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How efficient is the process of using 22 Hornet Brass for the 17 Hornady Hornet? I have several hundred 22 Hornet cases, a couple pounds of Lil Gun, a thousand or so Rem 6 1/2 primers. I need another gun like I need to have polio. But it sounds interesting and since Ruger and CZ may have...

One of my brothers had a Savage 99 in 30-30. I used that gun a few times, and would have loved to had it, but it went somewhere else. So occasionally I have shopped around for something similar to his gun. Now and then there is a takedown model 99 for sale. The Savage 99 Takedown is a mystery...

222 Rem. cases are developing splits in the necks after three or four reloadings. The brass is FL sized before first loading, and then neck sized the following 3 times or so. Not exeeding loads from manuels. The only other brass I have seen split like this was 22 Hornet cases after several...

I have a CZ in 222 Rem. The barrel length is 22 inches. To determin OAL of handloads, the method of using a spent case that is modified by cutting 3 length wise slots into the case mouth and seating whatever bullet to be loaded, then inserting the case into the chamber and closing the bolt...

Got out today and dang it was nice. Not much breeze early, and sunny and warm. Tried several different combinations. One stood out. 24 gr. Hornady NTX over IMR 8208 XBR. Funny thing was, several different powder weights look good (on the starting loads there were only 2-3 rounds per load...

In another thread, someone posted yesteday that a way to make money would be buy ammo now and sell it after the election. Having just retired, and since one of my favorite hobbies is loading and shooting, that stirred my old memory about after the first time Obama was elected, and how ammo and...

Has anybody experienced primer failures shooting the .327 Federal Magnum? For the handloaders amongst us, it seems like the recommendation is to use a small rifle primer, as pressures with hot loads in the .327 FM exceed even .357 magnum. I have used Remington 6 1/2 primers, but today primed...

After much time and various corrections and redoing some of it, this project is nearing the end. A few people have commented that Richards Stocks are "boxy" and I agree with that. However, this rifle feels good to hold to the shoulder and cheek, and a bit of extra bulk and weight won't bother...

Two wonderful people I am close to were out of town for a few days. They came home to a house that had been ransacked. Guns and jewelry and televisions and computer gone. Little safe broken open and contents--titles and important papers gone. A real shame. Lessons: 1) Lock the heck out of...

I understand sectional density. What I don't have a grasp on is the effect of sectional density when evaluating on target performance. The example chosen to illustrate the question goes like this: 125 gr. .357 XTP with an impact velocity of 1300 fps = 469 ft. lb. of energy. The sectional...

Nice day other than the doggon wind. Blew until about 2:30. But the little town hadn't been shot much and the young were out and about. Have developed a load for 204 Ruger using Hornady 24 gr. NTX over 748. Man, those things just flat tear a sod poodle apart! Several big chunks flying in...

I have tried IMR 4198 with several projectiles for 222 Rem. It is highly recommended for the caliber, and there is lots of data for it. My experience with this powder is lesss than positive. The rifle is a CZ 527 American with 22 inch barrel. Two issues with this powder: 1.)It is kind of...

Any experience with Retumbo? There are a few loads that Nosler has listed using that powder, for 25-06. Being a powder collector and wishing to expand the number of partially used jugs of powder on my shelf, a pound of that came home with me yesterday. :D I did a search and didn't find a...

Anybody have experience with this powder? According to the Accurate webpage, the velocities attainable with this variety of powder are fairly extreme. For example, 270 winchester using 130 gr. Nosler ballistic tip they advertize 3243 fps muzzle velocity. :confused:

My Savage 12 in 22-250 has several thousand rounds through it. Some of the cases have been loaded multiple times. Some of the reloaded rounds are difficult to close the bolt, and every now and then a round will not chamber properly---ie the bolt will not close. The other evening I neck sized...

I posted here a few weeks ago about a Rem SPS Varmint .204 Ruger I have. The accuracy has been less than stellar, and there were lots of good suggestions and comments. In a nutshell, I was thinking the barrel would foul and after 3-4 rounds the group would open up. So I would thoroughly clean...

I grew up around mulies, and know that some areas are prone to seasonal habitation by that species. I know so little about white tails it would all fit on the head of a pin. A really small pin! So do white tails tend to stay put in a given range year round? Given adequate feed and water and...

I was just at the gun shop and these 35 gr. Hornady NTX bullets were on sale. Usually that store does not have any components on sale unless they aren't moving. So a box came home. Anybody have any opinions about these based on experience? Thought they may be good for 22 Hornet and 222...

So I had been kind of drooling over the CZ American in .222 Remington. There is a CZ 22 Hornet in the safe that shoots pretty dandy. Having a terminal case of the gun crazies it seems like there is always another piece out there calling my name. So Saturday I go into the gun shop, and darned...

Hope the pics attach ok. Went out today and played hide and seek with some white tails, looked lilke there was a four or five point in the group. Wind was blowing and it was clear and cold, and I snuck around and plotted and schemed, but when I finally got to the top of the ridge where they...