Yes, been doing reduced loads for 308 and others. H4895 and IMR4895 are both easy to reduce. Just set your minimum at 60% of max, so max is 40, your minimum should be 24. IMR4198 is also good for reduced, and sometimes 3031. My reduced load for the 308 is 168gr TTSX with muzzle velocity right...
I usually set my frier on top of my wooden powder magazine. I know it’s ill advised but when I cook a turkey like that and the house is still standing, somehow it is just more satisfying.
A-Frame is 240, 280, 300.
For hard cast, slug your barrel and find someone over on castboolits to make them for you to the hardness you need and the perfect fit for your bore.
Shortage? We’re out of the shortage. Summer of 2021 there was nothing, 2022 it was slightly better than nothing. Now you can get CCIs pretty regularly if you’re quick.
Yep, I have gotten brass, powder, and bullets from them. Been very happy with their service and products. Shipping has been on par with any other online retailers, sometimes faster. I haven’t gotten primers from them, only primed pulled cases. Those have been fine so far.
Exactly, you will not find a solid answer for something so ambiguous, and which includes “and circumstances”. This is something that the industry has spent a lot of resources researching and the technological advances that we enjoy today are the product of that.
How would you answer this, or...
Are you sure you have a 168gr bullet? I don’t see that in my Honady manual. You said you’re between 56-58grs, is that for different loads, or are you just ballparking that as a range? The difference in recoil is something that stands out to me, that indicates a big drop in pressure and at 50...