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Reloading 338LM

I doo exacly same what you say

I doo exacly same what you say
Annealing will help. You can do that with a propane torch.

After that, a good press and a good powder scale will be of the most help.

What powders do you all have access to over there?
Annealing will help. You can do that with a propane torch.

After that, a good press and a good powder scale will be of the most help.

What powders do you all have access to over there?
I dont hawe eany idea what kinde powder in thith loads 88 grain gunpowder under 300grn SMK my best load is 89.3 grn
 
I am getting ready to reload brass shot from my .338 Lapua after 2 firings. Will do annealing with a torch but not sure how long to heat. Single torch and and rotating by hand. Anyone have a suggestion on length of time to heat.
 
The real answer is to buy tempilaq and measure it accurately.
This is how I do my 338LM. Run the 750F Tempilaq around the inside of the neck, (gently) put the torch in a vice and the case in a deepwell socket on a drill and spin it in the flame. I remove the case from the flame as soon as I see the Tempilaq melt. I only process 338LM brass in batches of 100, so it's not a huge time suck to do it manually compared to my Giraud annealer for short action cases and 5.56 destined for DMR matches.
 
This is a little off topic. I am trying to resize some of my .338 Lapua brass and want to bump the shoulder about .002. Using a Lee precision classic single press and a Lee full length die. I cannot get the casings to fully go into the die. hey will jamb after about 1/8 inch and if I try to go further they will completely jamb in the die and if they come out the base is totally messed up. I am using lube as directed by Lee Precision. I have used 2 different dies with the same result and have destroyed 7 or 8 casings. Anyone else experienced this and is there another die I can try?
 
Question about bullets. If I am shooting bench rest long range shooting what type bullet is best? Not brand. I see there are hunting bullets and tactical bullets, solid bullets and hollow point. Thanks for the advice.