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Thank you all for replying. I'll start seating .0015 off the lands and play with it from there. +1 to the magnum primer info archangel, it's another one of those " I have lots so I'm gonna use it " things. I'll post results if I get anything that's not overly embarrassing. :)

I read an article on Savage Firearms that went on and on about how good they are "out of the box" and I developed newfound interest in my 110FP in 30-06. Several years back I replaced the stock and had the trigger tuned, I shot it a bit and then put it in my safe for whatever reason. Anyway, I...

Thanks all. I'll look into another sight.

Thanks for the info. I'll try the sierras first and Post results when I get em.

Hoping for a little insight on my Yugo/M48 8mm mauser. I picked this one up cheap ($150) and it was complete except for the front sight hood, which I may replace someday, but didn't figure was terribly important for the time being. I brought this baby out of its military storage status...

I use my sky screens always, even on cloudy days and then use them as a guide. I "eye-ball it" from the chrony, then set my bench up according to the chrony's position on the target. As long as I can see the top 1/3 of space between the guides I know I'm good. Make sure you keep about 10 feet...

Thanks! I'll be working this one up in the near future, good to know where to start.

I always get this confused... Fast twist like a 1:7" better for heavy bullets or light? Will a 1:7" stabilize 55gr fmj's or should I be looking in the 69/72 range? I'm using a Colt AR15 match/target so I don't think I can use the longest/heaviest bullets since they won;t feed in a magazine (or...

Range Report/Follow up Well I borrowed some data from about 10 different sources, and THR members were so helpful I wanted to follow up with my results. Rifle: Springfield M1A Socom II with a 16" barrel The load development: I started by chronographing Factory ammo out of the short...

awesome information, especially the on-line velocity estimator from JASmith. I didn't even consider a faster powder, I just assumed IMR4895 for M1A. Thank you all! I'll post range results when I get out there again.

Looking for some experience out there! I've loaded lots of .308, but only for bolt rifles. My new endeavor is reloads for a 16" barrel M1A. None of my manuals list a 16" barrel, and the shortest mentioned is a 22". I know I should expect a velocity drop, but what ball park am I looking for...

Thanks to all that replied. I figured it was something else since all the tears were in the same direction. I was so focused on my reloads that it didn't dawn on me that the paper itself could be the culprit. Much apperciated! I'll try same loads again with a backing :)

It's a 25 yard indoor range with the target out about 10 yards. It's held from the top by a clamp and run out on a pulley. I've shot at this range many many times, with many many calibers and loads, I've just never seen this happen before. It might be nothing, but it was odd enough for me to...

I loaded .45 LC for the first time and took my loads to the range. The target looked odd in that there was about a 2" long strip dropping down from each of the holes (which I've never seen before). Any thoughts on what is going on?? Is the bullet tumbling or is this a natural occurance? I'm...

I have plenty of load data for .308, and even some "pet" loads for bolt rifle, but I recently bought a M1A SOCOM and I can't wait to see what its capabilities are with some handloads. Does anyone have any experience loading for the shorter barrel? I got loads of IMR 4895, so I'll probably...

All I'll say is that my .45 only exists to get me to my 870. That ends my penetration/bullet effectiveness concerns.

Glock recently released the model 37 chambered in .45GAP. Ballistics are same as 45ACP in 185, 200 and 230gr loads but the grip is the same size as the 17/22. You get the .45 in the size of a 9mm. Been looking at one myself but I don't know if I want to buy a gun in a unique caliber like that..

A man after my own heart. My first handgun was a glock 21 and shortly afterward I felt a similar itch. I bought a springfield micro compact stainless in the .45 and have been carrying it for the last year and a half. (its ever so much more concealable than that large double stacked glock). I...

Its probably good for all of society that not everyone carries a gun. As our "thread leader" has made painfully obvious, not everyone is suited to the task. Leave the gun handling to the "sheepdogs" who will keep watch over the sheep.

Thanks for the help. My first Mauser and I wanted to get it all right before I took the first shot!!:) In the end I guess nothing beats trial and error.