All right I'll say it if no one else will. 700 rounds of over max loads in a hot 7mm. 1.5mmof throat erosion and likely a rough throat as well. The barrel is likely poked and the lugs may be set back...
Liked On: 15-09-2024, 12:48 PM
All right I'll say it if no one else will. 700 rounds of over max loads in a hot 7mm. 1.5mmof throat erosion and likely a rough throat as well. The barrel is likely poked and the lugs may be set back...
Liked On: 15-09-2024, 12:28 PM
All right I'll say it if no one else will. 700 rounds of over max loads in a hot 7mm. 1.5mmof throat erosion and likely a rough throat as well. The barrel is likely poked and the lugs may be set back...
Liked On: 15-09-2024, 12:21 PM
All right I'll say it if no one else will. 700 rounds of over max loads in a hot 7mm. 1.5mmof throat erosion and likely a rough throat as well. The barrel is likely poked and the lugs may be set back...
Liked On: 15-09-2024, 12:15 PM
Its called a stab crimp. Common in old ammo from the UK. Tumbling live ammo is a very bad idea, first because a sharp point can possibly fire a primer and second that the tumbling can damage the...
Liked On: 15-09-2024, 12:02 PM
Greetings, My vote is for AR2206H or BM8208 if you can't get that. BM8208 is a little faster. GPM.
Liked On: 12-09-2024, 10:48 PM
Greetings, Velocity in .303 rifles can be extremely variable due to the amount of erosion in the throats from firing the old cordite ammo which was very erosive. The second problem is that the...
Liked On: 11-09-2024, 06:34 PM
Greetings, My vote is for AR2206H or BM8208 if you can't get that. BM8208 is a little faster. GPM.
Liked On: 11-09-2024, 02:29 PM
Greetings, My vote is for AR2206H or BM8208 if you can't get that. BM8208 is a little faster. GPM.
Liked On: 11-09-2024, 08:08 AM
Greetings Micky Duck and all, The quoted speeds were averages and the ES were all very low so the difference was real. To get some context the extra speed was equivalent to adding almost 2 grains...
Liked On: 06-09-2024, 10:11 AM
Greetings csmiffy, You are quite right in that a lighter case, with more capacity will result in lower pressure but how much is another question. I have a test loaded for my .308 with light and...
Liked On: 05-09-2024, 05:46 PM
Greetings, I have had disappointing results with AR2208 in the .308 as well and have mostly used AR2206H for some years. I chronographed some comparison loads recently in a 24" barrel. AR2206H gave...
Liked On: 04-09-2024, 12:46 PM
Greetings, I have had disappointing results with AR2208 in the .308 as well and have mostly used AR2206H for some years. I chronographed some comparison loads recently in a 24" barrel. AR2206H gave...
Liked On: 04-09-2024, 12:44 PM
Greetings All, I headed to the Range yesterday to do a bit of shooting on the Running Boar range at Taupo. Being somewhat disorganised I just grabbed my little Ruger. I had been using one of those...
Liked On: 04-09-2024, 09:13 AM
Greetings, I chronographed 44 grains of AR2208 with the 150 grain in my 20" barrel .308 a while back. It produced 2,550 fps. Book max is 47 grains. I was comparing several different powders and 44...
Liked On: 03-09-2024, 11:06 PM