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I am loading some Berger VLD's at the max coal of 3.340 as stated from the berger load data I got from Berger. When I chamber them they are jammed into the lands and come out with a coal of 3.330. Should I set the coal to 3.330 or less. I am stumped and have no intentions of firing any of these...

That is odd, I emailed them last week in the morning and had a response at the end of the day. Try sending another email.

I cleaned the dies for the first time after successfully sizeing my first 100 cases. The first case went through after cleaning and lube with no problem then the second case is the one that got me. I have yet to get the case out at this time. This is the perfect excuse for me to upgrade from the...

Bump I can hear the crickets chirping! Maybe I should have said something along the lines of " My press is bigger than your " to get some kind response from the crowd. Or maybe you guys are saying I need to get rid of the dinosaur and get something sexier. I am only kidding around guys, just...

I am new to reloading and had my first mishap. Stuck the case in the die so bad it pulled the rim off. It did not feel good on the downstroke but being new to the game I kept going instead of figuring out what was going on. The case and die were lubed, I have no clue what happened. Everything...

Just ordered some .270 150 berger VLDs for my stick and I am trying to decide what powder to go with these. I use 4831sc for my other loads so naturally I will test this powder. RE22 and H4350 seem like good bets from what I have heard and read. I am leaning toward the RE22 and before I...

Since you guys were no help in my decision. I was forced to do my own research.:D Just kidding guys, I ended up buying 4 MTM RL-50 boxes. They listed all the stuff I was looking for.

The marks were showing up on sierra 135 MK's and sierra 130 GK's in norma brass. After adjusting the die in 1/4 turn, the marks were hardly noticeable with these bullets. I also loaded Nosler 130 BT's and Barnes TTSX 130 and didnt have the marks. The brass was full sized and necks read .303...

I am looking for some new ammo boxes for my .270 loads. I currently use the rcbs large rifle boxes. I have a few likes and dislikes about them. The things I like about them are there compact so the ammo does not rattle around and have thick plastic sides that make them rugged. The thing I don't...

Great stuff guys. I enjoyed reading the explanations of the different powders. The way it stands now, I will get some r15 for my friends .308 and try some h4350 for my .270. I use h4831sc for my loads but want to tinker around with some new powder.

Kevin, what powder would you recommend for the .308 with 160 - 170 grain bullets?

Thanks Ken, I will look into doing that.

I kind of figured this but one can hope though! lol

I was trying to buy a 4-16 ffp pst and everyone laughed at me, said it was on back order with no way of knowing when it would arrive. I decided to spend the money on a 3.5x10 diamondback bdc, reloading kit and all the equipment needed along with some bore tech gun care stuff all for the same...

there is a powder that will work in a .270 and equally well in a .308. I am hunting for a powder for my buddy's .308 that I could try in my .270. I noticed that IMR 4895 was listed in the sierra manual for both calibers. Anybody have any experience with this powder or any that could work well in...