Recent content by ElmerThud

Agreed, frangible bullets have limitations. Two main points as far as I've found... a, Shallow wound likelihood (as you describe) & b, way too much copper from the jacket spread around inside the deer. For myself, I found the Accubond bullet did everything I wanted/needed. Great bullet. Pricey...

Personally in my .25-06Rem..... 110gn Accubond every time. Fabulous performance from close range to over 330yds in the Scottish Highlands. (y) (y) (y)

Frankly at 165yds the bullet tip won't make any difference & for this kind of range I'd probably use the Partition. However, it doesn't make much difference as both bullets are very similar (Expanding) on impact.

I confess I've never bought or used any Nosler brass, not for any particular reason, simply that my dealer has Norma on the shelf :ROFLMAO: (The brass too).. Never, not once in 40 years have I had any kind of issue with Norma brass - it's good & consistent. Having said that, I do F/L re-size...

I've had this issue but used the bullets without the tips on anyway... they performed just fine. Didn't affect accuracy out to 300yds & terminal performance was just fine. I told Nosler, but in the UK none of the dealers helped. It didn't matter anyway, I just shot them. Haven't come across the...

I always found Nosler bullets worked best with a fair 'Jump' to the lans. maybe .030" .040" .045". I always start seating the bullet to the diameter of the bullet & work from that point. I never found a load that worked with Nosler bullets seated close to the lans, assuming the cartridge...

I bought my first metric cal. rifle in 1985 it was a Mannlicher Schoenauer Stutzen in 6.5x54MS. A great little rifle for hunting! Accurate with the 160gn RN bullet....Stupidly I sold it around 3yrs later. Since that time I did most of my hunting with a Blaser K95 .25-06Rem - but along the way...

I use Swarovski & Zeiss 8x56 fixed power scopes & Swarovski 10x42 binos - these are fantastic optics used in all weather & rarely if ever lose zero. I reckon my scopes have been on the rifles for more than 30years & the binos too. The lifetime warranties mean they can be sent back to...

You should try a much bigger jump to the lans. I reckon .040" touching the lans is not the best idea with Nosler bullets 100gn Partition bullets should shoot perfectly with a bigger jump. I shoot 110gn AB's with a .050" jump - accurate as hell! I found most Nosler bullets like a big jump...

Cool rifle - 123gn Hornady SST .. 43gns Viht N550 or 46gns IMR4350 work well in 6.55x55SE takes red deer easily in Scotland, 350lb stags too in the rut (y)

Die to press alignment is not usually an issue, but die to case alignment is: Aligning your F/L die to case is not so difficult... loosen the de-cap rod & run a lubed case into the die. Then as you back the case out & feel the case neck enter the loose de-cap expander ball, Hold the press lever...

I use Vihtavuori N550 for 6.5x55 & N560 in .25-06 excellent propellants that I moved to after the EU REACH system banned USA powders I was using - IMR4350/4831 so those propellants were no longer stocked in gun stores in the UK. VV N160 was a great propellant to use for .243

As it is, the numbers matter less than the accuracy so I'd say your load is pretty/very good (y)

Makes me wonder if these are military rounds & the primers are 'Berdan' type with 2 flash holes ??? I've seen resizing cases with these primers break de-capping pins before years ago. The red sealer shouldn't be the cause of the issue if they're not Berdan primers. If it turns out they are...

Thanks Scotty & hope you enjoyed a great Christmas. I was away in Scotland at the cottage - not shooting, but for a lot of food & booze with my hunting friends - though a couple of them did go out & one shot a stag calf using 6.5x47Lapua. So, ...most of the time was spent in front of the fire...