Recent content by Lonewolf74

You should trim after sizing because that’s typically when they grow. However if you trimmed before sizing I highly doubt they stretched enough to cause any issues. Double check the length after sizing just to be certain. If those dents come during sizing it is most likely too much lube. I...

Before anyone gets carried away let’s make sure we’re clear on the facts. You mentioned if you screw the die down till contact plus a quarter turn or so, the brass will chamber? When you do this you get a dent in the shoulder? Is the dent there after sizing in the die or after chambering it...

I looked over all this and it is a little fascinating. One thing I looked for but did not see is if there was filler of some sort such as corn meal or cow used in the case? I have never messed around with trying to produce subsonic loads but am tempted!

Feeling like this is the direction I’m headed. I don’t clean the brass for my precision rifles except to wipe the case down and spin the neck and shoulder in some steel wool. When it’s plinking brass, range brass or time to anneal I do the stainless pin tumbling.

I was wondering what guy’s are doing to their brass after cleaning it? Specifically if you wet tumble or ultrasonic clean, how do you keep it from getting water spots and corroding?

Holy smokes…that’s a cooken load. Is that out of a guide gun or 24” barrel? About 15” of drop at 300 yards?

What is the main difference between the Game Scout and Game Warden, besides in this case one being edge fill the other not?

One thing to keep in mind is depending on the brass manufacturer and how their headspace tolerance is you may or may not be able to fire a conventionally loaded or factory loaded round. I had this issue with my last wildcat based on a 338 Norma case. I designed the reamer with the standard...

Thanks for all the replies gentlemen! I know a few have mentioned Reloader 16 which is what I use in my 243 and find it to be an excellent powder for that cartridge. The cost of it now however, has me searching for something different and will certainly scare away my cousin from wanting to try it.

I appreciate the help so far guy’s. I will have to get more detailed once we talk some more and I figure out exactly what he wants to shoot. I’m assuming 90-100 grain bullets in the 243 and 150-175 grain bullets in 30-06.

I have a cousin that thinks he wants to get into hand loading so I’m gonna show him the basics over the next couple weeks. To start with he will be hand loading for 243 Winchester and good ‘ol 3006, both in average hunting weight bullets. I think H4350 will be a solid choice for both...

So the chassis and trigger guard part has been removed?

I believe another way to put what Magnum is saying is that if you size your necks to be smaller then .002 under bullet diameter then you just end up expanding that extra amount with the bullet. You effectively turn your bullet into your expanding mandrill as you seat it. This doesn’t lend any...

Not meaning to derail the thread but I think it’s somewhat relevant… How close would a 280 Ackley get to the op’s requirements? How close would the 7saum get?

I’ll take them