Hang in there!I'm at 8 months of waiting to take the first shot from a new ordered rifle. It's neck and neck on if it'll be the custom sizing die or large rifle primers that's the last hold up to be able to shoot out the barrel.
Hang in there!I'm at 8 months of waiting to take the first shot from a new ordered rifle. It's neck and neck on if it'll be the custom sizing die or large rifle primers that's the last hold up to be able to shoot out the barrel.
I think that I am about done buying "Toys" for reloading. If i can't put together a great cartridge with what we have, I'll never be able to. I think that the only new electronic tool I don't have is the AMP Press. I don't, think at this time, will make much of a difference with adding another process. Not saying that it won't.Jeez and they complain about gunsmiths taking too long to install a barrel. Just saying.....
Good luck with your new toy!
Something that doesn't make a difference at 300 yards can make an outsized difference at a mile.I look at some of the short range benchrest shooters and their techniques, how they throw powder by clicks on powder measure, and the size of the groups they shoot at 100, 200, and 300 yards with a PPC. It's got to make you wonder what is really necessary. I get it that different powders meter differently, but the accuracy by volume is there. So if you miss a charge by a kernel or 2, is it really that significant given the other variables of brass, bullets and primers?
Could you elobrate on what you mean. TKSIf you take the same 6PPC case and put an 8 twist on it to shoot 105gns at 1000 yards, what does the 300 yard hole look like?
You won't be shooting in the .1s and 2.s with the 105 because of mechanical dispersion due to the higher twist rate needed to stabilize the longer bullet. The size of the 6PPC group at 300 yards is based just as much on bullet design and precision in manufacturing of the 6 BR Column as a 1000 yard winning group is based off the design and precision in manufacturing of a very different 105 gn bullet. The short range bullet doesn't have a boat tail to decrease length and reduce variances in center of gravity, the 105gn grain is a secant ogive boat tail that is designed to transition into trans-sonic range and remain stable. They are literally different bullets designed for different purposes. The 6 BR Column doesn't need a verifiable BC because the drop over 300 yards is less than wind drift from a bad read. The BC of the 105gn is critical because vertical dispersion at 1000 yards can be enough to miss the X-Ring.Could you elobrate on what you mean. TKS
Firstly, 6PPC 100% has to horsepower to be competitive at 1000 yards. It has the case capacity for the bore - the difference between a 300 yard and 1000 yard gun is the barrel twist and the bullets it runs.Of course you wouldn't shoot a PPC at long ranges no matter what bullet and twist you have because it just doesn't have the horsepower. But, it would be interesting to see someone, that had the equipment, intentionally load a long range cartridge and vary the load +- that one or two kernels of powder just to see how much of an effect it would really have. I'm not too sure that with all the variables that are possible in components and external conditions that most shooters would be able to tell the difference. Still, I'd like to see some proof one way or the other.
It is something how us reloaders have the patience to wait on tools/components. I ordered our V-4 late July 2021. Got an email last week stating the USP shipping confirmation. Adam almost talked me into getting the V-3 last year, but held out for the V4. Now have to set it up and start loading.
The wait times for the V4 is almost a year, AMPII are backordered???, some barrels could take a year, Reamers (took us 17 weeks for our last JGS custom), Widden Custom Dies 3-4 months, we ordered and paid for Berger 6mm 105 Hybrids in April 2021 and just got them (was happy to wait got 2K).
If you are having a custom rifle built it could take up to a year to get all the components and someone chamber and put together plus you have to get all the reloading components (brass, powder, primers, bullets).
I figured I had a 50/50 chance on a V4 or a shot marker. lolAnyone knowing about the V3 or V4 would have known that this package from Adam would have had the new V4 in it.