It was nice to review this thread and see old names. I remember seeing BobinNH ‘s post back then and chatting it up with him, comparing results of his load suggestions. Sure do miss that guy and his knowledge, not to mention his wit.
Yes, an enjoyable walk down memory lane.
A couple years ago a buddy showed up at the door with a brand new Ruger SS mk II in 270 and a box of 130 ballistic tips in his hand. What can we do with this?
I grabbed 100 pieces of deprimed, once fired 30-06 Lake City brass left over from shooting DMC. We ran them through a set of RCBS 270 dies still hanging around from 30 yrs ago, and primed them with CCI 250. Magic markered a bullet and adjusted COAL to leave a square impression from the lands. The dummy fit in the mag. GTG!
Then I set up the chronograph and shot a load with 55 gr of H4831. We worked up to 61 gr to make 3100 fps. The next five shots on a clean target went into 1.25 inches at 130 yds from the bench in front of my deck.
Load development finished for that rifle.
