welcome...personally I use winchester 748...one of the origonal powders made for the 308...its very easy to measure. you really really SHOULD have a reloading manual...one of them old fashioned book...
Liked On: 21-11-2020, 11:14 AM
Someone will chime in here with Gale McMillan's recommendation of barrels not needing running in. Gale is well gone now but even the current custom barrel makers are 50:50 run-in/don't need to. I...
Liked On: 19-11-2020, 10:50 AM
Just shoot it
Liked On: 19-11-2020, 10:49 AM
Me and a mate both have 7mm rem mags, he has a gunworks maximus, I have a DPT mk11 with stainless blast baffle they both feel the same to shoot. The gunworks maximus is a little quieter but it is...
Liked On: 19-11-2020, 10:35 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULdgBrbUJRk No real advantage, but if it can be a feel good factor for some...
Liked On: 19-11-2020, 10:34 AM
Dupont IMR4895 smells like spirits, and has zero rust inside. AR2208 smells a bit stronger, but still not vinigery or acidic.153866
Liked On: 18-11-2020, 02:13 PM
A carbide cutting bit is much cheaper to replace than a reamer.
Liked On: 10-11-2020, 03:29 PM
Bore scopes are handy if you are actually making barrels. As a gunsmith with more than 50 years experience I have never found the need for one, and regular firearms owners have even less need. The...
Liked On: 09-11-2020, 05:41 PM
Yep, Nosler reload guide states 63.0 gn as max with IMR4831. Your 62.5 gn load shows promise, try 62.3 and 62.7 gns. Also have you measured your max COL ? Ie where the ogive hits the lanz? The...
Liked On: 02-11-2020, 12:07 AM
It takes very little muzzle damage to upset accuracy. Muzzle damage (the last 2-3 inches) is very common in NZ hunting rifles that are a few years old, usually caused by firing rifles without...
Liked On: 29-10-2020, 10:13 AM
Thanks Robert I already have a wodge of your standard 255 grain ones that are no problem in another rifle hopefully some of the buggering around outlined above will produce an acceptable result. By...
Liked On: 21-10-2020, 12:02 AM
Yep, that must be putting the hurt on his brass and throat. With the very high BC there’s no need to send them any quicker than 2850-2900, or to over twist them. I run them in my 7 RM at 2840 in...
Liked On: 19-09-2020, 06:19 PM
popular brand is DPT. Modular , can be taken apart for cleaning , can add or subtract baffles as wanted . I own several of theirs and have been very happy with them.
Liked On: 18-09-2020, 11:46 PM
Magnetite, kinda depends on what you want to achieve. For most shooting (service rifle, gongs, hunting) I just load using Federal. When I shot fullbore and was looking for the last ounce off...
Liked On: 16-09-2020, 12:38 PM
Test parameters: 1 - Make sure primer is not Winchester. 2 - Pull trigger on loaded case, if it goes bang, test complete.
Liked On: 16-09-2020, 12:37 PM