because I don’t have Hornady comp dies, I have Redding. And Hornady website states you need to use their dies for the stem and the stem is needed in order to correct seat. So in a nut shell if I want to use a tips I have to buy their dies with their stem?The cost of the new stem is trivial compared to the A-tip bullets themselves, why not just get it?
Bec
because I don’t have Hornady comp dies, I have Redding. And Hornady website states you need to use their dies for the stem and the stem is needed in order to correct seat. So in a nut shell if I want to use a tips I have to buy their dies with their stem?
That is really a good point. I kind of wish I’d read their website so closely myself before I bought the stem, since my 6.5 dies are also Redding. I assumed the stems were interchange. Oopsie.Bec
because I don’t have Hornady comp dies, I have Redding. And Hornady website states you need to use their dies for the stem and the stem is needed in order to correct seat. So in a nut shell if I want to use a tips I have to buy their dies with their stem?
Im using the Redding micrometer seater the VLD stem fits the 135 A tip really well. Very low runnout. Almost none, maybe 0.0005. The standard stem that comes with the die didnt fit them well. So no, get the VLD stem and youll be good.
Im using the Redding micrometer seater the VLD stem fits the 135 A tip really well. Very low runnout. Almost none, maybe 0.0005. The standard stem that comes with the die didnt fit them well. So no, get the VLD stem and youll be good.
Im about to load some with some sta ball to see what happens. I can't get my hands on any rl 16.
how far are you guys jumping them. I measured and at mag length ill be at .110 thou.
Thanks I’m trying to get some rl 16 but I’m going to try sta ball to see if it will be a good alternative.I managed to develop two loads that worked well: One with a small jump measuring around 2.950” that is strictly single feed, as it is way longer than the AW mag i use. The second load is almost as accurate with a very long jump, and a COAL of 2.810 which fits in my magazine. [Don’t have my notebook close by, so can’t check exact numbers.]
Don’t be scared of jumping these bullets, they still shoot well with massive jump.
I know people hate weight sorting bullets, same for me. Best group size prior to weight sorting was around 0.35”. Post weight sorting it was at or below 0.1”. At least on that particular day. Maybe i had a less than perfect batch. [No guarantees that the 0.1” groups will repeat. Have not been able to get more of these bullets because of the shortage.]
need to work on your breathing a little... {insert serious sarcasm pic here}This is 41.5 grains of H4350, with the 135 A-Tip seated 2.171 at the ogive, using the Redding competition seating die with standard stem.
5 rounds at 100
Haha - yeah I pulled a couple. I believe the OAL was 2.82, and still had plenty of room in the AICS mag.need to work on your breathing a little... {insert serious sarcasm pic here}
what's your OAL?