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  1. mattwashington

    Remington 9 1/2 Large Rifle Primer Misfires

    I usually buy CCI primers, but they were unavailable so I decided to give Remington a try. I loaded 50 rounds in my .260 and took them to the range. I had 3 misfires out of 50. Pretty good indentation on the primer too. Has anyone else had problems with Remington primers?
  2. mattwashington

    Hornady Progressive Press 300WM FYI

    Just an FYI if you are using a Hornady Progressive Press to reload 300 win mag. The #5 shell plate doesn't fit RWS brass, however the same series of shell holders for the single stage press holds them just fine.
  3. mattwashington

    Alternative shell holder for Hornady Case Trimmer?

    Are there any alternative brands of .223 case holders that are compatible with Hornady's case trimmer? I bought a RCBS case holder, but the hole is too small to work with my hornady case trimmer. Does anyone know of another brand (Lyman, Lee, etc....) that would be compatible? I ordered a...
  4. mattwashington

    Fouling at base of brass??

    I'm shooting a Tikka 300 Winchester Magnum with Norma brass. 168 gr Sierra HPBT, my powder charge is on the low end. I noticed on 3 of the 25 rounds that I fired have fouling around the base of the brass. I'm also shooting 180 gr Hornady SST with my powder charge on the high end, with no...
  5. mattwashington

    Custom COL too short?

    I am loading for 300 Win Mag. I am using Sierra 168 gr HPBT and 175 gr HPBT. I determined the COL for both bullets using the sharpie method. (Marking the bullet with a sharpie and adjusting the length until there were no rifling marks). The 168 gr round looks perfectly normal, but the 175 looks...