Recent content by Kroberts

I’d just picked up a savage 111 barreled action in 30-06 with the old style style trigger for cheap. It looks good, but I need to get a stock on it. This one isn’t set to be a long range rig specifically, I still need a rifle setup for <400 yards for big game, but it won’t stop me from...

Just tried out my first test loads with the 180 eldm in my 284 win. 32" pac-nor super match 5 groove with 8 twist. Using h4831 LC as my powder I started with a charge of 52gr as a starting point. I set the bullets in 4 shot groups with about 0.010" jam, 0.010" jump and about 0.020" jump. I have...

I'm not sure exactly. I just seat it out as far as the magazine will let me. The throat in yhe cuz is long enough that I don't think I could ever come close to touching it with any bullet it can stabilize. When I load up some more I can see if I can figure it out for you. If I try to get close...

Try upping the charge. I run the 40 gr vramagedin hp from my 22hornet. Which is the cz527 with a 16" twist. I'm loading up 12.7gr of lilgun for 2990fps. Those hornets are VERY finicky. Working in 0.1gr increments can make a big change in grouping. I light mine off with the cci small pistol...

I just sping the cases by the rim between my fingers and watch until the color change gets just past the shoulder into te body and drop them into a pan of water. The necks are soft and the heads stay hard since you won't be able to hold onto the cases into its softening point. On a 308 sizes...

I'm curious how often everyone cleans there dies and how they prefer to do so. I clean mine about once per year unless it's my cast bullet seater and crimping dies. The bullet live builds up pretty quickly in them so I'll take them apart and scrape out tge bullet lube and wipe it down with a...

Pretty much what I'm trying to find is that I'm getting the most performance I can while maintaining the primer pockets as well as I can. I think I was measuring a bit too far forward due to how wide of a measuring surface the micrometer has. At the moment that is a 180gr SMk at ~2900 fps from a...

I looked over my brass a bit last night while doing a little prep work and sizing it. There is no brass flow anywhere. Only the slightest mark showing where the ejector is in a couple of cases. But there more of a shiny spot from the case thrust. And I was definitely measuring the point right...

Thanks everyone, It is necked up lapua brass. At the time I bought it Norma hadn't come out with, or I didn't know about the Norma brass. If asked about it before and was essentially recomended to stick with the lapua. But I'm not too picky what I use as long as it works well. I finally made it...

I measured the case web expansion of the load I've been running in my 284win. These cases were on there 2nd firing when I measured the expansion. Of the 5 cases I took measurements in I got an average expansion of 0.0028". With a high of 0.0036" and a low of 0.0015". What I'm confused about, is...

A friend and I are discussing each of is getting a sub 17 cal rifle and are leaning towards the 14 squirrel. The hard part right now is finding 14 caliber barrels. Does anyone know of any company that still produces them? I'd prefer a blank as I don't know what action I would put it on. Ether...

Might as well put my input on the derailment to the initial question. You don't need high magnification to hit little things at distance. My friends and I will occasionally play around while shooting a grand and turn our scopes down as far as possible and see who can get the longest hit steaks...

It's hard telling exactly what the bullet will do. Some bulleta will go to sleep in flight and you could see tighter groups than expected, like 1" groups at 500yards. The bullet could be on the edge of stability and be tight out to 100 yards, but then the goup just falls apart and you could see...

I havnt messed with many rangefinders. A couple buddies have had some of the lower distance ones that only go to 400-1000 yards. I jumped straight into a Kilo 2000, and I definitely recomend the Kilo. I wasn't aware they came out with a 2400, im not sure of the difference. But the 2000 has been...

Iron for me. It's just the thought of all over toughness over aluminum. I've been running a redding big boss the last couple of years and love it. Plenty of room do to anything I would ever want to with it. I get as consistent ammo as I can ask for out of it. And have used it to reform several...