The Firing Line Forums

Go Back   The Firing Line Forums > The Skunkworks > Handloading, Reloading, and Bullet Casting

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old November 18, 2002, 01:17 AM   #1
cashooter
Member
 
Join Date: October 27, 2002
Location: So CA
Posts: 18
7mm TCU vs. 300 Whisper

Anyone loaded & shot both of these caliburs? 7mm TCU and .300 Whisper.
Trying to pick between them for a Contender/Encore 14-15" pistol.

I'm a relative newbie to reloading, (44Mag & 45-70 only so far) Will these bottle neck cases cause me more difficulty then the straight cases I've worked on so far? How about the conversio(s) from their parent cases? either an easier choice.

My other options were .308 or .300 WSM for the Encore...
Better choices or worse?

Used for paper punching @ 100 & 200 yds, so far...


Opinions please, know there is a few out there!!

Mike B.
Downey, CA
__________________
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
Benjamin Franklin, 1759

"Wisdom is knowing what to do next.
Skill is knowing how to do it.
Virtue is doing it." -- David Starr Jordan
cashooter is offline  
Old November 18, 2002, 08:12 AM   #2
kurt IA.
Senior Member
 
Join Date: February 19, 2001
Location: Iowa
Posts: 141
I have a 7TCU, and like it, no trouble to form or load. Never played with any of the others. Hint if you go for the TCU use new brass, Not mill, it will split necks when necked up to 7MM.
kurt IA. is offline  
Old November 18, 2002, 10:51 AM   #3
labgrade
Member In Memoriam
 
Join Date: November 29, 1999
Location: west of a small town, CO
Posts: 4,346
One thing to extend brass life in Contenders is to size only enough to allow proper lock up i.e. really headspace off the shoulder (bottleneck rounds).
labgrade is offline  
Old November 18, 2002, 08:01 PM   #4
Cris
Senior Member
 
Join Date: January 9, 2000
Location: Red River Valley
Posts: 127
300 Whisper

I purchased a 300/221 (300 Whisper) 12" barrel from Virgin Valley last summer and am just now getting around to loading for it. What few rounds I have loaded have been simple. I am using a Redding die set, which has 2 expanders. The first pass takes the 221 brass to ~284 and you change expanders and go up to 30 caliber on the second pass. I used new brass, and am in the process of reloading the fireformed brass with 125gr (Moly coated) Nosler Balistic Tips for deer. I am still planning to purchase a vari-power scope soon to test the barrel accuracy (right now I have a Redfield 4X and would like a little more magnification and clarity) on heavier bullets out to say 250-300 yards.
Cris is offline  
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:48 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
This site and contents, including all posts, Copyright © 1998-2021 S.W.A.T. Magazine
Copyright Complaints: Please direct DMCA Takedown Notices to the registered agent: thefiringline.com
Page generated in 0.05602 seconds with 10 queries