Recent content by Coffeeguy

I sit corrected...Longer-range shots can be iffy indeed when it comes to getting a clean kill. I've been (fortunate?) that in the places I've hunted, I very seldom can even see a deer past 250-ish much less get a clean shot. Having played with .308 on some long-distance ranges up to 700 yards...

.308 is fine for deer. Ended up getting 2 this morning, with 180-grain Hornady Interlocks loaded over 47 grains of IMR 4007 SSC. The 'best' argument I've heard of something being 'too much' for deer is in with regard to overpenetation...But, 'overpenetration', or rather an exit wound, is what...

I’m not going to get into what is the ‘best’ load or bullet weight for bowling pin shooting, just a simple examination of the physics involved. Of course, the basic object of most pin shoots is to knock the pins off of the table in the shortest time possible…For most of us, that would mean one...

Yeah, I love how the extra .001-.003 the PC adds makes it so versatile, so a slightly oversize bore isn't a problem, or you can use the .356 pills for .380, 9mm, and 38/357! I heard about this technique on another forum: Put 100 boolits and about a teaspoon of powdercoat in a Ziploc baggie...

Been experimenting for a year now with several methods..ES gun, 'Piglet' and other solvent methods, and this one here is probably my favorite. Nitrile gloves work great for handling the coated bullets...Latex might work too, I just happened to have nitrile ones. Get a little powder on the...

It could, you'll just have to try it and see. Leading comes from a few factors: velocity, bullet versus barrel diameter, bullet hardness, and pressure. Ideally, the bullet should fit the barrel tightly, so slug your bore and measure your bullets. When fired, the base of the bullet should...

Nothing wrong at all with playing it safe. Yeah, we've all been there, and your situation was a lot better than something like a low or double charge where you only find out AFTER a round has been fired.

I agree...Do a Google search for "Piglet Method" and you'll get all the info you need. If you want "pretty" bullets you can use 2 or 3 parts acetone to 1 part powdercoat by volume, and either use a dropper to squirt the mixture over each bullet or dip them using tweezers. The piglet/tumble...

Why not just remove your decapper rod and run the cases thru your sizing die again? Yeah, with 105 cases it only amounts to $4 worth of primers, but these days it's good to conserve whatever we can. I definitely feel ya, though...My neighbor frequently uses my press setup, and he ran into an...

Of course, components are somewhat hard to come by now, especially in popular calibers. It's good to see so many people jumping on the reloading bandwagon, albeit out of necessity, but I had a thought which conerns me...I've been reloading for 20-plus years, and in all that time I've stuck with...

I've had inconsistent results as well with the auto-disk setup when it comes to small charges, i.e. 3 grains or so. The adjustable style charge bar works very well, and saves a lot of time as well, not having to change out disks when switching powders or charge weights. This is where a good...

Bullet hardness Second that. With 18 BHN in pistols, velocity won't be much of an issue. Bullet diameter is, though, and key is to use what works best, through testing, in your gun. There are useful formulas out there for determining the 'optimal' BHN, but there are so many variables (cylinder...

I use a similar sheet, with spaces for information such as muzzle velocity (if you have a chronograph), group size, standard deviation, et cetera...it depends on how detailed you want to be.

Keep your powder in one area away from the heater, including filling/emptying powder measures. I know of only one incident from either a forum or an issue of Guns & Ammo several years back where a guy accidentally knocked over an open can of powder over a portable heater, which created a nice...

Get a 2-foot or 3-foot length of 1x6, 2x6, whatever (doesn't matter as long as it'll lay flat and not tip easily), drill a 1/8-inch hole toward each end, use 2 lengths of 1/8-inch rod and string some mesh or light cloth between them. I drilled 2 holes in the top of my shooting bench for the same...