The Lee sizes based on ID, the Redding based on OD. There's an inherent problem sizing to OD, which is that your neck ID and bullet shank OD won't necessarily match when you change brass manufacturers (or lots, or even piece to piece). Too, non-uniform brass will cause the bushing-type sizer to push...

Olin's brass is all contract made now, presumably by the lowest bidder, and IME it really shows. I no longer buy Winchester brass. It's that bad.

Thanks for posting the heads-up

I think it's low-pressure ammo, and cases sized too short (from the factory). ALL primers back out like that in high-pressure bottleneck rifle cartridges. That's what happens when the primer explodes; not all the gas can get through the flash hole fast enough, so the pressure pushes the primer out o...

jepp2 wrote:When I have used bushing dies, the case neck runout has always been greater.

Same here. I quit the bushing dies in significant part due to that.

IMEO, a Lee collet neck sizer + a Redding Body die is ideal. I prefer that combo above all others, including Redding's bushing sizers, which are needlessly fiddly, in my view.

It would NOT be easier nor better in any way to choose only 1 brand of dies.

I'm sure those will work well. Eliminator is an all-in-one product from the same company, if you wish to try it at some point. Another option if in the future your current strategy becomes unavailable or something, is the KG products offering. KG-1 is a terrific carbon remover, and actually pulls as...

One thing I liked about that blurb is that it highlights different ways the different companies go about reducing primer sensitivity. The one changes both cup thickness and anvil height, whereas the other apparently changes the cup hardness. I find the methods and technologies aspect of production i...

I have found Dan's OCW system to be the most efficiently-reliable method of working up loads. I've used it for years, and it works. Whether I buy 1, 2, or 3 bullets at a time, or one vs multiple powders at a time, has more to do with whether I have cheap and easy local access or not. All one really ...

CFE's copper-control ingredients are real, and they really work. So do the similar/same ingredients in the Ramshot powders. Alliant also puts similar/same ingredients in most of their Reloder series of powders, both the Swiss and Swedish sourced ones. The main difference is that Hodgdon markets the ...

Myself, In my experience, barrel heat is a much greater enemy of accuracy than fouling. Lastly, what are some of the "cleaner" powders? Thanks, Dan Yes, heat will unquestionably kill a barrel. Not temporarily throw it off, _kill_ it. As in permanently. Don't overheat your barrel if you do...

I know many may disagree, but I'd prefer a bigger hammer for a wolf. 'Yotes succumb to the 204 well, at least so long as good bullets are used, but a wolf is a considerably tougher animal than a 'yote. They'll work, but personally I'd look more toward a .243 Win with lightweight varmint bullets. ......

It is well understood and long acknowledged by Leupold that they source parts, including glass, from multiple sources. Where glass is made is very nearly meaningless. HOW it is made, meaning how well, is important. Most glass manufacturers make a range of glass, regardless where they're located.

My experience has been that most shooters prefer what they're used to. That applies both to mils vs minutes, and to SFP vs FFP. I frequently see people expound the virtues of their preference, but very rarely see a decent comparison of where or when each offers functional advantage. The below assume...

Okay, Darkker, let's hear a report on those TNTs! It's back up to a balmy 30-ish degrees in your neck of the woods, so no crying off on account of cold weather!