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Russ, do you know what kind of velocities you've been getting? Most of the 150gr loads I've seen are too close to the 1800fps minimum for reliable expansion on the PTs for my comfort level. My goal would be to use a PT because it's worked well in the past for me, but a lot of people seem to be...

I am just getting into the 300 blackout cartridge, and am looking for any data and experience people might have with supersonic hunting loads. I would prefer to use a 150 gr PT, but will go down the 125gr (AB) area if it means more reliable expansion. Can't wait for the 300 Blackout load...

I go black bear hunting almost every year in Maine with my father and brother; it's become a tradition over the past 10 years. In that time I've taken two bears with my .308 using 150gr PT. I haven't been that happy with the accuracy of my rifle though, and am considering switching to the...

I haven't invested in a chronograph yet, and am working up loads with an autoloader (M1A). I do have a few reloading manuals (and have read them), and so far have stuck to the components (brass, primers, ect.) and charges listed. I think until I get the chronograph, I’ll just have to keep my...

Does anyone out there have any recommendations for good reloading DVDs? I've got the one from Sierra with G. David Tubb (Highpower Rifle Reloading), but for someone who's just getting their feet wet, it's very technical. I know what's being said, and can process and understand it all, but it's...

I'm getting back into reloading after being away for several years. When I reloaded previously, I never really had a good method for working up loads. After doing some reading on here I've decided on a method. As is always recommended I'm going to start from the bottom (charge wise) and work...

So, I've been slowly working my way though every mistake in the book, and tonight I made a classic one. I was loading for .308 Winchester and putting 38.4 grains of IMR4895 into new Winchester cases. Nosler 5th edition lists 37.5 grains of powder for a start load with 180 grain PTs; 41.5...

Thanks for all the great info from everyone! I think I've got a much better idea of the direction I want to go now. If anyone has any more input, please keep it coming! The more opinions the better.

Thanks for all the great feedback everyone! I've been using my lee dies and am ready to try something else. RCBS, Redding, and Hornady seem to keep coming up. I'll have to try some of each and find out what's what for myself; thanks for helping me narrow it down a little!

Thanks for the responses guys! I am trying to minimize runout. Right now I'm still using the lee dies I began reloading with about a year ago. I was loading some 30-06 over the weekend and decided to roll one of them down the bench to see if it had any visible run out. Boy did it! I'm not...

Is a Redding competition bullet seating die worth the money?

I'm hoping someone can help me understand something I came across in Nosler's loading manuals. I was comparing load data between Nosler's #5 and #6 manuals and found some large differences. When I first looked at the .308 Win data I noticed a large number of compressed charges. Upon further...

J300UM great question! This is something similar to what I was looking for in my earlier post; I guess I just need to learn how to ask better questions. Thanks for the consideration by the way. It's this basic advice that seems to be the most helpful to me personally; I’m just getting started.

Interesting thought! I may try loading some loads with the VARGET and see what I can get, than move to a faster powder. I've been overseas for the past couple of months; I'm anxious to get back home and put some of my preponderances to the test. This seems like it might be worth trying out...

So, what is your favorite brand of reloading die and why?

Thanks for all the great info! I keep coming back to this posting for reference; it's just got a lot of really good priceless information especially the stuff from GuyMiner. Any other tricks of the trade regarding brass, bullet selection, or load work ups people care to pass on to us new guys?

If you go to the shooter's pro shop they have listings for bullet length under the specifications for each the factory second's. I was looking myself yesterday and was not able to find much info from other manufactures. Also in my search yesterday I found contrary information from several...

It will be used for hunting moose and black bear in Maine. Most of my shots I expect to be under 100 yards. I do want to stick with at least a 180gr NP for the hunting load, and I'm open to whatever gives me the best accuracy for the distance load.

I have been plugging away at Greenhill's formula figuring out the "ideal" length bullet for given twist rates for some guns. I'm wondering how accurate Greenhill's formula is for small arms, general speaking, and whether anyone out there has done any testing to see for themselves. For instance...

I would like to work up two different loads; one using a 180gr NP and another as an accuracy load. I'm looking to get 1.5 moa at 100 yards for the hunting load, and moa out to 300 yards for the accuracy load. How will the shorter barrel and the "middle of the road" twist rate affect how a good...