338 Lapua - Redding vs Hornady Reloading Dies

[C.O. Shooter]

Which grain?

 

[P7M13]

I used Forster competition dies.
Really, all you need to worry about is whether the tip fits inside the seating stem -- i.e. are you pushing on the tip, or is the stem contacting on the ogive uniformly. Your technique matters most.
Once all the brass is shot and fire-formed to your chamber, I'd recommend you just neck size / bump.
Also recommend annealing every other loading.

 

[C.O. Shooter]

Here is my experience with the 275s and the 338 Lapua:

My 338 Lapua Magnum by Cloud Peak Gunworks

Pressure Test Complete (by .5 increments): 90 - 92 grs of H1000 / .020 off (3.009) 91.5 - Had ejector marks and slight bolt lift. 92. - Had ejector marks and heavy bolt lift. All shots fired 2 minutes apart.

www.longrangehunting.com

Good luck.

 

[leishman]

Thanks for the help guys. I am think of using the following for reloading with a badlands bullet:

 

[leishman]

Here is my experience with the 275s and the 338 Lapua:

My 338 Lapua Magnum by Cloud Peak Gunworks

Pressure Test Complete (by .5 increments): 90 - 92 grs of H1000 / .020 off (3.009) 91.5 - Had ejector marks and slight bolt lift. 92. - Had ejector marks and heavy bolt lift. All shots fired 2 minutes apart.

www.longrangehunting.com

Good luck.

I'll take a look! Load development pages are really helpful for me to get an idea of the process for a particular bullet. Thanks