Recent content by sharplikestump

Ya make me wonder if I should be calling Savage. There are times when mine is pretty stiff on extraction, but my main concern is with CLOSING the bolt. Irregardless of the cartridge....new factory, Lapua, Hornady, it takes serious effort to close it. I am thinking it is pretty stiff even w/o...

Been trying to picture just how a Stuck Case Remover works. Anyone care to enlighten me? I bored a stuck .338 Lapua case out of a Lee die and it was a time consuming and risky pain in the arse operation, but I didn't really care about that die all that much anyhow. Now that I have switched to...

JLAMB.... Thank you. I find the Forster dies to be far superior. I cranked off 38 rds. of various loads yesterday. I used the new crono, ran some 250 Scenars and some 285 Hornadys. I compared diff. powder loads. I was also adjusting the scope back in after replacing some cheap rings that...

JLamb, Thank you so much! That is pretty much where I am. I loaded up a couple of batches in the lower end of that range. We have had extreme winds, which quit last night, and I am nipping at the bit, but I am also waiting for the arrival of a chronograph, so I think we'll take the Porta-Bote...

More Rookie Questions: I will preempt the questions with this: You guys are Wizards! I am just back into reloading (after a 1/4 century hiatus), and I wish I had found this site and tapped into this knowlege sooner, but that is the nature of living and learning. The rifle is a 338 Savage 111...