Recent content by Mickp7

I literally just finished prepping 100 rounds of new ADG brass for a 7PRC I picked up from Short Action Customs yesterday. Planning to run 180 Berger Hybrids but have some 180 VLD’s and 168 Classic Hunters if needed. Now that the work is done, I’m trying to decide where to start- this will be...

How do you like this machine? I am very interested in the most consistent and accurate ammunition development possible. Neck turning would be the last step to add that I am aware of. That said, I have no knowledge of how to do it yet.

Thanks MM. The speed up on that 300WM is right in line with what I am seeing. Fortunately, I was loading this bunch as I shot to confirm all was good. Figured once it was confirmed I'd make a box full. I did start to reduce the load to get back to the lower velocity... it took about 1.5 less...

Yes, sorry for the typo! 710 ES would be a whole other can of worms! 😂

Thanks Trm82! Just to make sure I don’t mislead, the 2940 fps was brass fired for the 2nd time, not annealed. The 3000 fps was was brass fired for the 3rd time, annealed. If annealing shouldn’t affect the velocity, is it common to tweak the load, or the rifle zero, in loading intervals? Or...

Finally got my AMP annealer and prepped my first batch of 300 PRC. Lapua brass was twice fired and annealed for the first time before loading. Brass was tumbled and deprimed, then annealed, prepped, and sized. Load is 79.5 grains Retumbo, CCI 250 primer, 215 Berger .030 off the lands. 1x...

Try Short Action Customs. They are working on a build for me and mentioned a few weeks ago they had some. I recommend calling them as their website may not show them. 440-309-0085

Prior to getting into reloading, I had a guy that custom loaded for me. He’d send a handful of color coded loads and we’d boil it down by seeing what shot best. Barnes 150 gr ttsx going 3350 out of my 28 nosler, killed a bull at 560. (Was the only bullet we could find at the time) Measured it...

Great discussion here for guys like me that are newer and trying to figure out our process. The guys at Short Action Customs recommend seating depth testing first. Here is their email to me: What we recommend if you are doing 100 yard load development is the following. .010" off the lands 3...

Yep, the 195’s didn’t come close to the target at 418. Hit about a foot or so under it. Just finished re-torquing everything (including action and brake, as suggested). She’s about to get a good cleaning.

Agreed. I am hopeful that it turns out to be over-torque on the scope or something simple. If the 195's continue to misbehave, the 180's may be more suited for the barrel twist. I have plenty of both but wanted the 195's to work with the big cartridge. Not sure where I'll shoot the other 900 of...

Will do, thanks!

Thanks for all the feedback. I’ve heard similar accounts on the 28 nosler… Pruce to be paid for speed I guess. Once the scope is remounted, 180’s are probably the next step. I’ve got 20 +\- 195’s loaded to try first, but it may well be the twist just isn’t fast enough. I’ll give it a good...

Original sight in was 150’s, then I adjusted to the 195’s (at 418 yards). I am focusing on the load Dvlp so wasn’t going to reset the turrets until the load was finalized. No suppressor… APA fat bastard brake.

Thanks for the replies. I bounced this off my gunsmith as well and he explained that the use of uncle mikes thread lock actually acts as a lubricant and can lead to over torque on ring screws. With a bit of research, it sounds like this is well known, but I’d always followed the system from...