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  1. CTone03

    Cartridge growth in semi-autos

    Re: Cartridge growth in semi-autos Yes. I have tried this with factory Remington Cor-Lokt ammo as well, which has a cannelure and is crimped. It freaked me out the first time I noticed it. I was checking the Remingtons to see if I had the bullet-slamming-into-the-feed-ramps issue solved...
  2. CTone03

    Cartridge growth in semi-autos

    Hi folks! I have a question for those who reload for semi-autos: why is it that when I measure a finished cartridge, be it a handload or factory, and then load it by dropping the bolt on a magazine, that the round grows in length? This happens with my handloads; and I just tried some FGMM 168s...
  3. CTone03

    Range Report Quick Velocity Check FGMM out of 20" barrel

    Re: Quick Velocity Check FGMM out of 20" barrel I just shot some of them yesterday out of a DPMS LR-308 with a 20" Fulton Armory Titan barrel. My average velocity across two five round groups fired twenty minutes apart was 2,689fps. They were too hot for my tastes. I had one blown primer...