LSU--we hunt the LaBranche wetlands, between the Jefferson Parish line and the Bonnet Carre spillway, between I-10 and Airline Hwy. Where you see those camps on the right side of the road driving to NO. Nice freshwater marsh, 45 minutes from my front door to the blind.
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I have a "bulk" form load,that I can shoot in any/all of my 223's and it is stellar. To further frustrate folks,I load 'em by the bushel on my Dillon.
I can shoot the same 223AI load in those tubes too,if I head the signs of the most pressure sensitive and use it as the barometer,which I do.
My 7-08's largely drink from the same trough,as do the K-Hornets.
Now that is not to hint that a specific load,built for a specific chamber,couldn't shade my bulk efforts. But it is nice to load way ahead of myself and have a buncha 50rd MTM's ready to roll,as the mood strikes.
I load X's expressly for a particular chamber,as I like to fine tune pressures and seating geometry(kissin'). Those MTM's are marked rifle specific,load specific and each barrel has it's own dummy round constructed. The dummy round is used to repeat to a seater die depth(despite my keeping good records and favoring Redding Comp seaters) and it is marked on the hull with all particulars and to which chamber it belongs(Ahhhhh the powers of those little Sharpie pens!).
Many chambers have dies set specifically to them and that is more for the Big Dogs,that are made to reach way out there. So I share dies in some tubes,but am stingy with others.
Having most of your chambers punched with the same reamer helps the program,but isn't margin for gross error.
My point was to reiterate that it would be inaccurate to infer that I use one load in every chamber,though I'm often inclined to find happy medium and stock up...............
Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
I've been waking up in that exotic place for close to 10yrs now. I'll be awaking there tomorrow mornin' too. None of it by accident.
If the mood strikes(and it often does),I can cart a wagon load while in that exotic land and have my cake and eat it too.
Shoulda Posted a picture of the grin,to reiterate that............
Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
And to think...you've sampled but a sliver of it's magnitude.................
Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
Just when I thought everything was nice and simple you thow this at me. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> So not only do some of the rifles get loads tailered to them but some of them get their own dies as well? Instead of having seperate dies why not just use a competition seater that can be adjusted down to a c.h.? Is it just the lazy factor or is there more precision available by finding the right depth and locking down the adjustment ring for good? You're giving me a lot to mull over down here.
Seating is the easy part with any die,especially with a dummy round as a reference.
"Weirdness" can start in sizing the case. So depending upon application,some get their own sizing die,for the Big Dog Thing.
So rather than adjust a bazillion lockrings or use graduated shellholder heights,I just incorporate another size die that is often mission specific(bushing dies). Path of least resistance in my opinion.
Then enters the difference in brass and the option of turning or opting different sized bushings in the Redding die.
A Redding Comp Seater is a marvel IMHO and is a breeze to use for load development. Also the easiest way to repeat a dimension. So I often use one seater,for a herd of tubes and simply adjust the micrometer head as required.
But I like to size in different ways,for different applications,so have more sizers than seaters.
Did I totally screw you up now?....................(grin)
Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
That makes a little more sense. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Are you using the Type S Bushing style dies or the competition bushing dies?
Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
A fluted 22" #3 contoured S/S SUCKS in 223AI,twisted 1-12"? I can do that.
See the attachment....................
Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
Type S bushing sizer tickles me fine. Best bang for the buck IMHO...................
Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
Stick- If you ever think of adopting a son who is probably a little older than you, I think I'm available! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Stick, like to pick your brain a little more on reloading. Do you pull the expander out of your die and let the bushing set your neck tension? Who's brass do you run thru your 7-08's? Haven't had much luck getting my (realy my wife's) rifle (7-08 mountain rifle) to shoot tiny groups. Once in a while I can sneak 140g balistic tips under an inch at 100yrds, generaly flyers open em up to 1 1/4. Hows come you don't have anything over .308 bore in your arsenal? I can see where a .338WSM might fit in <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
