I've settled on 45.3 grains of H4198 under the 300gr Remington Jacketed HP. I use Winchester large rifle primers and it shoots 1.00 groups at 100 yards time after time. I haven't put them through a chrony so can't give you muzzle velocity.Great pictures. What is your pet load for that particular bullet/powder combination? What gun and velocity are you getting. I have those same bullets/powder in Remington brass used in a Marlin 1895.
Dang, you have me figured out - that was quick! LOLYou just wanted to show off your bullet dispenser, didn't you? Very cool.
Thanks guys, these pics are just from my iPhone. I'm retired now, for just over a year from Lockheed Martin - not a photographer BTW. Face it, it's the Nickel, Brass & Copper that caught your eye!Great post and pics 1895Gunner.
What do you do for a living?
Ha, you got it right! I was a senior program manager for the last fifteen years. Thank you for your comments. I enjoy sharing pictures of the shooting sport & preparation for it.i was going to guess you worked in IT or a technical job. There is "order" evident throughout your process. The reloading bench is totally squared away and organized, looks like handmade shell holders, it just looks like you are a project oriented mind.
I agree it's good to know that you have choices on powder, I have several fall backs but I've come to like the H4198 in my;Just to go back to the powder I'm now using, even though I'm now using AA5744 I was happy with 4198. I also used IMR3031 especially with jacketed bullets and it worked well too. I just like trying different powders and when I tried AA5744 I found it to be more accurate than the others and it felt different. If I had to do back to 4198 I would not be unhappy.
Thanks for the note on the oak loading blocks. I actually bought them from a member over on the MarlinOwner forum before I got my wood working shop setup. I'm getting ready to start making them myself now. I do much prefer the wood blocks to store bought plastic or metal ones.Forgot to compliment you on your oak loading blocks. Nice touch.
That's what most of my bigger caliber ones are made of, from several I made in high school shop class to several more my brother and I made in his cabinet shop years later.
I did have to re-ream most of them after years of absorbing moisture, but they do work well and add a nice touch.