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I've loaded a fairly long time but haven't used many presses. Started with a RCBS Rockchucker, then went to the cast iron LEE "O" frame press. I got the Frankfort Arsenal M Press aa few years ago and love it. It's a coaxial press and loads very consistent ammo. It looks like the Forster but with...

I have the Garrison in 45. I don’t have anything bad to say about it. After 100 rounds its action smooths out to as slick as the Kimber it replaced. High quality and it’s accurate. Can’t go wrong with one.

Thank you. I don’t have any need for real dangerous game defense loads. Black bear is the biggest I’ll encounter. Your last Power Pistol load is the one that I’ll be testing next. That load with the XTP, really caught my attention. I did forget to say that I needed to buy a barrel bushing for...

That’s a very handsome rifle Henry. Great find, I hope she shoots as nice as it looks.

I think I’m going to back off a little to 2925ish fps and shoot it this summer. Still a very effective load but a little less stress on the equipment. I’ll never notice that 75 fps on game.

I agree. We have more great powders we can use now than ever before. It makes it difficult to choose one in particular.

I still need to check it when it’s warmer but it has potential. Velocity gains were gradual and smooth. I think it may work out. Also looking at the MSDS it looks to only have three ingredients. Just a straight forward ball powder. I did however add TubbDust to it.

This is from my CDL, the X-Caliber barrel was a shade faster

The powder builds velocity very smoothly. There were no spikes whatsoever. I’ll get a picture of the page from my load book to show it. No bumps along the way at all.

Been a while with my 7mm Rem Mag but I got a little over 3k fps from a 26” X-Caliber barrel and a 76.5 grain charge of LRT today with 175 grain ELD-X bullets loaded to 3.335” OAL, .020” off the lands. I didn’t get any pressure indications but didn’t try and push higher, and was happy with the...

I sized the rounds for today so that I can barely feel the shoulder engage when the bolt closes. Stay tuned sports fans.

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Send me a hundred or so bullets and I’ll coat them. You can load them and see how they perform for you. I don’t want anything to do it. I’ll send them back, and Maybe they’ll work for you.

Give the Tubbs HBN kit a try. Its inexpensive and a good way to get started. It doesn't have the steel BB's but they are verry cheep on Amazon if you want to use them. It will make a bullet squirt out of your fingers like wet watermelon seed.

I've had the most benefit with E-Tips. They build pressure quickly and HBN kind of evens that out.

I coat all my loaded bullets with HBN. I use .5 micron HBN and place small steel BB's in the jar with the bullets. It doesn't hurt the bullets and the steel BB's imbeds the HBN in the jacket surface more efficiently. I get little to no copper fouling, a small boost in velocity, and lower...

I’d die of a heart attack. Lol

Just finished watching the Alpine Biathlon. Man they are good to say the least. Over an hour of cross country skiing with their rifle slung across their back. Oh, and along the way they have to stop and shoot multiple times and targets with better accuracy than I’ve seen at some PRS matches...

I was under the opposite belief. When I close the bolt I can just barely feel the shoulder engage. I’ll keep sizing to keep this engagement. I’ll measure it with my headspace comparator and size to this measurement from now on. Thanks for the great information.

Thanks Scotty, I’ve been looking for a fully free close. Great insight, thanks.