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The good (great) news, is, every powder you have will work well for your uses, with the exception of the 4831. Look to trade that for something more useful, the value of it is quite high right now. I cannot speak to the 45-70, but 4895, Varget and Benchmark are top .223 powders. I believe BM...

Most any "medium" speed stick powder will work well. I've used 24 grains of R15 and 24 of Varget. 4895 is a common choice, as is N140.

I load these to the Hornady recommended COL for long line (600 yard) service rifle loads. They are outstanding. I did have one get bumped back to a mystery COL (shorter than recommended) during a misfeed. Tip jammed on the feed ramp. Was running out of time in my slow fire string, didn't...

I strongly suspect, but cannot prove, that the CMP Olin ammo is the discontinued or at least unavailable Winchester T22 load. I've found it very accurate, but no better than other SV offerings from CCI and Aguila. Wolf Extra, Lapua or Ely it is not. The Armscor HP load is VERY good for a HV...

A 4" bore muzzleloading cannon.

In my case, I must answer yes. Not to compare to a shoot or be killed situation, but I "hunt" a lot of snowshoe hares in the winter months with both my standard carry FNS 9mm and my "bear" gun, a 6" barreled .357 loaded with 38. Both are stuffed with hardball for rabbit outings. It's not a...

Not handgun, but in both Vintage and M1 Garand, as well as Swiss National shooting on both the 300M INT and the "B" silhouette Feldschiessen target, I universally prefer center hold. This is contrary to most conventional wisdom going back to the early days of the National Rifle Matches. I've...

7.5x54 MAS has some peculiarities. The chambers tend to be cut generously. The brass I have seen is very thick in the neck and base. These translate into difficult sizing. There is difficulty in using a different caliber collet die for your 7.5 MAS as the Lee dies are length specific, and...

They are one of my favorite springtime activities with the 22. We have a large cottonwood that they like to perch in the tippy top branches. Makes for challenging targets with the. 22. Best not miss either, they are fast learners.

A. 303 British case with a U bent into the mouth is my trickler

I thought I remembered the thread where you had a new Swiss rifle and looked it up. K-11 I believe. The FL "7.5 Swiss" dies are appropriate for this rifle and the 96-11. Don't know about C-H dies, but I would assume they are spec for the 1911 chamber as these rifles were imported first prior...

Odds and ends, and practice your offhand shooting or make some veggie salad for your local wildlife at harvest time. Use up some powders, brass, primers that are also odd ducks. Offhand and casual shooting are obviously not precision games, so you don't need cloverleaf's.

Which die set are you using? Which lube? There are some issues here specific to 7,5x55 caliber brass, chambers, and die dimensions. I'm going out on a limb here, and guessing your brass was fired in a K-31 and you are resizing in a generic Lee or RCBS "7.5 Swiss" die set. The K-31 has a...

I'm not a belligerent nation and/or a signatory of the Hague convention, so I'm shooting optimal bullets, not FMJs. With a light bullet, less than 130 grains, the 7.62x51 will push it a lot faster. That equates to more soft tissue damage given a similar expanding or frangible bullet. As we...

If you can find one, buy it. I have a Henry Single shot in .357, that eats mostly .38 cast loaded in the +P range. It is a HOOT to stretch out and thunk smallish targets at 100-150 yards with significant Kentucky windage applied. Before deer season it is zeroed with 180 grain .357 XTPs over...

Now you're arguing my side of the point LOL. I guess I was unclear. Varminterror put it more precisely (and colorfully!). Win on your feet, don't lose on your belly IS my philosophy.

I must respectfully disagree. Every top shooter will run high 90's in prone slow, rapid and usually mid-90s in sitting rapids. Talking service rifle here, add a few points for match rifle. Wind at 600 can get a bit wild, and it is there at 2 and 300, and can be the game changer in bad...

https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/product/productId/73073 Your brass is available and in-stock. I prefer a modest load under a 155 grain match bullet in the 2600fps ballpark. Brings the zero down to earth. I've used 4064 for a long time in this application, but most any stick powder in...

Yes, offhand is difficult. In most high power matches, a 90 or better in offhand will put you in the running for a win if you don't train wreck the other stages. Get some SR-1 centers or find one you can print, and you can quantify that offhand shooting!

Run the H-6 in both. .357 mid and .38 +p. I was very happy with it in those applications with 158 cast. I recently switched to LS in deference to my shotgun applications, and like it even better. Got fine accuracy with both H6 and LS. LS gets me a bit more velocity with less powder and...