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Lil gun and the hornet
« on: March 13, 2016, 03:32:58 PM »
So I'm kind of new to reloading and everything says 13 grains and a 40 grain bullet. 13 grains fills the case right to the rim, the manual says compressed load but is it normal for the case to be that full?
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Re: Lil gun and the hornet
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2016, 03:42:00 PM »
depends on the brass.  You might check your manual again and see what mfgr was used to develop the load.  I forget whether Remington was thinner or thicker than Winchester.   Sako, if you ever see it, is even thicker yet.

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Re: Lil gun and the hornet
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2016, 04:10:40 PM »
I'm using hornady brass manual was using winchester
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Re: Lil gun and the hornet
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2016, 04:22:25 PM »
Compressed loads are common, I like my loads in the 95 -97% range
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Re: Lil gun and the hornet
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2016, 05:57:32 PM »
So I'm kind of new to reloading and everything says 13 grains and a 40 grain bullet. 13 grains fills the case right to the rim, the manual says compressed load but is it normal for the case to be that full?

OK, here's how I do it w/13.2 gr in either W or R brass. 

1) I dump from my Redding BR powder measure into a Saturn funnel held on top of an empty case.

2) I tap the funnel w/my index finger til the powder is below the case mouth

3) I remove the funnel and put my index finger over the case mouth and tap it ten times on the Bonanze CoAx press and then seat a bullet

The tapping settles it almost to the base of the neck and when I come back from Montana w/1,700 empty brass I can load them back up in a week of evenings.

The process takes less time and is less complicated than reading about it.

W/fired brass sized w/Lee Collet Die it is even lower in the case. 

I am getting 3,245 across our Oehler w/H 40 Vmax out of a 527 American w/sub half inch accuracy.  You wont get that accuracy w/out getting a modified magazine from Calhoon and seating the bullets out or using his SS adapter.  At least w/mine and four I have worked with others on - this was the case.  But w/factory length magazine it was good for ~ 3/4 inch.     
« Last Edit: March 14, 2016, 04:11:01 PM by JDHasty »

 


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