Ackley Improved Pickle Spot

[DoneNOut]

.243 AI. I got a barrel enroute, dies, Lapua brass, all the goods...question:

Not wanting to waste primers fire forming, so is there anything bad about just having a regular .243 shooter till I get 50 or so formed and then start the tweaking? I can't imagine it would cause any damage, but I don't know everything. Thanks.

 

[Tac-O]

.243 AI. I got a barrel enroute, dies, Lapua brass, all the goods...question:

Not wanting to waste primers fire forming, so is there anything bad about just having a regular .243 shooter till I get 50 or so formed and then start the tweaking? I can't imagine it would cause any damage, but I don't know everything. Thanks.

You mean just shooting regular 243 loads out of the 243ai barrel?

 

[DoneNOut]

You mean just shooting regular 243 loads out of the 243ai barrel?

Yassir!

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

Brad you can just shoot .243 win and they will shoot fine. You also get fire formed cases!

 

[338weatherby]

That's how I form my 7x57 AI. Shoots factory ammo great.

 

[birddog 68]

Shoot away! I got pretty good accuracy fire forming 280 to 280AI

 

[DoneNOut]

You guys are the best! I feel so much better now!

 

[Mark37082]

First of all, it is great to see you back on LRHF. I didn't have to fire form brass for the 280AI, but still needed to season the new barrel. Shoot the 243 brass at the varmints and before you know it you will have a pile of formed brass.

 

[DoneNOut]

First of all, it is great to see you back on LRHF. I didn't have to fire form brass for the 280AI, but still needed to season the new barrel. Shoot the 243 brass at the varmints and before you know it you will have a pile of formed brass.

Oh man, it's wonderful to be back! Thanks for the welcome!

 

[338 dude]

Yassir!

I believe that's exactly what the Ackley is designed to do.

 

[DoneNOut]

I believe that's exactly what the Ackley is designed to do.

I saw everything from cream of wheat, to wax plugs, pistol powder...LOL.

 

[338 dude]

I saw everything from cream of wheat, to wax plugs, pistol powder...LOL.

I always thought the Ackley was designed to close on the neck, shoulder junction, It would blow out the body shoulder.

 

[Tac-O]

@BFD Guns , a bit of advice I have is that because the AI chamber is designed to be a slight crush fit on the saami case, you'll want to make sure you bolt lugs are greased good so you reduce the chance of galling them when closing the bolt. My AI chamber is a pretty tight fit on the case I'm fireforming and I neglected the lug grease. I galled one of my bolt lugs.

 

[simo hayha]

I use cheap surplus slow powder and cheapest bullets I can find.