Comments on: Busy Beaver http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/11/13/busy-beaver/ Where There's Snow, There's Firepower Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:06:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: AughtSix http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/11/13/busy-beaver/#comment-14717 AughtSix Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:51:16 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1909#comment-14717 FYI, midway has "blemished" <a href="http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=955435&t=11082005" rel="nofollow">6.8</a> bullets on sale for $11 something per 100. FYI, midway has “blemished” 6.8 bullets on sale for $11 something per 100.

]]> By: Sebastian http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/11/13/busy-beaver/#comment-14688 Sebastian Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:22:43 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1909#comment-14688 I do have a caliper. I found it to be pretty useful for adjusting the seating die. I noticed bullets were + or - 0.004 in overall, without adjusting the die. I'm not sure how precise you can really get it. I do have a caliper. I found it to be pretty useful for adjusting the seating die. I noticed bullets were + or - 0.004 in overall, without adjusting the die. I’m not sure how precise you can really get it.

]]> By: AughtSix http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/11/13/busy-beaver/#comment-14687 AughtSix Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:07:47 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1909#comment-14687 Yeah, tumblers are nice. Lots of reloading goodies fall in the "nice" category. Glad to see everything worked out (so far) pretty well. I've never used 4198 but 20 grains of anything reasonable* under a 55 grainer sounds really mild. Err... just looked it up. Looks like it's a mid-range load, around 3k fps. Oh, do you have a pair* of calipers? (what is the proper term for a unti of calipers? caliper? pair, set?) That, along with a "bullet comparator" of some sort is really nice to have to adjust your seating die. (distance to the lands is what usually matters for accuracy, and bullet overall length can vary enough to not be particularly reliable--of course, if you're loading to mag-length for .223, it won't really matter, and I don't know if you can reach the lands with a mag-length 6.8spc) And, if get really serious some time, get one of the gauges that lets you measure the distance from bolt face to lands. *20 grains of bullseye, for example, would be highly *NOT* recommended. Yeah, tumblers are nice. Lots of reloading goodies fall in the “nice” category.

Glad to see everything worked out (so far) pretty well. I’ve never used 4198 but 20 grains of anything reasonable* under a 55 grainer sounds really mild. Err… just looked it up. Looks like it’s a mid-range load, around 3k fps.

Oh, do you have a pair* of calipers? (what is the proper term for a unti of calipers? caliper? pair, set?) That, along with a “bullet comparator” of some sort is really nice to have to adjust your seating die. (distance to the lands is what usually matters for accuracy, and bullet overall length can vary enough to not be particularly reliable–of course, if you’re loading to mag-length for .223, it won’t really matter, and I don’t know if you can reach the lands with a mag-length 6.8spc) And, if get really serious some time, get one of the gauges that lets you measure the distance from bolt face to lands.

*20 grains of bullseye, for example, would be highly *NOT* recommended.

]]> By: Sebastian http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/11/13/busy-beaver/#comment-14684 Sebastian Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:32:15 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1909#comment-14684 I'm also thinking a tumbler would be nifty. I got the liquid cleaner, but I'm not to keen on having to wait for the cases to dry. I’m also thinking a tumbler would be nifty. I got the liquid cleaner, but I’m not to keen on having to wait for the cases to dry.

]]> By: the pistolero http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/11/13/busy-beaver/#comment-14682 the pistolero Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:26:55 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1909#comment-14682 Haha, you'll get better as time goes on. I've done all that, too. Accurate No. 9 as a fine ball powder is a huge pain in the arse to clean up, but it meters great. I am almost surprised it doesn't leak... Haha, you’ll get better as time goes on. I’ve done all that, too. Accurate No. 9 as a fine ball powder is a huge pain in the arse to clean up, but it meters great. I am almost surprised it doesn’t leak…

]]> By: Alcibiades McZombie http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/11/13/busy-beaver/#comment-14681 Alcibiades McZombie Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:02:12 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1909#comment-14681 ...But did you get any powder in your carpet? …But did you get any powder in your carpet?

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