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It does look that way Jim, but it was a 30+yr old cheapie & had been shot a few times & repaired. Anyway, it's junked now & I'll pick up the new Caldwell when I'm in the USA next week. Your QL data tells me all I need to know... so the best I think I'm gonna get will be around 3000fps, more than...

Many thanks Jim, this information is much appreciated. My Chrony was giving me fps readings around the 2850fps & I didn't trust the data, (My Chrony had been shot several times & repaired) but it seems it was fairly accurate. Anyway I junked the Chrony as it was 30yrs old. I'll be in Colorado in...

Hi folks, if anyone is kind enough to help, I'd like QL details on the following please: .25-06Rem. Vihtavouri N560 & 110gn Nosler Accubond bullet. 22" Barrel Currently I load 51.2-52gns Viht N560 & MV a bit down on where I think it could be - it's accurate, but I think maybe a bit more MV is...

Yup, primers do get pushed back from the pocket into the bolt face & I regard this small amount of additional measurement as worth taking into consideration to achieve a max headspace dimension. In allowing this & setting my die accordingly I can say, I've never had an issue with chambering ANY...

In my opinion - Definitely I use it & measure my 'Fired Case' headspace with fired primer still in place. Set F/L sizing die to just bump case shoulder back Max .002"

Full length re-sizing to 'Fired Case' headspace dimension is in my opinion best, but yes, you can neck size. I gave up neck sizing many years ago. Neck sizing, while many folk do it, doing this has its own issues - eventually after a few 'Neck sized' firings, the case will 'Grow' at the shoulder...

This is a possibility, though personally, I've never come across it before.

Resizing cases to SAAMI/CIP spec (Especially in older rifles) is usually way too much work on the brass. Get a headspace measurement guage as TackDriver284 says & measure your 'Fired case' headspace dimension (With fired primer in) . Measure several fired cartridges & use the average dimension...

There are often at least a couple of sweet spots but I found .030" off the lans with .257 Accubonds gave me the greatest accuracy, but hey that's in my K95 rifle. I found Sierra Game Kings & Hornady SST in my other rifles are somewhat different

I use the Hornady comparator system too - not expensive & works well enough :)

Ha ha :ROFLMAO: the dark art of reloading, off down the rabbit hole eh! Bullet comparator measuring from ogive is always best - bullet tip to case head measurements will always see variations even with plastic tipped bullets & especially with lead tipped. It's also likely that using standard...

Primer prices are now very high in UK anywhere from £14-£17 / 100 if you can find them. Most dealers here will now only sell you one or two hundred not like a couple of years ago when it was easy to buy 1000

The grub screw & knurled knob thread are the same - useful especially if you mess up the grub screw

Vihtavouri propellant is good stuff. I use Vit. N560 in my .25-06 & get great accuracy. It's pretty pricey here in UK at around £120/kilo - $150 approx. But that's around 2.2lbs.

Your $250 turns at a minimum into £300GBP here in UK - with carriage across the pond & UK tax & duty often shop pricing is way more than you pay in USA. We're at around £60/lb for propellant & around £150/1000 for primers. I was recently in Bass Pro in Colorado Springs & amazed how much less you...

I also use 46gns H4350 with my Mannlicher Classic Stutzen & a 123gn SST - gives me around 2800fps with a 22" barrel - very accurate too - Rem. 9 1/2 primer. I'm using Norma brass. Not quite at 0.36's but definitely not more than 0.5" (Mostly) :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: It's definitely the...

Due to EU 'REACH' regs in Europe many of the old IMR/Hodgdon/Alliant etc propellants are no longer available in UK. These manufacturers now have in place other REACH compliant propellants... though mostly I use Vihtavouri N550 or N550 depending on bullet/cartridge. For what I'm shooting here...

So in 2 weeks it's the 8-th Anniversary of the D-Day landings when so many gave their lives to free Europe. A lot has begun to happen in Normandy now & I know it will be packed there with many American's, British, French, German and other nationalities. I have friends there very near Utah Beach...

Gotta admit I don't worry too much about ES only where the bullets go & as long as they go the right place I'm not concerned. My MV doesn't change only to within a few fps & they do the job when they strike

Ha ha those cupboards must be hiding a lot eh! I wish I had that amount of space :ROFLMAO: No such luck at my place