Mine’s out of a Tikka Lite, so I believe a 24” barrel.Yep, it was me talking to you. I was curious about the 140’s. I’m getting 2800fps with a 26” barrel.
Mine’s out of a Tikka Lite, so I believe a 24” barrel.Yep, it was me talking to you. I was curious about the 140’s. I’m getting 2800fps with a 26” barrel.
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Finally got some better weather so I hit the local gravel pit after work last night. Was very rewarding to see all the bullets I made work as intended. Got a couple charge weights (24.0gr and 24.3gr) that performed really well so I'm gonna load some more of those up to do a head to head with a larger sample size. The 24gr was really promising, had a SD of 11.3 but the 24.3gr group was about 100fps faster and just as precise with a SD of 31.4 which I thought wasnt too bad. 24.7gr shot well, too, but I saw some stretching of the brass near the case head. I'm pretty sure they're ok but I don't have any experience so I'm gonna back away from there for my next round of testing. Doesn't make sense to me to be so hard on the brass if I'm not getting anything extra out of it.
This reloading stuff is fun!
Nice work man!I put the finishing touches on my HD tumbler unit.
The barrel is a 6” diameter piece of pvc pipe with a cap for the bottom and a neck for the top. Sealed with a clamp held rubber cap. The barrel is 18” in length. The motor is a 1/3 HP wired for 110V. The stand and rollers are also heavy duty.
Love that setup! I'm working off a L-shaped bench right now but have been thinking a U-shape would be the way to go.Cleaned and organized the bench.
Completed 7 SAUM brass prep and about to start 338 RUM prep for new build due soon.
I have the whole house/attic/yard spring cleaning bug so shooting hasn't been too active lately.
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Nice. I’ve been so busy with kid stuff I have not had time to shoot much lately either.Cleaned and organized the bench.
Completed 7 SAUM brass prep and about to start 338 RUM prep for new build due soon.
I have the whole house/attic/yard spring cleaning bug so shooting hasn't been too active lately.
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I’ve got one of the taller ones for my RCBS. Really like thoseReceived my in-line fabrication 4” mount and attached my COAX press last night. I didn’t bolt it down to the bench yet ( I’m getting the hardware tomorrow) but it’s slowly moving along.
Shop is still in the unpacking process, but it’s getting better organized each week