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300 wsm barrel lengths
I have a 20" barrel Tikka getting 2960ish FPS with 175 LRX and 2770fps with 190gr Speer Impact. 200 ELD-x was a bit slow at 2660ish fps which calculates to a lot of drop at 500 yds. I'm still about 150fps faster than my 22" barrel (soon to be 18") 30-06 for the same weight bullet. WSM is very... -
Do you skip the expander mandrel?
"Ideal" depends on you! @TxLite has a valid point that ignorance can be bliss if the result works. I like to tinker and optimize, so I'm looking for less than 0.005" of neck diameter change during the resizing process with bushings and maybe "light" touch with mandrel if necks aren't round. -
Do you skip the expander mandrel?
Standard FL dies and expander balls play the case necks like a brass accordion! For example, I just measured the OD of a FL sized 300 WSM case neck at 0.326" after sizing without an expander ball. Then I expand using a mandrel and it ends up around 0.338" with a bullet loaded. 0.018" of overall... -
Haul road gps and mapping
With Gaia, it's only possible at very low resolution, if at all possible, because the file size for Alaska would be dozens of gigabytes. Just download a medium or high-resolution area for your map layer of choice in boxes drawn along the haul road areas of interest. -
Resizing question?
Well, I'm still stumped on my WSM shoulder "rounding" issue that is preventing cases from chambering after full length sizing less than 0.006". I've now tried Hornady Custom Grade, Lee, and LE Wilson full length dies and all get the same result of rounds not chambering until I bump at least... -
Full Length Size vs Neck Size
Inefficiency aside, what about FL sizing in a bushing die without bushings or expander, then neck sizing with a collet die? This would give the benefit of FL sizing and the concentricity and low stress on the necks of the collet die. The collet and internal mandrel of a Lee collet die should to... -
Resizing question?
Interesting issue, I have a few questions: what ID are the necks sized to without the expander and what's the diameter of the expander ball? The ball should be about 2-3 thou above projectile diameter. -
Resizing question?
Well not by design, but rather by setting up incorrectly which I now deduce is my issue. I may need to verify my die setting and if I can't adjust to reduce pressure on the case, then I'll place a thin washer around my case so that the shell holder effectively engages the collet die earlier. Or... -
Resizing question?
Follow-up: neck-sizing with a Lee Collet die allows fired brass to chamber and shoot, and I also tested a Lee FL die which bumped back the shoulder 0.002-0.003 without damaging the shoulder, but sized the neck a little smaller than I'd like. So my issue is definitely with the setup or use of the... -
Mono metal discussion
Raptors in 150gr are on my short list for my 30-06, and maybe a slightly heavier bullet for my 300 WSM. The cost of the Makers is very reasonable. At a glance cost increases from Maker< Badlands < Hammer< Cutting Edge bullets. I like how the expanded bullets look like a peeled banana, with the... -
Mono metal discussion
DRT are the bullets @pods8 (Rugged Stitching) is mentioning above and they use a tungsten core to achieve a better BC than mono metal bullets (if I understand correctly). There's also some other interesting copper bullets from Badlands (fragmenting, similar to Hammers) and Maker... -
Stockys tikka stock
How did you mount the Picatinny rail? Did you drill in from the top an install T-nut for a machine screw, drill a hole and use threaded screw from the bottom, or other? I have VG stock and an SRS Pic/Arca rail to install and am evaluating which method to use. -
Reloading scale that doesn’t suck?
I'll throw in a recommendation for a cheap(er) digital scale in the $100 price range that works well for a casual, low-volume reloader such as myself. I've been happy with my Frankfort Arsenal Platinum Series digital scale. The resolution is 0.1 gr which is good enough to get me SDs below 15 fps... -
Experience with Hodgdon Superformance? 30-06?
Howdy, I've heard varying numbers for the 165 vs 168 TTSX, though always 200 fps lower for the latter, but never as low as 1500 fps. So I'm curious of the source of your velocity info. Thanks! -
WTS 300WSM ADG Brass
Thanks for answering my questions and a free bump for your one box of ADG WSM brass remaining!- Andouille
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Resizing question?
Hornady Custom Grade, so not a bushing die. But I keep hearing great things about Forester dies... That has me wondering if my Hornady die is sizing the neck to small, requiring excessive force to run the press and damaging the shoulder. Fired brass = 0.343-0.346 Sized brass = 0.328-0.330 Sized... -
Resizing question?
In this instance, the case gauge just provides me comparative data between new, fired, and fired-then-resized cases regarding shoulder shape (sharpie test) and case width at the base (inserted cartridge backwards). All are relative data points to help understand the excessive bump required for... -
StaBall Powders Experience
Bonehead mixup on my part- I should have reviewed my notes. My Staball 6.5 load is actually for 175 LRX bullets as edited above. To answer your question, I've loaded 190 Impacts with H4831 at 2.930" COAL (requires 6.5 PRC or Mountain Tactical magazine), lightly compressed load, 2,769 FPS, SD 8... -
Resizing question?
Good points to consider. I'm fairly certain that the shoulder is the issue because of the visible bulge, sharpie test in LE Wilson case gauge showing odd mid-shoulder contact, and because a 0.010" (excessive) bumped case fits normally in the gauge and chambers smoothly in the gun. Also, I can... -
Resizing question?
Thank you for your explanation, I'm guessing it's either user error on the press or a bad die. I have a factory Tikka 300 WSM barrel that I installed myself and that might marginally affect headspacing, but shouldn't affect the shoulder geometry. The chamber is a little tight on factory Federal...
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