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<blockquote data-quote="Alaska2006" data-source="post: 1478343" data-attributes="member: 92741"><p>Holding up okay. these last rounds were 4th firing and first full length sizing. I did notice two of the 23 test cases had slightly loose primer pockets on the 4th load but I have not yet not any to prime pockets. I only have (had) 25 cases used one to build my COAL/BTO gauge and one for unprimed dumbie round. I build dumbie rounds in case my written data gets lost.</p><p>With that said I don't think I will get more than the 5th load before I start culling brass for loose primer pockets.</p><p>This is a new rifle I just finished the build on early this spring and haven't played with it much. It has a Proof carbon (my first Proof) and I really like it. I shot 23 rounds during break in; shoot 1 and clean (x3) shoot 3 and clean (x3) and the patches were coming out super clean (other than some carbon) zero copper or iron flakes, chips or slivers after about 8-10 rounds. I loaded 23 all the same fairly light loads of RL33 (because every read was RL33 is the ticket) for break in and they grouped very well for a barrel break in (about 1" @100 yrd 23 rounds) After break in I stayed with RL33 for a few test loads but I felt the powder was very dirty. One post on there recommended I increase pressure because they noticed RL33 to have a better burn at higher pressures. That is what but me on the hunt for something other than RL33, that and the fact its difficult to get in my area. RL50 seemed like no one had tried it from all I read and doing some research it appeared to be a potential option for RL33. So far it seems to shoot, has a lower burn rate and explosion temp than RL33 and seems to run a bit cleaner, at least in my application.</p><p>All in this rifle has less than 100 rounds through it and my RL50 testing is early stages.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alaska2006, post: 1478343, member: 92741"] Holding up okay. these last rounds were 4th firing and first full length sizing. I did notice two of the 23 test cases had slightly loose primer pockets on the 4th load but I have not yet not any to prime pockets. I only have (had) 25 cases used one to build my COAL/BTO gauge and one for unprimed dumbie round. I build dumbie rounds in case my written data gets lost. With that said I don't think I will get more than the 5th load before I start culling brass for loose primer pockets. This is a new rifle I just finished the build on early this spring and haven't played with it much. It has a Proof carbon (my first Proof) and I really like it. I shot 23 rounds during break in; shoot 1 and clean (x3) shoot 3 and clean (x3) and the patches were coming out super clean (other than some carbon) zero copper or iron flakes, chips or slivers after about 8-10 rounds. I loaded 23 all the same fairly light loads of RL33 (because every read was RL33 is the ticket) for break in and they grouped very well for a barrel break in (about 1" @100 yrd 23 rounds) After break in I stayed with RL33 for a few test loads but I felt the powder was very dirty. One post on there recommended I increase pressure because they noticed RL33 to have a better burn at higher pressures. That is what but me on the hunt for something other than RL33, that and the fact its difficult to get in my area. RL50 seemed like no one had tried it from all I read and doing some research it appeared to be a potential option for RL33. So far it seems to shoot, has a lower burn rate and explosion temp than RL33 and seems to run a bit cleaner, at least in my application. All in this rifle has less than 100 rounds through it and my RL50 testing is early stages. [/QUOTE]
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