millerkiller77
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Is it the lighting, or are the tips an aqua blueish color?
What are you currently reloading?
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Sheltowee
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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
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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. 
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Sheltowee
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How do your SDs compare from LRP to SRP 6.5 Creed loads?
samuel_284Win
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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.
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.
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millerkiller77
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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
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SD of 4.3... that dog'll hunt.
millerkiller77
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Why so light on the 175's?
millerkiller77
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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.
Sheltowee
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Interesting. I'm sitting on about 500rounds of loaded LRP so probably won't be changing but I may go SRP if I build a 25 Creed.
samuel_284Win
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Assuming muzzle velocity and powder charge? The ladder test for my rifle showed that the accuracy of 3 shot-groups was best (0.4 MOA at 100 yards) at 75.5 gr of RL-26.
My GeoBalistics app shows an estimated velocity of 2080 fps at 600 yards so I am confident fast enough from 0-600 yards to ensure proper bullet expansion.
blackbeard
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millerkiller77
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I dont cast or use all lead bullets in pistols because it's not cost effective for me. But you got one helluva deal on that carbide die set . Good for you!!
blackbeard
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Free from the father in law, never used
I'm rebarrelling an old Remington Model Seven 223 1/12" twist to with an 18" Shaw barrel in 223AI 1/7". Ordered myself a whole bunch of Sierra 77gr TMK's, a few hundred Hornady rounds for fireforming brass. A new Dead Air Nomad TI XC will be hanging on the front of it.
Looking forward to messing around with that here soon on the reloading bench .
Looking forward to messing around with that here soon on the reloading bench .
I use cast lead from Missouri Bullet Co. 158gr ACTION SWC. I don’t run them very hot. They are dirty/smoky but I can get probably 500 rounds through my GP100 before I start to notice things getting too dirty.
Wind Gypsy
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No, sizing contributes to it. Bushing dies seem to contribute to them forming more quickly than standard FL sizing dies because they dont size all the way to the shoulder.
bluegrassdan
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Most of the ones I have used are powder coated to help prevent the lead fouling issue. Seems to work well enough in the 38 specials and the same for the .44 mag and my .458 SOCOM.
kiwi hunter
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222 rem with 33 gr hammers, just hope the speed trap works this time. I think I was too much under the trees the other day. When I initially loaded some up about a yr ago I got 3850 on the screen.
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Had a bit of time while waiting for the fertilizer truck so snuck down with three rounds and the prochrono
3714
3770
3809
Tight little group and that was sitting in a chair over a flimsy tripod.
All brass looks good, the 3809 was probably the projectile I pulled from a 22 hornet. Had a bit of a tussle to get it to go in as it had marks from the pliers.
3714
3770
3809
Tight little group and that was sitting in a chair over a flimsy tripod.
All brass looks good, the 3809 was probably the projectile I pulled from a 22 hornet. Had a bit of a tussle to get it to go in as it had marks from the pliers.
