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I have a Ruger Hawkeye stainless laminated in .308 that I have been developing loads for. I glass bedded and free floated it, and cut a few coils off the trigger spring and the trigger is now pretty reasonable. Almost all the brass I have is Lake City. I found a load that is pretty accurate...

I started loading a bunch of .223 for the upcoming ground squirrel shoot. Had a big bucket of what I thought was fully processed LC brass, a few pounds of H335, a 500 round box of Midway Dogtown 50 gr. hollow points, and my trusty Dillon 550. After the first few rounds, I feel something kind...

I was resizing .223 and noticed that the necks are really getting scratched. This is a small base RCBS die that I have had forever, and generally only use it with Lake City once-fired brass. I was wondering about taking a brass .22 caliber brush, wrapping it in 0000 steel wool, and spinning it...

One of my friends asked me to sight in a Savage A17 today. Conditions were perfect, no wind and not too cold. I was shooting at 100 yards off a lead sled (I was also trying out some full-house loads for my .338 win mag) and shot several 5-shot groups similar to this one. The ammo was...

Most of the hunting rifle load development I have done has been with the .270 win and .338 win mag. My .270 is an old Remington Sportsman 78 (very similar to a Model 700ADL) restocked with a walnut Remington 700ADL stock, glass bedded and free floated. My .338 is a Ruger M77 Mark 2 with the...

Has anyone else had an M1 Garand double fire using a lead sled? I was verifying zero on my .338 win mag using a lead sled. After that was done, I put a clip through the M1. The first two shots went off as expected, then the third and forth doubled. The rest of the clip fired one at a...

My Ruger #1V in .223 is a finicky little vixen. Only happy with a very specific load (and I tried lots of combinations) which is a max load of H335 atop a 50 gr. Vmax, using Winchester brass neck sized in a Lee Collet die. This combination regularly gives .75" 5-shot groups @ 100 yds. But it...

So my 17 yr. old son was out hunting ducks today. He has a Winchester SX3 and was shooting Winchester factory ammo, steel, 3", 1.25 oz. BB, using a modified choke tube. He jumped a bunch of birds out of a ditch, shot three ducks and one geese with three shots. According to him, all the shots...

I have several rifles in .223 capable of very good accuracy, including a Ruger #1V, a Tikka T3 Lite, and an AR-15 with a PSA upper (1:7 twist, 20" FN chrome lined). My mission was to find a single load that gives great results in all three. Extensive testing with the Ruger revealed that it...

I ordered some of the 150 gr. .308 caliber seconds that Midway was selling a few weeks ago as "Blemished Bullets 30 Caliber". I cannot say for sure, but I think they may be Hornady. Red plastic tip, boat tail. So I loaded some up with about 47 gr. of IMR4064 to see how they would group out of...

With the shortages in components, I am contemplating some reloading substitutions I would not normally do. I have a bunch of large pistol magnum primers that are normally used for full power loads using H110 in a .41 mag. Would there be any problem using them in a .45 ACP reload using 5...

With all the shortages of components I have been shooting my Remington 1858 revolver more and my other guns less. In fact, one of my buddies and I have started making our own black powder with good results. He got a mold for round balls and we have been using them too with good results. The...

I just got a Remington 1858 repro. The loading instructions I have seen call for putting grease on the front of the cylinder to prevent chain firing. When I press a ball into the cylinder, it shaves a thin even ring around the entire ball, which would seem to make a very reliable seal. Is the...

A buddy gave me 4 lb. of IMR4198. It is pretty old, still in the metal cans. The only cartridge I shoot that has loading data for this powder is .223. I usually load .223 on a Dillon RL550 with the Dillon powder measure using H335. For the IMR4198 , I used a Hornady powder measure off the...

I was looking to load up a batch of ammo for a 7MM-08. It has been a while since I have had to buy brass, and I was pretty shocked at where prices are at these days. 500 pieces of new brass at Midway was $238 plus shipping and it was out of stock. So I searched on once-fired .308...

I was at the range testing a new load for my AR that features an upper by PSA, with a 20", 1:7, FN chrome lined barrel. The load features a 52 gr. Sierra BTHP match and H335. I was getting really pretty good groups then I shot two where the first shot had gone through the magazine twice. In...

I normally use CCI350 magnum primers for full-house loads in my .41 mag. I ran out and the only large pistol primers on the shelf at the LGS were Winchester WLP. The box states that it is OK for standard or magnum loads. True? The intended load features over 20 gr. of H110 and a Speer 210 gr...

I tried a new load in my Savage 12FV yesterday. This load uses a 55 gr. Sierra SP, 40 gr. H380 (1 gr. below max), Win brass, Rem 9.5 primers, and COL of 2.535. Here are two 5-shot groups at 100 yards. Two bullets out of each group went through the target sideways. I have never seen...

I am developing some new loads for a Savage 12FV in .22-250. This rifle seems to have a pretty long throat. I have one load using a 40 gr. ballistic tip that shoots pretty well but requires the use of IMR4064 which does not meter well in my Dillon powder measure. I have tried several ball...

A family member bought an AR15 from a private party and we went to sight it in yesterday. The weapon in question is an M4 clone from LAR with an A3-style upper. We spent several frustrating hours trying to get the thing to group. Scope adjustments were random, iron sights were just as bad...