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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
I need some help from the reloading gurus.
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<blockquote data-quote="ShootnMathews" data-source="post: 2785610" data-attributes="member: 59915"><p>Ok. Here's what I'm going to to. I grabbed 9 of the once fired Lapua from the loads I shot trying to hit the node again. I'm going to size and reload them at 46, and 46.2 and see how those do. That way I know they are fireformed and everything should be as uniform as it's going to get.</p><p></p><p>Also I did weigh the cases and the Lapua are exactly 3 grains (on average) lighter than the federal brass just like I expected which means I should need a little more powder to hit the same pressure. So hopefully the 46.2 in this once fired brass hits home. I will say I can feel the difference seating the bullet. In the federal brass the 46 grain charge got a little crunch on the powder and in the Lapua brass it just touches the powder. On the 46.2 grain loads I got about the same crunch as the 46 federal brass. Also I trimmed an alarming amount off the once fired Lapua. It surprised me. I mean I don't think I've ever seen this much stretch on one firing of virgin brass.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ShootnMathews, post: 2785610, member: 59915"] Ok. Here’s what I’m going to to. I grabbed 9 of the once fired Lapua from the loads I shot trying to hit the node again. I’m going to size and reload them at 46, and 46.2 and see how those do. That way I know they are fireformed and everything should be as uniform as it’s going to get. Also I did weigh the cases and the Lapua are exactly 3 grains (on average) lighter than the federal brass just like I expected which means I should need a little more powder to hit the same pressure. So hopefully the 46.2 in this once fired brass hits home. I will say I can feel the difference seating the bullet. In the federal brass the 46 grain charge got a little crunch on the powder and in the Lapua brass it just touches the powder. On the 46.2 grain loads I got about the same crunch as the 46 federal brass. Also I trimmed an alarming amount off the once fired Lapua. It surprised me. I mean I don’t think I’ve ever seen this much stretch on one firing of virgin brass. [/QUOTE]
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