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I haven't hunted PDs in Wyoming since 2003, but my boys and I had pretty steady shooting in the Kemmerer area. I was living in Utah at the time so western Wyoming was a short drive, and the town were...

Hi Collyer,
I tried again, hope I clicked the right button this time:groner:. Please reply and let me know if I was successful or not.

Hey Terry, I appreciate the offer, but another member has offered some hi tec coated ones. I've been coating all my boolits and figured that would be the perfect fit.
thank you much.

I agree very little difference between groove and bore, but shoots 40gr jacketed well. I've been trying to get cast boolits to shoot, but my only .225 mold is 55gr and the 1:16 twist won't stabilize...

NOE's website shows the 37gr GC molds are out of stock except for the 5 cavity and they are over $100 without shipping. I've been trying to shoot 45gr cast boolits out of my RIA 22TCM, but the 1:16...

Thanks BK7. I guess a more useful question to folks who have rechambered or setback a barrel would be how much they typically remove to bring back accuracy. I wonder if the reason only one setback is...

BK7,
I don't actually have a 17TCM, because at this time it is just a dream cartridge. I've never heard of fire cracking, but if the bore is getting rough 4-5 inches from the chamber, the idea of...

I'm having a ton of fun with the 22TCM and while the recoil is very light, it is enough to prevent seeing bullet strikes through high magnification scopes. As much as I like shooting the 17MachIV,...

I really don't want to buy another dispenser, and looking at the pictures, it appears the internal thread on the charging die is too small to fit my Redding.

Creative, I like that notion:). I was thinking more time than money. The more we think about it and talk it out, the better the ideas.
Thanks to all who have replied.

OS OK, the expander die works on pistol cartridges (I have one for .45) but my problem is with bottlenecks like the .223, 22TCM and .17 Mach IV. don't know of anyone who makes a through dies for...

Bullwolf, the drop tube on my dispenser is similar to the RCBS but is a friction fit vs threaded. Is that a beveled washer beneath the lock ring on your dispenser? A beveled washer (with the proper...

Tried different stations, same situation, so the head isn't the problem. I'm thinking the male thread on the dispenser isn't concentric with the bore for the drop tube. The dispenser probably wasn't...

180074
If you look closely you'll see a piece of wire under the lock ring; that squares the dispenser to the turret head. Without the wire the dispenser drop tube tilts the case when I bring it into...

I'm using an RCBS turret press and a Redding powder dispenser, and every time I throw a charge, a small amount of powder misses the case. The powder dispenser isn't perfectly aligned to the head, and...

Looked up the specs on the bator and it's .07 shorter than the Lee 55gr C225-55-RF, so the odds of stabilizing the bator are much better without having to modify the mold. I had decent results with...

Navy Vet,
sorry I misread your post, I was referring to the new 55gr Lee mold. The bator may be a different story, but I have a feeling that 55gr is too heavy and long for the TCM, assuming yours is...

NavyVet,
check the twist rate of your TCM. Mine is 16:1 and it will not stabilize the 55gr Lee boolit. I'm using hornet load data with 2400 and have good consistency in velocity (1700 fps) but...

A quick follow up:
inside reaming continued to give too many split necks, so resorted to straight forming followed by turning the neck OD. A bit of a pain, but so far great results, with flawless...

Agreed, ammosupply bullets are way cheap compared to others. Ordered 1000 and a box of loaded ammo for emergency use, while I work out the forming process and rebuild the mad money account.

Thanks Hatch,
any idea of what Grumpa is asking per hundred?

I know this an old thread, but I just stumbled on this cartridge and have started to reload. I've been cutting down .223 and forming with the lee die with limited success. The forming process is...