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Mine likes .055 w Barnes TSX

Danner Pronghorn's work well for me. I'm in western Oregon and they are my daily wear boot for farm work. I typically get 2 years of wear from a pair.

Yes, the dowel & being able to feel the bullet meeting the lands works well for me too. It is repeatable.

I mostly hunt from spike camps accessed with horse mule power. I have gravitated to a multi pocketed vest to optimize my mobility during the stalk/hunt. When I do harvest I return to camp for a mule or pack frame.

I turn when brass is new. I size with a Redding Type S bushing die which only sizes a portion of the neck & the mandrel that sizes the neck for turning will not expand the upper portion of the neck to the same diameter as the shoulder area of the neck. I prefer the entire neck to be the same...

I have used a Redding #1 beam scale for all my LD rifle reloading for the 9 years I have been involved in it, absolutely consistent and accurate to my single check weight. After reading the above posts I plan on buying a check weight set though, to verify accuracy over the full range of weights...

The Teslong bore scope works great with my Android & laptop.

Feenix, I totally agree with you, for me, reloading as a hobby/passion is a journey with a constantly evolving destination! Something I might learn today can change the way I perceive & use knowledge I gained years ago. Today's revelation also spurs me into tomorrows research & experimentation...

With pulled bullets 55 & 62 gr, WC844 powder, & locally purchased primers I can plink for LESS that .16 a round. Add 4.2 cents if I need to replace my case with purchased range PU. 18" Wylde barrel, mostly Anderson stuff below that.....holds almost 1 moa at 100yds. The bulk ammo I have seen for...

I am with you! I have let 5 grand kids help me as you did, as they showed an interest. Usually at about 6 or 7 yrs old. I help THEM size a rifle case & seat a bullet in an empty case w/o a primer and they get to take it home. Now when ever they visit the younger ones always ask if they are old...

Opps, you are absolutely right. I reversed my numbers, it should have been...96.9 - 95.6 It is good to see one of us was paying attention! ;-)

I received my order of 100 Lapua brass in .223, Lot #P01136801 last week. In my subsequent inspection & prep I noted the following info in regards to quality: Case weights 69.9g - 95.6g 1.3 g variation, neck thickness max variation .0013 (only 2, discarded), the vast majority were .0005" or...

In my 300 WM load development I have consistently ended up at or very close to the magic .050" jump for Barnes bullets.

Yep, I started with Forster & ended up with K&M. K&M's mandrel for sizing brass to pilot size works well. Also cutters are radius-ed to match my 300 WM shoulder angle too. I use a 'slow' battery powered screw driver unit too, which helps with consistency of cuts.