I also size the Lee 155-2r to .309 and lube with LLA. Seated to just touch the rifling over 15.5gr of IMR4227 gives 1750fps. Very accurate in my Wilson Combat 16” barrel with carbine gas and 1:8@...
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Type: Posts; User: bugs1961
Forum: Cast Boolits
I also size the Lee 155-2r to .309 and lube with LLA. Seated to just touch the rifling over 15.5gr of IMR4227 gives 1750fps. Very accurate in my Wilson Combat 16” barrel with carbine gas and 1:8@...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
At 14, I had been reloading for a year for my .222 Rem. A friend's dad gave me a box of 500 mil 5.56mm brass so I went to work converting. Wish I had that Model 600 back!
That was 41 years ago.
Has anyone tried using a reduced power recoil spring to help with cycling reduced loads?
| BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
| BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
| BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
| C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
| HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
| PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
| LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
| GC | Gas Check |