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July 13, 2002, 11:21 PM | #1 |
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223 case filled to max.
Last week I shot my first reloads and am officially hooked on reloading. They shot well, but I could only get 23g of IMR 4895 (pull down) into LC brass with Hornady 75g HPBT. I could hear the pellets being crunched when seating the bullet on several of the rounds. Is this normal for this combination?
I was wondereing if this brass/bullet combination would accept more powder with other pellet powders like Varget or H4895. I am also interested in knowing what powder combinations work well with Hornady 68 and 75 HPBT. These loads are for an AR-15, 1:8. Thanks in advance for all responses. Ray |
July 14, 2002, 12:12 AM | #2 |
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you will also have a hard time getting enough varget into the case. loads of varget near the warm side start becoming heavily compressed, especially in lc brass.
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July 14, 2002, 09:50 AM | #3 |
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You have what is caled a "Compressed Load".
Get yourself a LONG DROP TUBE. |
July 14, 2002, 04:18 PM | #4 |
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A long drop tube will help some for the IMR 4895, but as stated earlier, Varget is a tight fit too. RL-15 is some better, but you can reach a compressed chage with it easily too.
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July 14, 2002, 05:52 PM | #5 |
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You could get yourself a pair of long tweezers, and a light, and arrange the extruded granules of power inside of the case.
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July 14, 2002, 07:24 PM | #6 |
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Thanks to all for the sugestions. I will try a long drop tube.
Steve, what form is RL-15 (ie ball, pellet)? |
July 14, 2002, 09:40 PM | #7 |
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rl-15 = extruded stick powder...
i am a huge fan of the rl-series powders...have had excellent luck w/ them in the calibers that i have experimented w/ rl-stuff.
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July 15, 2002, 08:55 AM | #8 |
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R-15 is a very short stick when compared to IMR powders. You can get more in.
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