Recent content by rugerfan

Oh, one more thing, I want to try the 65 SGK very much so and I think it would be a better game getter than the Hornady 70BTHP?? The only reason I haven't yet, is around my area, the cost of the SMK's have been driven up so high! Does anyone have a suggestion where one can get them at a...

Thanks again, for the input. I will give the Tac and the 4895 a try and see what it does for me. Just wanting to try different powders. The 8208XBR seems pretty good to me, but the 23 and 23.2 gr loads are above Hornady's specs. (I "think" it is commonly accepted that Hornady is a little...

Thanks for the input guys..Whelen... SJB.... I feel pretty good about the testing...but ALWAYS willing to listen to others thoughts, advice, etc. Lord knows I need it!!! If anyone has a different powder they prefer, let me know and I will surely give it a try. I am still using an older batch of...

Thanks for the response SJB. I don't feel bad of the results for this powder, looks like it is somewhat forgiving....but has a narrow range in needed velocity then it hits a pressure spike. There are some other powders that show a higher velocity capability without any pressure problems, but...

Hey guys/gals.... While deer hunting in the fall of '17, I shot a "BIG" coyote and being a disabled vet, had to get a friend to help me load it on the wheeler. He told me it was the biggest coyote he had ever seen. I took some pics...sent them to a few friends and they told me it looked like the...

Well, didn't get to test until yesterday...but for what it's worth, here are my results with the 75gr Hornady BTHP #2279 and 8208XBR powder. Rifle was a Ruger 556 chambered in 5.56 NATO...16.1" with a 1 in 8 twist. All LC brass...weighed and separated in 5 shot groups..trimmed to 1.751...flash...

Thanks very much! You explained it very well. No confusion at all. I do sort brass by manufacture and weight when building up a load and testing results. However, I wasn't sure of what effect it would make at close range..i.e. 150 yards and whether the juice was worth the squeeze in real...

Great feedback/discussion on the topic. I have been weighing different brass as a "home test" and found military brass to be all over in weight....boxed shooting ammo a little closer...and match grade new brass to be much closer in weight....This was the reason for asking... What is opinion...

Looking for .375 RUM brass

Well, the forecast is calling for a warm front this weekend here in Va. and temps should be in the mid 50's. I am gonna try the 8208XBR powder; it is advertised as being extremely temperature insensitive. Believe I will load today for some testing and try them out this weekend. I didn't see...

Just wondering about these brass life comments and the quality of today's brass.....VERY interesting reading. Just adding to comment as food for thought; but does anyone here think that some of the major ammo companies may produce boxed ammo to be fired once and discarded? And then possibly...

Don't know from original post what price range or brand you may looking for, but for what it's worth... I have an older Marlin model 25M (tackdriver), that I purchased new back in the early to mid 80's and it has a Japan Tasco 4X16X40 with adjustable Plex mounted on it. Yes...a Tasco...but...

I am glad to see a lot of good responses to the 75 Hornady. I was hoping the tech at Hornady didn't give me bad info. I am working brass up now and hope to find the right load soon. Outdoor temps here are hanging in the single digits and I just am not up to testing in such cold weather. Maybe...

Just an added note....I know that "accurate" and "NATO Chamber" may not always go together, but my wife purchased an AR as a Christmas present to me. I have never owned one but I wanted one since my last Military service. That's been a long time ago..... Not being familiar with the 1-8 twist...

CL...I will be around....good Lord willing...probably more so in the wintertime....for I dislike being inside so much. I really try to get outside as much as possible. Starting to work on a load now for a rifle my wife gave me for Christmas. We have had some very low temps here in...