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    FGMM 175gr. SMK Ammunition: 7.62X51mm VS 308 WIN

    This info may be useful to others trying to decide which Federal Gold Medal Match (FGMM) 175gr. SMK OTM load to use in their accurized M14 or other auto loading rifle: the 7.62X51mm loading or the 308 WIN loading. With the price of high quality factory ammunition being what it is, you want to...
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    5.56MM 70gr. TSX over TAC load?

    Howdy guys, I have been working towards an MOA or better accurate 5.56MM NATO pressure 70gr. TSX load for about 3 years now. Looking to handload something similar to the 5.56MM Optimized Brown Tip loading. Have had very limited success with longer/shorter/different twist barrels other than...
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    Observed Thermal Stability of 5.56MM loadings

    I just got back from a long-hot shoot over in Mississippi. Used a couple days to do a "front porch" check on the thermal stability of several different powders & 5.56MM factory loads as there is a freezer on the porch for cooling the cartridges right next to the chrono. The handloads were all...