Gene Beggs
Active member
The past two days have been filled with excitement, laughter, and great fun, with kids and grandkids, but this evening this old man just had to have a bit of solitude. I told my wife I would be back soon and headed straight for the tunnel.
The drive to the tunnel was pleasant and relaxing. Tonight here in West Texas, skies are crystal clear, winds light and variable, temperature is 37 degrees; a beautiful evening. After closing the gate, I parked the pickup at the front entrance and switched off the motor. For several minutes, I sat there marveling at how quiet and peaceful it is out there at night.
My plan was to check out the new Hornady sizing die. I took a new Lapua 220 Russian case from the box and lubricated the inside of the neck with RCBS case lube and run it over the 6mm expander mandrel a couple of times. The case chambered perfectly with a slight feel on closing. A CCI BR4 primer was seated and the case loaded with 27.7 grains of N133. A Fowler 66 grain bullet was seated and the entire case lubricated with ProGold bolt grease. My plan was to load and fire this one case ten times with a full load, resizing each time with the Hornady die. I wanted to see if there would be any tightening up and clicking at the top on extraction.
The resulting ten shot group was about .100 wide and .150 vertical. I opened the bolt slowly and carefully each time and there was never a hint of click at the top. I could not be happier with the cartridge and the new Hornady die.
Later,
Gene Beggs
The drive to the tunnel was pleasant and relaxing. Tonight here in West Texas, skies are crystal clear, winds light and variable, temperature is 37 degrees; a beautiful evening. After closing the gate, I parked the pickup at the front entrance and switched off the motor. For several minutes, I sat there marveling at how quiet and peaceful it is out there at night.
My plan was to check out the new Hornady sizing die. I took a new Lapua 220 Russian case from the box and lubricated the inside of the neck with RCBS case lube and run it over the 6mm expander mandrel a couple of times. The case chambered perfectly with a slight feel on closing. A CCI BR4 primer was seated and the case loaded with 27.7 grains of N133. A Fowler 66 grain bullet was seated and the entire case lubricated with ProGold bolt grease. My plan was to load and fire this one case ten times with a full load, resizing each time with the Hornady die. I wanted to see if there would be any tightening up and clicking at the top on extraction.
The resulting ten shot group was about .100 wide and .150 vertical. I opened the bolt slowly and carefully each time and there was never a hint of click at the top. I could not be happier with the cartridge and the new Hornady die.
Later,
Gene Beggs
