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I have searched for a Waltz die with no success, but did find a phone number for Mr Waltz.

I called him this afternoon. He answered and said he was no longer making them due to age related issues...

I have a nice pair of 8X42s that I bought years ago and use hunting from permanent box blinds on a Minn. grain farm. However I find them to large, heavy and too much magnification for hunting from...

My 2022 deer season ended yesterday with my second yearling doe hanging in the equipment shed. Both were pass thru shots at maybe 45 yards - no boolits recovered. One shot kills with neither doe...

Well, rifle deer season opens in the morning here in central Michigan. My pop up has been in the woods for 10 days, cameras are showing regular traffic with smaller bucks and does and a couple of...

Tried the .310 sizing at 23 gr of 2200 this A.M.. cases showed no head expansion, however, accuracy degraded significantly - more like a buckshot pattern. A quick swab with a tight patch showed some...

I worked up to 23 grains in small numbers of .25 grain increments with new unfired brass, being sure to measure case length, case head diameter and closely inspecting primers before and after firing....

As a continuation, I loaded up five new pieces of PPU brass with Intel6's AA2200 load with fed 210 primers and moderate crimp to get a look at a slightly longer range. I made sure to mic the case...

WHOA MULE!

After my post above, I had second thoughts. I went to the shop, retorqued my scope mounts and stock bolts, gave the barrel a thorough scrubbing and decided to try INTEL6's 2200 load....

Since my last post I tried loading this bullet over AA5744 with abysmal results! Partially the result of a scope ring issue, but a dead end alley none the less. Also noted that the gas checks I used...

Thanks Intel6

The only load data I have for this particular boolit is the "load note" matrix originated by "Ranchdog" - the designer of this mould. I am unsure how he arrived at this data.

His...

Thanks Larry

I tested mine this A.M. and find them in the 18-19 BNH range. These were water quenched at casting. I will try annealing a few by heating to around 450 and air cooling to see if they...

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I just ordered a hollow pointer for my trimmer, so will be giving that a try. Do you or Larry Gibson know what hardness your boolits are coming out? I know brine number is not the whole...

Hollow Pointing will be a future branch of experimentation - don't have the hollow pointing accessory for my Forster Trimmer yet. My current task is to get some down the tube with sufficient energy...

Thanks Larry! Your posts are always very informative and experience based, and I pay close attention!

My TLC313-150-RF is a gas check version. I have some cast of reclaimed shot mixed with some...

I want to use my CZ 527 7.62x39 carbine to hunt deer in a nearby woodlot. A few years ago I got a NOE TLC313-150-RF 4 hole mold but never really got to develop a satisfactory load with it. I sure...

I have a CZ 527 I bought a number of years ago - Bavarian style hardwood stock, not walnut. It has a 16" twist barrel and shoots .223 (Sierra) bullets better than .224. It prefers 35 or 40 grain...

Yes, I had the same experience when I started reloading and casting for my CZ 527 7.62x39. My understanding is that some American made rifles have barrels with bores for standard .308 dia bullets. A...

I have a CZ 527 hornet with the 1:16 twist and the .223 bore.

It loves 40 gr jacketed - especially the Sierra .223 Hornet 40 grainer. I have found the Nosler shoots well too, if I snip the tip...

I have a NOE 225-46-WFN that I got for my CZ 527 .22 Hornet with a 1:16 twist barrel that shoots Sierra Hornet .223 bullets more accurately than the same bullet in .224 diameter. I tried to load with...

My experience is that you have to try out your particular rifle to see what is best. In my rifles, I find that point of impact is different for the first two to three shots with an oiled bore, but...

I too have a CZ 527 Hornet that I debated reaming to K- Hornet. However, after weighing the cost against the intended outcome, I chose to keep the Hornet as it is and began to search for a .221...

This spring while seeking a .221 Fireball, a Howa mini action .222 came home with me. I have been playing around with a NOE 225-46-WFN mold I use with my .22 Hornet. However those WFN boolits do not...

I am asking because I would like to try using Trail Boss in a new .222 ( 20 inch heavy 1:14 twist barrel ) I recently acquired to try to replicate .22LR/.22Mag loads for target and pest control.
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I have been learning to cast with a CZ 527 lux .22 Hornet (.223 bore/1:16 twist) , and was keeping an eye out for a .221 Fireball rather than ream it ti K-Hornet. BUT, a new HOWA mini action .222...

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This is my best to date 10 shots ( two five shot groups on yellow hole punch reinforcing rings). The one "flyer between the bottom set and the dime is me getting too friendly too fast with...