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    .221 fireball

    How many grains of H-4227 do you shoot with your 40gr SBK's?
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    Special Pricing & Special Deals at Camera Land

    FYI... I called Doug at Cameraland after his initial post about this being a good time of year to purchase. I asked him for a special price to buy both an Athlon Ares 10X42 Binocular and an Athlon Midas TAC 6-24X50 rifle scope with an APLR4 FFP MOA reticle. I liked the price Doug gave me and...
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    .221 fireball

    Thank you for posting your 4227 40gr load. When I revisit that powder, I'll try your load. My goal is to find a 40gr load for my Dillon 550B. .221FB is made to shoot a lot.
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    To clean your gun or not to clean your gun-thats my question

    I shot my 221 Fireball for several years always cleaning it after each trip to the range. Then I learned about WipeOut, Accelerator and Tactical Advantage. They produce different patch colors for carbon, powder and copper. It took me a couple days using these products to get clean patches but...
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    .221 fireball

    My "One Gun, One Bullet" load is Speer 52gr TargetMatch with 20gr H322 @ 2,930 . In my load development, I got good groups with 35gr V-Max & 15gr LIL' Gun @ 3,469fps. Be careful with LIL' Gun. This 15gr load gives flat primers and a .002 pressure ring increase. Another powder with potential...
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    Concentricity/Neck Turning/Culling Cases:

    There's a lot of experience listed in this thread. I've read all the advice herein twice and will probably read it another time or two to figure out whether I want to add or eliminate anything from my process. I've experimented with some of the tips within this thread and I conclude that I...
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    Load Test Targets

    Thank you for explaining the purpose of the bold square!
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    Load Test Targets

    Thank you sir, but what's the point of doing that? I don't understand the point of having the bold black square on a target with a bullseye.
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    Load Test Targets

    Will someone explain the purpose of the thick bold square? Are you supposed to aim at the center of the bullseye or the bold square?
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