I think the biggest problem we face with the swede is your reaching some high rpms with the 1/7.8 twist at lower velocities.
I can just sneak down to low 2 moa in the 1300-1400 fps range then...
Type: Posts; User: mac1911
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I think the biggest problem we face with the swede is your reaching some high rpms with the 1/7.8 twist at lower velocities.
I can just sneak down to low 2 moa in the 1300-1400 fps range then...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
The reduced load fomula for H4895 works well .... Im finding with the military rifles the twist rate will challenge you more than the powder charge. In most of the 1/10 rifles 1650 fps seems to do...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
i have wolf been using them for all my LR primer needs for years and years to come
Forum: Cast Boolits
Really? Wonder why yours wont fit. Im about to load some now.
Forum: Cast Boolits
My first attempt at cast in 30-06 was not good
Later I found if I cleaned the bore really well, free of copper fouling and ran 5-10 cast fouling shots the groups tightened up
Also if your 308...
Forum: Casting Equipment
BernieDawg help me get my Bell Systems Kerosene lineman stove going.
About a year ago a friend gave me a old pot and ladle. Now about a year later he stops by with this iron contraption. "I think...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
As much as I can be a chea....im mean frugal person i found making my own hollow lube sticks one of those items I much rather pay not to have to. I ordered some 2500+ few weeks ago. Came alot faster...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Your going to find most are the same, just re labeled and or a different color.
I have a older RCBS. The latches are poorly made and one of the handles broke early in life. It also takes up a...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
When i was doing range scrap local yard gave me the lowest copper price IIRC it wax around $1.25/lb. I have 2 yards with in a worthwhile drive for small lots of scrap.
One told me next time...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Eh , lee say it will hold 20lbs, the math says it should. Does not mean 20lbs is a good working level. Now what the does the 4 mean
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Im looking for a .268" sizer to seat gas checks only.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I gave up on my cast loads in my M1 and M1a , once I was able to get 100% cycle with H4895 and 5477 Accuracy declined.
Those are the only 2 powders I tried to get function and accuracy. Accuracy...
Forum: Swaging
Does the Wallnut hill press accept Corbin S dies?
Forum: Swaging
Im generalizing for commercial bullets My 2 1/8 barrels will shoot 52 grain as tight as i can achieve. One dis likes sierra 69s both will run hornady bulk 55s to close to moa
I have a 1/9 that...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I had a lot of fun getting rid of some lyman 224 cast bullets with Trailboss. I think they just broke 1000fps
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I ran some of those 130 gn plain base cast through my Carbines, shot ok and cycled fine accuracy was just lacking. Did not dig into it much. No leading that I could
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
finding powder is tough right now but its better to hunt down a more task friendly powder than to burn powder that can be less ideal.
Trailboss has been on the shelves locally up until my last...
Forum: Cast Boolits
3x9x40 does not seem as common as it once was.
Forum: Swaging
Any idea what manufature?
What press they fit , ectect. Watched a few videos but not very detailed.
Forum: Swaging
Was given these bins of “dies”
Some pieces are labeled
“Lead wire cutter”. Some dies are stamped with 308 plus another #
Doah, I will be back cant seem to post pics
Forum: AirGuns
The one thing i learned about pellet traps is to eliminate any bounce.
To trap the pellets better you need to rob them of there energy. As kids that was phone books, old wool blankets and such....
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I picked up a propane tank for free with some gas still left in it. Not much. So i decided to take the bucket of dross/clips/skimmings and remelt it. As I felt there was some good weight to it.
...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Love the pencil test, works well enough for me.
Since im only looking for 3 levels
Below 12 above 18 and whats left in the middle.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Ideally we all want something like this but that fits out personal space
https://youtu.be/pgsWq-NTDGk
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 |