Recent content by bdbrown66

I'm sure those will do the job. I took this buck with the little 85gr GKHP from my .243.

Exactly.

I'm certain that they are aware of the root cause, but they are using that weak excuse as their escape hatch. A recall would have been the correct response, but then they have to admit there's a problem, and that opens them up to other exposure. So they pretend it's not a problem at all.

Yep. That's exactly what I meant in my response to Hodgdon. Maximum 10yr shelf life is not reasonable for the average reloader.

Probably explains this case failure I had a few months back. I had chalked it up to bad brass, but now I believe that the 4166 had corroded it and/or caused overpressure.

Well, no love from Hodgdon. I called them this morning, and they refused to own their bad product. The guy fed me a line about it being tested to "the 10-year NATO standard" for shelf life, blah, blah, blah. No replacement offered. So I waited until this afternoon and submitted an email thru...

I think I have a box or two of loaded ammo with the 4166. I'm planning to pull the bullets and dump the powder.

Well, I have to take a mea culpa on this one. Turns out that both of my cans of 4166 have spoiled. It was the last that I had of that powder, which had given me some very good results. I'm sad to lose it. I have one opened can of 4451, but it appears to be ok for right now. I will definitely be...

I'm so very sorry for what your family is going thru. Prayers for peace and comfort to you all.

You didn't include them, but don't overlook the Hornady SST and Sierra TGK. I had fine results with the 129gr SST last fall from my 6.5 CM. And they are very accurate (.3") in my rifle.

Try some 129/130gr bullets instead. My 6.5CM loves the 129gr Hornady SST.

I'm so very sorry to hear the news. May God bless and comfort each and every member of your family, especially your daughter and SIL. Prayers for you all.

If you haven't read the story "Gunrunning" by Patrick McManus, you should. It's in his "Grasshopper Trap" book. 🙂

20"

I have the same stock on my Marlin XS7.