Recent content by hawlejr

I avoid even going where I can't pack it out. Avoid heartbreak! ...or "bone-break". I don't go to strip clubs anymore, either...same reasons!

30-378 for me. I also have a .338-378. I have used RL 33, Retumbo, IMR8133, US869, H50BMG, and Norma 217. I think Weatherby uses Norma 217. I've been trying to use long "lead-free" bullets in the .30, and am a little disappointed that the twist is only 1:10". It will stabilize the CX190s, but...

I've found this to be an excellent and friendly site to ask questions....no question is too dumb! This is especially helpful if you have a frustration with a load, or an accuracy problem which you don't seem to be able to decipher. Welcome aboard, and shoot straight!

I suggest you Mic the bullets. I'll assume you don't have any doo-dads like muzzle brakes, suppressors, etc on the end of the barrel. I would suspect possibly wrong (like .270?) bullets. Try some regular bullets (lighter the better) with a light load similar to what you're using with the...

Back in '73, I bought a Weatherby .257 Mag. It was a 1-12" twist, 24" barrel, and I wasn't happy with it. Had it glass bedded, and still, no matter what, it wouldn't stabilize anything over 100gr. I had a bunch of .257 bullets, and components for an "overbore" rifle, so when I ditched it later...

What are "clicker issues"?

Thanks for the time you spent relating some very good knowledge. This is what I was looking for. This is a great site, and folks like you make it that way. I hate to throw away a perfectly good barrel, but I have two 25-06 heavy barrel Old Ruger M77 rifles. I guess I'll keep 'em the way they are...

Load is 57 grs of Vihtavouri N160 behind various 165 grain bullets. It's middle of the road vs the Vih. loads on their site. There are no overt signs of pressure. The primers are not flattened at all, certainly no extractor marks stamped into the case heads. I just can't believe it's pressure...

OK, I agree that FL sizing will solve the stuck case problem, ....but why? It seems that if you fire a round in a given rifle's chamber, that it would expand to fill the chamber under pressure, but spring back a little as the pressure relaxes, and then it would fit that chamber like a glove the...

Makes sense. I'm still going to try to get a few "collet neck size" reloads in between FL size runs. If shoulder growth, or body diameter growth is the issue, I think I'll get a warning. The ones that were really sticking the other day were old military brass that I've probably reloaded 6...

I'm going to resize the bunch. It takes a while and it's messy, and it increases the odds of needing to trim, and I never trust that some of the lube doesn't leach into the powder/primer and change performance......but.....I guess that's what I gots to do! Maybe I'll buy that ultrasonic cleaner...

Don't have a camera to show you the chamber, but it looks pretty good with my bore light and by eye. Also, there is enough resistance to the brush to tell me it's doing something. I'm using Bore-Tech carbon remover, and it does a heck of a job on the rest of the bore with similar resistance to...

Thanks that's what I needed to hear!

Thanks! I need to correct it to do the type of practicing I indend to do for the next few weeks. So it's going to get corrected. Most of the votes so far indicate FL sizing which is what I wanted to avoid, but looks like I'm going to get stuck with. Thanks again.

So far everybody agrees with you. I was hoping that I could buy a tumbler throw a few hundred cases in there and motor on without FL sizing, but ....looks like I gotta get out the lube and all the mess. Thanks for your input. I do appreciate it, and I'm now pretty **** sure you're right on.