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140gr Berger? Did you find the slug or was it a pass through?

I think you will find that the Bergers are way better accuracy wise compared to the LRAB Noslers you had been playing with. Those VLD's stem from tried & trued target bullet design. Good shooting :)

How thick was the feeler gauge you placed under the case? I would go that much as a minimum for material removal. That way when the shell holder contacts the die body it should be the right amount of...

I found the same with my 30deg Imp. Bump die with feeler gauge sorted the issue & I backed it off 0.5gr. All the cases seem to be ok now and primer pockets tight. I did stuff 7 cases by running 1gr...

Wow, they are coming out great now. You should be stoked :thumbsup: Sure saves a bit of stuffing around with shotgun powder etc.

I was referring to the top case in the photo, it looked to have been fire formed as it was blackened on the neck. Tikka7mm08 is this correct?

I get 2950 with the 143 & RL17. Mines 30deg imp.

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Nice. So the top case has been fire-formed and the middle has been hydraulically formed? So load it up and square it off then.

While it may read + on the shell holder, I think it really means -

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I see these are + on thickness, wouldn't you want to go - on thickness so it allows you to engage the case further into the die? Or have I got this completely wrong?

Pretty sure Redding state something about using the correct shell holder for their body too, for this very reason.

Check that those tight cases don't have ejector marks on the base by primer, these will be proud and make your brass longer to the shoulder and may cause a tight fit. If so then that's a sign of over...

You gotta be happy with either of those :thumbsup: Did you run them over the Magnetospeed?

Yeah I had a spare LB of 2209 left over so I've loaded this up behind some 129gr Hornady which are cost effective and also a good performer if I want to swat something over. Save the RE17 for the...

That's basically what I'm doing. I didn't buy factory ammo, I loaded my own and gonna bomb these away for fun.

Yeah I bet that bloody scope saga has really eaten into your enthusiasm :pissed off:
I've got about 90 loaded up for fire forming and sighting but due to my local range out of action very little...

Tikka7mm08 what's the latest on this front? Tried any of those 143gr ELD-X in this machine yet?

Geez...all this 260 Improved stuff has finally rattled me enough to get all my parts off to the gun plumber today :) Only been sitting on it for a year or so, but other guns have been absorbing my...

Nice velocities! What length barrel are you running?
As R93 said, you won't see normal pressure signs like a standard case shows. My 257 AI would indicate high pressure with a stiff bolt handle and...

Nice looking range setup. Is that on your patch in North Loburn? My brother lived on Carters Road for a while with a similar pine outlook.

When I've done my fire forming, I only neck size and you could probably do that for another 3-4 loadings on that case. The case will tell you when a full size is needed as you will feel it on the...

Looking forward to seeing the results of this development. I've been sitting on parts to build my 30 degree 260 Improved for ages and seeing this will get my A into G. Keen to see what powder works...