Thread: load issue, or loader.

Originally Posted by Malhunting

I wonder how reloder 22 would go, i have some of that here.

meant to be good with the heavier pills eg 208amax, gives a better case load density. Havent tried it personally

Originally Posted by ebf

Dumb question time

Are you measuring case length before or after sizing ?

Clean, size and trim.

Originally Posted by PerazziSC3

meant to be good with the heavier pills eg 208amax, gives a better case load density. Havent tried it personally

Wonder if it would be ok for a 168 amax

would be fine mate, all powders (within reason)

Alliant Powder - Reloader's Guide

using 165 data will give you a starting point, i would start at about 68grains and work up

Note, best to check with another manuel to get you in the ballpark

Yeah im just looking at that myself, 73gns with a 165 SP so yeah 68 would be a good start.
Might be something to do tomorrow.

With the accuracy that bad one thing to do is to not fuck around with eliminator and go to jb's or autosol to get it back to steel as the amount of times i have been given rifles like yours to sort and a good scouring out and its like magic!
I will look up some load data and compare

Max loads out of hornady are 69g and nick harvey is 67 max.
I was loading my 300wsm with 65 of 09 doing 3150 with 155amax and was smoking deer dead out to 800 so i would suggest back of as i would not be happy with those ejector marks if on my cases
Speed is not every thing!

Thanks AA, i have some 155 amaxs here loaded with an un known powder, i might go pull one to see if its 22 or 760. Think they were running 3300.

Originally Posted by Malhunting

Thanks AA, i have some 155 amaxs here loaded with an un known powder, i might go pull one to see if its 22 or 760. Think they were running 3300.

I had another look at the book of words and the only load to push the 155 over 3300 was with n560 so you might have to detune things a bit!
Keep us posted

Just pulled it and it looks like it is reloder 22 and 70gn

How do you tell what powder you've got by "looking" at it

I only have a few containers of powder which came from the guy that done these loads and it is different in its form, reloder 22 is pellet like and 760 is small balls.

Well i took the rifle out of the stock last night, filed down the skeleton mag frame a bit as it looked like it was bending the trigger guard\mag floor plate when screwing it back together, apart from that i have done nothing but another clean with Bore Eliminator this morning.
I went to the farm to try the 155 amax rounds but they are to long in the shell and i couldnt close the bolt, what a waste of time i thought but i then went scrounging through the ute and found 3 of the original 168 amax rounds, loaded up and let them go of the bonnet of the truck and guess what, 3\4" group 1 1\2" low.

You really need to take better notes. A few people have asked if your OAL was the same and you said yes, which clearly they aren't.

In saying all that, if your happy with your approach to reloading and are prepared to risk blowing your face off then who am I to say otherwise.

You would also be about the only person I have ever heard of that is comfortable making a decision on what powder you are using just by looking at at! Risky as fuck if you ask me!

I can look at the powder and tell what it is because i brought it from the guy that done the original loads for me so there is no guess work going on there, its what he used end of story!!

I thought i had the OAL on my 3 reloads right but yeah i did trim them a fraction long which i rectified straight away on the second attempt which still gave a shit group.
I think i have it all sorted now and have learnt a bit in the process.
Thanks for your really useful help!!