Wow you guys are good. Yes that's some H50 & a few stocks for future/in the works projects. The RCBS have not been tricked out and the loads are finished out on the acculab Vic-123. I sold the big 50 but I'm sure I build anoter before to long.
You cant see the rest in the pics but I built a 8' x 52 loft in my barn. The reloading room takes up 16' of that. In the rest of he space I put in a small office, kitchen, table bunk beds. All that's missing is a 60" flat screen TV & to install my 120x optical camera so I watch my hits on TV
65gr is where I started! I'm up to 81 grains before the case denting goes away but that is at the cost of pressure signs on the casing and I for one don’t like to shoot with pressure signs. Backing off the powder charge even 1 grain brings me back to dented casings that’s why I’m going to...
I’m not going to blow myself up as I said before the gun is fired mechanically but I would still hate to blow up a $5,000 rifle. I switched to faster burring powders and the problem is still the same case dent don’t go away until max load is reached and I for one do not feel comfortable shooting...
This is one of the few places I have found data on 257 STW along with the guy who built the rifle http://www.reloadersnest.com/frontpage.asp?CaliberID=239. I once had a small amount of powder blow back in my face while trying an experimental .223 load ever since then all my experimental loads...
What causes this as? 257 STW 65gr IMR7828
http://www.centralpt.com/customer/image_gallery/309/257STW.JPG
I'm sure excessive head space is not the problem as the chamber is new. (less then 15 rounds) The other powders I was trying worked fine then this popped up!
I’m kind of at a loss...
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