Recent content by AntiPattern

I'm thinking of a few ways to improve on the 308 and there isn't much. Ammo is cheap so it's a bargain. The 6.5 Creedmoors I believe is a step up in performance but another great cartridge that hits harder with approximately the same long range characteristics is the 338 Federal. Great hard...

Great info guys. I'm about to start working on a 6.5 PRC with a Mauser Long Action so I'm not limited by 3" COAL. I can stick the 156 Bergers right close to the lands where they like to be and hopefully open enough space up to get 3000fps without pressure issues. I'll let you know!

I have been looking at a bunch of old factory 6.5 Creedmoor ammo I have laying around and I have a pretty good idea why some shoot well and others suck. Most of the ammo I have measured have a 2.10 - 2.17 CBTO length which is waaaaaaay off the lands for most Creedmoors. I just checked a box of...

I am looking to put together a 6.5 prc and a Bergara barreled action is one I am interested in. How does your gun shoot now that you've had it a couple months?

264 Win Mag, anything above 120gr. You hit it where you should and there won't be any issues. That gun has more than enough juice!

At least I didn't blow myself up before I figured it all out! Not all but hopefully enough that I can reload competently now.

Correct. Base to Ogive is the way to go but being I was a newb, I didn't understand the correlation between the COAL and CBTO. I didn't realize you could follow the standard 2.80 OAL which is what is given with most reloading information, and end up with 1 projectile in the Jam point and...

I heard 3 thousands are the way to go when stepping.

This information and lengths I ams spouting off are for my 6.5 Creedmoor. Ok. What I figured out is that some of the bullets I was using to reload would measure 2.805 but the CBTO (Base To Ogive) measurement was at 2.30 which is the jam point on my gun. I actually had to shorten some to get...

I have noticed a huge difference when switching brands and certainly with switching size (130 - 140 - 156). If I loaded them all based on my sweet spot I found with say 140's to say 156's, the 156's won't fit in the mag. Tip to Ogive has huge variations making your actual load length vary a...

Well, I pulled a couple apart and the powder weights are with .1 grain. All I can think is that I'm jamming the lands. I'm going to push back .050 to 2.085 COAL and try it again.

Wow! My check weights came today. That was way faster than expected. I'll try to get the scale verified and pull apart some of my rounds to see if I over charged or what.

Actually, all the numbers are configurable. I think it bases the seating depth on what you select as your oal, projectile length and case length most likely. Those are just what I had put in. I really appreciate all the information you guys are sharing. I'll add your steps to my reloading...

That doesn't look good. Most good hunting bullets will still expand down to 1200 fps. Some even lower. Of course, lead free might be an issue. I haven't worked with them in hunting situations.

By the way, anyone who is interested, Gordons Reloading Tools is a free download... I really like it and as long as you put in the correct #'s, it is usually pretty good. It can also take what you want to do with a projectile and recomment powders that will get you closest. Pretty well...