Possibly....depending on the die and your holder vs your chamber you are loading for what can happen is the die if set too low trys to push the neck part of the shoulder down.....with the rest of the...
Liked On: 15-09-2021, 09:54 AM
Alright, post up photos of your first deer, with a bit of a story. Here’s mine. Back in July 1987 I went on a Waikato NZDA organised hunt. We headed in to Waihaha in Pureora. I tagged along with...
Liked On: 13-09-2021, 03:21 PM
Hi all, I've been sitting on the sidelines and have enjoyed multiple threads and browsing the buy, sell & swap pages for some time and thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Scott, 32 and I live out at...
Liked On: 07-09-2021, 03:45 PM
No, in the instance there is no relationship between the brass and the chamber other than one sits in the other. You need to either know the wall thickness atvthe neck and the projectile OD, or the...
Liked On: 30-08-2021, 01:24 PM
Sorry to say but your Hornady projectiles will vary at the ogive. They are pretty inconsistent.
Liked On: 30-08-2021, 12:12 AM
The rules are established for the whole population so there is a line in the sand. But that line in the sand is drawn because the vaste majority of the population are living in towns and their close...
Liked On: 27-08-2021, 12:59 PM
Thanks for the feedback Nick. I was very impressed how the 95’s performed on paper when knocking up a fireform load also. Found a couple of velocity nodes, and just used the lower one. Seemed quite...
Liked On: 24-08-2021, 11:49 AM
Personally for sizing dies i do what you have done,except, get the ram to the top of its stroke, thread in the die till it contacts shell holder, then in a further 1/4 turn of the die. I dont...
Liked On: 13-08-2021, 10:05 AM
25.5grns ...write it in reloading bench with vivid and stick with it.....great to see a result.
Liked On: 13-08-2021, 10:04 AM
Good evening friends. For your amusement, I have, successfully I hope, uploaded a photo of the target from my first ever attempt at hand loading ammunition. Please dont hurt yourselves...
Liked On: 06-08-2021, 01:14 PM
"goats are nimble and quick compared to deer" Lol goats are bumbling idiots compared to deer
Liked On: 02-08-2021, 10:59 AM
It's great to see that there's plenty interest in cast boolit shooting here. My first centrefire rifle was a Winchester 94 and rolling my own was just a natural move. Though my collection of calibres...
Liked On: 30-07-2021, 11:52 AM
It all depends if you want muzzle blast or velocity. Shorter barrels burn faster powders more efficiently than slower powders but the shorter barrel precludes getting optimum velocity. Long barrels...
Liked On: 30-07-2021, 11:29 AM
Things I have found when reloading for short barrel rifles (14-17 inch 308s and 7mm08s mainly) is the following: Higher pressure loads burn powder efficiently Heavier bullets typically help...
Liked On: 30-07-2021, 11:27 AM
Garmin Fenix 6X is brilliant - has topo maps - I use mine on every trip. I also have a Montana GPS - however If I have an animal on my back - I just glance at my watch to head back which is way...
Liked On: 23-07-2021, 08:47 PM