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I'm at wits end and need help. I have a brand new (100 rounds) custom built (very reputable builder) 243. I am shooting lapua brass (new) with 87g Scenars. some of my brass wont load, a lot of it loads snug, some loads great. I've had to knock out brass a couple times that wouldn't eject after...

Am I the only person who is kind of disappointed by switching to cans. My recoil got worse, making it all but impossible to watch the target at impact. The mirage after 5 shots makes we wish I had brought a book with me (and I have a cover on them). And my POI changed on all weapons but 1. my...

What would stress brass less, shoulder bumping and then neck sizing, or just doing a full length resizer, pushing it thru just one die.

I'm working up a load for my 338LM using Lapua brass (250gr Scenars, H1000). I was just given 100 pieces of new Hornady brass. Is there enough variation that I shouldn't plan on mixing brass until I have a load developed with my Lapua brass. Is there enough variation in this cal that I need to...

I cant find a qualified (or consistent) answer on this one but, is there a difference between IMR4350 vs H4350 (and AA4350 for that matter). If there isn't, why are the published loads different. Thanks. If this has been rehashed in the past, sorry, but I couldn't locate any threads on it.

I'm using Stainless media to tumble my brass, and really like it with one exception. After my brass dries it looks like crap. definitely not the shiny stuff that comes out of the tumbler. I wash it with a small amount of Dawn and Lemi-shine, and rinse it and tumble it in water to make sure I get...

I was prepping the primer pocket of my 6.5x47 Lapua, and noticed that the flash hole is smaller than in my large primer rounds. I talked to someone at midway, and they said that there is only 1 size prep tool ( I currently use the sinclair), and I noticed that I make the hole larger when I use...

I shoot a Nemesis Windrunner. I have a 308 barrel and a 243 barrel. When I switch barrels, my point of impact is about 6" low and 6"left. Its pretty consistent. Will it be more consistently accurate if I have separate scopes for each barrel, or just zero for one barrel, and adjust the scope to...

I've been shooting 167 Scenars in my 308 and they shoot great. I've been shooting 208 Amax's in my 300WM but am almost out. Anyone have any idea about how the Scenars will do in my 300. Is it worth giving up on the Amax and shooting the Scenars in both guns, or am I better of leaving the 300 as...

I'm using a Hornady OAL gauge, and am having a lot of trouble reproducing consistent measurements. I've tried advancing the projectile slowly and softly, and tried it more firmly, but I still get a variance that reaches 0.6+mm, and occasionally up to and over a mm. I've tried using the same...

I've found 2 loads with the same powder that have similar group results. The question is, will I get better results overall (both near and far) with the faster, and theoretically flatter load, or will the difference be minimal and just wear out components faster. thanks.

I'm working up a load for my 243. I have all new brass (lapua). Should I 1x fire the brass before I try to do load work up, or can I work up loads with new brass and have it be repeatable. thanks

I just fired a Nemesis Arms .308 with Hornady 150gr SST factory ammo. Out of the 9 rounds I fired, 7 were stuck in the chamber, and had to be rodded out, (2 of them punched out the primers). The last one separated at the base. None of the rounds felt hot (even the last one), and I had already...

I just ordered/recieved a batch of Norma 220 Swift Brass, and for some reason, it doesn't fit into my shell holder. Its uniform thru the batch (100). I found a slightly larger shell holder that works, but it seems odd to pay a premium price and have to change shell holders. My other brass is all...

Anyone have any idea how many rounds I can expect out of my FN A3G (308). I'm shooting 167 Scenars with 44.3 of VV N150. I've had it since about Oct 09, and have put about 3000 rounds thru it since then. It still groups (with me) at 3/4 pretty consistently (it could probably do better, I'm not...

I am thinking about adding a new caliber to my collection. I have a 308 but am thinking about going bigger. I am trying to decide if 300win mag is enough to justify a new weapon, or does the extra reach/punch of a 338LM justify its continued extra cost. Presently I only have the option of a 700...

I have an Elite 4200 6x24 mild-dot, and I can't get it on target. It is on my Ruger M77 22-250. I have lapped the rings (Ruger), remounted it, and moved it forward and backwards, and the best I can do is to use the upper mil-dot to hit the bull at 100 yards. The cross hairs are smack on at 400...

I have read several threads that suggests that one bullet weight (.308) over another is superior, depending on the distance you shoot. Maybe I'm missing something, but it seems like the bullet that is on target at 1000 yards will be right on target at 100 yards. Isn't .25 MOA at 1000 still .25...

This may be a dumb question, bit I can't find an answer anywhere, or from anyone I trust. Are compressed loads (308 is what I shoot), good, bad, dangerous, more predictable burn, higher pressure, or does it not matter. I just cant get anywhere close to a max load with Varget, Scenar 155's and...

I've been loading my FN A3G with Lapua brass, 155 Scenars and 44.2 of Varget. This load is duplicating Lapua factory load velocities (factory 2730fps +/-, handloads with 44.2 varget 2750fps +/- checked with my chrono). Seems everyone else is putting a lot more powder in their loads than I am. Am...