What are you currently reloading?

[millerkiller77]

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.338-06 ladder test with 190gr. Hammer HHTs and H4895, Norma brass and CCI BR-2 primers.

Is it the lighting, or are the tips an aqua blueish color?

 

[Sheltowee]

Is it the lighting, or are the tips an aqua blueish color?

Yeah, they’re more of a mint green but in that light look aqua blue. Not as cool as @Dsnow9’s pink bullets but they’ll do.

 

[millerkiller77]

Loaded these up a few weeks ago. I left the brass in the wet tumbler too long and peened all the case mouths (400 pieces). I can feel the inconsistent tension when seating and verified it with gage pins. The cases aren't long enough to trim so it's basically plinking ammo until they stretch a bit.. I'll shoot the last 80 this week and start over. Not here to start a wet vs dry vibe debate, but that extra hour in the wet will ruin a batch of brass whereas an extra day or two in dry vibe is never a problem.

 

[Sheltowee]

Loaded these up a few weeks ago. I left the brass in the wet tumbler too long and peened all the case mouths (400 pieces). I can feel the inconsistent tension when seating and verified it with gage pins. The cases aren't long enough for to trim so it's basically plinking ammo until they stretch a bit.. I'll shoot the last 80 this week and start over. Not here to start a wet vs dry vibe debate, but that extra hour in the wet will ruin a batch of brass whereas an extra day or two in dry vibe is never a problem. View attachment 363875

How do your SDs compare from LRP to SRP 6.5 Creed loads?

 

[samuel_284Win]

Reloaded some 300 Win Mag target and hunting ammo a few nights ago with my brother-in-law.

On the left: Nosler 210 gr RDF with 78.24 gr of H1000, COAL of 3.49, FPS of ~ 2960
On the right: Barnes 175 gr LRX with 75.5 gr of RL-26, COAL of 3.47, FPS of ~ 3090

Mag well is a touch over 3.5 so seating to max depth essentially. Not interested in hand feeding. Jam point for my rifle is 3.62.

 

[millerkiller77]

How do your SDs compare from LRP to SRP 6.5 Creed loads?

About 10-15% lower with the SRP. I had single digit ES&SD before I peened the mouths and created uneven neck tension. Even with with the messed up necks, SD isn't overly terrible. These are from the "bad brass" in my post above.

 

[Sheltowee]

About 10-15% lower with the SRP. I had single digit ES&SD before I peened the mouths and created uneven neck tension. Even with with the messed up necks, SD isn't overly terrible. These are from the "bad brass" in my post above.
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SD of 4.3... that dog'll hunt.

 

[millerkiller77]

Reloaded some 300 Win Mag target and hunting ammo a few nights ago with my brother-in-law.

On the left: Nosler 210 gr RDF with 78.24 gr of H1000, COAL of 3.49, FPS of ~ 2960
On the right: Barnes 175 gr LRX with 75.5 gr of RL-26, COAL of 3.47, FPS of ~ 3090

Mag well is a touch over 3.5 so seating to max depth essentially. Not interested in hand feeding. Jam point for my rifle is 3.62.

Why so light on the 175's?

 

[millerkiller77]

SD of 4.3... that dog'll hunt.

If you're in the market for SRP 6.5, Peterson has been more consistent from lot to lot than the Lapua. As an added bonus , Peterson provides the AMP codes for every lot of brass. No more "sacrificing" brass for annealing.