Recent content by cdself

I'm not sure what you're loading for, Ned, but you may want to consider OAL and bullet weight as you assess whether you will use max published loads with your brass in the cartridges you're loading based on capacity. Example: If you are loading light bullets so they touch your lands in a long...

Winchester 69 gr factory match ammo I took my 223 bolt action shooting with some factory winchester match ammo and got groups averaging .4" for 3 shot groups with the best being under .250". Seeing that it performed so well, I took some of the loaded factory rounds apart and noticed that it is...

Nice looking rifles - I'm glad that you still shoot them.

Fireforming 280 Ackley I loaded 24 rounds of ammo and headed to the range today for a 45 minute fire forming extravaganza. I used mostly IMR 4831 with just a few rounds filled with IMR 4350 as I had already made those up. I used a Berger VLD 168 grain bullet in the lands about 10 thousandths...

Got it back yesterday - looks good The guys at S&S did a fine job on my rifle and I now have a 280 AI. I'm happy the rifle wasn't damaged - I had them ship USPS to my FFL and the case was DESTROYED! Rifle seems fine. I had them thread the barrel for a suppressor or brake, rechamber...

Thanks guys I've sent the rifle off and it's ready. I should get it back in the next week. I do have a primer pocket uniformer, but I can't honestly say that I used it. I'll check on that Al. As for the bedding, there was no pressure point on the front of the stock. I do have a Model 7...

Old - but wanted to give an update I've tried two more bullets and a variety of lengths and powders. Overall, it's still not as good as I would hope. Nothing really better than what I have already posted. I'm sending the rifle to a precision gunsmith to rechamber to 280 AI. That cartridge...

They don't make them like they used to. Did you see that wind gust move my target? I shoot better when it really matters - Put a 200lb 10 point out there, and he'll be taking a dirt nap!

Knocking on the door, Fremmer. Considering I loaded that ammo in 45 minutes, I think I may can get there with a little more diligence. I checked case length before charging, none were out of spec, but they were not all the same either. I'll trim, sort the brass a little better, buy some more...

Sunray 3.5" may be fine for hunting in some conditions, but if you get to a 250 yard shot, it's not really good enough for me. If I'm off 6" and the guns is off 10" in the same direction, I could miss completely or worse yet, wound an animal in a way causing death a day or two later so that...

Range report I loaded 22 rounds of ammunition with components I had laying around. Federal 210 primers, IMR4350, and Nosler 150 gr ballistic tip bullets. Weather conditions are 55 F with 5-10 mph wind that's inconsistent. Range is 100 yards with a solid rest. I fired 2 foulers and...

Thanks David for the input. Looks like it is doing much better than mine right now, so I'll give your load a try. I think I have some 4350 at home.

I looked very closely at crown and chamber today. With my naked eye, I can see crisp, clean rifling from the throat to the crown. Nothing looks strange about the crown either. I tried to take a pic, but it doesn't really show up well. I took stock off completely and it's glass bedded...

Deviant Hunter Action arrived today. Weight is 30.3 oz. Good quality work from the folks at Defiance. I also have the 260 brass in-hand and am deciding between the 260 and the 260 AI. Not sure I could go wrong here. I'm most torn about today is whether I made the right choice on barrel...

I've cast a chamber myself once and I think I still have the stuff. That was a single shot and easy to get to the chamber. This being a bolt action will make the pour a little more "tricky". I'm going to take a real close look at the crown as well. I've looked at it, but not in minute detail...