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  1. dicehorn
    Yup - the hooded variety !!!!
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    I assume you have had a look at the Vihtuorvori webpage which (as you say)seems to favour N560 http://www.lapua.com/en/products/reloading/vihtavuori-reloading-data/relodata/5/86 Otherwise Reloaders Nest has quite a lot of data including some loads in their 'unconfirmed' section all good info as long as you accept the data here must only be used as a guide only - you know - different makes of barrel and twist rates. Because the 338 Lapua was designed to kill things with 2 legs as opposed to 4 legs, I doubt you will get much first hand knowledge from this forum - your best bet may
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    This your first rifle?
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    Almost 100% certain that you will have zero chance of getting the US to export one to you. Think you will find in the long run that your best bet is to buy another or at least trade in your existing shotgun - if that is possible.
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    Wow! How much are the federal factory rounds Charlie caller? How much does it cost to reload as well? Per shot that is. Cheers, Mitch I recon I can reload .243 for about 35 pence per bang, so .223 will be a little cheaper, say 30 pence, For 243 Charlie - that sounds remarkable cheap. If you take your 'about 35p per bang' and break it down Primer 4p Say 39gr powder 22p (based on 7000 gr = 1 lb tub = 180 loadings Cost of brass 7p Assumed you can get 10 loadings from each case Please
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    What is going on probably comes under the following headings 1. Because of the harsh winter, vixens were having fewer cubs this year - 4 is the most I have seen this year usually 3 - last year I did see several with 5 and 5+. 2. More people are applying for c/f calibres for fox 3. More people are using night vision than ever before 4. Shooters are out 365 shooting foxes - many are not involved with commercial shoots or free range chicken enterprises - consequently a vixen shot in Jan/Feb can mean 5 less in late summer The few responsible lurcher guys I know have a season
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    Thank you.. I will try some bullets. Once i got my gun i will make a review since there is not much known about the titan 6. (exept some very good and some very bad opinions without pictures and details) Gr Jacco. Don't know much about the Titan 6 (although I do reload for a chap with an RWS in .223) Looked at some of the reviews and from what I have read it seems you are getting a nice rifle that shoots well. Peter Do you know how good the chap with the .223 is shooting his rws? Gr Jacco This was the final load for the RWS which (to me) was accepta
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    Thank you.. I will try some bullets. Once i got my gun i will make a review since there is not much known about the titan 6. (exept some very good and some very bad opinions without pictures and details) Gr Jacco. Don't know much about the Titan 6 (although I do reload for a chap with an RWS in .223) Looked at some of the reviews and from what I have read it seems you are getting a nice rifle that shoots well. Peter
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    Really sorry to repeat myself, the most important factor is what will shoot more accurately - there is no point in shooting a bullet at say a crow at 300 metres if your chances are down to less than 20% success rate. Put it this way, it should not come down to what you like but what your rifle likes. Experiment with both weights is the only real sensible answer I can give you - members can tell you what suits their .243 but in reality it means nothing as a different make of rifle will perform differently - even the same make of rifle will have different tolerances (SAAMI spec) at best, people
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    bbjaccov5 - I assume by the way this thread has gone that the purpose of either weight is for the sole use on foxes (thought just about all forms of shooting live quarry had been banned in Holland?) If your intention is also to shoot occasional deer then it may be better to start and end at the heavier weight. It is also worth doing the research once you have selected a weight to find out the BC of your bullet as BC is an important factor in getting the bullet to buck the wind - some lighter bullets have a better BC than some heavier bullets - but then, do these lighter bullets suit your
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    What makes of cases do you have and also what calibre are they for?
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    Just a heads up for you Geoff - I was one of those unhelpful idiots that suggested to you to look up AmmoSmith on U Tube
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    The general trend has been NOT to mix manufacturer's brass. The reason for this is whilst the cases have the same outside dimensions, the thickness of the brass can and usually does vary - if you were to weigh three different makes of the same calibre you will see there is a difference. Therefore the same amount of powder will fill a case to a different level and this can have a two fold effect - firstly, the velocity will vary which in turn will effect ones ability to make consistently accurate ammunition and secondly perhaps more importantly, if you are filling cases at the max, a heavy weig
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    Trouble is Geoff you seem to want a cheap fix for all your questions - Dan's suggestion you buy a reloading book makes a lot of sense - most of your questions would be found amongst it's pages and looking back on some of your questions to this forum only strengthens my opinion a reloading book is a must for you. However, if reading is not your forte a better idea maybe for you to watch how Ammosmith does his reloading on U Tube. I may lack your intelligence but I am desperately trying to find where I have called people names - at least I am humble enough not to call the guys that run the f
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    Not quite sure why you are asking this forum questions when you already have 'your own' answers to your questions
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    Would have to be a pretty thin brush to make contact with a primer !! Actually, cleaning the inside of the neck should be one of the first tasks that the reloader should undertake. This cleaning process helps the passage of the expander button on your die. If any reloader is contemplating using a phosphor brush on the inside of the necks using the assistance of an electric drill, great care should be exercised as the phosphor bristles can easily erode the thickness of the neck, plus over use of the drill on metal to metal friction has the effect of over working the brass - best to us
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    Are we talking 223 or perhaps 204 ? Given your min and max and assuming one of the above calibres, I would suggest you start around the 23.5 gr mark using the OCW method and go up in increments of .3 ( so make up batches of 4 of the same weight and starting at 23.5 then on to 23.8 etc till you have 6 lots of 4 going from 23.5 to 25.00. Don't forget with the OCW method you fire the 1st bullet at the target marked 23.5 then fire your 2nd shot using the 23.8 on the next target and keep doing this until you have fire the 6 bullets all at different weights then you go back to the first tar
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    In truth, the above can apply depending on what Police Force you come under when referring to expanding ammunition. In my area expanding heads are always written on our FAC and whether made up or not count towards the max permitted to be held. As suggested, consult your FEO - better safe than sorry
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    Hm... my friend has a S & B 4 x 10 in the FFP - if he puts the scope on 7 power, at 100 yds he cannot see a bull with a diametre of 1.5" and admits that a crow at 300 yds becomes invisible. The talk about scopes in the FFP are more rubust surely depends on the quality of the scope no matter what plane they are in? My 2 NXS scopes and Swarovski 6 x 24 are in the SFP - they are robust - personally I prefer the target to get bigger than the recticle to cover it whether I am stalking, foxing or sticking targets out around 500 yds. I think it best for the OP to decide what he wants
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    If I need to be very accurate, I measure the diametre of the barrel just under the scope outlet - divide that by half, then do the same with the scope outlet then simply add these first two calculations to the distance (gap) between the bottom of the outlet and top of barrel. Anyway, if you are .2" out it will not affect ballistic charts unless you are stretching your rifle out past 600 yds
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    As said probably lube is in the mix as a problem. It is worth bearing in mind especially with thin walled cases such as the 222 and 223 that is does not take much effort to deform brass. Not directing criticism specifically at you SS, but from alot of my observations looking over reloaders shoulders they go to considerable lengths to get their brass sparkly clean (a total waste of time in making ammo more accurate), smother their brass in lube ( including the the inside of the neck - ugh) then after using their dies simply put them back in the drawer. Far better for the reloader to spe
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    Mark, you are absolutely right about the ultrasonic cleaner removing the carbon deposits, but.......... no ultasonic cleaner will uniform the primer pocket which is equally as important as cleaning it. Hi Dicehorn. I do my pockets and flash holes on the brass when its new,Tried doing the pockets when prepping cases after firing and the cutter removes nothing,so just full length and trim. Lapua brass needs very little work i have found.i'e flash holes and pockets are very good when its new. mark... Yes Lapua brass is about the best (use it on my 20 Tac and 6.5),
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    Mark, you are absolutely right about the ultrasonic cleaner removing the carbon deposits, but.......... no ultasonic cleaner will uniform the primer pocket which is equally as important as cleaning it.
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    'Buy once cry once' is a well known figure of speech - obviously lost on you. 'Lee one then' Hm... Chalk and Cheese - hopefully that does not need explaining to you !!
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    Hi Jamie There is (in my opinion) only one primer pocket cleaner that does the job perfectly and that is the K & M Primer Pocket Uniformer. I used to have the RCBS offering but found it only removed about % of the black carbon, left the pocket scratched but more importantly did not uniform the pocket. When a cartidge is fired there is a flow of brass which almost returns to the shape it was before firing - the outside usually expands in that mili second to the size of the chamber before contacting - that is why we either neck size or full length the cases, however the brass in the
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