What some have said, stick with book loads for starters. I use R7 and 3031 and like both. Always start low and work up, look for signs of high pressure when you’re approaching the upper level, bulging of the case and split necks.
What some have said, stick with book loads for starters. I use R7 and 3031 and like both. Always start low and work up, look for signs of high pressure when you’re approaching the upper level, bulging of the case and split necks.
Retired: school of hard knocks
NRA Lifer
OP last posted ---02-03-2022
R.D.M.
Yep. And the thread was started in 2008 and had laid quiet for 14 1/2 years.
sorry, disregard post.
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BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
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