Recent content by brl0301

Thanks for the awesome feedback. It doesnt get much more precise than that. That sounds like a great route to take to weed out the idea of it being the ammo. Should I full length resize the brass or just neck size when I reload the FGMM? You mentioned rests too, Im currently using a bipod and a...

How would I even go about testing this? Just mounting it on another gun and seeing if the problem goes along with the scope?

I torque the action screws whenever I take the rifle apart so I dont think that is the issue. The crown is a possibilty. Being a new rifle would I be better of just sending it back to Weatherby and letting them deal with it? Id rather not but I have a feeling that if factory loads do the same...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28028881@N02/5928977303/ I had posted a question about this spot in the end of the barrel when I first got the gun and everyone thought it should be fine, I also called Weatherby and they said as long as it was shooting ok not to worry about it, but Im also...

I thought this was a possibility so I bought some copper solvent and soaked and scrubbed until all the copper at the muzzle was gone. Maybe Im not getting it all and thats causing the inconsistency, I just dont understand how it would shoot such a small group in the middle of two 2"+ groups. the...

I opened up the foreend of the stock, so that only the factory pressure point at the end of the barrel is touching, hoping it would solve this problem. I think that bedding the action might be a little over my head, Ive worked with fiberglass before but never on a gun

I havent shot any factory loads for groups but that was my next step. Ill will normally shoot a 3 string group in maybe 5 mintues and then let it cool until the metal is cool to the touch. As far as the chamber heating up the powder, I single load em so the round spends like than 30 seconds in...

So Ive been reloading for about 6 months now and have been somewhat successful so far. I went to the range today and using my load of 42gr of VV n140 under a 168amax, I shot a .45" 3 shot group at 100 yards followed by a 3" group:fire:. Im shooting a 308 weatherby vanguard with a bushnell 3200...

There is a really interesting chapter in the lee reloading manual that gives a formula that you can use to decide how fast you can push a lead bullet. He seemed to have found that the lead hardness and the psi of your load, among other factors mentioned above, could help determine whether or not...

^ +1 ^ I always just use the lee info as a starting point and always use a scale to verify the actual weight of the powder

I would think that 400-500 rounds a week would be pretty easily done on a lee turret. I can normally load betweem 200-250 per hour on mine at a comfortable pace. I would think that 2 hours a week loading would be plenty reasonable.

I just bought around 1k pieces of 45 brass the other day and most of it is wcc and wcc match brass fom the 60s. Im glad to see that its good stuff and will last me a while

I load on a lee classic turret which is why I dont know how much help I would be. I could still always come by seeing as sometimes 2 heads are better than one. Where in OC are you located?

you should get on calguns and ask, the reloading forum is pretty active on there. Im also in Orange county but I dont have a hornady so I cant be of much help in that reguard

Is it possible that your case length had stretched to the point where the neck was too long and when you forced it into the chamber it caused way more tension on the bullet not allowing it to escape from the case like normal? If that is what happened then the pressures would be way higher than...