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Great shootin! Love the 308!

Shooting cast bullets can be great fun. They'll never wear out a barrel, and will provide affordable shooting practice (about the same cost as 22LR ammo). Getting good with a rifle takes trigger time. My shooting mentor back in the early 1970s had a Ruger #1 in 375 H&H that he used to shoot...

The doctor analogy is actually a good one. Should doctors be completely banned (except for Dr.Mike), or do they also save lives?

Trying to sort/prep cases, looking for better groups can be frustrating. All of my commercial 223 cases at one time were trimmed for precise length, case mouth in/out deburred, primer flash hole uniformed and inside flash hole deburred. I didn't stop there. At one time, I would separate fired...

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on Fox News Sunday that the scandals are phony because of the repubs attempt to tie Obama to them. That's what I think the repubs are trying to do too, and I think that's a huge mistake - not that I think he wasn't involved. What the repubs should do is not...

I like W748 for 223 & 308 loads. It'll also work for many others. It's produced the smallest group size in both the 223 and 308 of any powders I've used. Being a ball type powder, it also measures well. I prefer to shoot cast bullets in my 357 mag. For that, Aliant 2400 is best. It measures...

In my limited experience, the coating will leave a black residue in the bore, but it cleans easily. Expect a couple coal black patches when cleaning the barrel. The third patch comes out almost clean. The coating also eliminated copper fouling. Like you, I was told (had read) that they behave...

In my 1989 Nosler #3 reloading manual, the then new Ballistic Tip bullets were offered only in 25 through 30 caliber. The Nosler Solid Base bullet design dominated the entire lineup. For those who might not know, the new (at the time) Ballistic Tip was essentially a Solid Base bullet with a...

Good one! There's a 58 minute wait on average in Detroit after a 911 emergency call. Who needs a gun when you have the Detroit police department? ;)

I wonder what the velocity was? I stopped using fast powder in my handgun reloading because I'm not comfortable throwing just 3-5 grains of powder. The potential for double charges scares me just a little. I don't load for my 45ACP, but I do for my 357. For that, it's 10-12 grains of 2400...

A little late perhaps, being that I first registered two years ago, but better late than never... :) My avatar photo on the left was shot last night. I thought it appropriate to both honor Nosler and to illustrate why I chose BeeTee as a login name. In the photo is a 223, 308 and 7mm Remington...

Back in my 300Wby days (pre-BT), I settled on the 180gr Remington PSPCL bullet for my reloading because of the minimal amount of exposed lead. I also used the Speer Grand Slam for the same reason. All other spitzer bullet tips would flatten to the copper while sitting in the magazine and after...

I think that's a big mistake. The Nosler B-tip was a giant leap forward in bullet tech. For decades I absolutely hated seeing the finely shaped bullet points being battered in the magazine of my 300Wby. I knew a deformed bullet point would affect both its accuracy and trajectory. And, I hated...

The IRS scandal proved that government will illegally use - has used confidential information to the detriment of certain groups, political opponents and even individual citizens. There is no assurance that the NSA data and license plate tracking data won't be as well.

We know the NSA has been collecting extensive phone and email data on all law-abiding Americans for a long time. We know that shopping habits and all other online activity has been collected for all law-abiding Americans. I learned yesterday that vehicle license plate data has been collected for...

Nice going! What a great way (and time) to introduce him to the world of shooting. BT

My son hunts quite a lot near the southern boundary of the Bob on National Forest land. There, Grizzly bears know about hunting season. Usually one or two elk/deer kills per season are taken over (taken away) by a bear(s). Reminds me of wildlife videos showing bears sitting on the bank watching...

Weigh a bunch of the empty LC cases, and use the heaviest for load development. That way, you should see fewer surprises.

Learn how to be safe in Griz country. There are quite a few bears in the Bob. MT's always had a rifle season in the Bob during the elk rut. BT

Carbide dies don't require lubed cases... Steel dies do.... BT