i've received primed brass, but don't remember if there was a hazmat sticker on it? call the place in question and ask if it requires special shipping? btw, if it's jag primed brass don't buy as what i received was/had terrible primers and the brass wasn't so food as many necks and .200...
with all of this handloading info i'm feeling somewhat down:(. i haven't done any reloading/handloading in 2 years! i have everything to do so, but just not enough time! i've built 9 ar's and 3 ba's from '23 forward in cartridges consisting of 6.5creed, 6.5prc, 264wm, 7-08, 7saum, 308win...
If magtec made their own primers for their ammo i never had any ignition problem. I've shot thousands of their pistol ammo and all went bang. Hopefully the primers are gtg!
always happy to hear great news! my wife lost her mother at 55 and her brother at 45 and neither smoked. not sure, but i believe her brother had lung cancer and mother had cancer in several places. my grandfather did smoke cigars until '60 or '61 then dies in '73. cancer is a HORRIBLE...
i'm able to seat out to 3.750" which is further than it needs too be. i'm somewhere around 3.400-3.450". if you seat deeper, then pressure will go up.
at the extra .035" length you should be able to get an extra .5-1gr of powder depending on which powder is used and how much more throat is left?
The 180e-tip is longer than other 180's and needed to be seated as such. If the throat let's you seat at different lengths, you can go with that? I only have the 180e-tips. Test lengths aren't set in stone, it only gives data based on that. I have a 243win thathas a short throat, so...
I forgot the lever!
I'd say the sbl in 45-70 is my favorite fir 4 reasons.
1st was buying a ticket from my cousin's daughter for a 4h raffle
2nd was winning it
3rd was family input on which cartridge to get it in
4th was having a blast shooting it!
not just my 1st, but my favorites as well!
bolt rifle (and only bolt action type) is a pre64 ('61 model) 264wm (my dad's 1st purchase from hs graduation) i started shooting in '76 @ 11yo.
1st revolver ('84) 629 44mag
1st semi pistol s/w mod1 core 4.25" ported 9mm
1st ar was a s/w viking tactics...
all but the 264wm is in an AR config. i might try a glfa, remove the 300wm or 7rm barrel and do a 264wm AR. for a grand what's there to lose! i've read some are problematic and some operate fine? a noreen in the 2nd low cost AR xlr frame cost wise to try as iirc you can get an upper...
Mine is more of a favorite caliber. Although 264wm is my favorite cartridge i have more combined 26cal firearms (12 iirc) of 6.5gren, 6.5creed, 260rem, 6.5prc and 264wm. 30cals are a very close 2nd.
i started with a rossi92 in 44mag as it was my 1st pistol cartridge, but after winning a sbl 45-70 in a 4h raffle if has become mine and the family's favorite. r92 44mag, sbl, cb (both are 45-70) and blr (270win)is all i have for now, but wanting to add more too the pot
cartridges and/or...
i was a little afraid of the 308win when i was young and not really sure why? maybe is was just a 30cal mentality? my dad never owned anything larger than the 270win, but did buy a 264wm a few years before that. i was shooting the 264wm starting at 11yo (48 years ago). i didn't buy any...