He is right, looking to make the required power factor. Accuracy is an issue, but I would like to get safely within the power factor and then focus on the accuracy.
Guys, I just went to the range yesterday. I crono'd my old loads again. The high was 1180 the low was 1123.
With the accurate #5 (5.4gr) 115 FMJ Remington projectiles. 1094 high and 1061 low. Will bump up the powder staying below the max. Would like to get to 1130ish. Like the fact that...
Thanks for all the replies. There have been plenty of good suggestions. I'm am going to try accurate no5. I have quite a bit of it and it only seems a little hotter than Unique. I'm starting 5.4 gr of powder. I'm only slightly crimping the case. Hornaday (die set) says you can crimp or not crimp...
Thanks for all the info. The reason for the powder question is to get consistent powder drops. I've read that unique is a flake type of powder and doesn't flow good through progressive reloaders.
I ran into trouble at the range. I had four rounds that had no or little powder in them. Had to...
I am new to reloading. I have a hornaday lock-n-load progressive reloader. Using hornaday tapered crimp die set. Remington 115gr FMJ projectiles. I am current loading with 5.0gr of Unique powder. I crono'd them at 1130 FPS. It seems to me I'm all over the target as far as accuracy.
I'm...
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