Yes, I believe it works very well but it shags with neck tension in achieving straightness. Consistant repeatable neck tension is one of the biggies for accuracy. Again, depending upon your end...
Liked On: 07-08-2020, 11:42 PM
So the berger 168gn VLDH didn't shoot better than 1 moa or there abouts but I was pretty lazy and just seated them all at the same depth then just did a ladder of different charge weights so serves...
Liked On: 22-07-2020, 08:25 PM
My vote is that the case was sized too short and separated, then under inertia jammed forward into the shoulder. I dont think pressure of gas outside the case could collapse it into dimples because...
Liked On: 30-06-2020, 09:56 PM
My uncle was a Tahr culler in the 1960's. The best rifle calibre he used was a 7x57, very similar to the 7mm08 and the best ammo was Dominion from CIL in Canada. The 139 'Western' open point...
Liked On: 22-06-2020, 08:15 PM
Have now dropped 3 reds with the 162eldm and all 3 were bang flops 2 through the shoulder and 1 through the neck all at 200 yards give or take, pretty pleased with them. I have however had the house...
Liked On: 20-06-2020, 01:20 AM
Back at the range this morning and good results put 4 shots into a .34" group unfortunately I muffed the 5th but that's on me I'm still getting used to shooting this rifle. Got consistent speed with...
Liked On: 20-06-2020, 01:19 AM
That was kind of the point of my post, it may have came across wrong. What I have found is you will gain about 50fps maybe a little more. But if you work your load in winter you may strike pressure...
Liked On: 13-06-2020, 10:58 PM
As requested. 142228
Liked On: 11-06-2020, 03:48 PM
Greetings Rated M for Magnum, That case will separate next time so bin it. You can see a shiny bit of case just in front of the belt. This is the solid head of the case. The rest of the case looks...
Liked On: 31-05-2020, 01:26 PM
Get a bit of wire and have a feel around the inside where that ring is showing on that fired case just at the tip of your middle finger
Liked On: 31-05-2020, 10:27 AM
winaa and Rated M for Magnum I'm still to chrono this load, will do shortly, I'll post up here with results. I believe it's on the warm side. I got up to 43gr CFE223 with no obvious signs of over...
Liked On: 22-05-2020, 12:15 PM
as the bishop said to the choirboy "just the tip"
Liked On: 11-05-2020, 03:49 PM
Your twist of 8.5-9 will be sweet as. I too have been running them in a 9.5 twist 22 inch barrel and they stabilise just fine
Liked On: 09-05-2020, 07:07 PM
Yep, I'm reasonably confident starting 1.5g below should be all good, but just in case I will load up one round from start to where I expect finish to be and check for pressure signs. Will use that...
Liked On: 20-04-2020, 01:59 AM
Greetings All, I've noted a couple of new and prospective handloaders on the Forum that are using the lock down to progress their knowledge. Admirable. I thought it might be useful to share how I go...
Liked On: 30-03-2020, 01:00 PM