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I have a Remington XP 100 in .221. I am ready to reload some brass. Since this is a hand gun but uses a rifle like action, do you use pistol or rifle primers in the brass ??
kwg
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Don't overthink the barrel length. Just use the data in your manual and you'll be fine.
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The important thing is the cartridge, not the platform. Fireball SAAMIs at 52K CUP, use rifle primers.
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Hello all I was going to use RL10x but Alliant only lists 2400 for the 221. It does list Remington 7 1/2 primers. I guess that answers that.
kwg
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Ask down in the Varmint Reloading subforum, someone there will give you better powder suggestions than 2400.
Like maybe CFE BLK or Lil'Gun.
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Rifle primers. IIRC, I read Remington either discontinued the 6 1/2 or only recommends it for lower pressure rounds like the Hornet and possibly the .222. Good news is that for now, primers are easy to find. Stock up a bit; there's an election coming.
Might be smart to ask this in the Gunwriter or Varmint reloading forums.
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.221? I had a 700 LVSF in .221. I shot mostly 40 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips and 40 grain Hornady VMAX. For powders I used AA1680 and 4198 (I forget which). The best accuracy, by a slim margin, came with the ballistic tips and 4198 but 1680 and VMAXes were so close behind in accuracy (.4s rather than .3s) with better "splat" and easier/faster reloading that it shot a whole lot more VMAXes w/ 1680. I also experimented a bit with hornet bullets, bee bullets, light bergers, slightly heavier vmax / b-tip, and RL-7 powder, but the bulk of the ammo that went through my gun was loaded with AA 1680 and 40 grain VMAX bullets. Primers .. small rifle, definitely. I think I used Fed 205Ms but I'd have to check my load notes back at home. (I had not switched to the Remington 7-1/2 at that point. I use them exclusively in my .204.)
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I have plenty of Federal small rifle primers. I am reluctant to buy a new powder. I'm sure the RL10 isn't completely burned by the time it leaves the factory barrel and will give me a big flash. I planed on getting some 50 grain Vmax's and trying those.
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