Recent content by mountaincarver

yea, i see what your saying. this doesnt indicate that the 60s are optimal, but rather that the combination worked well. just for kicks, im gonna run a forgotten stash of 4198 with the lighter bullets and see what it does. thanks for the post, it made me think...

i would take the accuracy of the h4831 especially if it is repeatable. its obvious that both will get the job done tho. what would matter to me is how wide the powder charge is to keep you in the accuracy node. h4831 keeps mine in a nice wide node of about a whole grain. i found something to...

So during this challenging time to find reloading supplies, i decided to tinker with the 223 vanguard 1-12 twist for a while. i loaded rounds with 50, 53, 55, and 60 grain v max all using 3031. The accuracy node with all bullets came in at the same powder charge with the 60 grainers producing...

This is a good question and not easy to answer as there are so many different reasons people are into the hobbie of shooting guns. some want benchmark accuracy without hunting in mind, some want light weight accuracy for hunting, some want speed, some want a show piece for their friends, some...

Out of bullets mentioned in your original post The beger eol would be my choice as that's whats worked for me... it loved slow h4831 at 45.1 grains. ragged hole 200 yrds. I later bought another creed in a tika for my wife. hers loves the 147eldm at 43.0 grains of h4350. it shoots awesome at...

Great kit. I agree with the hand primer tool. Great for getting a feel of the primer pockets each reloading. id get one that doesn't require much effort to install the shell holder as it gets annoying after a while. got to get a good ol radio for the bench. I steel wool my brass as well...

if you don't have time to work up loads and you don't like doing it anymore, id just shoot the factory ammo and not buy 100 brass. still fun to shoot tho.

Yes, it is worth the money for ADG 6.5 prc brass. I have some experience shooting both brass mentioned in the same cartridge. I fought lost accuracy problems and could not repeat known good loads for a while and couldn't figure it out. the brass ended up being the issue. the adg will pay for...

just following up... mine came in at 59.6 grains h1000 .020 off. chrono showed 2820 av but I expect real world to be about 40 fps slower once distance is tested as that seems to be the norm with my chrono. thanks for sharing your loads, it helped me out. I didn't think I could hit that upper...

just got back from range this evening. stiff bolt at 57 gr h4831. gonna run some h1000. shot pretty good though.

thanks! im impressed with the speeds you have especially with the hybrid. im glad I asked. I wasn't sure about getting that much powder in. cant wait to see what they'll do.

my experience has been if i change to new brass that is of another brand or maybe same brand but noticeably different in hardness or thickness then yes, i will see some change in accuracy. on the other hand, if i change to new brass of the same lot that i had been using then no, i havnt seen...

Without reloading data, I ran a few 180 eldms through my 280ai today. I loaded 53-55 grains of h4831. Not in node but all shot under moa at 200 and climbing on target. No chrono at the moment so I cant share speeds. Does anyone have some experience with this bullet in the 280ai? im not sure...

was out testing some loads today with brass that was fired about 12 times. I loaded 4 rounds of one of my known good loads to check for repeat. before heading out I grabbed 4 new unfired brass from my cabinet (thinking of this thread), ran them through the sizer and loaded same. at the range...

ive taken new brass and run different powder charges through it to find accuracy nodes in rifles then repeated the groups again with the same powder charge the second reloading. I don't feel its a waste of time. the other option would be to just load meaningless charges to expand the brass...