I loaded five rounds each (42/42.5/43/43.5/44 grains) of .308 with Varget and 168 Amax projectiles. Fired all 25 over a 2.5 hour period and no pressure signs or headspace issues. The 43 and 43.5 grain rounds grouped the best, FWTW.
Anyways, thanks to all for the reloading advice. Ya done good.
I remember firing my first reloads. And wondering about my body parts!
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You are obviously not using enough powder.
Just Kidding good for you, I know the feeling.
Dean
Wish I had been so lucky. I was a newbie and took Scope Eyes advice.
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No such thing as a good group without pics! : ) I'm a newbie too, only been reloading for just over a year--but rolling your own can't be beat. Congrats on yet another obsession. : )
HAHA! hey there is still room in the case, who needs a powder measure just fill them up!Quote:
Originally Posted by stangfish
My rifle likes the 43.5g of Varget the best too with the 168 and 165's
I remember firing my first handloads. IIRC I was ducking under the shooting bench and pulled the trigger on the first one wearing a welding glove. I'll bet I checked that pc of brass and the rifle over for 5 min before shooting a 2nd one.
Now I don't believe I have bought a single round of factory ammo (other than rimfire and shotgun) with the exception of 1 box of 380Auto when I got my LCP (couldn't wait for dies and components). Hand loading is the way to go. I have had the occasional box or partial box of factory fodder come through in trades with barrels or rifles but it usually sits around for a bit and then gets traded for brass or given away to my non-handloading friends.
Picture! If this works, the part of the target that is missing is where I was poking at it with the 43 and 43.5 grainers. The 44 grains opened up just to the left. Wind was gusting from the southwest when I started and switched to due east when I finished. I was shooting to the north at about 110 yards.
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Very nice--better than what I usually get with a-max but it's a bit hard to tell what's what here. My Axis tends to favor 4064 ;) driving nosler and berger bullets. I like match bullets, but I try to develop loads that I know I can hunt with.
Ain't nothin like that 4064.:cool:
There are a couple of other powders that I would like to try but the Varget was the only one available at the time. I had a 22-250 Remington with a sporter barrel that could really shoot. A lot better than this Savage but she was an older one. 1977 vintage. I could put 3 under a nickle at 250 yards. 4 and 5 would start walking away but that skinny barrel did good with three shot groups. I'm still getting use to this .308. I'll get her figured out.
Whatever you do - DO NOT LISTEN TO DEAN (Scope Eye)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sitting Duck
He'll have you filling the case with Bullseye or Unique & hammering in the bullet.
Dean showing me how to make ammo for my pistol...
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Love ya like a brother Dean...
By the way Sitting Duck, that's some good shootin' kid.
Stick with us & soon, ahhh yes, very soon you too will be the epitome of OCD & Savage Addiction.
PS - lose the Varget & get yourself some real powder. IMR 4895 and / or 4064
(sorry Stang)
Where's the love?
Signed Heartbroken
BTW No need to ask, I can see your feeling better.
Much better. So much better the 'lil woman & I went for a hike thru the swamps we have in Osceola County. All 450 acres of it. Full backpacks, rifles & sidearms.Quote:
Originally Posted by scope eye
She had no trouble carrying all of our gear.
Gotta love them Florida Redneck gals.
hehehe funny FIF, true but funny. Sitting Duck, the addiction gets real ($) bad after you get your first 5 round one holer.
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No kidding there!Quote:
Originally Posted by masterblaster
C'mon guys....
Don't discourage him. We don't want him to sell his stuff & take up lawn darts or something.
I say go for that 7 round / one holer. It's out there. Just gotta find it.
Don't be concerned with the OCD or addiction. If it wasn't this it would be cars, guitars, drinking, bicycles, archery, fishing, women, God only knows what else.
Does this count?
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I don't know, therm....
We may have to take a vote on it. I think the unwritten rules say a minimum of 7 clean shots showing on raggedy hole without fliers, sighters or test shots.
Oh and, you're not allowed to put the rifle up against the target or anything like that. Gotta be a measured 100yds minimum.
What the heck...
I think we can give it to ya. it'll give the new reloader something to strive for.
Nice shooting by the way.
It says 10 yds--federal matchking 175 : )
Lawn darts.....or "Jarts" are no longer made. That's because people were looking up and getting stuck in the head\eye\chest with those big-arse lawn darts. Shooting is much safer as we have NRA safety programs, plus we keep pounding safety into shooters and it seems to work. Jarts are proven unsafe. Google "Brady campaign against Jarts" and you will know what I mean!!!Quote:
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Dave
C'mon Dave, we played with lawn darts for years. File the point nice & sharp to throw at each other when we were kids. Nobody ever went home whining to their mommy with a lawn dart sticking out of the top of their head.
Usually.....
You cant fix stupid. Americans are at the bottom of the gene pool.Quote:
That's because people were looking up and getting stuck in the head\eye\chest with those big-arse lawn darts.
congrates.
Id say those things are flying right at or a smig under 2700
I usually tell people shooting is just like high-speed golf--just more expensive and not quite as stuffy.
When I'm not throwing money at this I'm throwing it at my Shovelhead. Jarts! That brings back memories as in "chicken jarts". You would throw it as high as you could, wait for it to come down and move at the last second. :thumb: Not something you wanna do facing into the sun. What can I say I grew up with five brothers on a farm. Entertainment was in short supply.Quote:
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Ya know, after you mentioned "chicken jarts" it jarred the 'ol grey matter & I recalled doing that with a bow & arrow(s) when we were kids. Fire the arrow up & hide. If you don't get hit, you get to go again. It was tough growing up in N.Y.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sitting Duck
Oh, and one last thing about OCD / Savage Addiction. Stay far away from AK47's & SKS's.
Trust me on that.
We would usually say it was a new hair style.Quote:
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Lawn dart sticking out of the top of my head?...
No mom, honestly, we're playing Martian Invasion & this is my antenna & laser blaster....
I know chicks dig body piercings--but isn't that taking things a bit far?
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Yeah......it's when you kept having that "glitch" in your speech that Mom would suspect something was neurologically just not right!!Quote:
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ROFLMAO. This is MY kinda group! I knew I was at the right place when I first checked out this site. Y'all are sick...AND I LIKE THAT!
F-TROOP! Man what a classic!
Thermaler- I'm a NEW reloader (the paint is still wet on my RockChucker). Have you experimented with the bullet seating yet?
Great shootin'! And as Scope Eye (would probably say) "Fill 'em HIGH and LET 'EM FLY!"
Brian
Definitely--that's one of the main advantages of hand-loading. The point is to find the "holy grail" load that is the best load for your particular rifle. Experimenting with powders, bullets, "jump off lands" (where you seat the bullet) is one of the great fun(s) that you can have in your pursuit of the holy one-holer. : ) I used to make my own beer--it's a lot like that--you can always brag to your shooting buddies it's your own home brew. I'm just a beginner too, but learning is fun and rewarding--especially if you don't blow yourself up in he process. : )Quote:
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