Recent content by Chewy4480

Thanks everyone. I am really just doing this as a learning experience. Although I spent 5 years in the army and can read the wind good enough to hit a man size target at 300 meters with iron sights I am not ready to shoot 1/2 moa at 300 yards yet. 100 yard ladder test I feel will be a good place...

I could take my 3-9 nikon off my other rifle, I'd have to get a different set of rings. my range only goes to 200 yards but I have access to a field thats about 430 yards.

I just loaded up 10 rounds from 23.0 to 25.6 of benchmark. Thats .3 intervals. Does the test have to be at 100 yards or can I do it closer? The reason I ask is because all I have for an optic is an EOTEC with a 3x magnifier and I'm not sure if the dot will give me the accuracy I need at 100 yards.

Thanks savanahsdad. That makes a lot of sense. I believe thats the way I heard it explained on the reloadingpodcast.

I loaded up some ladder loads for my fmjs and v-max with varget. I'm going to do the same with benchmark. I'm going to have so much time into these rounds I almost don't want to shoot them, almost!

So I load 20 rds of fmj and of v-max with varget. I'm going to do the same with benchmark. I'm going to have so much time into these rounds I almost don't want to shoot them, almost!

Thanks for all the great advice. I think I'm going to do a hybrid of everything I have heard. I loaded 4, 5rd loads in .5 increments from start and not quite to max. For a 55gr .223 start was 25grs of varget. So I did 25, 25.5, 26, then 26.5. Max was 27.6 I believer the 27 and 27.5 loads would...

Gravedigger56 I'm so building one of those!

Does anyone know where I can get a left handed holster for a Taurus 24/7?

Thanks oldhandloader I will probably get one of those to be on the safe side. Right now I use that small base die and check the cases with a Lyman headspace gauge. I haven't had any problems yet but anything that can go wrong will.

gamestalker I read the Lyman 49th edition reading manual. It is more comforting to see 55gr V-MAX 25grs Varget or whatever the case may be. I do use the the SP data for my Fmj and V-Max but you can never have too much information.

If tomorrow all ammo production stopped would you have enough ammo to last the rest of your life?

Oldhandloader I use the RCBS small base die.

I had that happen to me with .223 brass because I grabbed some brass that I hadn't lubed yet. I took the die out of the press and pulled out the decapping pin. Opened the jaws on my vise just enough that the brass sat in between them. Set the die on top of the vise and used a punch to drive out...

I have heard of two different ways to do ladder loads. First is to load 5 rds for each charge in .3gr jumps from your min to max and then pick your best group and that is your best charge for your rifle. The other way is to load just 1 rd per charge in .3gr jumps from your min to max...