Sometimes you can end up with a super hard bit of grit in the die wall, giving them a clean and wiping a cotton ball around inside the die might show where it is if it catches a bit of fluff...
Liked On: 19-09-2023, 01:38 PM
24gn of Belmont Magnum Pistol Powder which is W296 repackaged. This is published max load for 240gn Hdy Jacketed HP. 20in barrel delivering average of 1750fps, Rossi Puma 92. Recoil is moderate (cf...
Liked On: 15-09-2023, 10:01 AM
I think the smaller flash hole is a plus but the S&B just weren't as good as the WW SX plus I have a lot of the Win cases.
Liked On: 14-09-2023, 12:44 PM
My Savage 32/20 wouldn't perform with cast boolits. I tried several weights and several brands including factory Starline. Barrel is VG+. Swapped to 100gr Hdy XTP HP and got excellent results at 50...
Liked On: 14-09-2023, 09:00 AM
S&B Hornet cases have a smaller flash hole than WW or RP. That is the problem. Standard Hornet dies de-capping pins jam in the S&B flash holes. I found that some de-capped OK, just, whilst others the...
Liked On: 14-09-2023, 09:00 AM
I have a 23D also with a great bore. I bought a bunch of components from a guy who had sold his rifle. He had mostly used S&B brass and ran into pressure and chambering problems with Lil'gun with...
Liked On: 13-09-2023, 03:12 PM
I use Lil’gun for my 218 Bee. Similar load as your Hornet, 12.5gn with a SP primer. I mainly use 40gn V-Max projectiles. Lil’gun is a bit fine and it can leak through the side of my Lee powder...
Liked On: 12-09-2023, 11:11 PM
Nice grouping. Always satisfying to get a good result out of a Hornet. I've got 2 Savage Model 23 rifles. One in 22rf and one in 32/20. I just missed a 25/20 (23B) in an auction a few years back....
Liked On: 12-09-2023, 07:58 PM
Mr Lee himself, taking 40sec to make a bullet with his Lee Loader. Here ya go Micky Duck :) The mighty whackamole..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeEl9wZyabc
Liked On: 12-09-2023, 06:59 PM
Thats cool. When I was a lad I used to dream about shooting a deer with a hornet " 'cos "the cullers did" - I likely read an article in the old NZ Outdoors magazine about it. I used to work in...
Liked On: 12-09-2023, 06:51 PM
1450fps with AR2207 is exactly the speed I'm using the 44-40 at too, large single hole at 50m with tang sights.
Liked On: 11-09-2023, 09:28 PM
3-9x40 ideal for a hunting 22LR. We shoot bunnies by tens of thousands down here in Cantab and in this high volume situation our gear - rifles and scopes etc - is tested to the maximum. With...
Liked On: 09-09-2023, 10:58 PM
The trouble with eyesight, is that when you get older, its the front bead that is gets fuzzy and unfocused, while the target is fine. And you cant hit anything with that situation. (The solution is...
Liked On: 09-09-2023, 08:44 PM
The nitrated paper cartridge is just a neat and tidy way of doing it. Dropping a correct size lubricated bullet into the leed and filling it up with 2F will work fine. I need to make a mould for my...
Liked On: 25-07-2023, 01:45 PM
I use the graphite powder in a jar lid with some steel shot..dip neck in and they come out coated nicely.
Liked On: 21-07-2023, 10:27 PM