Shouldered McGowen 300 WSM, 18" 1-9, threaded 5/8-24, heavy contour. Bought this on the Hide back in December. I thought it was a Remington magnum sporter contour, but it's much heavier than that- more like heavy varmint. Original seller says it has roughly 150 rounds on it. I spun it onto my...
Yup- my reamer is .2964" and even though my loaded round is .291, a bullet still won't drop freely into a fired case. Makes me think the PTG spec is likely off a smidge. Let your actual fired case tell the story. Turning necks is a pain, but once it's done and you have your brass at a healthy...
B23 is spot on, but I would aim for more clearance if you can. In my experience, you are better off with a bit extra clearance, than just barely enough.
Thanks guys. Rifle was chambered with one of the earlier GA Prec. spec reamers. Initial loads were with a very old lot of H1000, and I couldn't get 140 amax above 2650 fps! At the time, I didn't have any other suitable powder, so I just loaded up the cases I had prepped and shot them over the...
I built up a 6.5 Saum a while back. 22" Brux 1-8.5" #3 contour, on a Rem 700 SA. At the time, Rem brass was all that was availble, so I converted 100pcs of .300 SAUM brass. At this point I have fired those 100cases, and I'm ready to seriously start working on a load. I have RL26, H1000, H4831SC...
I really like Forster FL dies. The expander ball is just the right shape to slide throught the neck easily, making for smooth sizing. Having said that, I would definitly contact Hornie about the issue with your current die.
I have had my LR since 2017. It was always pretty inconsistent until I got the external trigger, which helped quite a bit, but still didn't make it completely reliable. I'm surprised to hear that some units seem to be much more consistent at capturing shots than others. I'm not going to replace...