Oddball here. 8mm X 57mmR-360 for an O/U 16 gauge over the rifle barrel.
what are you loading?
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Rick in Oregon
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Finished up all my seasonal varmint ammo for all my various rifles, now working on helping out a rat shooting buddy by loading up his 20VT's as his work schedule keeps him away from his reloading bench.
After a couple of months getting mine all done, I wish I had a good friend that would do all mine next year! (hint, hint, Gary!
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BTW, Shown is an adult PD and adult ground squirrel skull. Big fat PD's at 500 yards do not compare to hitting a squirrel at the same range. First time I went after PD's, it was like shooting adult house cats! They are HUGE by comparison!
After a couple of months getting mine all done, I wish I had a good friend that would do all mine next year! (hint, hint, Gary!
)BTW, Shown is an adult PD and adult ground squirrel skull. Big fat PD's at 500 yards do not compare to hitting a squirrel at the same range. First time I went after PD's, it was like shooting adult house cats! They are HUGE by comparison!
pirate ammo
Guaranteed to take the wind out of their sails
you said RATS,,in Louisiana,what we call RATS are twice bigger then housecats,,make a bigger round!!!Finished up all my seasonal varmint ammo for all my various rifles, now working on helping out a rat shooting buddy by loading up his 20VT's as his work schedule keeps him away from his reloading bench.
After a couple of months getting mine all done, I wish I had a good friend that would do all mine next year! (hint, hint, Gary!
BTW, Shown is an adult PD and adult ground squirrel skull. Big fat PD's at 500 yards do not compare to hitting a squirrel at the same range. First time I went after PD's, it was like shooting adult house cats! They are HUGE by comparison!
Rick in Oregon
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That's fine and dandy, but Orygun is a long way from Louisiana! It's "sage rats" around here.....got any sagebrush in LA?
(But the bull elk around here get to meet my M70 .338-06 Ackley and her 250gr Partitions....big enough?
Rick in Oregon
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Now that's just stupid!
And has absolutely nothing to do with "what are you loading". You can keep your swamp and humidity, I'll keep my clean air, mountains and open range, thank you.PD = prairie dog
I have thought about getting one but just cannot pull the trigger yet. The loading is not bad it is the brass prep that takes its time.
Liking this new tool. Well made. Shot some 220 Swift test loads after annealing brass (these are 700 22-250's - pretty quick to process). Seated 220 Swift with L.E. Wilson seater die - neck tension has new brass "feel". No tempilaq. eyeballed time in flame of 4.5 sec in dark. So far so good. 
20 bobcat? let me guess - your creation? are you using a Dillon 650 or ...x? dam that's a lotta brass.I just finished up my 2018 PD loading about a week ago. 2500 rounds 223, 1100 rounds 20 Bobcat fireform, and just over 2000 20P loads.
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that's easy. if you are hyper vigilant - and have a built in metronome... after 1000 rds, could be tedious? like the cheap$ factor
I think August would be a great month to sally forth with all this lead. just sayin'.I just finished up my 2018 PD loading about a week ago. 2500 rounds 223, 1100 rounds 20 Bobcat fireform, and just over 2000 20P loads.
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post some pix, sir.
jepp2
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It is a Kevin Weaver creation. Actually I prep my brass well in advance, and it is all done on a single stage Forster to seat bullets.
And oh yeah, it all begins in early May for a month. Cooler weather, pups just out, and lots of green grass for them to feed on.
ah. the pups. 3fers. for guys who have not shot a .20 cal - hard to believe that little
bullet could do so much...but it does.
You know how it's allllmost a waste of time trying to stiffen up Tupperware stocks?
Well,I got a Lee 7mm bullet mould in the machine shop(as we speak) trying to eek out a little more performance.....duh.
But otherwise,a 7-08 cast bullet R700 repeater.First shot,cold bore predicted....and they HAVE to feed like greased ball bearings.Ends up being (in this rig) a lite "jam" on the swaged bore riding nose with exactly,the right amt of neck tension.....and a hint of roll crimp.The final "seating" of bullet is being achieved by ripping the round up through the mag,into chamber.No slow motion here,one slick/fast bolt manipulation.
Got other "better" (quality) moulds,just felt Lee left a little on the table with this one?
Well,I got a Lee 7mm bullet mould in the machine shop(as we speak) trying to eek out a little more performance.....duh.
But otherwise,a 7-08 cast bullet R700 repeater.First shot,cold bore predicted....and they HAVE to feed like greased ball bearings.Ends up being (in this rig) a lite "jam" on the swaged bore riding nose with exactly,the right amt of neck tension.....and a hint of roll crimp.The final "seating" of bullet is being achieved by ripping the round up through the mag,into chamber.No slow motion here,one slick/fast bolt manipulation.
Got other "better" (quality) moulds,just felt Lee left a little on the table with this one?
hey why 3 different powders for the 220 swift? just curious... I use 38.7g RL 15 w 52 g berger...
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