Recent content by Ghost7

Hogdon did not give me a variance percentage and the bottle appeared to be sealed when opened. The powder was H1000 as I never take any powder out of cabinet I'm not using...one powder on bench at a time. I also checked beam scale with digital scale. Just really weird but lesson learned...

The lot number is 5569. I talked to Hogdon today. They assured me that their quality control would never permit such an error and have had no complaints or concerns with the H1000. They have offered to test the powder if I send them 20 loaded rounds but the gentleman I talked to admitted that...

A few months back I switched from H4350 to H1000 in my .243. I made the change in an effort to preserve barrel life. I typically shoot steel from 200 yds to 1000yds. I had a good load with 4350 but was able to find a good load with H1000 and get a little more velocity. I have shot approx the...

I tried varget for the heavies but couldn't produce the accuracy and velocity that I got with IMR and H 4350. Varget did work well with 85 gr game kings. I am shooting a 8 twist now but had same results with previous 9.25 twist.

Aprreciate the input fellas.

Am I thinking right? Load development for .243 on 105 hybrids and 107 SMKs. Would it be fair to say that a five shot group, with all things considered, that has an ES =16fps and a vertical spread of .250" but overall group size of .600" is now a prime candidate for playing with the seating...

Yes, I find a charge it likes then adjust depth. I was just trying to anticipate how much I was going to have to play with it. Basically hoping that I could find something close to the lands and not possibly get as far as .025" off for the sake of powder, time and barrel life.

Recently purchased a new barrel with a tighter twist (Hawk Hill 8 twist in .243) so that I could shoot the 105 Hybrid. My old barrel was a 9 1/4 twist that would stabilize the 105 Amax and shoot it very well. My Amax load was .005" off the lands. The hybrid in the new barrel doesn't seem to...

Cahunter, no I'm not turning necks on the lapua, I was on the winchester and remington. After I started doing that I got my ES down in the mid teens as opposed to 40's. I was pleased but i was informed I was doing it wrong...whatever, I got results. I understood that with lapua brass I...

In this illustration I noticed as the case is pulled back down out of the die for the neck sizing portion of the operation the expander moves and or changes position...how can that be if the stem is threaded into the die? What allows it to move vertically? Is something floating inside the die?

Great illustrations and explanations, thank you. My setup consists of this: Savage LRP with Hawk Hill 8 twist barrel in .243. I have just switched to Lapua brass since I got the new barrel. Everything I have heard about this brass is that I don't need to neck turn. I currently have RCBS...

Ok, in the case of the .223 brass and it's lack of uniformity, wouldn't that be the perfect candidate for neck turning? The way you explained that I was able to grasp it a little better but don't fully understand it...I need to take a bushing die apart and look at it.

Cahunter, I measured fired case vs loaded....004" difference. I do understand the neck tension thing, to a degree. I've had pretty good accuracy with standard dies and neck turning but how does neck thickness have anything at all to do with tension using a standard die? Don't get it.

I've been reloading for about a year now and am told I need to use bushing dies for a more precise load and I am all about that but I really need someone to explain the benefit over expander ball and I need it explained like you were explaining it to a child. I'm having a difficult time gaining...

Thanks to all for input. I kinda thought there would be no measurable data proving otherwise but it sure sounded good in theory.