Recent content by RiverRider

I remember thinking it was like I was being held down and sodomized by a whole herd of demon donkeys the first time I paid $35 for a pound of powder. Now that $70 or thereabouts seems to be the standard going rate for a pound of Re16, $35 sounds like being bound by silk scarves and being gently...

I got one just like that, Guy. It was the first 9mm I ever bought to be a range toy and I only took it in a swap because I knew I was getting way more out of what I was offering by taking it. Once I took it to the range and gave it a whirl, it became one of my favorites and then this happened:

If you have velocity data, I'm sure we'd all like to know what you're seeing in terms of velocity/seating depth.

In handgun cartridges, seating deeper means higher pressures and that's pretty much a hard and fast axiom. I think this is so in part because of the relatively small volume of handgun cartridges. The smaller the cartridge, the more significant seating depth becomes in terms of pressure...

I've loaded lots of .280 Remington in several different rifles. IMO you cannot go wrong with any of the 4350s or 4831s, and even IMR 7828 will work as well as H1000 with heavier bullets (150 and up, in my own thinking). I also found Re26 to be a very good powder for the cartridge. I've sold off...

"Berdan" was the first thing that crossed my mind. You can shine a flashlight down into the case and see whether it's Boxer or Berdan primed. Another possibility: I've had undetected foreign objects such as small stones or gravel cause a broken decapping pin.

Whoa. The thread title kinda startled me, Guy. Glad you're doing well and I hope you acclimate quickly to, and enjoy, your new digs. I guess that makes us neighbors!

I will exceed max book charges if: 1. Velocity readings are significantly below what is commonly seen or expected, or 2. I am working with a cartridge which is endowed with SAAMI pressure specs that are "unnecessarily" reduced (.280 Rem, for example), or 3. It is apparent by observing a trend...

I was at the range the other day and as so often happens, I ended up shooting the breeze with another shooter. He was shooting a Canik pistol (9mm, of course). I asked him how he liked it and he was very fond of it. He insisted that I check the trigger pull on it, and when I did I was very...

I think I'd try 10 rounds each of both the hottest AND the mildest primers I could get my hands on, all in the same outing. You might at least discover the remedy for the velocity spreads. If that yields no result with which to move forward, I think I'd be looking at that firing pin and its...

You think THAT'S bad...I've basically just finished downsizing my rifle collection to nothing but .260s for hunting, and a .223 as a range toy and I no longer have a .264 or a 6-284 to play with...and Grand looks like a winner to me. :cry: Oh well. Did it to myself.

I do not recall where or when---it's been quite a few years---but I recall a article written by a reputable gun guy about the sensititvity of primers to various potential contaminants. He did all kinds of things to some primer to see if he could kill them and surprisingly enough, almost every...

I agree, Scotty. If I can't get what I want with a Lapua headstamp, I'll go Starline if they have it. Nosler is okay most often but I don't think the juice is worth the squeeze. I don't believe Hornady is any better than Winchester, Remington, or Federal. Well...maybe it's better than Federal. LOL.

Keeping your case necks annealed will eliminate a variable that is often overlooked. A "small change" in the temper or ductility (or whatever the proper terms may be) of a case neck can have much larger impacts on the burn/pressure curve than we might expect. Larger sample sizes are more...

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