Recent content by sentry53

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    35 whelen

    had to go back to my reloading book and using cfe 223 the load was 63 grains not not 66 book was 64.1 i did not see any pressure sign. best group was 63 so thats where i stopped. not shure how i screwed that up?
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    Powder at Hodgon

    does any body know when they ship powder from hodgdon to powder valley they have to go my house i could get what i need?
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    35 whelen

    last year i started loading the 35 whelen with remington brass winchester large rifle primers cfe 223 speer250 hot core from speer book number 15. rifle is a ruger haweye 24 1-12 twist book max is 67 grains at2788 got there without pressure but best group was at 66 grains at average vel of...
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    Bipod broke my stock!!! Ever seen this?

    I cant remember what they call those type lock nuts but I have seen that they will start a crack in wood I have not ever seen that in a rifle stock before. has any one else?
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    Knowing what you know now, which cartridge?

    most reloaders on this sight have better speed readers than jack had even in the speer test lab that he used. the 280 was down loaded for the Remington pumps and autos of the time. and who would have thought that you could load the 35 whelen with 8208 to over 2800 fps with a 250 grain speer...
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    What to do with my 700 BDL Varmint Special

    was it my gun I would not let any body shoot it before a new barrel is put on it. with that many holes that close together I would think that it would have a good chance of giving up in that location. some of the gunsmiths will be on soon the can tell you more.
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    Help me figure out why I'm blowing primers

    there are people on here that have reloaded longer the I have. the seven rem mag and the 300winchester mag the neck will grow around 7 to 10 thousand on the first firing on factory ammo. I have four weatherby rifles every one has will shoot better after about 100 rounds. I use the reloading book...
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    Bullet puller? What do you have?

    I use the rcbs puller with collets. I also have the hammer to but use it for pistol bullets only. also if you have a high primer with the hammer hang on and wear ear protection
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    Boers with Boring Bores

    the 1908 dwm mauser in 7x57 rear sight 1 is 100meters 20 is 2000 meters. I can not see any thing to shoot at that distance. without a good scope that is.
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    Boers with Boring Bores

    IHAVE A 1908 MAUSER IN 7X57 THAT A FREIND SOLD TO ME THAT HIS DAD HAD DRILLED AND TAPPED FOR SCOPE MOUNTS SOME TIME IN THE 50S AND PUT IN A HERTERS STOCK. CAME WITH 80 ROUND OF HIS DADS RELOADS AND BEAR DIES. AFTER PULLING SAME AND CHECKING THE INFORMATION HIS DAD HAD. SOME WHERE 154 GRAIN SOME...
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