I follow along the same lines as Dr. Mike. I keep my brass sorted as to how many times each one has been fired. I've used new brass and also brass I've fired four times for hunting and haven't had any problems. I do a close check on brass that's been fired for anything out of the ordinary such...
congratulations on the retirement. I know there's a lot of mixed feelings going on right now but with the other irons you have in the fire the free time will be at a premium. I retired after 22 years and immediately moved to Florida from Connecticut where I got immersed (pun intended) in a dive...
I tried 200 grainers in my Kimber Montana and ran into the same accuracy problems as scotty. I have had great luck with the 180's which gives me the impression that the 200's might be a bit long for the twist. I have read in a number of articles that it is best to stick with 180's or less for...
Woods, I wasn't going to say what I'm thinking but I think I will. There's a big difference between having honest differences and even if you know someone is wrong mentioning it in a gentlemanly fashion and then turning around and showing yourself to be an a hole. But you are very close to the...
Don't want to upset the applecart but "fire a case 50 times without annealing?". I need his formula. As far as springback is concerned I would have to agree with Charlie. Without getting into the technical aspects (which would open up a can of worms) I find that after pulling bullets neck...
The .300H&H was an excellent caliber in its heyday and for all intents and purposes still is. I find though, when I'm perusing the many gunshops I don't see much if any H&H ammo on the shelves or rifles on the racks chambered for them. We all have our favorite calibers whether having been...
Guy, I'm up to about thirty reloads so far with a lot of .45 cases. Target loads certainly do extend the life of pistol cases. I'm not a maximum load shooter for rifles so I've been able to stretch case life. I find that minimum resizing helps case life a lot and annealing definitely makes a...
Add another vote for the .300WSM. I can easily get just under 3100FPS with a 180 grain and RL17 and it is accurate. Nice thing is that it fits in a short action and most rifles are built around it making them light and pretty much compact. I find I'm going to still hunt for Elk in Colorado my...
Thanks Doc. I've seen articles relating to your post in a couple of Conn. Newspapers but my feeling is that the libtards are trying to lowball certain aspects of what is going on.
Hope you're right Charlie but since I've left Connecticut for Florida it seems that their looney bin has filled up with the overflow from New York City. Bloomberg came out yesterday and said in an interview to one of the news stations that he is going to outspend the NRA on his gun agenda. The...