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The, if you had a reloading rant what would it be?
toad67
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Mine would be that fat fingers and 32 grain 20 caliber bullets don't go well together....
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BLEENING SMALL primer 45 case mixed in with regular brass! [:(!]
Don't push too hard...[:)]
9mm inside .41 magnum are the worst.
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(until confirmed that the bullet ogive is NOT jammed into the riflings of the gun in question)
I've seen several factory Model 70 winchesters, especially 30:06, that if the reloads were made as OAL specified the 150 and 180 grain factory bullets would be jammed into the riflings with ZERO JUMP and stand a chance of the bullet remaining in the bore if ejected without being fired
AND of course ZERO jump INCREASES THE PRESSURES.
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At times both have been made in Australia. Same powder, different cans.
Switching back and forth Canada/Australia.
Former Member U.S. Navy Shooting Team
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However, as I got older a lot of things I understand now, I realize he did not understand. He just stayed within what he was told. If he was told all that he needed to know.
An example of this was he was always very sparing with case lube. So, one day he sticks a case in the die. No biggie if you know how to do it right. Him not being so mechanical, as more of a "get a bigger hammer" type, he gets a channel lock or something (I wasn't there) and gets the case out. But, he chips the inside bottom of the die. Understanding what I know now, that stress left in the bottom of the case will leave an area perfect for blowing out and causing secondary explosion.
Anyhow, he said it was going to be just fine. NOT! So, I had my nephew kidnap the old dies and I bought him a new set for Christmas.
And the next rant is that he won't ever change from a load of 41 gr. of "4895" (any variety) behind a 87 gr. bullet. Which is an alright load. But, there are many better options now for his rifle that we didn't have when I was a kid. We did, actually, but he wasn't going to change then either.