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I have the lee dead set dies too, and they have given me very consistent OALs. I set the depth of the die in the press so that it just pushes snug against the die when it the handle breaks over center. That seems to work well. I have the Lee collet neck sizing die too, and am not quite sure I...

Thanks lots! I was thinking that might be the case. I will try that fix and see if I can get it corrected. Andy

I have an older Lyman turret press and have noticed that when sizing or seating that it will have a little bit of flex in the head when under pressure. Does that slight angle cause any problems as far as runout in the case and/or seated bullet, or does the die keep it all in line? I don't...

I will be curious how that shilen barrel does. I am hoping for at least .5 consistently out of this one. A little less would be wonderful. I have a .223 that handles anything inside 400 yards very easily and out 500 generally with no problem, but it's running low on engery at that point and...

I am getting about 3075 out of the 26" barrel. I am using BR primers. The 215's might be a tad faster, but it did not seem to like them. According to Hornady, the 175 Amax is a very light construction to fragment almost like a Vmax. The 208 Amax is a heavier construction and won't open up...

I am really anxious to see how they do too. I can't seem to get any good weather though. We seem to be in the rut where it's dripping hot and dead calm all day while I am at work, then when I get home the thunderstorms roll through, then it's dark. Sometimes I think about shooting a few...

I have been loading 5 shot groups going up in half grain increments. 75.0 was the best, 75.5 opened up. (R-22) The BR primers did seem to help some over the 215's. I do think I need to give it more jump. I think I will try that next. I was loading them at 3.510, which is right on the...

Hey, I will give that a shot! That would make sense, it seems that the 110 gr. bullets fly better in this rifle, they are a long way from the lands. The 178's are about .015 from the lands. I'll push em in more and see what happens. Thanks! Andy PS: That's a great verse that you...

Is anybody using the 178 Amax in a 300 WM? I am pursuing a good load for my Savage 112 BVSS. So far 75.0 of R-22 is the best I have found, but I'm still getting flyers. It'll usually shoot 3 out of 5 touching but the other two will open it up to about an inch at 100. Anybody have any...

I just bought a Savage 112BVSS in .300 win mag and set a Leupold 8.5-25 x 50 vari-x 3 on it. Does anybody have that rifle and have a pet load that shoots really good? So far I have gotten down to .6" at 100 yards with a 178 gr. Amax using 75.0gr. of R-22. At this point this will be a...