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I had not seen that, but I have superform and am working on an 80gr 243 load, so I will keep an eye out for it. Thanks for the heads up.

308Win, 137gr HH, RCBS taper crimp/seater die. I really like the results. Not as aggressive as a roll crimp, but its enough to hold the bullet down for compressed loads. I have Lee factory crimp dies, but with compressed loads, the bullet pops up before I can change dies. This die holds the...

Sadly I did not think to check that. I did go through my brass with the primer pocket no-go gauge after decaping and found a few that had partial insertion.... Those are now discarded so I can learn more on the next batch.

I was originally going to do the pics with primer still in, but I had already decapped my brass, so I dug through my primers looked at them carefully for the first time. If it was not for making this post, I too would have never looked at primers after removal and found the carbon deposits and...

I enhanced the points and made a bigger plot. I highlighted just the Red (high pressure) and orange (med pressure). I kind of think all the yellow points are OK. Its the red and orange which cause more concern. I did a separate post on pressure signs...

Update: I got in my RCBS TaperCrimp/Seater die. This allows for a mild taper crimp while the bullet is being held down by the seater which enables more compressed loads. Else, the bullet may pop out before a separate crimp step can be done. With my brass trim length, that puts the taper nicely...

We talk a lot about "knowing how to read pressure signs", but as I think about it, I dont recall ever seeing a tutorial on it. I just kind of figured it out over time. If others did the same, then I bet we have all learned some different ways that we can share with each other. Each rifle is...

I agree.... 2520 peaked my interest. It also gave nice groups with the limited experimentation done. The other powder I thought was interesting is A2495. Its extruded and so I could not fit much in the case, but its speed is right between TAC and A2520. H335 is supposed to have a similar burn...

I agree, those spherical powders certainly allow heavier loads than the extruded. According to burn rate charts, CFE223 is a bit slower than BLC2. If I had some, I would have tried it. TAC certainly is a good option as well as it really is a very fine powder. TAC and BLC2 look and meter very...

Sure... Rem 9-1/2 primers (from 1995, so glad I had a couple spare bricks during the shortage). I was using Federal Brass. After resize, put in spent primer, filled with water while on the scale = 3.53g (3.53ml). Note that I wore out some primer pockets during the experiments, and to replace the...

I also shoot 308 and have chosen to do load work on the 137gr Hammer Hunter. My objective is for a good all copper hunting round with terminal performance out to 450yards. Copper needs a bit more speed than lead to assure expansion (2000fps is a safe bet), thus I am interested in good speed and...