Recent content by WelshShooter

There's also a lot of info that shows what the equivalent Accurate naming was (eg Lovex D032 is Accurate No2). This way you can compare powders between Shooters World and Accurate :)

Great picture! I think that I must not have coloured far enough to the ogive, hence why the edges of my holes are not being coloured. This is like painting by numbers for adults!

This is my fear hence my paranoia with good labelling and marking the finished round! I did what you did once with 20 rounds of 8x57mm IS in one of them plastic slip top boxes. After I finished the last round I applied sticky labels indicating the four groups of five rounds I made up on each...

Replying with evidence. These are some 308 win loads I made some year ago (sold it around 4 years ago, hence pics of targets weren't on y phone!) and you can clearly see the green and blue sharpie transfer from the bullet to the paper. I recall seeing it on either my 223 or 6.5x47 Lapua but...

I can confirm that the colour transfer works! However, it does depend on the paper you use and bullet types and speeds. It was more of an unintended consequence of me marking the bullets for identification purposes per my post above.

I use different colour sharpies on the bullets and also include a sticker on the inside of the MTM boxes. Here's an example of some 303 loads I made last year :) I keep a detailed sticker on the lid.

I have an older CZ527 and I needed to use high, Warne split rings to mount a 30mm tube (Vortex PST) without the bolt rubbing the eye piece. You can just about make out a small gap between the objective bell and the barrel. Even with this "low" setup with respect to the bore and eye piece, I...

A valid point and its exactly what happens here in the UK. Even if an older firearm makes its way into the UK it will be proofed against the cartridge the rifle is rated for. For example, my Finnish M24 was proofed for 7.62x54 which uses a slightly larger bullet (.311") than the designated...

PPU make two different types of ammo which I've also provided ballistic info for from PPU's website: 8mm Mauser 8x57 IS The former ammunition is exactly as you say, it's low pressure with a muzzle velocity of 665m/s (or 2,180 fps in old money) with a 198gr FMJBT bullet. Case necks do not seal...

A very good question, and possibly something best found out with first hand experience. I have loaded all my 6.5x47 Lapua rounds using either the 123gr Scenar or A-Max bullet (90% Scenar). I looked into using the 139gr Scenar as it has a higher BC and I thought this would be a more stable...

Cheers for the quick reply, Gunny. I'll take a look at that thread. Worst case scenario is that Tom can't ship his product outside the US, in which case I'll go with option #1.

Scopes which are off axis to the bore (such as M1 Garand) when zerod at one distance would require a change in windage when shooting at longer distance due to the misalignment assuming zero actual wind. This misalignment is an inch or two. The misalignment from an off centre mount etc wouldn't...

Hi guys, So after cleaning my rifle I realised that some remnants of bore cleaner has removed a small amount of finish on my Finnish Mosin M24. I've learned the hard way that Wipeout should be kept away from linseed oil finishes. I am an idiot who should have read the label. With the obvious...

I second the check on the insert. Do you have the black plastic insert for large primers fitted instead of the white plastic insert for small primers? Also check the corresponding metal rods used to seat the primer. Also, which RCBS hand primer is this? The one which takes shell holders or the...

I shoot 158gr cast Truncated Cone bullets in my Marlin 1894 so it's not a revolver, but I find that 3.5gr of Bullseye or 5.6gr of Ramshot True Blue gives me great accuracy at 25m. I used standard CCI pistol primers with a Starline 357mag case. Overall length is 1.600". For those who saw the...