Recent content by rcoody

I like this little gadget. Never put much faith in a 2" bubble level. Getting the rifle level before levelling the scope is an issue too. This little gadget doesn't require that. Now i always check with a plumb bob afterwards https://arisakadefense.com/products/optic-leveler

3" 10 shot group at 1000yrds? Now that is 1000 yrd benchrest winning shooting. a small group of shooters can accomplish that. And with a creedmoor. Awesome! But i will stick with my .308 hunting rifle. My favorite for over 50 years.

Many reloaders call the point where the curve of the ogive begins the ogive but in reality it is that entire curve from the point of curvature to the tip. Variations in that curve is one of the largest reasons for variations in base to ogive measurements with most measuring tools. Even sorting...

300 win mag factory ammo is designed to headspace off the belt. we as handloaders want to change that to headspacing off the shoulder to avoid case head separation. lots of case body growth with belted magnums. the only part of the measurement you took with the stoney that is accurate on a fired...

call these people. bet they can fix you up with just what you need. http://kentonindustries.com/custom-turrets/leupold

do you really want to solve this problem. try these steps. make sure you have your sizing die set up for a 1 to 2 thousandths shoulder bump. buy you a quality priming tool. sinclair makes one 21st century makes one...

on all my berger hunting bullets i trim the meplate slightly. make sure that tip is open. Even at that velocity at shorter ranges the bullet should perform. need to look a a baistics table to see what your realistic hunting range is ballistic tips have dropped many a whitetail

do you know what neck diameter you want to achieve the neck tension you need? if it is a forster die they do it if it is a whidden die they do it don't know who else

buy you some bergers

well back when i was using the gempro i trickled on one and checked the weight on another one. when both scales agreed i was good. they are cheap scales why not use 2. get you some lee powder scoops and a little dandy trickler and 2 gempros and go to town or buy Adam's autotrickler system and...

yep headspace is very important. i just "assume" (got me again) all reloaders know how to set their dies up for a .001 to .002 shoulder bump. just remember this. don't go worrying about setting up that shoulder bump on the first firing. measure sure look at the difference between loaded and...

i only trim when necessary and then only half way between trim to length and saami max. i also trim a whole group of cases at the same time where they are all the same length. imperial sizing wax is the best sizing lubricant. after sizing i put them in the tumbler for an hour or two to remove...

reloading is a lot of fun. without going crazy you should have no problem improving your rifle's performance with the factory ammo with some good handloads. read what others have been sucessful with, use quality components, follow a good load development/seating depth testing procedure and be...

sounds like you have a pretty good procedure down. Are you happy with the accuracy you are getting now? what cartridges are you loading? what rifles? what kind of accuracy are you looking for? it is easy to go down the rabbit hole here. with a good seating die you should be able to set it...

what powder? have you started seeing pressure signs. you have some nice low charge weight nodes but i am sure you would want to find your max and then back off from that to your first good node. i would do a little more investigating both sides of 75 if no pressure signs.