When you least expect it, you are awarded a nickname. How was it working with the e street band?Quote:
Originally Posted by Zombie Steve
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When you least expect it, you are awarded a nickname. How was it working with the e street band?Quote:
Originally Posted by Zombie Steve
A buddy of mine that is new to reloading called me yesterday afternoon in a panic. He was having serious issues priming 308 brass. Turns out the brass he bought at a gun show was GI brass and the crimped in primers were kicking his ass.
So he brought over about a thousand pcs of brass and after a short Dillon 101 class, he was swaging primer pockets and trimming brass on my 1050. As soon as they came out of the 1050 I gave them a little touch on my Giraud trimmer to deburr and chamfer the necks.
Two hours well spent.
Love the new title! [LOL] We need to apply some 'positive peer pressure' on little Stevie and get him off the dance floor and out to the range! Even though he only shoots those puny little projectiles!Quote:
Originally Posted by Zombie Steve
I put my new 2lbs of WSF on the shelf. Quite pleased with myself. Complete list of what Cabela's Thornton had on the shelf is in the "powder sources" thread.
Jeff
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Finished the new bench and got it put in place
Sent from my subconscious mind.
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Originally Posted by sellersm
Funny... times o' slim pickins in the pistol powder world have forced certain folk into shootin' Unique. He's proud as a rut buck to admit he broke 135 power factor, but you'll notice that he doesn't shoot much anymore now that his gun has actual recoil and he has to take more than 2 steps to pick up his brass. [Tooth]
I'm just going to keep breaking his balls until he joins this forum.
Nice bench. What's that red thing, one of those harbor freight clamps [Beer]Quote:
Originally Posted by brutal
TEAM LEE!Quote:
Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo
Waiting on Cabelas to fill my order that has a couple bench mounts for the Lee presses. Looking at 5 or 6" vises...
I think I might slide that bench over 3' to the left and stick the shelving on the other side in the corner.
Loaded up 100 or so rounds of .260 for Raton match this weekend.
started brass prep for a match next month. It's a 308 only match that has some pretty stringent rules. They are trying to test the shooter and get rid of the 'whiz-bang' calibers. here's the parameters: .308 Winchester with a 165-180 gr projectile going no faster than 2750fps. Other than that, get after it!
This guy...? https://www.ar-15.co/members/5603-Colorado4wheelQuote:
Originally Posted by Zombie Steve
I have about 200 pieces of .260 Lapua brass that have loose primer pockets from a recent excess of enthusiasm. I cleaned, sized, and trimmed them. I'm shooting in the TB Team Challenge in a month, and I'd like to not spend time picking up brass on the clock. I'm going to see if I can find enough marginally tight pieces or maybe glue in some primers and then I'll just leave it lay on the ground after I shoot it.
I hope it's not a stupid idea...
I'm considering the exact same thing, or trying to some how put a crimp in them, I only have about 100 of them instead of 200. I'm trying to figure something out to get them through 1 more firing and being able to just leave them behind is a huge plus.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim K
Zach O has been gluing in primers for a while now with no obvious problems (except having to hammer the bolt open!) that I could see. I was worried about some flame cutting or whatever on the bolt face, but it doesn't appear to be an issue. I guess he uses nail polish to glue them in. It's a lot like the goop they use to seal up primers on mil ammo.
I just did a quick test with a few pieces and some success. With a pair of punches, one to go inside and support the case, and another just barely bigger than the primer pocket, I was able to produce a bit of a crimp like bur in the entrance of the pocket that holds the primer like fresh brass does. I figure that and a bit of nail polish from the dollar store and I should have some good one time use brass.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim K
A guy that I was squadded at the Snipers Hide Cup a few yards back did exactly that. The brass was on its last legs and he just left it. No loss there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim K
Another reason why I use 308 brass in my 260.
I'm such a dumbass. I didn't transfer my load data for my rem700 sps 308. I guess I need to order some more 150 gn SST's and use some more varget. Damnit.
Guy up here has 6-7 of them caliber specific, load data written on painters tape on powder dispenser. Has then spread out over a nice work area. very clean set up. No matter how much i like blue presses they all do the job, or they'd be out of business.Quote:
Originally Posted by brutal
Ladder loaded 308 hornady 150 gn SST with varget. Had to go with .4 gn increments because I don't have the time right now to do .2 increments. Hoping to find a load that's sub moa.
Im at the point that I'm needing another turret for my T-7. I didn't think I would be loading this many calibers!Quote:
Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo
Whats the gun?Quote:
Originally Posted by hghclsswhitetrsh
Just a boring ol rem700 sps varmint.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBelly
Found my 308 load... 100 yards.
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Details?
Rem 700 308 sps varmint, 1:10 twist, factory trigger, leupold vx 3 6.5-20x40. Mixed 308 brass(no 7.62), winchester large rifle primer, 42 grains varget, 2.800 COAL. Next closest group was 1.25" with 44.5 varget. I have no clue on fps as I have no chrono.
Oh yeah 100 yards.
Nice, looks like you're ready for another 550 . This one's set up, be a shame to take it down, now you have a pet load ;). I almost picked up another 550,was going to make it a winter in the house set up.Quote:
Originally Posted by hghclsswhitetrsh
Cast about 400-500 215 gn Keith style bullets for my 41 mag and got about 300 of them loaded up. A nice easy going plinking load using Universal Clays.
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Originally Posted by Hoser
You told me once, but I forgot you have a 41. That sounds like a hell of a lot of fun.
I loaded 400 rounds of .45 last night, shot most of them this morning. Back to the bench.
You know why I dont have a 44 mag or a 30-06?Quote:
Originally Posted by Zombie Steve
Because everyone else does.
I love my 41s. One Smith and a Freedom Arms.
Cranked out 1300 more crayons since I had a little break, ready for the next 6 or so competitionsQuote:
Originally Posted by Vanniek71
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Originally Posted by Hoser
Something to be said for commonality in guns... but I get it. I had Lizard rebarrel the hunting rifle to .338-06. Next time I want to neck down and do a 280 AI. So many micro-niches... so little time and money. [Coffee]
It really was fun smacking steel offhand at 200 this morning. Makes a steel plate sound like a gong.
Finally got around to running some subsonic 308 ammo over my chrono. I cut back one of my AR-PSR 308 barrels down to about 18 inches and I put my Thunderbeast can on the end.
A spoonful of Trailboss under a Sierra 175 goes about 1070fps and is incredibly quiet. Low ES/SD and accurate. Very happy with the combo.
Now I have something to do with all those 175 pulls I bought.
I was intending the play with that same idea with .260 loads. With no cheap bullets on hand, I gave up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoser
Let's talk cast bullets for .300 BLK now that my SPR paperwork is back...
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Originally Posted by Hoser
I did this with a 208 AMAX. 11gr TrailBoss kept it nice and quiet. We hit a couple hogs at ~245-ish yards with it. Dialed up so much I thought we mortared them piggies.
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Originally Posted by Hoser
So you've duplicated a .40 Smith & Wesson? [Dunno]
Yup. And it is a 40 S&W that is accurate enough to hit an orange at 300 yards that you can not hear if you are more than 20-30 yards away. Or I can load the same bullet up to 2700 fps. Not many 40s will hold together at that velocity.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zombie Steve
As far as I'm concerned, one needs no more justification than "it's fun".
I plugged in a 175 SMK into a ballistics calculator. Surprisingly, it only loses about 100 fps at 300 yards...
Put my two pounds of new Varget on the shelf in the Gun Cave! Big score at Cabela's in Thornton. I kept wiping my eyes, couldn't believe what I was seeing.
Sometimes when I'm all alone I like to sniff Varget.
http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=HN.6080...789037&pid=1.7
Killed my RCBS Chargemaster last night/this morning. I didnt use it that much all in all, but it was handy to have on the bench for small batches of stuff when I did not want to screw with my Prometheus.
Error code 02009. Called RCBS and it turns out it is a fatal error. Being more than a year old they told me I was SOL. No biggie. I get that. Electronics die and they dont make them. They just stick their label on them.
Time to get a new one from Brownells.