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Posted: 2/24/2017 11:05:54 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ChevelleDave:
Just sayin, might need more then 5 rounds before mass production. Trying to be helpful, not knocking on Ya. What did I do today? Thought about it a lot, kinda been the norm lately. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ChevelleDave:
Originally Posted By JoshSRC:
Loaded my first 5rds. Need to try them out this weekend to see if I can move forward with mass production  Just sayin, might need more then 5 rounds before mass production. Trying to be helpful, not knocking on Ya. What did I do today? Thought about it a lot, kinda been the norm lately. What would you recommend? Maybe 10? I'm new at this so any advice is appreciated. I didn't want to make too many and then have to spend time pulling bullets. |
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Posted: 2/24/2017 11:11:03 AM EDT
[Last Edit: dryflash3]
[#2]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JoshSRC:
What would you recommend? Maybe 10? I'm new at this so any advice is appreciated. I didn't want to make too many and then have to spend time pulling bullets. Give us some info to go on. Firearm, caliber, complete load data. Please start a thread to discuss this as this thread is just for "what you did today in reloading". |
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Posted: 2/24/2017 12:22:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JoshSRC:
What would you recommend? Maybe 10? I'm new at this so any advice is appreciated. I didn't want to make too many and then have to spend time pulling bullets. Yup, start your own thread, with COMPLETE details. We'll help you get going. |
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Posted: 2/24/2017 3:23:21 PM EDT
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Had a few minutes yesterday before the wife got home to resize 80 300 BLK cases on the RC.
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Posted: 2/24/2017 8:31:15 PM EDT
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Bought some Hornady ELD-X 145 gr. .277's. Cheaper than the Accubond LR, hopefully my gun likes them.
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Posted: 2/24/2017 8:45:12 PM EDT
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Been trying to problem solve loading 163 AP projectiles into .308 brass and getting the right velocity that would get it to zip through a half inch steel plate at 100 yards and being able to still group decently. Case capacity is what I should be going after first I think, and a way to do it safely.
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Posted: 2/24/2017 9:10:37 PM EDT
[#7]
Just loaded 300 .223 Benchmark under a 55gr Dogtown HP.
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Posted: 2/24/2017 9:29:55 PM EDT
[Last Edit: muncie21]
[#8]
Hmm, quite a bit now that I think about it
• Saw the primer deal ($22/k on SPP) that Wideners was having, so spent some time calculating the investment. In the end, I passed as I would have had to purchase >20K primers for it to make sense for me. • Worked up some powder charge ladders (135RN and 147FP) for the Ba 9.5 powder that I have, to see if this powder would be a good complement to VV N320 • Currently in the process of re-tumbling some brass that I f'-uped a few weeks ago, do some searching on this forum if you want pictures and details of the mess • Shared some pics of the powders (N320, Prima V & Ba 9.5) that I've been testing the past month or so. |
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Posted: 2/24/2017 10:28:26 PM EDT
[#9]
Made another 7/8-14 die body blank from Stress-proof for a new wildcat I'm playing with.
The final sizing die is done except for adding a decapping pin. BUT it appears that it is just a bit too much to ask to form the case in a single operation so the die I was making will be a preform die. |
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NH, USA
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Posted: 2/24/2017 10:49:28 PM EDT
[#10]
Purchased a bullet comparator and seating depth gauge from Sinclair. I have been reloading for ten years or so and am hoping this will help me move from half inch groups to quarter inch groups.
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Posted: 2/25/2017 12:08:01 AM EDT
[#11]
Well, I finally started on my 11.3 Beaumont reloading project. I deprimed 10 cases by hand, using a mallet and decapping pin. I sized the necks using a 45 Long Colt die, and went to flare the case mouths on my 45 ACP expander die. It did not fit. So, I had to get creative. I used that same mallet, and pounded a steel 7.62x54r case down into the 11.3 mouth.
Finished up by charging with 25 grains Accurate 5744, and capped it all with a Missouri Bullet Company .458 405 grain cast bullet. I will shoot them tomorrow, and report back with my findings. |
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Posted: 2/25/2017 12:11:47 AM EDT
[#12]
Loaded some .44 Mag. First time loading in over ten years.
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IA, USA
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Posted: 2/25/2017 12:26:20 AM EDT
[#13]
With the last two week with temps between 65° and 77° I made a pile of brass. Well back to reality for Feb. 4" of snow and temps in the 20° I spent the entire day decapping and resizing and tumbling brass.
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Posted: 2/25/2017 3:11:10 AM EDT
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Setup the PW 1200 and let it decap about 2K 223 for me :). Tricky little sucker to get setup just right though. Not quite there yet but good enough for decapping... for loading I will need to tweak a bit further I think. But I've got plenty of decapping to take care of first.
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Posted: 2/25/2017 3:19:17 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/25/2017 3:26:05 AM EDT
[Last Edit: ChevelleDave]
[#16]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 78Staff:
Setup the PW 1200 and let it decap about 2K 223 for me :). Tricky little sucker to get setup just right though. Not quite there yet but good enough for decapping... for loading I will need to tweak a bit further I think. But I've got plenty of decapping to take care of first. I never got Mine to the point that I was comfortable letting it load. Maybe the clutch plastic plates were worn, I dunno. Talked to Bruce several times, You might call him, really nice guy. I de-capped a metric poop ton with it though.  Then I sold it.
Today I got My CTK P3 gun vice. Finally broke down and bought one, that cheap plastic piece of crap is going on the EE. 
With the way My hands are, trying to get the rifle perfectly set level, the holding it there while I fumble around trying to set my scope the way I wanted, this seems to make the most sense. By the time I got it put together, had had enough. I'll try it out tomorrow. |
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Posted: 2/25/2017 11:52:19 AM EDT
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Last weekend I took the powder drop camera and monitor off my progressive press. My wife was going out of town to visit her sister, so I figured I'd have plenty of opportunity during the week to do some tweaks, paint the bracket for the monitor, and so on.
Work had different ideas, and I wound up busting my asterisk for a measly 1:45 of overtime. I also had to put together a training session (which sucked up one lunch hour just to present) in my off time. That left me with zero time or energy to do anything related to loading...except to check out ARFCOM a few times. Today, my wife is home, we're going to keep things light and easy, and maybe I'll get started on cleaning up and painting that bracket. I also received the drill adapter for my old-school RCBS case trimmer, and I want to give it a whirl. Wish me luck! |
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Posted: 2/25/2017 2:25:58 PM EDT
[#18]
Casted up about 500 .360 150 gr round noses for 9mm and 38 Special.
Size and powder coat tomorrow! |
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Posted: 2/25/2017 3:35:20 PM EDT
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Saw an ad in the paper for a yard sale advertising "reloading supplies". Turns out the homeowner has a biz on the side selling reloading gear and components gotten from estate sales, closed businesses, etc.
Purchased 500 Hi-Tek lubed 9mm bullets (125gr RN). Time to hit the reloading bench! |
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Posted: 2/25/2017 4:18:49 PM EDT
[#20]
Working in the garage this morning I came across a box of clean, previously wet tumbled 7.62 I had forgotten about. I stopped what I was working on and promptly annealed this batch of brass. Most were FC 62 and FC 63 headstamp.
Now they are next to the Rock Chucker for sizing and trimming later today or tomorrow. |
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Posted: 2/25/2017 5:35:54 PM EDT
[#21]
Cast a bunch of .44, .45 and 9mm
Now to size and PC |
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Posted: 2/25/2017 6:14:29 PM EDT
[#22]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mrjinglesusa:
Not today, but over the weekend I deprimed and wet tumbled w/ SS media and dried ~250 6.5 Creedmoor cases. I then resized, trimmed, deburred, cleaned primer pockets, and primed 100 of those for my very first reloads ever. :) Getting ready to drop powder and seat bullets (140 gr Hornady AMAX) for my OCW testing for my Ruger Precision Rifle probably this weekend. Dropped powder and seated bullets in my first ever reloads today.
100 rounds of 6.5 Creedmoor in once-fired Hornady brass, Hornady 140 gr. A-Max bullets, and 10 different powder weights of Hodgdon 4350 for OCW testing. |
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Posted: 2/25/2017 8:15:28 PM EDT
[#23]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 78Staff:
Setup the PW 1200 and let it decap about 2K 223 for me :). Tricky little sucker to get setup just right though. Not quite there yet but good enough for decapping... for loading I will need to tweak a bit further I think. But I've got plenty of decapping to take care of first. Finished up all the 223 and ran it all though the FART as well, so got a couple of these ready to go. Why I rushed to do it I really don't know I have 4k loaded already lol... But do want to start working up some 77gr loads for the MK12. 
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Posted: 2/25/2017 9:37:50 PM EDT
[#24]
Well, I tested out the Beaumont rounds that I loaded last night. 7 out of 10 fired, the other 3 failed to ignite the primer. I'm not sure what went wrong, but I will try again with Federal primers, which are supposedly a little softer. We'll see.
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Posted: 2/25/2017 9:54:04 PM EDT
[#25]
Loaded another 200 .223s for prairie dogs, 55 dogtown HPs over benchmark.
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Posted: 2/25/2017 10:32:42 PM EDT
[#26]
Loaded some 30-30 with my cast 150 gr PC bullets. Trying Unique, Trail Boss, IMR-4227, and 2400.
Had to go back to Lyman 44 for rifle powder loads. Trail Boss, Hodgon's current data, Unique load from Handloader #302. |
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Posted: 2/25/2017 11:43:37 PM EDT
[#27]
Loaded around 850 rounds of 124gr Xtreme's over 3.9gr Red dot and CCI SPP's
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Posted: 2/26/2017 12:23:12 AM EDT
[#28]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JE3146:
Got some components in today. Tomorrow I'll put these two halves together. .458 SOCOM 
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/51421/IMG-0634-153511.JPG Easily in my top 3 favorite cartridges of all time so far... You will like it. Cleaned up the bench, figured out my Lyman 45-60WCF "M" die for the 458 SOCOM. It's almost all the way wound down but it works. I could probably knock a couple thousands off the bottom of the die to give myself some breathing room but it's good enough. Went ahead and sized 100 pieces of brass without the neck expander, I will load them up with station 1 being neck expanding on the 550C. Can't wait for it to get here. Tumbled them to a nice shine too.
Come to think of it, I guess I can bell on the powder drop so I don't need to adjust the M die all the way down... Also messed with 7 Mag a bit. Definitely loving the fact that I cannot possibly run out of magazine length. The insanely long VLD hunting bullets are still a good way away from mag length when seated out to the lands. |
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Posted: 2/26/2017 12:55:17 AM EDT
[#29]
Ordered some more MTM 50 and 100 round cart boxes for the 223. I processed and primed 96 3X Lapua brass, I was very happy with runout. Tomorrow AM I will charge and seat 90 gr SMKs. Wife says she will join me for some 600 yard fun tomorrow after church.
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Posted: 2/26/2017 1:37:01 AM EDT
[#30]
Had a buddy run across an old timer that gave him some reloading stuff. In turn he passed it to me since he doesn't reload.
No hard count yet but maybe, 500 38spl cases, 250 .223rem cases, 500 moly coated 22cal bullets, 5-7 bullet molds w/ handles, and two bottles of "grease" |
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Posted: 2/26/2017 3:25:30 AM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lokifox:
Easily in my top 3 favorite cartridges of all time so far... You will like it. Cleaned up the bench, figured out my Lyman 45-60WCF "M" die for the 458 SOCOM. It's almost all the way wound down but it works. I could probably knock a couple thousands off the bottom of the die to give myself some breathing room but it's good enough. Went ahead and sized 100 pieces of brass without the neck expander, I will load them up with station 1 being neck expanding on the 550C. Can't wait for it to get here. Tumbled them to a nice shine too.
Come to think of it, I guess I can bell on the powder drop so I don't need to adjust the M die all the way down... Also messed with 7 Mag a bit. Definitely loving the fact that I cannot possibly run out of magazine length. The insanely long VLD hunting bullets are still a good way away from mag length when seated out to the lands. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lokifox:
Originally Posted By JE3146:
Got some components in today. Tomorrow I'll put these two halves together. .458 SOCOM
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/51421/IMG-0634-153511.JPG Easily in my top 3 favorite cartridges of all time so far... You will like it. Cleaned up the bench, figured out my Lyman 45-60WCF "M" die for the 458 SOCOM. It's almost all the way wound down but it works. I could probably knock a couple thousands off the bottom of the die to give myself some breathing room but it's good enough. Went ahead and sized 100 pieces of brass without the neck expander, I will load them up with station 1 being neck expanding on the 550C. Can't wait for it to get here. Tumbled them to a nice shine too.
Come to think of it, I guess I can bell on the powder drop so I don't need to adjust the M die all the way down... Also messed with 7 Mag a bit. Definitely loving the fact that I cannot possibly run out of magazine length. The insanely long VLD hunting bullets are still a good way away from mag length when seated out to the lands. Test firing ran great with a copied test load by Tromix of 300gr Noslers behind H110. Also loaded up a ladder of the 300gr ttsx Barnes bullets. Thing packs a punch and makes big holes. Very impressive round.  Attached File |
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Posted: 2/26/2017 3:31:37 AM EDT
[#32]
Set up a 2nd loader on another Inline Fab Ultra mount that was delivered this morning.
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Posted: 2/26/2017 3:32:01 AM EDT
[#33]
Set up a 2nd loader on another Inline Fab Ultra mount that was delivered this morning.
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Posted: 2/26/2017 2:54:10 PM EDT
[#34]
Making some .45.
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Posted: 2/26/2017 3:18:17 PM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bm3:
Making some .45. http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x332/Mike_Boles/9E53C050-0400-4E2D-A60B-1D67D318F2F0_zpsogqc99nx.jpg All SHINY and NEW..........  Where's the other one?
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Posted: 2/26/2017 3:24:15 PM EDT
[#36]
Resized the batch of 7.62 I annealed yesterday, then trimmed to length. That batch is now dry tumbling to clean off lube.
As I was sizing this batch it dawned on me that this was brass I had reclaimed from previously reloaded ammo, unknown who reloaded it. Then I noticed that at least five of the cases were head stamped FA40, that took a minute to sink in. Guessing whoever loaded this ammo made their own 7.62/.308 brass from WWII .30-06 brass. I think I'll keep those segregated when load just because. |
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Posted: 2/26/2017 3:50:33 PM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ChevelleDave:
All SHINY and NEW.......... Where's the other one?Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ChevelleDave:
Originally Posted By bm3:
Making some .45. http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x332/Mike_Boles/9E53C050-0400-4E2D-A60B-1D67D318F2F0_zpsogqc99nx.jpg All SHINY and NEW.......... Where's the other one?Still in the box lol |
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Posted: 2/26/2017 4:34:11 PM EDT
[#38]
Trying to sort through all the brass left from our hometown shoot yesterday.
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Posted: 2/26/2017 7:22:45 PM EDT
[#39]
Picked up a pound of titegroup for my 9mm I am going to try it out I have mainly been using 231 just want something better. I also bought a F1 chronograph on sale for $50 yeah not the best out there but for me will work just fine. Also re dialing in my 550 after my move wishing I would have got a 650 instead
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Posted: 2/26/2017 7:36:26 PM EDT
[Last Edit: jaqufrost]
[#40]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 78Staff:
Setup the PW 1200 and let it decap about 2K 223 for me :). Tricky little sucker to get setup just right though. Not quite there yet but good enough for decapping... for loading I will need to tweak a bit further I think. But I've got plenty of decapping to take care of first. I'm thinking about getting a MK 7 for my 650. I ordered 6,000 55gr Hornady bullets for $395 shipped. Still need to run through about 10,000 pieces of brass. My 10,000 small rifle primers have been on back order for almost a year now. |
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MI, USA
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Posted: 2/26/2017 8:57:15 PM EDT
[#41]
Wet tumbled some 9mm and 223. Just got done trimming a batch of 223 with my WFT.
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Posted: 2/26/2017 10:12:32 PM EDT
[#42]
Loaded 100 .223 with a Sierra 55gr BTHP over Benchmark.
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Posted: 2/26/2017 10:39:43 PM EDT
[#43]
Loaded 184 22 tcm rounds (9.8-10g h110 under 40g armscor bullet), 118 357 magnum rounds (21.8g of H110 under a 125g sierra JSP), and 88 38spc rounds (4.2-4.5g of Unique under a 98g PCC bullet).
Ran out of Small pistol Magnum primers so I loaded up 11 357 mag rounds with small rifle primers to see how they do. If they do good, I won't buy SPM primers anymore. |
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Posted: 2/26/2017 11:18:48 PM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jaqufrost:
Using it on a 1050? I'm thinking about getting a MK 7 for my 650. I ordered 6,000 55gr Hornady bullets for $395 shipped. Still need to run through about 10,000 pieces of brass. My 10,000 small rifle primers have been on back order for almost a year now. Yep on a 1050... still tweaking trying to get the throw just right.  Failed To Load Title |
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Posted: 2/26/2017 11:22:20 PM EDT
[#45]
Very nice!
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Posted: 2/27/2017 7:46:36 AM EDT
[#46]
Finally finished sorting the brass from this past Saturday. When the time is decent, I'll try to tumble as much as I can throughout the day and tomorrow if it comes to it.
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Posted: 2/27/2017 10:28:34 AM EDT
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Busy weekend for me. I worked on my Beaumont project, and my Swedish blank project, which are described in more detail elsewhere. I also tracked down all the brass in the house for my oddball calibers, like 7mm Mauser, 6.5 Mauser, and 30-40 Krag. I sized, cleaned, and primed them. I started sorting reloading supplies into ammo cans for better organization.
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Posted: 2/27/2017 10:41:57 AM EDT
[#48]
Based on initial OCW results, loaded 50 rounds of 6.5 Creedmoor (H4350, FED210M, Hornady Brass, Hornady 140 AMAX) in 0.1 grain increments from 41.8 to 42.2 (0.020" off lands) to nail down the OCW and obtain velocities in my Ruger Precision Rifle.
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Posted: 2/27/2017 10:45:51 AM EDT
[#49]
Did a test run of 45ACP though the automagted decapping process - worked fine but not sure if worth the trouble for range fodder - was pre-decapping to run through FART, but seems like most are leaving primers in for wet tumbling pistol/strait wall and tumbing without pins, getting outside shiney but leaving inside with some build up so the brass doesn't stick to the powder drops...
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Posted: 2/27/2017 8:17:26 PM EDT
[#50]
Shot a box of Winchester 7mm Rem Mag through the new X-Bolt yesterday. Shot pretty horribly. My buddy had his magnetospeed out and the deviation was 100+ FPS. Wow... I was just making brass anyway.
Loaded up a ladder of 150 Accubond LR's from 68.5 to 70.5 gr. of H1000 at 3.42" COAL and shot them this morning. The hotter the better. Reloaded them again after that at 71.5 gr. and 3.430 COAL which is about .003 off the lands. Shot one 1 1/8" and one 1 1/4" ish group at 200 yards off a bipod and rear bag prone. I'm happy. May pursue more development but I know it shoots what may be the premier long range hunting bullet well, and likes them FAST! Need to check velocities so I can build a dope chart some time. |
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