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When I left my reloading notes & manuals to my buddy who wanted to roll his own for his Swedish Mauser, we couldn't foresee that he had to leave for Europe on very short notice. Thus I'm left without data for my range session next weekend. I would like to handload a test series of 6.5x55 for my...

I'm going on a motorcycle tour tomorrow from San Francisco to Savannah, GA and up to Charlotte, NC, mostly using I-40 and interesting byroads when possible. Are there any interesting gunshops on the way worth stopping by?

Most of my cases coming close to the end of their life cycle, I plan to invest in three sets of virgin brass (Lapua & RWS), each to be fired exclusively from one rifle (6.5x55, .308, 8x57 IS). As I don’t want to torture the cases with a FL sizing die, I'll grit my teeth and invest in three neck...

After several very enjoyable range sessions I decided that my K 98k deserves RWS cases. Any sources for 8x57 IS? Huntingdon seems overall a bit pricey.

For the development of a new load I am for the first time sorting cases & bullets by weight. I simply took the required number of brass and bullets out of the middle of the Bell curve +/- 1%. But this can't be the professional way of doing it. I'm wondering therefore, - what is the most...

Since I have got myself a pair of prescription shooting glasses (Zeiss Scopz), I am becoming increasingly fond of my 98k (which now shoots approx. 1MOA w/ handloaded ammo). The only remaining problem is that the second stage of the two-stage trigger is creeping. So I am considering to polish the...

I'm planning to work up a load for my new M96 Swede (Oberndorf, 1899) w/ Lapua cases, SMK 140 grs and CCI BR2. As propellant I would have preferred H 380, but with a full keg of Varget at home I'm hesitant to pack more of that stuff under my pillow. Thus I'd like to develop a load with that...

Hi, after priming a hundred or so cases (8x57 IS) I discovered that some of them had dents due to excessive use of lube. I don't want to simply discard these cases nor do I want to soak them in oil to deactivate the primers. Is it safe or harmful to the rifle to fire the primed, unloaded cases ?

Hi, I'm developing a new load for the .308 Nosler BT 165 grs, using Varget. Would anyone have the min/max recommendations of Nosler and/or Hodgdon for me? Greetings, Schmeisser

Hi, this question may sound a little daft, but I'm sure you can help me in the following matter: I'm loading mainly .308 and use the RCBS hand priming tool to my full satisfaction. No problems so far. The other day I purchased, just for the sake of trying them out, a pack of CCI BR2 primers...