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    IMR 5010

    Re: IMR 5010 The other poster is right....designed for huge cartridges....it might work in a 300 rum.....nothing smaller. It is way slower than h1000
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    Speed up your .308 Reloading Process

    Re: Speed up your .308 Reloading Process I "think" I'm about to speed things up...have one of the new forster bump dies coming. Apparently no lube needed....one stroke sizes the neck with a bushing, decaps and bumps the shoulder. I hope it's this simple...others are reporting instant love...
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    Anyone tried re17 in the 308 yet??

    Re: Anyone tried re17 in the 308 yet?? FWIW---I have found when compiling data from others and using re17 in my '06 that if I used I4350 in quickload as the powder loaded it comes out pretty much perfect with actual chrono'd loads. I made 3100fps out of a 22" tikka '06 with re17 and no...
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    Anyone tried re17 in the 308 yet??

    Just curious...quick load seems to think it may be perfect for 165/180 bullets and good for 150 grainers.
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    Velocity increase.. Why??

    Re: Velocity increase.. Why?? MY guess would be just the opposite as you break in the barrel it might make less pressure. To add another guess I would venture the difference might be that the barrel was more "fouled" (perhaps at the end of a needed cleaning) and that caused the higher...
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    Speed up your .308 Reloading Process

    Re: Speed up your .308 Reloading Process Just curious...why the need to close down the belled mouth at all. I use the M-die in a few applications and don't bother. It's my crazy thinking that perhaps that belled mouth might help center the cartridge in an otherwise sloppy chamber right at...