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Ray, You know all I've ever used for any type of ammo (hunting, target, blasting) in my bolt guns is neck sizers. The vast majority are LCDs, but there are cartridges that aren't covered by Lee so I use the Hornady caliber-specific neck sizers in those rifles. I don't FLS hunting ammo, but...

Nice shooting WT; I did some shooting recently too. No groups; just a little Fireforming in the 280AI: ...and steel smacking w/ the AR: It was -10 and I warmed my hands over hot brass ;) ! The time has come fer burning all the powder we've been dumpin all winter!!! WHEW HA!!

Cleaning out carbon from inside fired cases is not necessary in the least. Unless running a tumbler I wouldn't pay it the slightest mind. I don't bother cleaning out primer pockets either; there have been tests that show it's a waste of time. I don't need to lube the inside of the case necks...

That's the one that's performed best in my 280 AI.

When they were initially released I thought they & the GMX would be too hard due to their harder material compared to the solid copper of the Barnes. The reports I've seen from credible sources suggest that hasn't been the case, so as with any compare/contrast exercise with two good choice, I'd...

^ that; I buy 8s of my MAJORS, and try to have just a few majors. Those are powders that work REALLY well; those I try first. IMR-4350 used to be one & I'm about done with it. My others are RL15, Big Game, and now replacing 4350, Hunter.

That right there is totally me. Over the last few years I've bought more stuff than will fit in my work area so now the WHOLE THING (not JUST the bench, tho that's in DIRE NEED also) looks like a MidwayUSA jet blew up over my house, showering it's contents down into my workspace! I am blessed...

I'd check out the 130 TTSX, 150 & 165 NABs, and the 165 & 168 NBTs and use whatever your rifle likes best. The new NBTs perform right up there w/ the NAB & NPT. I REALLY love that 168 and most importantly my 06 does too!

Hun-TER! Hun-TER!

This week I stopped by the radiator shop where Jim & I have gotten components for years. He had IMR-4451, RL-23, and 162 AMs aplenty. There didn't seem to be much he didn't have propellant-wise, and while I didn't look for anything bullet-wise he had a ton there too. Those 162s just happened...

+1 I love heavier NBTs for this reason.

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthread ... est_part_1 Sorry got cut short; hard to argue w/ Gene's results! Honestly I had a 338-06 at the time I stumbled into the 325 and couldn't see what the wizzum had to offer over the 06 cept expensive brass, limited bullet selection, one less in the...

Similar result, different test: http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthread ... /5149687/1

There was an 8mm bullet test posted on the campfire that gave me pause re: that Sierra 220 gr. It didn't open hardly at all! Musta been engineered for 8 RM?

Fotis I'm drooling here; great pics!

Problem is "scientific" is vague; you mean in the classic (observed) sense or the modern "algorithmic" sense? Monos penetrate deeper largely because of their smaller frontal diameter relative to cup-n-cores. Mono's ability to open at extended ranges (after speeds have diminished) are highly...

Great pics guys; these are some of my best memories! Whitetail season here in Michigan 2009: Pronghorn 2010 in Newcastle, Wy w/ my (then) 8 yo son Samuel, and gunsmith/friend Mike McCabe & his son Kili Michigan's youth hunt at my bud's cabin w/ my boys 2012 I have to say that I love...

Wow Guy those are some gorgeous animals; what an awesome adventure! You putting in fer the privilege of introducing em to a 115 gr NBT? :twisted:

Ray, Welcome to the joys of deer hunting sir! I have used a few different cartridge/bullet combos for deer and found them pretty darned easy to kill provided I put my projectile of choice in the right spot. I've used both standard & premium bullets, and while I lean toward standard bullets...

I hardly clean my rifles at all anymore. I started out as a rather obsessive cleaner but go hundreds of rounds without nowadays, cleaning only when accuracy is visibly degraded. I may swab the bore with a WD40-soaked patch after hunting in extremely wet conditions (I keep tape over muzzle to...