Has anybody tried the new Berger 85.5 .224 Hybrids?

[cro789]

Guys get each others phone number call each other and settle this once and for all.

 

[supercorndogs]

Thank you mommy , I will keep that in mind . I've been reloading for 25 yrs and knock on wood I havnt had a major fuck up YET. Am I capable of a fuck up ... ABSOLUTELY.
Can you please explain to me how the pressure is there but I can't see it . Is there some kind of overpressure bunny that going to hop into my rifle when I'm not looking.
Just so you know Jr, All reloading Manuals are printed 10 to 20 % lower than there actual numbers thanks to all the little lawyers around. So just as an example , say Sierra's manuels shows 50 grns of x powder with y bullet is max . The actual max pressure would be 55 - 60 grns . working up to max isnt a death sentence if it's done correctly and it's not a time bomb if you use common sense........That would mean not working up a load in 50 deg weather and then shooting it when its 100 degrees , or setting your ammo out in the sun or letting moisture on the round or chamber .......you know , common sense. Watching what you doing when your reloading is more important than running a hot load .

Thank you for clearing that up . So there can be pressure when there isn't signs and there can be signs when there isn't pressure.
So if I over pressure my air compressor it may not show signs and if I drain the air it may show signs and blow up . I'm not sure about this cause I'm not very edumacated ....... forgive me cause i graduated from Alabama pubic schools.
Okay ........now I need a drink.

show me where I said pressure signs are Always present , dickslapped by a LIE. Laughable.

Here you go.

 

[Dthomas3523]

Also this:

 

[Dthomas3523]

Dick slap 2.0

 

[Mike_in_FL]

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[spife7980]

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Is that fucking splinter cell?

 

[Mike_in_FL]

Is that fucking splinter cell?

Lmao, yeah, it would boot to other games on an Xbox.

 

[Strike_out]

No. I’m jumping them .020 in a .22br

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What powder charge and primer ?
what dies do you use?

 

[Dthomas3523]

What powder charge and primer ?
what dies do you use?

Redding dies. Cci450. I don’t remember the charge.

The reduced recoil from 6mm wasn’t worth the less energy on steel for me. So I’m not messing with it much anymore

 

[EODsniper]

Reviving an old thread. I have a criterion rem match chamber with .090 of freebore. Anyone see a reason why these 85.5 hybrids wouldnt work? Trying to narrow down a bullet to start loading with before I start buying them. I will be using varget for powder. I notice everyone here is running 23-24.5 grains of varget and curious if you all have a crazy amount of freebore or something since Berger states max load is 21.5 compressed

 

[BoilerUP]

Beerger states max load is 21.5 compressed

...what OAL is Berger using?

 

[EODsniper]

...what OAL is Berger using?

They have it at 2.408. I’m not sure what mine will be until I receive my rifle in a couple weeks and measure it at .020 off the lands.

 

[supercorndogs]

I am not sure where the ogive sits on the 85.5 but with 75 and 80 eldm and .063 freebore my oal is close to 2.5.

 

[EODsniper]

I am not sure where the ogive sits on the 85.5 but with 75 and 80 eldm and .063 freebore my oal is close to 2.5.

Are you jumping them or touching?

 

[supercorndogs]

I want to say about 2.52 is touching and I run them around 2.48.

 

[EODsniper]

I want to say about 2.52 is touching and I run them around 2.48.

Thanks. Sounds like I may just be running 2.5 max mag length and finding a jump tolerant bullet.