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25-06 ackley fireforming
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<blockquote data-quote="41mag" data-source="post: 731235" data-attributes="member: 3804"><p>I'll share my experience with the COW method, well it just sucked.....</p><p></p><p>I gave it a run and never got one case to form out as well as I have simply loading and shooting the darned thing like it was supposed to be in the first place. </p><p></p><p>So when I started to use bullets I had some Sierra 100gr Spitzers I used over 52grs of IMR-4831. They formed every case first shot no issues what so ever. Once I used them up I switched over to the Hornady 120gr HP and dropped the charge down to 50grs of the same. I'm using these now to not only to FF but also to hunt with as well. They will hold better than 1" groups at 200yds and heck that ain't too shabby. The last trip to the country I dropped a young yote at 287yds with one. It isn't as fast as sitting at the range doing one after another, but I get enough hogs and yotes to shoot at it don't take long to get enough to work with in a short period of time. </p><p></p><p>The COW method might save you some barrel life, but to me it simply wasn't worth the mess. I like to shoot, and being as it is just as accurate, well almost, as the formed cases and loads, I might as well have some fun while doing so. It it were meant for bench rest I might have a bit different opinion, but since I have had a factory 25-06 for close to 20yrs and shot the daylights out of it, and it still holds 3/4" at 200 or better, I figured this one could handle it as well. So far so good. </p><p></p><p>I know it isn't what you asked for but you might be missing a prime chance to have some fun while breaking in your barrel and dropping some vermin in the process. Worst case, you at least get a fully formed case the first time around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="41mag, post: 731235, member: 3804"] I'll share my experience with the COW method, well it just sucked..... I gave it a run and never got one case to form out as well as I have simply loading and shooting the darned thing like it was supposed to be in the first place. So when I started to use bullets I had some Sierra 100gr Spitzers I used over 52grs of IMR-4831. They formed every case first shot no issues what so ever. Once I used them up I switched over to the Hornady 120gr HP and dropped the charge down to 50grs of the same. I'm using these now to not only to FF but also to hunt with as well. They will hold better than 1" groups at 200yds and heck that ain't too shabby. The last trip to the country I dropped a young yote at 287yds with one. It isn't as fast as sitting at the range doing one after another, but I get enough hogs and yotes to shoot at it don't take long to get enough to work with in a short period of time. The COW method might save you some barrel life, but to me it simply wasn't worth the mess. I like to shoot, and being as it is just as accurate, well almost, as the formed cases and loads, I might as well have some fun while doing so. It it were meant for bench rest I might have a bit different opinion, but since I have had a factory 25-06 for close to 20yrs and shot the daylights out of it, and it still holds 3/4" at 200 or better, I figured this one could handle it as well. So far so good. I know it isn't what you asked for but you might be missing a prime chance to have some fun while breaking in your barrel and dropping some vermin in the process. Worst case, you at least get a fully formed case the first time around. [/QUOTE]
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