Recent content by Guy Miner

Some years ago I scooped up 6mm 100 gr and .30 cal 165's - all solid base seconds. They shot great from the 6mm Rem and the 30-06. My son took some game with them, deer & bear. The bullets did well. Interesting stories about the original Ballistic Tip bullets not opening up. Usually I hear...

Ummm.... Got antlers? ;) Great looking barn! Around here folks would likely call it a shop. Either way it looks like you did a mighty fine job. I'm a bit envious... Regards, Guy

Yuppers! Beat me to it Scotty. Guy

I just saw that - the part in bold attracted my attention. Neck tension alone should grasp the bullet firmly, even without a crimp. I think something is wrong with the neck sizing. It's not tight enough. Could be a die issue or it could be a brass issue... Try adjusting the die, and...

When one of my officers shot a 9mm from his 40 caliber Glock... That was interesting, and not recommended. Guy

Only adverse thing I ever encountered doing that was the build up of a "crud ring" in the chambers - if I was lazy about cleaning. One good cleaning and there'd be no crud ring. Shooting 38's from a 357 is a really common thing and I don't know of any harm that comes from it. Guy

However Paul - it appears that at least some 257 Roberts were built on short action Remington 700's. Guy

I was trying to remember if the Classic 257 was on the long action Remington. Thanks! Guy

Jim - I think the Rem 700's in 257 Roberts were short-action rifles, like my 6mm Remington. It can be difficult to load to the proper length. OP - I suggest going to a shorter, flat-base bullet. Perhaps the Nosler Partition would work? I don't have one on hand to measure. Guy

The 130 TTSX can shoot for sure. This was at nearly 3,300 fps from a Savage 30-06 with a factory barrel at 100 yards: I've seen similar accuracy from 308's... So, keep trying with your rifle, be it 308 or 30-06, as that bullet has excellent accuracy potential. Regards, Guy

I hope your rifle does a fine job! The 300 RUM is a serious cartridge. Regards, Guy

I like those Gen2 Ruger American rifles. Your daughter ended up with a good rifle that should do very well for her. Guy

Interesting. The only rifle I used that did such a thing badly needed proper bedding. It was a 308 Win with a varmint weight barrel in an injection molded stock. That rifle would put the cold bore about 1.5" high, the second shot about an inch high, then cluster the rest in a tight group where...

When the 8mm Rem Mag was introduced I had a 6mm Rem... Thought it would be pretty cool to have Remington 700's in 6mm Rem, 7mm Rem Mag and 8mm Rem Mag... :) Still think that would be cool. Best of luck with the rifle Fotis! Guy

The Co-Ax offers an advantage of both the case head and the sizing & seating dies being able to "float" just a bit, theoretically producing "straighter" ammunition for better accuracy. I do know that I used the Co-Ax press and a set of Forster "honed" dies to build the most accurate ammo I've...