Hand_Rifle_Guy
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Acquiring a Big Box Of Loot lately has given me an excuse to get two new rifles, one .225 Win, one .264 Win Mag. (It was a big box of reloading stuff, including a Herter's press, and 8-9 different sets of dies, all of which I aquired for the grand sum of $50.)
The .225 intrigues me as a different approach to varminting than the .22-250, and I have always been a fan of the .264, even though I've never shot one. Just a non-conformist, me. Or a little/lot strange (probably
).
So:
1. Rifles. Neither caliber is really chambered by anybody except custom builders, an expensive proposition. I have no compunctions against used guns, plus I really like classic old designs and features. Old custom rifles can sell for pennies on the dollar of their original value, so does anybody have any good/bad stories about particular rifles or actions? Forewarned is forearmed, and there's a lot of nice-looking old rifles to sort through.
2. Stuff I've read says both calibers can sometimes be tricky to load for, but most of the stuff I've read dates from around when the calibers were introduced. Technology has changed a lot since then, with a host of different/better bullets and powders. I'm fishing for "magic" loads that people have discovered through boatloads of tedious research, so I don't have to do boatloads of tedious research. I am aware that "Every Rifle Is A Law Unto Itself", but I'm hoping for some good starting points. Stuff like bullet selection and weight, seating depth, case prep secrets, which powders work well/lousy, and so on.
Thanks for the help.
Acquiring a Big Box Of Loot lately has given me an excuse to get two new rifles, one .225 Win, one .264 Win Mag. (It was a big box of reloading stuff, including a Herter's press, and 8-9 different sets of dies, all of which I aquired for the grand sum of $50.)
The .225 intrigues me as a different approach to varminting than the .22-250, and I have always been a fan of the .264, even though I've never shot one. Just a non-conformist, me. Or a little/lot strange (probably
).So:
1. Rifles. Neither caliber is really chambered by anybody except custom builders, an expensive proposition. I have no compunctions against used guns, plus I really like classic old designs and features. Old custom rifles can sell for pennies on the dollar of their original value, so does anybody have any good/bad stories about particular rifles or actions? Forewarned is forearmed, and there's a lot of nice-looking old rifles to sort through.
2. Stuff I've read says both calibers can sometimes be tricky to load for, but most of the stuff I've read dates from around when the calibers were introduced. Technology has changed a lot since then, with a host of different/better bullets and powders. I'm fishing for "magic" loads that people have discovered through boatloads of tedious research, so I don't have to do boatloads of tedious research. I am aware that "Every Rifle Is A Law Unto Itself", but I'm hoping for some good starting points. Stuff like bullet selection and weight, seating depth, case prep secrets, which powders work well/lousy, and so on.
Thanks for the help.