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<blockquote data-quote="baydog" data-source="post: 914233" data-attributes="member: 76072"><p>HELLO EVERYONE...WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE FOR YOUR HELP WITH ALL THE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS I HAD ABOUT MY 300 RUM. I GOT IT ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND OPEN THE BOX AND MADE SURE THE BARREL DIDN'T HAVE A CURVE IN IT, CLOSED THE BOX AND TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL GUN SMITH TO HAVE A BREAK PUT ON IT, SO I HAVEN'T SHOT IT YET BUT IT'S BEEN A VERY LONG WEEK WAITING FOR IT, SHOULD BE DONE SOON...I HOPE!!..I HAVE USED THE NOSLER #3 DATA BOOK FOR YEARS BUT AS YOU ALL KNOW THE NEWEST NOSLER BOOK IS THE #7 EDITION AND THE #3 EDITION DIDN'T HAVE THE 300 RUM IN IT OR ANY LOAD DATA FOR MY 240 WEATHERBY. SO BROKE DOWN AND BOUGHT #7. NOSLER DATA HAS BEEN VERY GOOD TO ME AS A STARTING POINT AND HAS SOME GOOD DATA IN IT AS FAR AS I'M CONCERN. SO THAT GETS ME TO THE SUBJECT OF THE LOAD I WILL BE STARTING WITH....80 GRAINS OF IMR 4350 WITH A 180 GRAIN BALLISTIC TIP IS WHAT NOSLER SAYS IS THE MOST ACCURATE RECIPE FOR A 180GR BALLISTIC TIP BULLET...THE OTHER THING IS OVERALL LENGTH OF THE AMMO AFTER LOADED. I HAVE BEEN USEING THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOTS METHOD OF DETERMINING A GOOD LENGTH. I ALWAYS TRY TO FIT THE AMMO TO THE GUN. MY OPINION IS THAT THE LONGER I CAN EXTEND THE BULLET OUT OF THE CASE THE BETTER THE ACCURACY IS OR TIGHTER GROUPS. THE WAY I DO IT IS PRESS THE BULLET IN THE CASE ENOUGH TO GET IT IN THE CASE GOOD. CHAMBER IT AND TRY TO CLOSE THE BOLT. IF THE BOLT WON'T CLOSE I KEEP PRESSING BULLET A LITTLE AT A TIME UNTIL I CAN GET THE BOLT TO CLOSE WITH NO RESISTANCE.WHEN I GET TO THAT POINT I GIVE IT ANOTHER 1/2 TO A WHOLE TURN AND THATS IT. IF I CHANGE BULLET TYPE OR WEIGHT I START OVER AGAIN. ONCE I GET MY DEPTH I TIGHTEN SET SCREW TO LOCK THE NUT ON THE RE-SIZING DIE. AND AS FAR AS RE SIZING THE BRASS I LOOK AT THE NECK OF THE CASE. WHEN I SEE THE RE SIZING RING THAT THE DIE LEAVES ON THE NECK IS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE NECK THATS WHEN I LOCK THAT SET SCREW. THIS IS HOW I'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR FOR AT LEAST 25 YEARS RIGHT OR WRONG. I'M ALWAYS OPEN TO IMPROVING MY RELOADING SO IF THERE IS A BETTER METHOD OF DOING THESE THINGS I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND ANY HELP.</p><p></p><p>THANKS</p><p></p><p>BAYDOG lightbulbgun)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="baydog, post: 914233, member: 76072"] HELLO EVERYONE...WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE FOR YOUR HELP WITH ALL THE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS I HAD ABOUT MY 300 RUM. I GOT IT ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND OPEN THE BOX AND MADE SURE THE BARREL DIDN'T HAVE A CURVE IN IT, CLOSED THE BOX AND TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL GUN SMITH TO HAVE A BREAK PUT ON IT, SO I HAVEN'T SHOT IT YET BUT IT'S BEEN A VERY LONG WEEK WAITING FOR IT, SHOULD BE DONE SOON...I HOPE!!..I HAVE USED THE NOSLER #3 DATA BOOK FOR YEARS BUT AS YOU ALL KNOW THE NEWEST NOSLER BOOK IS THE #7 EDITION AND THE #3 EDITION DIDN'T HAVE THE 300 RUM IN IT OR ANY LOAD DATA FOR MY 240 WEATHERBY. SO BROKE DOWN AND BOUGHT #7. NOSLER DATA HAS BEEN VERY GOOD TO ME AS A STARTING POINT AND HAS SOME GOOD DATA IN IT AS FAR AS I'M CONCERN. SO THAT GETS ME TO THE SUBJECT OF THE LOAD I WILL BE STARTING WITH....80 GRAINS OF IMR 4350 WITH A 180 GRAIN BALLISTIC TIP IS WHAT NOSLER SAYS IS THE MOST ACCURATE RECIPE FOR A 180GR BALLISTIC TIP BULLET...THE OTHER THING IS OVERALL LENGTH OF THE AMMO AFTER LOADED. I HAVE BEEN USEING THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOTS METHOD OF DETERMINING A GOOD LENGTH. I ALWAYS TRY TO FIT THE AMMO TO THE GUN. MY OPINION IS THAT THE LONGER I CAN EXTEND THE BULLET OUT OF THE CASE THE BETTER THE ACCURACY IS OR TIGHTER GROUPS. THE WAY I DO IT IS PRESS THE BULLET IN THE CASE ENOUGH TO GET IT IN THE CASE GOOD. CHAMBER IT AND TRY TO CLOSE THE BOLT. IF THE BOLT WON'T CLOSE I KEEP PRESSING BULLET A LITTLE AT A TIME UNTIL I CAN GET THE BOLT TO CLOSE WITH NO RESISTANCE.WHEN I GET TO THAT POINT I GIVE IT ANOTHER 1/2 TO A WHOLE TURN AND THATS IT. IF I CHANGE BULLET TYPE OR WEIGHT I START OVER AGAIN. ONCE I GET MY DEPTH I TIGHTEN SET SCREW TO LOCK THE NUT ON THE RE-SIZING DIE. AND AS FAR AS RE SIZING THE BRASS I LOOK AT THE NECK OF THE CASE. WHEN I SEE THE RE SIZING RING THAT THE DIE LEAVES ON THE NECK IS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE NECK THATS WHEN I LOCK THAT SET SCREW. THIS IS HOW I'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR FOR AT LEAST 25 YEARS RIGHT OR WRONG. I'M ALWAYS OPEN TO IMPROVING MY RELOADING SO IF THERE IS A BETTER METHOD OF DOING THESE THINGS I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND ANY HELP. THANKS BAYDOG lightbulbgun) [/QUOTE]
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