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Thanks guys. I have the tooling needed to do the "Elkman" method. Was also wondering, if simply hammering the case out with a punch might work? I have removed the spindle and have room to insert a punch to the case web, or should I try the D/T and back out method first? As for heat, I would...

I would add the word "trophy" to your title. There always has been a pay to play game in hunting. No doubt it has escalated in recent decades with advances in breeding and feeding technology and land ownership/lease trends. Used to be who could afford the best travel, guide and...

Well, after many years lighting has struck. Not sure what happened, must have missed lube or gotten some grit on a case or something. Military 30-06 brass fired in an M1 Garand, stuck in a Redding FL die, fully inserted. Rim has pulled free from shellholder and is deformed beyond service but...

My 2 main rigs will do better, but I'd be O.K. with anything 2 or under bench accuracy, cold barrel, if it was with the bullet I want to kill with. This is for 200ish yards, figuring in a little fudge factor for field position shooting and other variables. With iron sighted rifles, I like to...

I really like that bullet. I've used them for soft target plinking and varmints in a 7.62x54R Sniper rifle. Our club does a firearm expo for the youth shooters every fall, covering a varied selection of arms supplied by members, and I'm usually in charge of the military collectable section...

I see I'm a little late to this party. Usually only look to bullet tests every couple of months or so. Have a lot of experience personal and second hand with this bullet from service rifle shooting to 600 yards. It is fairly popular and gaining ground rapidly on the Sierra and Nosler 77s for...

Sweet rifle! One in .41 is on my bucket list. Awesome that you can hunt deer with it in slug zone. Wish our state would get on that bandwagon. I took 3 deer in my younger years with a Ruger and the old Remington 240sp load from powder burn distance to 125 yards. The .44 in a carbine is a...

Unfortunately not on my game camera. This one lives on the internet. The nice one on my game camera would have been a confirmed kill with a pointy stick, and he never left that cover! I guess the point of this was to get you folks to think beyond the ballistics and what your rifle does from a...

Looks like everything from 6 to 9 is holding very tight in the X axis and moving up the Y quite linearly. I'd ignore the rocket science, load some at the top 3 levels you feel safe with, fire some statistically significant groups, and see what your rifle likes. "5" may be an outlier without...

Got a chance to go to the range today and test fire some of this winter's handiwork. Load is 47 gr IMR 4064, SB primer, HXP military brass. Bullet 150 Hornady FMJ, seated to cannelure. Don't have the exact COL written down. Firing 8 round groups at 100 yards, I was able to hold 2-2.5MOA...

Yeah, I said I'd wait until tonight, but it's killing me. There are a few x factors here. Part of the point of this one is to highlight the difference between field shooting/hunting and number cruncher shooting. X1. I mentioned you're a bit sweaty and uncomfortable from your walk out...

Well, the Elk take the shot was a good pastime for cabin fever, so here's one for the Midwestern folks. Scenario: You've sat out the bitter cold back side of a snowstorm as long as you can stand, the wind's kicked up and nothing is moving. Time for hot coffee, you're walking in! Well lookie...

Just revisited my 48th, and noticed the data is identical between 130 gr Speer and 147. Velocity, charge weight, pressure. Me thinks a typo that was corrected in a later printing :shock: . It has now been corrected by removal from my 48th as well. Cut the section right out and burned it...

I have used both, a couple of different single stages and a Lee 4 hole turret. Seems the biggest advantage of the turret press is being able to keep a 3 or 4 die set in place, adjusted and calibrated if you do primarily one load for a caliber. Does save some time on setup while doing a run of...

The relationship I found, comparing listed data where both appear: Anywhere titegroup is listed, HP 38 is also suitable with a slightly heavier charge. HP38 is "slower" on the burning chart than TG. Assumption, HP 38 should be able to be used anywhere TG is listed with an equal or slightly...

From Lyman 48th. Speer 147 TMJ CCI 500 primer. Start load 3.5 gr 231 960fps, 27000 CUP. Max load 4.4 gr 231 1043fps 32000 CUP. I've also used HP 38 off the books for some specialty loads in .357. There seems to be a very consistent and linear relationship between charges for this powder...

So what's the diff between the Venture and the Compass? I notice they still have the compass in most calibers at the $225 price. I need another long gun like a hole in the head, but at that price??!!

Yes, that definitely is crimped. "This is 308 Hornady 155gr Mil-Spec Open Tip Match Ammo. This ammo is manufactured by Hornady to meet mil-spec requirements. This ammo contains a sealed, crimped in boxer primer, sealed case mouth and a cannanlured match grade bullet. Hornady Match rifle...

I use Kent Faststeel 3" BB as that's what I usually have on hand for the barn gun. All purpose "vurmint" load for coyotes, raccoons, possums, woodchucks and other such vermin. Fired through a fixed modified choke. Doesn't DRT them, but does kill quickly with a tight pattern. Have dumped them...

I've had that exact issue with Hornady .308 brass and Win primers. I use a Lyman mil. crimp tool. Just gives it a slight chamfer and all is well.