads

    Re: Ladder Testing and Loads I know some people say the ladder test isn't statistically valid, but if you follow the method laid out in the sticky's here, then it is still less rounds than OCW and gets the same results. The first ladder gives you a node, you run the second ladder to confirm...
  8. J

    Hand Loading for Long Range 3: finding start OAL

    Re: Hand Loading for Long Range 3: finding start O I just plan on following what you have here since this is my first "precision" rifle. Anyways, I redid it for each bullet. All were close to the same except berger VLDs, they were off by a bit so I'm glad I did redo it for each bullet.
  9. J

    Hand Loading for Long Range 3: finding start OAL

    Re: Hand Loading for Long Range 3: finding start O So I drew a picture so that it's easier to understand what I'm asking. So if I use bullet A to find max COL when the ogive touches the lands, then do I use this same COL @ the ogive for bullets B and C? Or do I have to retake this...
  10. J

    68/69 versus 75/77's for longer ranges

    Re: 68/69 versus 75/77's for longer ranges You likely heard wrong. I can't imagine a 7" twist blowing up anything heavier than 60gr. And the 55gr's that I've heard blowing up were using a really thin jacket, combined with a twist that was on the faster end of the specs. Even then it's not...
  11. J

    75 Hornady's vs 77 smk's?

    Re: 75 Hornady's vs 77 smk's? The 77's should have a lower BC because of the Ogive. You should expect a bit more wind drift and drop at distance. If you're talking about stabilization, if the 75 stabilizes, the 77 will too. Other than that, Sierra's just generally cost more than Hornday's...
  12. J

    New Powder, retry all bullets?

    Re: New Powder, retry all bullets? The information i've found regarding vargets consistency seems to stem from the late 90s. There doesn't seem to be much data for that anymore. But I'll look back into it. From what i already shoot varget is quite stable with respect to temp. As for the...
  13. J

    .223 Bullet Prices

    Re: .223 Bullet Prices Grafs has 55gr hornady spire point in bulk for 8.59 per 100 i think. I've gotten them to shoot moa in my 16" ar15. They arent fmj so you should be good to go. Edit: it's 8.69 if you buy 2000. 9.99 if you just get 100
  14. J

    New Powder, retry all bullets?

    Re: New Powder, retry all bullets? I wasn't gonna buy a ton of anything. Just 100 or so of each, try out a few loadings, if they shoot good, then I'll keep using em, if not, I'll ditch em. As far as touching the lands, no problem, I'll just have 1 load for feeding from the internal mag for...
  15. J

    New Powder, retry all bullets?

    Re: New Powder, retry all bullets? Considering the last two posts, I may read a little more about powders, but I already have a couple pounds of varget around, so I'll probably stick with that. I've narrowed down my bullet choice to 4, as I'm pretty sure I can get a 75 to stabilize in this...
  16. J

    New Powder, retry all bullets?

    Re: New Powder, retry all bullets? I have a Savage 10fp .223 with a 1:9 twist. I've heard that savage 9" twists will often stabilize some 80gr bullets, however I was going to test some 68-77gr offerings. The problem is, theres like 12 bulkets that fit the bill. I plan to mostly shoot 300-600...
  17. J

    New Powder, retry all bullets?

    Just a quick question here, if I try several bullets with one powder, and one type of bullet groups good so I develop that load, then decide I also want to try another powder, should I retry all the other bullets? Essentially I'm asking if barrels like certain powder/bullet combination, or if...
  18. J

    Gunsmithing DIY savage bolt lift kit...

    Re: DIY savage bolt lift kit... So we decided that if you do trim the BAS, trim it the thickness of the 38spl rim and the protrusion of the bearing right? Not the total thickness
  19. J

    Getting Started

    So I've been reloading plinking and hunting ammo for my ar for a while now, and I just put my money down for a savage 10 in .223. Until I start to get better, and can afford a barrel that isn't 1:9 twist I plan to shoot 100-300 yards, so there's not much point in developing a really long range...
  20. J

    New guy here

    Re: New guy here I've never seen it there either, but the spam cans and reloading bench are close by.
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