Recent content by mike85

VLD bullets do not start to stablize until 300yds or more if you think most of your shots are 300 or shorter go with flat base sierra they go stable almost out of the barrel..

i have redding comp dies and as far as i know they dont make a seating stem for the vld with micrometer they do now if you have there standard dies.top has 1/2" threads mine is over .600 thxs

i dont think any die will give you the same reading after measuring 100s of bullets its the bullet that throws it there is alot anywhere from the same to 12thousandth of a inch diff. so it pays to mic each round when seating or as much a you can for accurcy

alot of shooters dont know that flat base bullets go stable from about the muzzle to 200 to 300 yds the boat tails take 300yds or more to go stable i have seen it but the bergers that i use up to 180grains even at that range or more and at different seating depths the sierras still out shoot...

never use the lead sled it kept loosening all my screws that hold the action to the stock and all of the scope screws even with blue loctite , i reload and my best groups out at 500yds is about 3-1/2 '' using a browning abolt i have used berger bullets in almost everything i shoot and cant find...