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LongRange
02-24-2016, 09:49 PM
It all depends on what you are trying to do. Plinking loads, hunting loads, SHTF loads or precision loads.
I don't understand the fixation on case weights and case capacity. there are lots more important things than that to consider.


like you said "it all depends on what your trying to do".


Just got back from the range. Had a bit of good luck today. I was processing my brass and noticed that a ding started to show up on the beveled part of the cases. Pulled the die out found that there was a piece of metal like a ball from welding spatter that was stuck inside the case. It must have stuck to one of my cases and was pressed into the surface of the die. I could not remove it.

Not wanting to shut down I set up my neck sizing die from the set and then sized 10 cases.

With 10 cases FL resized and 10 Neck sized only I reloaded all 20 with 24.5gr of CFE223 and 75 gr A-Max bullets and headed for the range. I shot four 5 shot strings and each successive string got tighter. The final one can be covered with a dime and measures 3/8 center to center. I can't post pix here or I would show the holes next to a dime.

I think I'm making progress.

sounds like your on the right track now.

Idaho
02-24-2016, 11:29 PM
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd91/ID_Nomad/5%20shot%20group.jpg (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/ID_Nomad/media/5%20shot%20group.jpg.html)

bigedp51
02-25-2016, 02:48 PM
Not to be outdone by the cheap show off poster above and his little dime, there is nothing better than using mixed brass with large variation in case volume in Zombie attacks. I load these cases with a Lee powder scoop for my AR15 carbine for laying down suppressive covering fire.

P.S. It helps to have plenty of 30 round mags.

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o254/bigedp51/Zombie%20targets-b_zpsv3ybrcki.jpg

yobuck
02-25-2016, 07:22 PM
And yes as Yobuck as said several times to me. Practice practice practice will always be first thing to do n do often.

Youve got me mixed up with somebody else, i never practice. For me its just a big waste of ammo. lol
And you just cant be more relaxed about loading than i am. Ive never weighed a case and dont intend starting now.
Off the shelf full legnth dies load better than i can shoot. Especially with my factory Savages.
Im just lucky to keep finding deer that are dumb enough to stand there till i finally hit them.
My real friends never ask how many shots and i just ignore the rest.

earl39
02-26-2016, 11:24 PM
Im just lucky to keep finding deer that are dumb enough to stand there till i finally hit them.
My real friends never ask how many shots and i just ignore the rest.
The real question is how many deer were in the wad you were shooting at? I prefer large numbers with no gaps and the shoot up in amonkst umm approach.

tufrthnails
02-27-2016, 05:24 AM
Not to be outdone by the cheap show off poster above and his little dime, there is nothing better than using mixed brass with large variation in case volume in Zombie attacks. I load these cases with a Lee powder scoop for my AR15 carbine for laying down suppressive covering fire.

P.S. It helps to have plenty of 30 round mags.

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o254/bigedp51/Zombie%20targets-b_zpsv3ybrcki.jpg


LOL! this looks like my wife's first target with her sig p938 at 7 yards. I'm pleased to say she has come a long long way!

Idaho
02-27-2016, 02:40 PM
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd91/ID_Nomad/bug%20hole.jpg (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/ID_Nomad/media/bug%20hole.jpg.html)
Bug hole. At last