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Tales from the Reloading Room
- Thread starter conditionzero
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I have the FART M-Press and love it. I hear that press you have is very nice.
One of the biggest factors in upping consistency and dropped ES's has been tossing out the expander ball and finishing off with a mandrel as the last step before powder drop.
Running some .300 PRC I fireformed last weekend over a T2. This gets me .003" NT on a 205 Berger Elite Hunter.
Running some .300 PRC I fireformed last weekend over a T2. This gets me .003" NT on a 205 Berger Elite Hunter.
Was looking through boxes in my gear room and found bullets I'd cast from wheel weights for my 45/70 loads.
First is lyman solid 405gr, second is lee 405gr hollow base and third is a ranchdog .425gr gas check.
The lyman has the lee lube on it, the lee & ranchdog haven't.
I don't size them as they don't need it, the marlin cowboy has a fat bore, the .460 rancher does well in, it could probably be smidge better if it was .461.
The lyman & lee are for my old style 45/70 1100fps plinking/hunting loads and the ranchdog is my 1700+fps hunting loads.
First is lyman solid 405gr, second is lee 405gr hollow base and third is a ranchdog .425gr gas check.The lyman has the lee lube on it, the lee & ranchdog haven't.
I don't size them as they don't need it, the marlin cowboy has a fat bore, the .460 rancher does well in, it could probably be smidge better if it was .461.
The lyman & lee are for my old style 45/70 1100fps plinking/hunting loads and the ranchdog is my 1700+fps hunting loads.
You jix'd it!
So far, this last set of guts they gave me have lasted. I'm probably 1500 cases on it with no issues.
One of my hunting buddies was pretty impressed with the performance of those 130 Barnes TTSX's in my Tikka, so he had me work a load for his 20" Bergara. Took 25 rounds to run a ladder and find a node. I put a tight group down at 300 with it and it rang the 6" steel at 550 5/5. 3020-3050 at this length seem to be money in every .308 I've run it in.
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adamsredlines
Member
@Chazroh gonna light a fire under my ass to finally get my shit set up again. We have some Dillon press shuffling going on, and Phase 1 showed up today...a Square Deal B, will be essentially designated for 38/357. This will essentially be to feed my S&W 686, and Henry X.
Ain't the prettiest press out there, but she works and the price was very right.
Ain't the prettiest press out there, but she works and the price was very right.
adamsredlines
Member
After a brief call to Customer Service (chazroh), the SDB is up and cranking out 38spl subs. Will test a few this evening, then run through the projectiles I have. I thought I was well stocked on those, but was incorrect.
Thankfully "Customer Service" also got me into casting last fall, so I have everything needed to cast and PC 38spl and 300blk subs. I'll get some of those going here this spring.
Thankfully "Customer Service" also got me into casting last fall, so I have everything needed to cast and PC 38spl and 300blk subs. I'll get some of those going here this spring.
