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I just purchased a RCBS Rock Chucker Supreme from a buddy and was going to do a full service like clean and lube. I am curious what everyone is using for a lubricant on the main ram? Just wondering if people just use it dry or some sort of synthetic lubricant? What’s the best product to put on...

I have some older Norma 30-06 brass that has been reloaded well over 15 times now and has been annealed. I just found 2 cases with what I call a crack ring on them. I attached a picture of one of the cases. My question is with showing 2 cases of this type of separation would it be best to scrap...

Was going to work on some new loads with IMR4895 for my .308 Winchester. The bullet that I am using with this powder is a 165gr Nosler Partition and CCI primers. Just wondering if anyone has loaded with this combo or even loaded with the IMR4895 and what they had as their best charge? The...

Ok, I have been having discussions with some newbie hunter/shooters/reloaders about aim points. This will mostly relate to 30-06 180gr Parts and 180gr AccuBonds but can be for all rifles. Over my many years of hunting, reloading and shooting when I hit the range to test new loads and finally...

Last night I was prepping some .308 brass and have found a large ring of brass around the neck of the case after trimming. I am wondering if there is a problem. I am having to aggressively de-burr the case mouth after trimming to remove this lip around the outside of the neck. I am wondering...

Merry Christmas wishes to all of you. I would also like to wish you a very Happy New Year to come, and may all of your reloading/hunting/shooting dreams come true. Cheers.

I am looking and some extra 150gr NP that I have and thought they might just would great as a coyote pill. I am hoping to get in some winter predator control for our ever dwindling ungulate populations. Anyone have some load info for the 150gr NP and either of these powders - IMR4895, IMR4350...

Well as most of you have seen my powder struggles over the last 2 years with my .308 BLR, and I believe that chapter has ended. I was put onto trying IMR8208XBR powder, and to my surprise the old BLR seems to really like it. I am shooting 165gr NP's with 41.8grs of IMR8208XBR powder and...

Well I think I have found a powder that I can and seems to work well in an old Browning BLR .308. I finally found a pound of powder IMR8208XBR and then started to make up some test loads. I have not changed the OAL at all with bullet seating. I headed to the range with Osprey78 and had mixed...

Well I finally bit the bullet and decided to try some Wipeout on my Browning BLR .308 to clean before I try a ladder test with IMR8208XBR powder (which I have never tried before). Now this rifle is not as easy as a bolt action to spray the Wipeout in, but it went in. Immediately coming out the...

Well after 30yrs of owning my Winchester Model 70 Westerner 30-06 I finally know some velocities from my handloads. Thank you Osprey78 for taking it with you when I could not get a "Slomba Day" (inside joke) to the range. I have always been curious what the velocity was from some of my loads...

Well, thank you Osprey78 for spotting some powder at a local gun show. I managed to buy 2 1lb canisters of powder that have made my choice easier for me. I have a 1lb of IMR4895 and a 1lb of IMR8280 XBR. Now the fun will begin at the range again. I love it. Is it possible to get someone to...

I am still trying to sort out a powder and load for my .308 BLR. I was wondering which powder of the two (IMR4895 and H4895) you would choose? I know that they are not the same, but are very close in burn rates. These two powders are what I have narrowed down to sort of based on availability...

Well today I finally got out to the range. Had to walk through 14" of snow in some places. Temp was a nice -2.5*c, great for getting the barrel to cool down between groups. I have been playing with powder and seating depths with my old .308 Browning BLR for about a year now. I decided to try...

168 gr Nosler Custom Competition Vs the Ballistic Tip. The CC has a lower BC while the BT has a higher one. Just curious as to which one people find more reliable at longer ranges (in .308 of course). What is the preference for either bullet?

I am wondering what the opinions are from the rest of you on this one. I have done some researching on the internet and other forums and I am trying to figure out if I am understanding this correctly. I have seen alot of discussion that is stating that Varget is better suited for the heavier...

Hi, just curious if anyone else has had any trouble accessing the Nosler reload page from the web page. For some reason the info is no longer coming up. Also I can't seem to get to the Nosler main page. Just wondering if anyone has had trouble or it is something going on on my end. Thanks

I was just wondering if anyone knows how one would go about finding out what powder and how much powder for a factory load? Do the manufacturers supply someone with that info if requested? I can't find any info on the box, and I am curious only because I was inpressed with the groups from some...

Just curious how others would go about running a seating depth test. I want to play with the seating depths to tighten up some of the groupings that I have with two of my rifles. What would be the best incriment to drop by from OAL to find each rifles sweet spot? What would be the best number...

I was wondering what other people have for an oal for the 30-06, and specifically the Win Mod 70. I am finding there is some differences with my oal with the 180gr Nosler Part. If the tip has any slight disfiguring to it that will change the oal especially just how close to the lands the...