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Thanks, that’s reloader 50 from alliant was looking to see if there was difference with Hodgon h50bmg. @Kopfjager1 thanks for the max. That’s too slow.
Where are you in Alaska... I am in SE and ship to my cousins in Washington then run down shoot a match and drop it at AML and ship ot home.My biggest problem is I can't ship primers or powder to Alaska.
I'm up in Kenai. I found a freight forwarder that will ship it but I need to find a few friends that will go in on a pallets worth of shipping. Nice stash by the way!Where are you in Alaska... I am in SE and ship to my cousins in Washington then run down shoot a match and drop it at AML and ship ot home.
I shipped 90lbs home a few weeks ago. A bit went to some friends, but the rest went into my hoarding, Plenty of us have powder and primers for days, we just have a way figured out on how to ship it. View attachment 8097011View attachment 8097012
I believe my buddy Paul might be the terminal manager of Carlile up there in Kenai. If you had someone in Washington you could send powder to when you find it, you could do what I do and it would be super easy to send larger amounts.I'm up in Kenai. I found a freight forwarder that will ship it but I need to find a few friends that will go in on a pallets worth of shipping. Nice stash by the way!
Damn that's a sight for sore eyes. Unfortunately many of my shooting buddies are passing away and leaving behind all of their supplies and guns. So I'm sitting fat on everything but magnum powders. But thanks for the offer and I think I know Paul from when I was in the fish business.I believe my buddy Paul might be the terminal manager of Carlile up there in Kenai. If you had someone in Washington you could send powder to when you find it, you could do what I do and it would be super easy to send larger amounts.
Primers are around, with small being super plentiful in Washington, bit large were allot harder to find a few weeks back. This pic was almost all small primers, after a week of being on the shelf.
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If there is anything I can do to help you all get a larger order together don't be afraid to ask.
I’ve been bumping it back .003 or I get the same problem. I don’t know if it’s because of the high velocity or the stiff brass.Having a brass issue that has me somewhat stumped. Lapua brass, I take my initial measurement (SAC comparator tool) with a fired case zeroed out the calipers and try to bump the shoulder back only .001 and the case would be really hard to close and open. But if I bump it back .002 it gets better and .003 it closes and opens no problem. I have never had this issue before with any other cartridge that I load for. One thing I didnt check was a fired case unsized but on extraction has been pretty easy after I got the freebore issue resolved. What do you guys normally bump back to? I also let it sit in the die for a little bit while I lube up the next case, so maybe 3-4 seconds of dwell time in the die to allow for some set back.
@schmi015 just in case...
I run HBMG50 behind the 250 atips. My sd is 10 on 5 shot string, MV is 2820 fps with 87 grains. Get pressure signs with anything over 88.5 grains. Using a magnetospeed. Am jumping .020" out of a 29.5" barrel.
Does H50BMG work for 250 atips?
yep, this is what im shooting... I have a 30" 1:8 barrel, using 88.5gr of N570 and 225ELDM. im getting 3140 fps. this is an amazing 1 mile load. ive had consistent hits at 2200m. I do notice that N570 is very very dirty.Been looking over this thread like crazy and haven't been able to find:
225gr ELD-M
N570
30" 1:8 Bart
AXMC
any one have some good date?
thanks
Followingyep, this is what im shooting... I have a 30" 1:8 barrel, using 88.5gr of N570 and 225ELDM. im getting 3140 fps. this is an amazing 1 mile load. ive had consistent hits at 2200m. I do notice that N570 is very very dirty.
I have shot this combo with H1000, and don't love it. im going to explore with Retumbo soon to see if I can get N570 performance without the N570 grime and dirt!
I would say that I run this load quite hard. don't have serious barrel erosion signs, and im 600 rounds down the pipe now.
You're right, I was intoxicated by a tiny group at 0.070" and wasn't thinking clearly. I'm going with 0.030", final answer.70 is literally the last depth that shoots well, why would you select that when the groups all blow open from 80?
The POI’s are all basically identical from 30-70, and all groups shot good. I would choose 30, so that the throat can erode another 0.50 before accuracy becomes an issue.
Absolutely. According to my solver it should be running at just around 900 fps.It’s going to be plenty subsonic by then and that lower velocity plus low mass bullet means spotting splash will be extremely difficult. One of the reasons for the popularly of .375 and .416 cal bullets in these competitions isn’t just momentum, it’s being able to spot splash.
I wanted to but I would have to change sizing dies to do that because my Forster doesn't squeeze the neck down enough. Anything smaller than a .305 mandrel doesn't contact the inside of the neck after sizing.Try even higher. I’ve got a couple rifles that really tighten up at .005
Just an update on this..Abs
Absolutely. According to my solver it should be running at just around 900 fps.
The slowest bullet speed (at target) that I’ve got to with this bullet is around 1125 fps (2200m) - the misses were easy for me and the spotter to see, and there was an incredible amount of consistency in my adjustments at that distance. It was very surprising.
2 miles is just about 1000m further, and the bullet would have bled off 25% more speed. So will be interested to see how the bullet performs at that extended distance, and if we can see the misses. Fortunately it’s very sandy and not shooting into grass. So there’s hope.
I’ll share my notes after the shoot.
Time to anneal your brass.Ran into a problem over the weekend. My ES and SD went to shit, like 35 and 16 fps respectively with 2X fired brass. Tried loading up some virgin cases and back down to 18 and 8 fps but still not good, where typically the ES was 10fps or less. Ran those same 5 cases after cleaning through the sizer and shot again, right back up to 35 and 16 fps.
Started measuring cases and I'm getting .010 of headspace growth from a virgin case and I'm losing .010 off the length of the neck with each firing. New Lapua neck measures around .306 and mine are around .286 after the 2nd firing.
Barrel has about 450 rds on it.
Anyone else seeing issues with cases like this?
Load is:
87.0 grs N570
215M primer
Lapua brass
245 Berger
The cases were annealed twice. I'm more concerned if the headspace growth is normal and why the neck is shortening so much.Time to anneal your brass.
I have 2 measurements here.So is it 2.306 new? and shorting down to 2.286 when fired? That would be really odd. My new Lapua brass measures at 2.487 fired and 2.485 new.
If I measured using a SAC comparator tool, fired 1.973 and new is 1.960.
You will be going out pass 2k this year Nick for sure.For sure. Hopefully I'll be getting out to 2K and 2350 this season with the 245's.
Lol, not with an ES of 35fps. If I get that sorted out I'll be in business. What makes you so optimistic?You will be going out pass 2k this year Nick for sure.