Lionel Boyd Johnson

I used 200 grain Remington CoreLokt bullets. If you can find a source, please PM me!

If/when you change bullets for your .358, keep in mind that many of that caliber have strong jackets for use on heavy game. I had a...

I've owned both calibers, and in my experience the 17 FB is far superior. Accuracy, barrel life, less heat from repeated firing when...

Based on 75 years of rifle shooting experience, I suggest that you start them with the 6.5 CM in any high quality bolt action rifle that...

Bullet selection depends on your intended goal(s). Target accuracy? Hunting, and if so for what? Tactical/military? Tell us more and...

Before getting into the mechanical issues, have you greased the cocking ramp on the bolt and lightly greased the locking lugs? These...

I've tried to load Federal brass in both .223 and .308 for precision shooting. Found it varied too much in neck runout and weight...

Perhaps I misunderstood what MagnumManiac said: "MagnumManiac: "To make the brass fit, it needs turning to be .014" at the upper end or...

Perhaps my question was not clear. I have the K&M neck turning tools and have used them successfully for many years. What is not clear...

When I'm developing loads for a hunting rifle that I want to be able to feed from the magazine, I start my OL length tests just short of...

MagnumManiac: How do you do this: "To make the brass fit, it needs turning to be .014" at the upper end or .0135" at the lower end."?

I too found n140 and Varget to perform very similarly. At longer ranges, the n140 produced slightly better groups in my match rifles.

The OP said: The bolt requires ever-so-slightly more pressure to close that with an empty fired case. More often it's the other way...