Thread: Reloading set up

I'm also going to set up a howa youth in 243 for my two sons so no doubt there's gonna be few hours spent at the range wearing it out

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Originally Posted by Hbwanderer

Im shooting 7-08 out of a 22inch barrel,
Currently using factory hornady with 139grn interlocks,I have tried other brands but the hornady is the most consistent (1inch groups on a good day at 300m)


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If that's the kind of grouping you get from that factory ammo, I'd try to find out what kind of primer and powder they use and get as close as possible to that loading, taking care to start at a lower powder weight and work up.

That is very good grouping.

Originally Posted by Hbwanderer

Im shooting 7-08 out of a 22inch barrel,
Currently using factory hornady with 139grn interlocks,I have tried other brands but the hornady is the most consistent (1inch groups on a good day at 300m)


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If you match or better that size groups you'll be an expert very soon.

Like I said that's on a good day,some days I have trouble just hitting the 8inch gong at that range.


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and as the Actress said to the Bishop..go easy on the lube

I started with the Lee Aniversary kit when it was the bee,s knee's in the '80s, and slowly upgraded parts as I needed. Now using a Rockchucker press with Hornady dies and the RCBS Chargemaster powder thrower which saves heaps of time. You have to make it something you enjoy and take an interest in. Primarily reloading is for economical reasons and then it changes to an accuracy quest. You can setup quite cheaply and as time/quantity changes, you can add to the toy collection and gain more knowledge as you gain experience. It's a lot of fun, I really enjoy it!