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maninthemaze
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I managed to get some rounds loaded today. I let my RCBS chargemaster warm up for several hours then started off at 77 grains gonna move up in .2 grain increments. With beam scaled zero adjusted and verified with several 55 grain bullets I began. First charge from the CM showed about 1/16 low on the beam scale. I dumped it back in the CM. Second charge from the CM showed 1/16 heavy on the beam. Both loads showed dead on 77 grains when weighed on the CM. Very interesting!!! I completed the rest of my loads using my tried and true dropper, trickler and beam scale. And I thought I was moving in the right direction with the Charge Master purchase.
Another thing that changed. I made a phone call to CCI with a question about their primers. I had good luck using the BR2 in my 7wsm. I wanted to know if they would be hot enough for almost 80 grains of powder or should I stick with the 250's. They recommended I use Federal 215's. I was shocked that they would recommend someone else's products, but they did. They said the Federal 215's were hotter than their 250's and I would need it to light all that powder. So off to Whitaker's I went to buy some 215's.
Hopefully friday I'll get a chance to shoot them. I'm gonna leave the chronograph at home and take a tall target. Hopefully shoot at 600 yards. I've got 10 rounds to foul the barrel and get on target, then I'll ladder test on fresh paper.
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Another thing that changed. I made a phone call to CCI with a question about their primers. I had good luck using the BR2 in my 7wsm. I wanted to know if they would be hot enough for almost 80 grains of powder or should I stick with the 250's. They recommended I use Federal 215's. I was shocked that they would recommend someone else's products, but they did. They said the Federal 215's were hotter than their 250's and I would need it to light all that powder. So off to Whitaker's I went to buy some 215's.
Hopefully friday I'll get a chance to shoot them. I'm gonna leave the chronograph at home and take a tall target. Hopefully shoot at 600 yards. I've got 10 rounds to foul the barrel and get on target, then I'll ladder test on fresh paper.
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