Recent content by Gibbsfan

I have heard good and bad about all the aftermarket barrels and what it cames down to is how you set up your frames to your barrels. checking for loose hinge pins and barrel to frame gap which is the main contributor of head space. if you get all the things done up right even the factory tc...

Boomtube I think its kind of funny that your so offended by a young punk like myself with oh I would say 20 years of experience reloading everything as you've done. An opinion is an opinion you don't have to agree with it but don't knock it. I load alot of federral components just not the brass...

Well we better let booomtube fix the problem since he has 45+ years of experience of reloading. I was trying to help the man and in earlier post you said I was right on so what is it right or wrong. boomtube you sound like you need to go to the greybeard forumn you'll fit right in there...

boomtube I knew that would get somebody's panties in a bunch saying that federal brass is junk. Federal brass will not hold up to the reloads that ww rp or yur higher quality brass will. Of course somebody is not going to like rp or ww also but that is a disagreement about apples or oranges. I...

I have all types of brass and some show different pressure signs. federal brass is junk and I won't shoot it in anything. Is it nickle or brass? Nickle has always shown more psi in my guns. What ype of loads are you trying to shoot in your gun. Just give me and example. what type of powder? what...

Ya I shoot a lot of aa powder in some of my rifles. I shoot 2015 in my 7-30 waters contender, 2230 in the 223 and 223 ai, magpro in the 243ai and 2520 in my 204 ruger.gun)

It can also be a headspace problem. Most of the new brass that you can buy has about .006 headspace built into it. Neck size some brass that has been fired in that chamber and then reload it and see if you still get a flat primer.gun)

We use the rcbs electronic powder dispensor and have had real good luck with it. We load everything from 5.7x28 to 325 wsm and a few 357 mags. Very consistant and dependable. It loves ball powder the best as does any powder thrower but is just fine with the big extruded powders. we use...

All of my barrels other than the 223 are wildcats or improved cartridges. Its funny my 25-06ai barrel and my 243 barrrel both use the same frame and my 270 gibbs and 223 use the same frame. 25-06 has aabout .001 headspace and like I said before the 243ai has .006 but both of them shoot great on...

gun)On that encore frame have you checked your headspace between the frame and barrel. i know that mine is very finicky I have 4 different barrels and none of them are the same as far as headspace go. My 243 ai barrel has about .006 head space so I have to adjust my sizer die accordingly and...

Mine is a 270 Gibbs but uses the same case as the regular 270. Mine is 3.380 from tip to tail. That is out of a encore prohunter 28" barrel.

ya i have looked at all the stuff on 5 7 forumn but it is all load data for the semi autos and pistols. I think guns and ammo had an article about it with some load data. I was just trying to see if somebody was shooting it in a contender or an encore. I know it will shoot harder than what...

Has anybody messed with these in a rifle yet? If so can you throw a dog a bone and share your info on the ballistics :D

thats great I'm glad to know it shoots in the 25 with heavier bullets :D

We have been doing a lot of loading with different calibers using r17 and have found that it works better if u stay with a bullet that is in the middle or on the lower end of the bullet selection. the 25-06 ai that we shoot it in shoots a 100 gr barns tsx at 3610 ave and I shot some in a regular...