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Yeah, from my limited look at the last few year's shoots, that's very true. One thing I know has changed is the cost. A check on some equipment I have...cost today vs what I paid 12 years ago...is mind boggling. For example, I don't think I would buy my Jones measure or dies today. The high end...

As mentioned in another thread, I've been away from group and score shooting for over ten years. Omitting 6PPC bench guns which are sort of in a special class, what is the best way to "tune" a rifle load? I'm thinking of guns that will be accurate with at least a custom barrel and chamber...

Not a sarcastic question. I used to shoot HBR score and 6PPC group matches...mostly locally. For various reasons, I stopped shooting my rifles entirely and lost touch with the sport. Now over ten years later, I'm thinking about doing some shooting. My equipment, including bench guns, scopes...

Tried it after seeing your first post, and yes it does help. Not quite enough though to prevent the K&M pilot from binding. Since my original brass is .308 Win, shortening and forming it moves a lot of thicker shoulder brass into the neck. In fact the entire neck except for the end 1/16th inch...

@ abintx: of course you're right, I typed it wrong, the pilot is .3070 @ boyd: played around with it a bit more today. I think it is a doughnut (of sorts) because the pilot does get tighter near the neck-shoulder junction. At first I dismissed this possibility because these cases have been...

Agree, but don't have one. Won't get one either just for this barrel. Going to have to somehow make do with what I have. My K&M pilot mics .3085 and the K&M expand-iron mics .3070; so theoretically this combo should work. I'm pretty sure the problem is the extra thickness of the neck coming from...

Making brass for a 30x44 from .308 Win with Norma cases. Process: cut most of the neck off the .308, run it through the form die, and fire-form with Unique (no bullet). Ready to turn the necks, but having a problem: the necks are expanded with the K&M mandrel, but do not fit on the pilot. I...

thx very much for your detailed response. It gives me a good way forward from here!

Thx RG, for the detailed answer. I did some measurements and dug though my inventory mostly bought about 12 years ago. I've collected so much stuff, I wonder what I was thinking! As a bullet guy, you probably know Bob Cauteruccio. I bought my 30 cal bullets from him and have a decent supply of...

Posted earlier about my case neck wall thickness. The HBR gun was originally set up years ago with a custom .308 barrel. It shot well and I had a few 250's in local competition, one with 14x. But people were beginning to move to shortened .308's to reduce the recoil, so I got a 30x44 barrel. My...

OK, thx guys...I think that gives me the info I need.

Turns out I had Jone's dies for the 30x44 hiding on a shelf, so the die issue is moot. I'm still a bit concerned about the difference between my chamber cast with a measured .333 neck and the number marked on the barrel of .330 Neck. Cases I set up long ago have .0105" walls, so these would be...

Shot in benchrest and hunter bench competition some years ago, but had a years long lay-off. Now I'd like to do some shooting again. My 30x44 barrel is marked .330 Neck. What should my neck wall thickness be...min and max? I'm using GTB 135 and 150 grain bullets which mike .3086 in. I made a...