Recent content by Significent

I'm planning to give turkey hunting a try this year. I don't have a turkey gun and I'm not ready to plunk down the cash for one until I'm convinced I'll be doing more turkey hunting. That's why I'm looking for the strange load in the title. I'd use a regular load in my .223 or .243 but I'd...

Jim, as for my DIY-to-gunsmith breakdown, I’m torn. I’d like to do it myself. I’d even like to save a few bucks. But, in the end, I want the best accuracy I can get. I infer from you question, that my desire for accuracy means using a gunsmith. What’s a ball-park estimate to have a gunsmith...

This is a big help Lots of good input here. Thanks for taking the time to educate me. I am looking for a portable rifle. That’s why I’ve shied away from the Remington VLS. If I were going to compromise, I would probably buy the VLS and just lug around the extra weight. I don’t have any...

I’ve been hoping to purchase a rifle in 6mm Remington. I wanted to find a good quality firearm with a regular contour/weight, 26” barrel and a twist rate of 1 in 12. I’m not looking to shoot bullets heavier than 90gr, so stabilization won’t be a problem at the slow twist rate. I want the...

dakotasin: Thanks for the info. I may need to try the Hornady .308 a-max in my 30-06. 30Cal: I have a Forster trimmer and I've been very careful to apply the same amount of pressure each time. The only thing I can imagine could account for the variance is some sort of case deformity. The...

How bout case weight? Thanks for all the input guys. Seems I have a lot more time to reload than I do to shoot. So, I generally go overboard on the case prep work. I always tumble, trim, clean primer pockets, uniform flash holes (1st time only), and debur. I have an inexpensive .223Rem...

I've been watching on Ebay for a deal on a Rock Chucker. So far I haven't found one that was inexpensive enough and in good enough shape to bid on. So, I'm leaning toward buying a new one. Of concern to me are a couple of comments I've seen that indicate the newer "Supreme" version of the...

dakotasin: That's what I was hoping someone would say. I'll probably shoot the short-cased rounds separately anyway just to see if my new rifle treats them differently. I've heard good things about L.E. Wilson's trimmers. I'll probably buy one of them. They're cheaper than the one I have...

Not sure what happened the first time I posted this. Here it is again. I'm working up some loads for a brand new 270Win bolt gun I purchased recently. In the process, I discovered that my case trimmer wasn't doing as consistent a job as I thought it was. I set up up and tested the first...

I'm still collecting names. I need 13 more as of today. BTT

Sticky Note Timothy: The URL for the file is listed in the sticky note at the beginning of this forum. That's probably where you saw it first. Glad you like the spreadsheet. If you're interested, I have a new version of a log spreadsheet over on Glocktalk too. I just posted a link to...

For anyone that's using my multi-purpose gun log (Excel spreadsheet), I've posted an updated version on GlockTalk. The new version's shooting log will automatically total the number of rounds fired from each of the firearms in your gun inventory. For anyone that's not using it but interested...

Mike: I'm good for now. Thanks!

Group Buy Mike: I just bought 6 pounds of powder from the range I belong to (IWLA) or I'd have been interested to pitch in. Put me on your list of possibles for the next time. (I'm in Fairfax too.) Thanks!

I'm getting ready to switch the bullet and primer brands I've been using to reload 223REM. The cases and powder will remain the same. Here's what I have: Cases: LC98 Powder: H335 Old bullets: 52gr HPBT Speer Match Old primers: WSR (Winchester Small Rifle) New bullets: 52gr HPBT...