Re: reloading for 338LM with Varget
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ChrisGarrett</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Josh Denny</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Flame suit on. Okay, so yeah, the guy thinking Varget is okay for .338LM is not a good thought and seeing as how burning rate knowledge would indicate that it isn't a fit the guy is obviously green but we all started somewhere. Did he get a little too offended with some of the jabs at him? Probably. I can ignore posts and look for the good ones but it is also easy to forget that we all started from the same spot at some point, and that spot was the beginning.
I certainly wouldn't suggest the .338 LM or any magnum caliber be the place to start for reloading but we learn from asking questions. I always thought the only stupid question was one not asked. Yes, he needs to read and learn more. Yes, he needs some thicker skin. Some others need to remember that they weren't born with all of the knowledge they currently have. I was born with thick skin and have made it even thicker through careful overfeeding so flame on... </div></div>
I started reloading a few years before I had the Infrawebs, so it was Handguns' reloading section and G&A, along with reading my Speer and Nosler reloading books more than a few times.
I think what pisses people off here (and for me over on AR15) is the laziness (or cavalier attitude) that people exhibit in learning a potentially life threatening hobby. We're talking basic reading here, not days, or weeks, but more than a couple of hours, say while one is in the crapper during the course of a day.
We have guys asking 'what size primer does my Lapua 308 brass take?', 'is Varget good for 338LM?' and 'should I trim my brass before sizing?'. If you spent the hour, or two, reading any of the various 'how to' sections in the front of any reloading manual, you'd have those answers and you'd NOT make a fool out of yourself here, asking such simple questions.
For me, it's not really the obvious questions, it's the fact that these people want to take the short cut. They want us to provide the answers for them, without providing due diligence, thereby taking our time away from answering more enlightening posts. They want us to do their homework for them, so they can play and that kind of bugs me.
That's my gripe.
'Have you had better luck shooting RL-25 under the 300s vs. Retumbo or VV-170, in your 338LMs?'
'I have three different manuals and all have differing opinions regarding the adjustment of one's sizing die, so what's up?'
Or...
'What's the best way to measure headspace?' are questions that make sense and will no doubt garner helpful replies.
'Do I prime before sizing and adding gun powder?' will not.
Chris
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Well said.
I have not and will not ever claim to know everything. I was referring to the OP asking an ignorant question, getting ribbed (lightly compared to most), then getting his panties in a bunch and saying his is out of here. LATER, DOUCHEBAG.