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woodland · February 10, 2005, 11:13 PM

I noticed after charging the cases, there were some powrder grains clinging to the inside of the neck. I took a toothpick and ran it around to brush them off, cause I wasn't sure if they would cause any problems when inserting the bullet.
Just loaded up a bunch of different combinations of bullet styles and powders today, and will be trying them out over the next few days. Can't wait!

By the way, I am loading .223 for my H-BAR Elite. I measured all the charges, and weighed and sorted all bullets. I want to find the best combo, then I will start experimenting with how much difference slight variences in bullet weight, ( i.e. unsorted ), will make. This should be lots of fun!

Here is what I am running:
60gr. V-Max over 23.2gr of 748

60gr. V-Max over 24gr. of 748

69gr. Sierra BTHP-Match over 27gr. of 760

69gr. Sierra BTHP-Match over 21.5gr. of BL-C(2)

52gr. Speer HP over 24gr. 3031

February 10, 2005, 11:13 PM	#1
woodland Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2001 Location: western wa. Posts: 564	Powder particles in neck ok when seating bullets? I noticed after charging the cases, there were some powrder grains clinging to the inside of the neck. I took a toothpick and ran it around to brush them off, cause I wasn't sure if they would cause any problems when inserting the bullet. Just loaded up a bunch of different combinations of bullet styles and powders today, and will be trying them out over the next few days. Can't wait! By the way, I am loading .223 for my H-BAR Elite. I measured all the charges, and weighed and sorted all bullets. I want to find the best combo, then I will start experimenting with how much difference slight variences in bullet weight, ( i.e. unsorted ), will make. This should be lots of fun! Here is what I am running: 60gr. V-Max over 23.2gr of 748 60gr. V-Max over 24gr. of 748 69gr. Sierra BTHP-Match over 27gr. of 760 69gr. Sierra BTHP-Match over 21.5gr. of BL-C(2) 52gr. Speer HP over 24gr. 3031 __________________ "There is no spoon..."