The Hodgdon data is quite old and current AR2209 is much faster. 45.5 grains of current AR2209 gave me 2805 fps and 46 grains 2,850 fps with the 129 grain in my T3. The higher load appears to be...
Liked On: 31-08-2021, 07:18 PM
Greetings All, My dearly beloved had been tidying up somewhere and found three of the old Firearms Test Certificates from the late 1970's and 1980,s. These used to be issued by Mountain Safety...
Liked On: 31-08-2021, 10:17 AM
176990 Greetings All, I've just been out in the shed prepping some .223 cases for a batch of handloads and I spotted this. A body crack. The case is a R-P case that has been fired 5 times and has...
Liked On: 30-08-2021, 07:56 PM
I think most of them are reflections of the holes in the loading block. The neck and shoulder get a scrub with steel wool so I can see any minor neck cracks easier. There is a slight blue smudge at...
Liked On: 30-08-2021, 06:53 PM
176990 Greetings All, I've just been out in the shed prepping some .223 cases for a batch of handloads and I spotted this. A body crack. The case is a R-P case that has been fired 5 times and has...
Liked On: 30-08-2021, 06:53 PM
176990 Greetings All, I've just been out in the shed prepping some .223 cases for a batch of handloads and I spotted this. A body crack. The case is a R-P case that has been fired 5 times and has...
Liked On: 30-08-2021, 05:35 PM
176990 Greetings All, I've just been out in the shed prepping some .223 cases for a batch of handloads and I spotted this. A body crack. The case is a R-P case that has been fired 5 times and has...
Liked On: 30-08-2021, 04:30 PM
Greetings All, For others excellent ranges at Taupo and Tokoroa as well. GPM.
Liked On: 30-08-2021, 11:38 AM
Greetings All, There was a short piece in either Handloader or Rifle on the .277 Fury or 6.8 x 51 a little while back which I can't find at the moment. It has a composite case and runs at high...
Liked On: 28-08-2021, 06:02 PM
Greetings, 176338 Found my old .303 FL die. Made by Lyman and cost $4.95, probably in the late 1970's. Sized in a bench vice and then the case knocked out with the rod. Probably needed a socket as...
Liked On: 28-08-2021, 02:42 PM
Greetings Scottie, This is an interesting thread. To summarise advice cartridge with 150 grain projectile, doesn't matter what brand. Sight in and go shoot deer. Clearly we are talking about a .308...
Liked On: 27-08-2021, 10:32 PM
Greetings All, Working up a load for your rifle can be as easy or as difficult as you want it to be. I have noted quite a few posts lately describing extensive load development techniques that...
Liked On: 26-08-2021, 06:57 PM
Greetings All, Working up a load for your rifle can be as easy or as difficult as you want it to be. I have noted quite a few posts lately describing extensive load development techniques that...
Liked On: 26-08-2021, 06:54 PM
Greetings, 176338 Found my old .303 FL die. Made by Lyman and cost $4.95, probably in the late 1970's. Sized in a bench vice and then the case knocked out with the rod. Probably needed a socket as...
Liked On: 26-08-2021, 06:51 PM
Greetings All, Thankyou for your likes and posts. A good point about sticking to factory loads for initial assessment. I appear to be a serial purchaser of some calibres so have generally had proven...
Liked On: 26-08-2021, 06:50 PM