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It was old feller's post I made my original post in reference to in this thread, particularly the first red highlighted statement. When the alloy is already in the pot and those who are dealing with...

For your M1 rifle I'd suggest not loading to SAAMI 308W specification with a MAP of 62,000. The 7.62 NATO standards for M*) Ball do not reach that pressure level. Having measured the pressure of...

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First of all, it's not for you to say what I can't make a statement on.

I'm not going to research all of Fryxell's writing for you. In one of his writings he says beeswax is not a...

The problem is, in his LASC section on fluxing Fryzell seemingly contradicts himself.

As mentioned, if one has a method that works for them and meets their needs then all is well. Many things in...

With the components you are using you may very well not find any "noticeable" difference. However, if you change the components other than the primer type then the "difference" may become...

As mentioned, a given amount of a powder will produce only so much energy regardless of how it is ignited. In a pistol or rifle barrel the difference is in the "quickness" of the ignition. It is...

.433 with that bullet.

I add tin to COWWs to balance the amount of tin to that of the antimony. At a percentage of each not exceeding 5% each together they form a submetal of SbSn.

That submetal, SbSn, will then stay...

This topic comes up much more often these days of primer shortages. Here's an extensive test I ran some time ago.

9mm; SP and SR primers

The last few months there have been several threads...

In my opinion, yes there is too much antimony. For best results the antimony and tin should be equal parts not to exceed 5% of each.

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Same could be said for giving the BAR to Marvin......

LeveRevolution powder is not repackaged RL12. LeveRevolution is a special blend of powders to achieve the unique pressure curves it produces. Frankly, attempting to correlate it to RL12 based on...

Let's not confuse anyone with facts.......:drinks:

I concur highly with your friend as my experience with all of those weapons mirrors his.

"Thus allowing old stocks of ammo to be used in a all out war, and kept the 5.56 guns as a reserve weapon, because it will take them 10 years to build up a supply of the new 6.8 round to fight any...

Never saw any pictures of Korean or Chinese armed with SKSs during the Korean war. Mostly see them with M91 & M44 MNs and PPSH 41s. I also doubt the 30 Carbine bullets failed to penetrate the large...

Might try 3031 under your Sierra 190s. I tried the 15 gr under a 225 gr PC'd cast in my 308W test rifle. Ran just subsonic but got no psi data as the minimal the rifle will measure is about 19,500...

"The military has its own agenda. I was issued an M1 Carbine in 1962 and later in 1965 a Mattel 16. Any student of high school physics knows a 110 grain projectile at 1900 FPS is Less Effective than...

I live in western Arizona [can literally see 50 miles into California from my back yard]. It runs 100 - 115 for several months and has gotten up to 120 - 128 for a week or two in late summer. I use...

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The Hornady HBWC was/is 90 gr. The Speer HBWC was/is 98 gr.

I load either in Starline 32 H&R cases over 2.3 gr Bullseye which give excellent accuracy and small game performance at 800 fps +/- out...

A much better alloy is Lyman #2 Alloy. Mix 1% lead and 3% tin into your 92-6-2 Hardball alloy to get Lyman #2 alloy. The BHN will be 14-15 and the #2 alloy, being better balanced in Antimony and tin...

Many years ago I went through all my 30 Carbine brass [US milsurp and commercial], sized it, then trimmed it to the same length and haven't needed to trim again. The cases have been shot many, many...

Exactly......

Unless you inhale or ingest the lead residue off your fingers you won't get lead poisoning from handling cast bullets when reloading them or from handling the cartridges after...