rscott5028
Well-Known Member
The proper tools to measure are far less expensive than the barrel life and ammo you're wasting.
ditto for a box of premium factory ammo
-- richard
ditto for a box of premium factory ammo
-- richard
I came up with an OAL of 3.207 touching the lands, so that seems to be within specs. I did not size my brass before I shot it so maybe the couple extra thousandths of neck tension had something to do with it. I am using Hornady dies by the way, went with the micrometer bullet seater. Works good other than we had to chuck the seater plug in a lathe and relieve the top of the plug so the long VLD's wouldn't hit on their nose.
I measured some of the resized brass and .292 seems to stick in my head. All of the reloading stuff is at my father's house. I have had my best groups with H4831sc and Remington 9 1/2's. I am going to shoot some of the resized brass tomorrow and see if there is a difference. Greyfox thanks for all the info! If I can't get this thing to shoot better it may have to go back to Savage.
Thanks
Justin
Ok thanks for the heads up on the brass issue. Were you able to get any of it replaced, this stuff is expensive! I can get some 284 brass from my brother in law and try some of that.
Thanks
Justin