Recent content by jcraft1

Shed, much to the shagrin of many, I ditched the Lapua and proceeded to get my 338 RUM back out and see what I could get out of it. I got very tired of poking out stuck brass no matter what Load I used it seemed. Very happy is all I can say. Pounds me a little more because it is a bit lighter...

Mine, I think is to just stop fooling with it alltogether and shoot something less finicky..:cool:

No Barnes, I unfortunately bought up a bunch of hornady and HSM brass because no Lapua was available at the time. my rant is surely out of frustration as you can tell and I am going to try some Lapua brass before I throw in the towel. I do have some once fired out of my own rifle as the Federal...

I know that I am ready to either scrap the 338 Lapua or just shoot factory ammo and sell off the brass once fired. Shouldn't be this hard when reloading in my opinion.. very frustrating to spend all the $$$$ working up loads and have to tap them out with a cleaning rod after almost every shot...

So would that hold true for the Hornady Match Ammo as well? The brass still being too long. I 'll try trimming them back and hopefully as was said earlier it will solve the problem.. But I have Lapua Brass on the way!!gun)

Yeah I think I will eliminate that headache before it starts and just work on Getting some Lapua Brass. Very pleased though with the Federal stuff though three making a nice tight little cloverleaf. Thanks for the input... any is appreciated!! I am new to the Lapua club after shooting a lot of...

I too have a New Savage 110 HS precision and the Hornady cases I loaded for some breakin got stuck after firing as well. But the factory Fed Premium with Lapua brass did not. The bolt was not sticking on lift but had to tapped back to break loose..No signs of any overpressure. I have been...